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Residents ask Eustis commission to reopen street access, release sewer records and address developer delays
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Summary
During public comment residents urged the commission to restore access to Prevot Street (closed March 4) citing patient and delivery impacts, a homeowner asked for lift‑station inspection and SCADA records after a sewer backup, and developers said a long‑pending agreement was returned heavily redlined by the city attorney.
Multiple public commenters used the March 19 meeting to press the City of Eustis for action on local access, utility records and developer agreements.
Latoya Young, a Eustis resident and administrator of Trinity Family Medical Center, said access to Provotte/Prevot Street from David Walker was closed March 4 and that the change is disrupting patient appointments, deliveries and business operations. She said five of six offices on Prevot are medical offices and described patients being delayed or confused. City staff explained Lake County requested that the David Walker connection be limited to emergency/fire access because of a sight‑distance safety concern; staff offered to review aerials and the commission discussed potential mitigations including a one‑way configuration to allow ingress with limited egress.
Brian Kirstein told the commission his home at 307 East Floral Avenue flooded with sewer water on Oct. 26; he said he has spent more than $45,000 repairing the property, that an insurance adjuster did not inspect the damage, and he formally requested 12 months of lift‑station inspection reports for upstream and downstream stations and SCADA pump/run logs for 24 hours before and after the event. He said, if reports are not available, he may file a complaint with state or federal environmental authorities.
Travis Sawchuk, representing WD of America and T and S Water Partners, said the developer’s agreement his team submitted 90 days earlier was returned late with extensive redlines by the city attorney that removed voluntary language and commitments; he asked the commission to review the delay and provide direction to staff.
In response, staff said they would meet with affected business and property owners, review traffic alternatives for Prevot/Provotte and consult with Lake County on sight‑distance constraints. City staff also said they had begun correspondence with the homeowner who reported flooding and have taken steps to gather records and follow up. On the developer issue staff acknowledged receipt of a redlined agreement and said city counsel was reviewing comments; the commission asked staff to expedite response and report back.
These public comments led the commission to request follow‑up from staff on access solutions, records production and a timeline for the developer agreement.
