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Residents urge planning commission to preserve 46.39‑acre tract near Blanding Avenue
Summary
Neighbors and advisory committees urged the Clay County Planning Commission to block a proposed future‑land‑use change for a 46.39‑acre parcel south of SR‑220 and near Black Creek, warning of increased runoff, flooding and habitat loss; the commission continued the item to May at the applicants' request.
The Clay County Planning Commission on April 7 heard several residents and advisory‑committee representatives urging the commission to keep a 46.39‑acre tract near Blanding Avenue designated for conservation rather than approve a proposed future‑land‑use amendment.
Admiral Len Herring, president of the Fox Meadow Civic Association, told commissioners that the neighborhood’s 574 homes rely on the area’s conservation designation and said, “If this is in fact true, then this commission has the opportunity to nominate this piece of property as a conservation area.” He asked the commission to place the parcel at the head…
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