four lane for Chat Holley Rd.

Back to the topic at hand...I wouldn't understand the logic behind four-laning Chat Holley, but it sure would be nice if they would widen and re-surface the road. Pretty narrow and bumpy in spots.

Whew...I remember Powerline Road....Needed 4 WD. A real mud pit!!! I bent the frame of my mother's Ford Bronco on that road.

I remember well! Used to see bumper stickers that said, "I lost my parts on Chat Holley Rd!" I learned to drive on that road, that's probably the problem!

fg, that photo is it exactly. One picture is worth a thousand words!

ok......so more rumors....what about the statements made that Chat Holley would contain more business up and down it's length....as South Santa Rosa....or north of 98 builds and becomes more of the "town center"....IMO....looking alot like Destin, where the back roads are combinations of houses and business types. wouldn't that make for a four lane road more plausible in the planners minds? if the Publix goes in north of 98 what would back up to that north side and between CH.

If they four lane Chat Holley, densities along Chat Holley will increase and some residential property will likely become commercial property. You can probably cut to the chase and go to Comm. Meadows office and ask for maps and info, but as stated, they aren't doing anything with the data/study at this time. The property where the new Publix is going in on 98, backs up to more land, and there is a great deal of land between that property and Chat Holley.

The study was very forward thinking and the purpose seemed to be to avoid the kind of problems communities like Destin and Panama City are facing. I found it unusual and admirable that planning was already happening. When faced with the reality of "progress", the plan was jarring to those that attended the meeting and the reaction was not surprising. It's easy to see why communities end up with gridlock rather than face reality.

A couple of pics just north of Chat Holley after Hurricane Ivan. When you hear land described as "high and dry" anywhere in SoWal, think to yourself, "really"?

http://sowal.com/photos-091404.html

Hey Kurt, that first pic is of the new 30A Scenic Corridor. I'm still wondering why the dirt road north of Nursery St is being included in the 30A Scenic Corridor. lol. (funny, but true)