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MPO chair presses for FDOT corridor study after proposed US‑17 land‑use change that could enable thousands of homes
Summary
Board members asked FDOT and county staff to scope a deeper corridor study after a proposed comprehensive‑plan change near the US‑17 border with DeSoto County that the chair said could allow 'somewhere between 6 and 8,000 units.' Staff and FDOT said developer traffic analyses and interagency coordination will inform next steps.
The Charlotte County–Punta Gorda MPO on Dec. 15 asked Florida Department of Transportation staff to examine the feasibility and scope of a corridor study after board members raised concerns about a proposed land‑use change near the county’s US‑17 border with DeSoto County.
"There is a possibility of somewhere between 6 and 8000 units going in off of a major US highway," the chair warned during the meeting, urging a deeper analysis from FDOT…
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