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Lake City council approves second reading to sell parcel for workforce housing amid flood concerns
Summary
Council approved second reading of Ordinance 2024.01 to sell a parcel for workforce housing after debate over flooding and site suitability; council members and city staff gave assurances about grading, easements and planning review, and no formal vote tally was recorded on the transcript.
Mayor Yemeka Robinson brought Ordinance No. 2024.01 forward for a second reading on Dec. 10, 2024, asking the council to approve selling a city parcel to a private developer to provide workforce housing.
The item drew sustained public and council scrutiny focused on the parcel’s elevation and drainage. Council member Sandra Clobey Crosby, participating remotely, said the site was a 'swamp area' and warned it would be "an economic disadvantage to the prospective buyers" if houses were built there. Crosby urged the council to remove the ordinance from future agendas in…
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