On Thursday September 22, 2016, the County adopted the GL Homes land use and comprehensive plan text amendments with only one amendment.
The one amendment was to remove the additions of Hamlin, Orange and 180th Avenue to the Long-range Thoroughfare Map because there was no notice to ITID and was a last minute change. It will however be discussed again during the zoning application which is to come before the County in January, 2017.
ITID contracted attorney Marty Perry and Jay Foy were present at the hearing and were allowed 3 minute comments each under the regular public comment period to present the concerns of ITID. The only ITID supervisor present at the meeting was Gary Dunkley. The only other candidate present was myself. Both Gary and I spoke as residents of the Acreage expressing our concerns with the application.
My concerns expressed below included the appreciation for GL’s willingness to work with our community, for their being honest and forthright and binding themselves from annexation and incorporating themselves.
- Actual benefit of 640 acres that will cost $50 million to ITID M1 Basin taxpayers.
- No ITID roads be added to the Long-range Thoroughfare Map.
- Objection to 60th Street and Persimmon east of 140th Avenue to SR7 continuing to be counted on as a major thoroughfare road for developers.
- Objection to precluding GL from participating or contributing to Acreage incorporation if it were the will of the residents by referendum.
Link to the Palm Beach Post Article here
