We need the support and help of all concerned residents and parents of students near Virgil Mills Elementary and Buffalo Creek Middle and the surrounding area to oppose a proposed rezone. Pennington Park - PDMU-14-22(P) proposed development site is located on the south side of 69th Street East and east of Interstate 75 is being rezoned to PDMU, which means mixed use to allow apartments and retail. The developer is proposing 803 single-family detached units, 300 multi-family attached units, and approximately 100,000 SF of commercial property. Our concerns that will affect our neighborhood are: increased school overcrowding, increased residential traffic congestion and noise, loss of wildlife and plant habitat, increased pollution of water and air, and outdoor lighting issues. Please voice your comments or concerns to the Board of County Commissioners as soon as possible before they vote on this rezone. All emails and phone numbers are below. SCHOOL OVERCROWDING: Virgil Mills and Buffalo Creek schools are already overcrowded, which is detrimental to the safety and education of students. We feel it is the BOCC’s responsibility to plan responsibly and new developments should not be permitted until adequate classroom space is available. INCREASED TRAFFIC/CONGESTION/SAFETY: The current two-lane roadways in the area will not be able to accommodate all the additional traffic that will be generated by the proposed 1,000 residential units plus retail units. The current two-lane roadways in the area will not be able to accommodate all the additional traffic and if they allow commercial, we will begin seeing semi-trucks and large trucks on the roadways near the school. Traffic and congestion near the schools are causing serious safety issues to the students who walk and rides bikes to school. OUTDOOR LIGHTING: We feel that the proposed change to retail will allow uses that require excessive outdoor lighting that may reflect off-site with potentially adverse effects on the surrounding residential areas. Currently, there are minimal street lights along 69th St East and the proposed retail stores will have nonstop artificial atmospheric glow that will prevent the nearby residents from enjoying the night sky around their homes. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS: We feel the proposed rezone will have an adverse environmental impact on the area due to the proposed removal of old growth oak trees/wetland areas that have never been touched. This is one of the last undeveloped parcels in the area, and this development will displace native birds, plants, and wildlife that currently live, nest, and feed in the area. The land parcel contains a borrow pit, which over time has evolved into a natural lake and nature preserve. We have lived in Fresh Meadows subdivision directly next to the lake for 10 years and observed otters, wood storks, sandhill cranes, egrets, ospreys, herons, alligators, snakes, and gopher tortoises living and feeding in the lake and surrounding area. Please help by making your voice heard and tell the BOCC to oppose this rezone by email or telephone. If you have time, please contact the commissioners, the more personal calls or emails from a concerned citizen will create the biggest impact, and all the commissioners will be voting on the final decision. EMAIL LIST of all Manatee County Commissioners: [email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected] Put this in the subject line: PDMU-14-22(P)-Pennington Park Our Local County Commissioner is Larry Bustle, District One County Commissioner District One The Honorable Larry Bustle Phone: (941) 745-3701 E-Mail: [email protected] The planner for the project is: Margaret Tusing, Principal Planner Dept. of Building and Development Services 1112 Manatee Avenue West, 4th Floor Bradenton, Florida 34205 941-748-4501, ext 6828 [email protected]
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 19:55:42 +0000
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