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Resident raises sinkhole, traffic and school capacity concerns at Sunrise Estates hearing
Summary
During public comment on the Sunrise Estates rezoning, a resident cited a 25-foot sinkhole, questioned plans for a retention pond, raised traffic safety and school capacity concerns; the developer offered additional soil testing and the board approved the rezoning.
During the public comment portion of the June 16 Planning and Zoning Board hearing, Mr. Shackleford (identified in the record by name) told the board he supported the developer's qualifications but urged caution because of a 25-foot sinkhole on the Sunrise Estates site. He asked how a retention pond could be placed in a sinkhole, questioned where additional children would attend school and said traffic onto State Road 100 from Sunrise Boulevard is difficult and might be worse with more homes.
"How are we putting a retention pond in a sink hole?" Mr. Shackleford asked, and he also said the sinkhole could make homeowners' insurance expensive or difficult to obtain. Developer Joe Wiggins responded that he has been building homes for 50 years, said townhomes will include two-car garages and that the units will each have separate deeds; he offered to conduct additional soil testing to respond to the sinkhole concern. Ms. Janis Fleet told the board that Clay County impact fees apply to school impacts and must be addressed through county processes.
The board did not delay its vote on the rezoning; the developer's offer of soil testing and the resident's concerns are recorded in the hearing minutes but no geotechnical report or insurance-impact analysis was presented at the meeting.
