Speaking of projects that bust our infrastructure and should be limited more rather than giving them what they want they want. If this is the way things are done then they need to change. We need to start being VERY careful and more restrictive about anything built in SoWal! It seems like a free for all for developers. So sad.
Unanimous approval by planning board of Seagrove project that asked to reduce parking and cut road setback by 10 feet on 30A. Does anything at all need to be that close to the road? Parking reduced from 276 to 208. Seems ludicrous.
On old Collaborations property on north side of 30A across from Clay Nursery.
Rookis Development (Gulf Place town center)
5 acres
8,000 sf restaurant
14,500 sf retail
13,800 sf office
35 condos
50 room hotel
This is a HUGE project on a small road on a small property next to sensitive habitat.
Oh, but they are going to allow the public to access the state forest trails behind the property. WOW! Let's give them whatever they want for allowing us to use OUR land!
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Beach Fanatic
The trails have always been accessible from the roadside right there if you know where to look, so they’re not really “giving” the public anything new there. Also accessible from Cassine Garden (where the Cassine Trail has always been a public connector to Eastern Lake Trail) and Seagrove Baptist Church and the ministorage.
Beach Fanatic
The trails have always been accessible from the roadside right there if you know where to look, so they’re not really “giving” the public anything new there. Also accessible from Cassine Garden (where the Cassine Trail has always been a public connector to Eastern Lake Trail) and Seagrove Baptist Church and the ministorage.Exactly! It's like they just wanted to tell the commission something. Anything. So the commission can attempt to say they aren't a rubber stamp.
It is a very dense and high impact development that is not appropriate. Imagine another Gulf Place town center on that quiet stretch. Not only do they approve it they do it with less setback and less parking.
Ludicrous indeed!
Beach Lover
It's all about the $$$$$$. Sad to see such rampant construction/development along 30A. Is there anyone that we can write to express our concerns?
Beach Fanatic
It's all about the $$$$$$. Sad to see such rampant construction/development along 30A. Is there anyone that we can write to express our concerns?Truman Burbank
SoWal Insider
I think he went to Fiji...
Beach Lover
Good luck with that! Rookis is a local. Been around for a very long time.
Beach Fanatic
Good luck with that! Rookis is a local. Been around for a very long time.Do you think the county gives him special treatment?
Beach Lover
Last chance to pack up and get off of 30A.
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