From the Osceola News-Gazette: Osceola County commissioners recently approved three conceptual master plans that set out how nearly 70 square miles of unincorporated land – most of it uninhabited – should be developed using “smart growth” principles.
The master plans, which the Florida Department of Community Affairs is now reviewing and which are required as part of the county’s overall comprehensive plan, cover diverse parts of the county, with one large area abutting the Orange-Osceola County line just south of Lake Nona and east of Narcoossee Road and two other large swaths running along the east and south sides of Lake Tohopekaliga.
There are mixed-use developments in various stages of planning or approval in each of the areas, but the Northeast District, which covers 17,150 acres south of the Lake Nona area and west of the Econlockhatchee River Swamp, is the most worrisome for nearby residents and environmental interests. It also is the plan most touted by county officials as a job generator, with 44,130 jobs projected at build-out. This area includes lakes Preston, Myrtle, Joel and Bullock, with a portion of it bordering the northwest side of Lake Center as well.
Residents are worried about the traffic, the potential friction between urban and rural lifestyles and a “mega-development” of 30,000 residential units, while environmentalists are worried about fracturing a “pristine” ecosystem inhabited by gopher tortoises and other animals, perhaps even the Florida panther.
Read the entire News-Gazette story here.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
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I am sure the 417 extention is also involved in these plans as part of the transportation infrastructure. Plans have been seen on line then talen down after they were questioned by a resident of Bay Lake Ranch. It showed the extention coming into Bay Lake ranch. I would like to know why those plans were removed from the web . Where can I get up to date information
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