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Royal Oak study and developer mediation draw calls for public access
Summary
Residents demanded that the Royal Oak small‑area study meaningfully include neighbors and pressed the council to ensure any informal mediation with the developer under Florida Statute 163.3181 be transparent or at least viewable by affected residents; city staff said a third‑party facilitator will be sought and the statute requires the city to accommodate the applicant’s request for informal mediation.
Neighbors and civic groups pressed the Titusville City Council on March 24 over the process for the Royal Oak small‑area study and a developer‑requested informal mediation.
"These studies must inform decisions, not follow them," a Royal Oak neighbor told the council, urging that residents be involved in crafting study questions, assumptions and workshop formats before consultants draw conclusions. Speakers emphasized potential impacts on flooding, traffic and infrastructure and said adjacent residents — roughly 540 dwelling units were cited as contiguous to…
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