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Neighbors raise safety and environmental concerns about proposed Wildflowers Music Park in Melrose

Alachua County Board of County Commissioners · October 28, 2025
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Summary

Dozens of public commenters urged caution and transparency over a proposed Wildflowers Music Park festival in agriculturally zoned Melrose, warning about traffic, environmental impacts and use of a temporary-use permit as a precursor to zoning changes.

Multiple residents used the public-comment period at the Oct. 28 Alachua County Commission meeting to press the board for more information and for stricter review of a proposed Wildflowers Music Park and multi-day festival in Melrose.

Neighbor Michelle Baer said she believes temporary-use permits are not intended to serve as a "dry run" for future zoning changes and described community concerns about crowds, noise, trespassing, dirt-bike activity and potential environmental impacts from a…

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