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Local residents urge commissioners to reject Seminole Woods rezoning; applicant withdraws items until March
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Summary
Multiple Grand Landings residents opposed a requested Future Land Use and rezoning change for two parcels (~119 acres), citing traffic, infrastructure, wildlife loss, and lack of adequate notice. The applicant pulled items 9A and 9B; the board said the items will return March 16.
Several residents of Grand Landings and nearby neighborhoods used the meeting's public‑comment period to oppose a request to change future land use and rezone two parcels totaling about 119 acres submitted by MPC Lots LLC.
"This rezoning request seems to me to be capricious and arbitrary," Laurie Sugg said, adding that the parcels are adjacent to single‑family homes, that residents do not want apartment buildings or increased crime, and that required notices were not sent to all homeowners associations. "I live within 300 feet of this property ... I don't want to be inundated by transients on my property and our private streets." (Laurie Sugg, Grand Landings resident.)
Jim Sugg described wildlife in the immediate area — endangered birds, burrowing owls, gopher tortoises — and warned the county lacks infrastructure to service the scale of development he said the rezoning would permit. He estimated the sewer and other needs for the project could require substantial capital investment.
Commissioners and staff confirmed the applicant had pulled items 9A and 9B from the agenda at the applicant's request; staff said the matters are scheduled to return to the board on March 16 at 5:30 p.m. Commissioners told residents they would have more discussion when the items are back before the board.
Why it matters: neighborhood and environmental concerns tied to land‑use changes can prompt further public engagement and refined review, and the delay gives residents and the county additional time to review notices, technical studies and infrastructure impacts.
What to watch: the March 16 hearing, any planning‑board materials filed in advance, and staff analyses on traffic, stormwater and public utilities.
