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Commission delays punitive hearing after St. Joe offers to build Orange Avenue; neighbors press for enforceable timeline
Summary
After months of contention over unfinished roads in Southwood, the commission paused a scheduled enforcement hearing after St. Joe said it would expedite road work and NextGen agreed to dedicate right-of-way; commissioners set a 60-day benchmark for a written agreement to convey the right-of-way or resume enforcement proceedings.
An extended exchange over compliance with the Southwood development order ended April 15 with the Tallahassee City Commission pausing a punitive enforcement hearing after developer St. Joe, a landowner representative and neighborhood leaders pledged progress on the long-delayed Orange Avenue segment.
Growth-management director John Reick told the commission staff had issued notices of violation and scheduled a public enforcement hearing because the developer had not completed required road improvements. "We put them on notice," Reick said, adding that if a "good faith, diligent effort" is shown the city can defer a hearing.
At the dais and in the public gallery, St. Joe representatives painted a different picture. Gary Hunter, speaking on…
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