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Residents press council to limit Florida Commerce grant study to town’s commercial boundaries
Summary
A Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council study funded by a $75,000 Florida Commerce planning grant sparked debate at the Loxahatchee Groves council. New council members and residents urged the town to require that the study’s scope be strictly consistent with the town’s adopted comprehensive plan and only address designated commercial areas.
Town leaders and residents pressed staff and the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council on April 7 to clarify the geographical limits and public-purpose intent of a Florida Commerce planning grant focused on the town’s Southern Boulevard corridor.
Treasure Coast presenter Jessica Seymour described the $75,000 planning grant as technical assistance to assess traffic, drainage, public safety and pedestrian/equestrian concerns and to develop gateway and fiscal/zoning recommendations for a “southern corridor” study area that includes Southern Boulevard and the collecting canal.
Several council members and multiple residents said the study’s public materials and the town’s website language had implied a broader push to promote a business district beyond the commercial areas defined in the town’s recently adopted comprehensive plan. Council member Manish Sud…
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