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Tarpon Springs moves forward with developing land along Anclote River, environmentalists not deterred
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The Tarpon Springs City Commission voted Friday to move forward with a planned residential community on 74 acres near the Anclote River. Environmentalists hope the land, which they once blocked Walmart from building on, can still be saved.
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One month to the day after the city started the quasi-judicial hearing process, commissioners voted 3-1 to rezone the land and approve plans for the proposed 404-unit Anclote Harbor residential community.
The hearing
The vote came after city staff; the applicant, Houston-based the Morgan Group; and the Concerned Citizens of Tarpon Springs, a group opposing the project, made final statements. But first there was public comment. This time it came in the form of more than 100 emails read into record over the course of three hours. They came from residents of Tarpon who didn’t want to see more development in
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Environmentalists again hope to save 74-acres of land on Anclote River nearly 15 years after pushing back Walmart
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The same group that fought Walmart from developing land along the Anclote River in Tarpon Springs has taken up the cause again. More than 10 years after beating back the big-box giant, environmental advocates are trying to keep a 74-acre residential community from going up at the same site.
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Just before midnight, city commissioners decided Tuesday’s public hearing on the proposed 404-unit Anclote Harbor would continue next year.
“I want to express some concern. I know there’s gonna be a large amount of public comment on this item,” Vice-Mayor Jacob Karr said. “I know the applicant wants to make sure they get everything they have to present I’m not interested in going past 12:15.”