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Residents say planned LRTP corridor would cut through private Ranch Huts roads; board agrees to show study swath instead of fixed alignment
Summary
Residents of the Charlotte Ranch Huts urged the MPO to remove Acorn Boulevard from the long-range plan’s priority map, saying the road is private and would wipe out homes; the MPO directed staff to replace a specific line with a study swath and consider alternatives.
Residents of the Charlotte Ranch Huts told the Charlotte County–Punta Gorda Metropolitan Planning Organization on May 19 that a proposed north–south corridor shown in the draft 2050 Long Range Transportation Plan would cut through private property and undermine long-standing assurances that neighborhood roads are private.
“We were never notified,” said Christina Brinkman, who identified herself as a Ranch Huts homeowner and cited Charlotte County Resolution 2021‑021, which she said formally disconnected county maintenance for roads in the…
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