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Residents and conservation groups urge council to deny Creek Crossing waivers, citing wetland and tree loss
Summary
Speakers representing Spruce Creek neighborhoods and conservation groups told the council the Creek Crossing development seeks multiple waivers that would damage wetlands, remove specimen trees and undermine the county's conservation subdivision rules, and asked the council and future hearing bodies to enforce the 60/40 open-space standard.
Dozens of residents and conservation advocates told the Valuchia County Council on April 21 that the proposed Creek Crossing conservation subdivision conflicts with the county's conservation rules and environmental protections and urged officials to deny developer waivers.
"There is a proposed 2,000 ft concrete bridge crossing over Spruce Creek for this subdivision's only access," said Mike Pittowski, describing the plan for the 125-acre site. He told the council the bridge, roadway and related work would cut thousands of historic oaks, place stormwater outflows directly into Spruce Creek (designated an Outstanding Florida…
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