[nightdj98]

We cannot accept the fact that a fast food rest. wants to build at the entrance to our quiet subdivision. There are no strip malls nearby. Traffic will be nasty. Bus stop will be by a drive thru. Neighbors know neighbors. Neighbors help neighbors. We do not have sidewalks so everyone walks in the street. We have been here since 1990 and are afraid for our safety and our friends. The city of Eustis commission needs to step up and stop this. If you live in Eustis Florida help support us and say no. We are scheduling a resident meeting before the Feb 17th meeting at city hall. In the next few days residents will be going door to door for support. So PLEASE come out in force and STOP what we all believe will negatively affect our quiet subdivision.

[Arcenal813]

Where in Eustis are they building this?
I'm assuming this is in the 32736 (rural) area, and a result of the Wekiva Parkway?

I was opposed to the Publix Plaza over there. My uncle lives out that way, and when I'm there, I have never had any issue driving the 15 minutes to the 2 nearby Publix stores in Mount Dora.

[ByeByeLW]

I hope you succeed in opposing this. The whole charm of that area is that it doesn’t have those things.

One of the great things about that area is that you can go a relatively long distance in a short amount of time. I love zooming down from Altoona into Mt Dora, or from Eustis to Leesburg. Here in South Florida those distances would take longer.

Keep up the good fight.

[kyle19125]

Welcome to Central Florida, where no undeveloped land is safe from developers and where there's virtually zero control when it comes to zoning or protecting what's left of the environment. It's the same here in Seminole County, the same county which hysterically uses "The Natural Choice" to hype it's supposed green tendencies, but has been unable to say no to plowing under greenspace for new gas stations, strip malls, rental storage centers and other well-replicated businesses already in existence pretty much anywhere there's land available.

[bmw335xi]

Originally Posted by kyle19125

Welcome to Central Florida, where no undeveloped land is safe from developers and where there's virtually zero control when it comes to zoning or protecting what's left of the environment. It's the same here in Seminole County, the same county which hysterically uses "The Natural Choice" to hype it's supposed green tendencies, but has been unable to say no to plowing under greenspace for new gas stations, strip malls, rental storage centers and other well-replicated businesses already in existence pretty much anywhere there's land available.

lol to many people Central Florida still looks like wilderness.

[bmw335xi]

Originally Posted by nightdj98

We cannot accept the fact that a fast food rest. wants to build at the entrance to our quiet subdivision. There are no strip malls nearby. Traffic will be nasty. Bus stop will be by a drive thru. Neighbors know neighbors. Neighbors help neighbors. We do not have sidewalks so everyone walks in the street. We have been here since 1990 and are afraid for our safety and our friends. The city of Eustis commission needs to step up and stop this. If you live in Eustis Florida help support us and say no. We are scheduling a resident meeting before the Feb 17th meeting at city hall. In the next few days residents will be going door to door for support. So PLEASE come out in force and STOP what we all believe will negatively affect our quiet subdivision.

I would post this on Nextdoor App.



That way it reaches your neighbors who have the power to potentially stop it. Get the email addresses where people need to send their complaints to, get the meeting information and dates for those who can also show up in person to protest it. That's your best bet.

[kyle19125]

Originally Posted by kyle19125

Welcome to Central Florida, where no undeveloped land is safe from developers and where there's virtually zero control when it comes to zoning or protecting what's left of the environment. It's the same here in Seminole County, the same county which hysterically uses "The Natural Choice" to hype it's supposed green tendencies, but has been unable to say no to plowing under greenspace for new gas stations, strip malls, rental storage centers and other well-replicated businesses already in existence pretty much anywhere there's land available.

Originally Posted by bmw335xi

lol to many people Central Florida still looks like wilderness.

To those coming from concrete urban jungles perhaps and/or stuffing their deep developer's pockets, and I wouldn't call them "many".

[bmw335xi]

Originally Posted by kyle19125

To those coming from concrete urban jungles perhaps and/or stuffing their deep developer's pockets, and I wouldn't call them "many".

The majority of the population lives in "urban" areas. Hence, why during the election, Hillary won the popular vote despite the national map being 90% Trump.

[kyle19125]

Originally Posted by bmw335xi

The majority of the population lives in "urban" areas. Hence, why during the election, Hillary won the popular vote despite the national map being 90% Trump.

There's nothing urban about FL's suburban sprawl development.

[bmw335xi]

Originally Posted by kyle19125

There's nothing urban about FL's suburban sprawl development.

You can do your own research as to what percent of the population lives in "urban" areas in the US. I'll tell you it's the majority. Last time I checked, Eustis is not a concrete jungle where every bit of land is a building or parking lot.