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Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Business
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Judge sides with city of Austin in Statesman PUD case
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Travis County Civil Court judge sided with the city of Austin, potentially moving forward the Planned Unit Development (PUD) on the former Austin-American Statesman property. According to an attorney for the Save Our Springs Alliance (SOS), the judge 'did not provide a reason' for the ruling against the organization. The PUD was approved in 2022 for a development that would include a 275-room high-rise hotel, six towers of residential units and office space. From 2022: Some concerned about required park space in Statesman PUD conversation According to the city, PUD zoning is meant 'to preserve the natural environment, encourage high quality development and innovative design, and ensure adequate public facilities and services' and 'must be superior to the development that would occur under conventional zoning and subdivision regulations.' However, PUD zoning also 'provides greater design flexibility by permitting modifications of site development regulations.' The lawsuit that was rejected in court Tuesday claimed that Austin City Council violated the Texas Open meetings Act and the Austin City Charter when it approved the PUD for 18.86 acres along the south shore of lady Bird lake. SOS claimed that the city did not provide adequate public notice regarding 'major changes to City standards.' The attorney for SOS told KXAN they are 'considering options for appeal.' KXAN has reached out to the city of Austin for its response to the ruling. We will update this article if a statement is received. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-06-2025
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Bunnell commissioners to consider request for approval of massive new development Monday
The Bunnell City Commission will meet Monday, June 9, at 7 p.m. to consider approval of a massive new 2,800-acre development known as the Reserve at Haw Creek. The project developer is asking for permission from the five-member commission to build between 6,000 and 8,000 homes, which would increase the population of Bunnell many times over. The 2020 census put Bunnell's population at 3,276 residents. The proposal has drawn controversy due to its sheer size. Commissioners will consider two items. The first is whether to approve rezoning the project acreage to a "Planned Unit Development District." City staff has recommended approval, though the planning and zoning board wants the total number of homes to be reduced to 5,500. The second item is a request from the developers to approve the development itself. City staff have declared the development agreement is "consistent with the City's 2035 Comprehensive Plan." Both agenda items will be read for the first time at Monday's meeting. The development is described as a mixed-use community including residential, commercial, light industrial, emergency support services, parks and recreation, and conservation. Housing types will range from affordable to market rate, and include single-family homes, townhomes, garden homes, and condominiums. A village center is proposed that will provide "a mixture of neighborhood and community services, retail and commercial spaces, parks and trails, public services, and amenities," according to the proposed plan. The applicant for the zoning change is Northeast Florida Developers LLC of Jacksonville. The property owner is JM Properties X LLC, of Palm Coast. The property is located between State Road 11, State Highway 100 West, County Road 302, and County Road 65. The development has drawn some pushback from neighbors, including Cheryl Trujillo, who lives on County Road 302, and spoke up at a public hearing on Jan. 7. While she said she is not against development, this proposal is "too much, too fast." "This isn't just somebody going to build a couple of roofs," Trujillo said. "You want to have Palm Coast in my backyard, and that's what it amounts to." "Where are you going to put all these people?" she continued. High on many residents' list of concerns is traffic. A traffic study has been completed, but was not included in the advance materials for the article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Bunnell City Commission discussing Reserve at Haw Creek Monday night
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Business
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Multifamily housing plans met with public disapproval at Normal Town Council
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) — On Monday, new housing in Normal caused a lengthy town council meeting. Six items on the agenda were about new multifamily housing developments. Three items on the agenda pertaining to the northwest corner of Towanda Avenue and Beech Street for the Carden Springs Planned Unit Development. The audience was in an uproar about three items concerning a rezoning of property in the northeast corner of Beech Street and Shelbourne Drive or Collie Ridge Subdivision. Public comments lasting 45 minutes, with a majority, including a child, sharing their disapproval of developer Young America's new plans for multifamily developments near their single-family homes. In the end, all six items were unanimously approved by city councilmembers. Councilmember Kathleen Lorenz was absent from the meeting. 'And that is what our job is, to hold the developer to lower standards, to make sure we get the right mix and the right project,' said Mayor Chris Koos. 'I believe this is the right project.' Councilmembers also unanimously approved a resolution supporting Connect Transit's sale of 104 e. Oakland Avenue to Home Sweet Home Ministries for a non-congregate shelter project. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
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Highway 109 in front of Spence Creek in Lebanon: Is commercial development coming?
Commercial development on the northern portion State Route 109 in front of Lebanon's Spence Creek neighborhood appears to be in the works, though what could be coming remains uncertain. Spence Creek has more than 750 homes. There are also two commercially zoned parcels that front the neighborhood on the west side of Highway 109 just north of Highway 70. Commercial parcels are on the north and south sides of Rock Castle Drive, which goes into Spence Creek. Both are undeveloped. The Lebanon City Council approved an amendment for the Spence Creek Planned Unit Development so the owner of a south parcel could include additional land. That action came after a neighborhood effort to stop a gas station from being considered for the northern parcel with a different developer. The neighborhood was united against the gas station, according to Spence Creek HOA board member Ken Shorey. Gas stations were not listed as an approved use for the commercial portion of the Planned Unit Development, and Lebanon's planning staff decided a gas station should not be allowed. That decision was going to be challenged to the Lebanon Board of Zoning Appeals. However, the request was deferred back in November and then postponed indefinitely in December. The separate PUD amendment for the additional land approved by the city council includes specific language to prohibit gas stations and laundromats, Lebanon Planning Director Paul Corder said. Commercial options that can be pursued through the Spence Creek Planned Unit Development on State Route 109 include: Daycares Certain restaurant plans Coffee shops Retail stores and shops Offices Barbers Medical clinics. Reach Andy Humbles at ahumbles@ and on X, formerly known as Twitter @ AndyHumbles. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Spence Creek neighborhood in Lebanon poised for commercial building
Indianapolis Star
12-05-2025
- Business
- Indianapolis Star
Can developers, residents agree on possible data center? Hancock County developer hopes so
A divisive conversation is erupting in Hancock County over how and when industrial development should encroach on rural land long reserved for agriculture. The debate raises the question: Can developers and residents work together to create a modern, industrial development that both sides like? The developers behind a zoning proposal for a 775-acre Planned Unit Development, which could house a data center, hope so. Surge Development LLC held a town hall last week to gain feedback for its large proposed industrial center on the outskirts of Greenfield in the hope of winning over opponents to their plans. But gaining community support could be an uphill battle. More than 400 people packed an auditorium at Greenfield-Central High School on May 8 to ask questions. Many thanked organizers for holding the two-and-a-half-hour forum — and providing a 27-page pamphlet answering frequently asked questions about the project — but expressed continued skepticism. Only a few spoke in support of the development. Few developers of such projects take the extra time to engage with the community, said Surge Development LLC principal Chris King. Some never reveal themselves throughout the process. "Our goal with this is to meet with people and to talk to people and try to understand how we can make this a better plan," King said. Surge Development LLC, a Shelbyville-based company, has submitted a rezoning petition to build a MegaSite Planned Unit Development around the intersection of N 400 W. and W 500 N. on hundreds of acres of farmland. The 775-acre site would back directly up against the pick-your-own fields at Tuttle Orchards. The developers have noted the site, which is between the orchard and the Indianapolis Regional Airport, would help the transition the county from rural to developed land. Many opponents came to support Tuttle Orchards, a nearly century-old family business that's one of the few tourism draws to Hancock County. "We don't have a lot of tourism at all here, and we cannot afford to lose Tuttle's," said George Langston, a nearby resident. The Roney family, descendants of the orchard's founder Roy Tuttle, began circulating a petition earlier this month against the development, saying it would ruin the tranquil aesthetic of their business. Mike Roney gave a statement at the meeting on behalf of the family saying that the family intended to remain open but were not sure if they could under the current proposal. "We would ask our community leaders to seriously consider if this project brings such an overwhelming benefit to the community that it can constitute sacrificing a longstanding business in the community that cannot be replaced, "Mike Roney said to a round of thunderous applause from the room. At the heart of the debate lies a struggle for rural Hancock County where residents have slowly watched urban sprawl and industrial campuses creep farther east into their quiet communities. Over the past several years, the county has become a hub for warehouses and logistical complexes ran by big box companies such as Amazon. Residents worry the Surge project could lead to more. The Planned Unit Development, or PUD, process at this point will not result in approval for a specific development. Rather, it will allow the developers to prepare the land for industrial or manufacturing use. Any specific projects would still need to be approved by local officials. Several property owners in the area Surge has targeted have already agreed to sell their land to make way for the development, including Tom Redmond's nearly 90-year-old mother. Redmond's mother was approached to sell her land about nine years ago, when a developer wanted to construct a solar field. She quickly turned down that offer, but now, she feels different. "She didn't think that was the right thing for Hancock County," Redmond said, speaking on behalf of his mother. "And then along came this, and the reason it appealed to her is because it was a cohesive plan.... and so, she signed up." Several renderings of the site depict a large data center, though King said no other companies have officially signed on. In Franklin Township: A massive data center is planned for Franklin Township, but many residents are concerned Data centers, which store the advanced technology to support nearly everything in the digital world, have been popping up around the state thanks to a 2019 law that essentially gives tax breaks to such developments for 50 years. There are currently 27 proposed centers in Indiana, according to the Citizens Actions Coalition. Surge Development describes data centers as "today's equivalent to yesterday's railroads or highways," in the pamphlet given to community members. Data centers drain communities of critical resources such as water and electricity. The site development plan calls for Citizens Energy Group to supply water to the PUD, and project leaders stressed that any water used at the site would not come from wells. A Citizens spokesperson said the company does not currently serve the site but would pull from its network of water basins around the state. They did not specific where such basins are located. Do data centers harm the environment? Indiana's data center boom could be disastrous for health and environment, advocates say The debate over whether to develop the land reflects a discussion about the growing divide between the east and west halves of Hancock County. Contiguous to Marion County, the western half of the county has already seen urban sprawl. The site in question sits in the western half of the county and the more than 700 acres in question were designated for future manufacturing use in the county's 2023 comprehensive land use plan. "Everything east of State Road 9 is forecasted to remain agricultural for the next 20 years, but you get west of Greenfield, and it starts looking a little different." said Executive Director of the Hancock County Economic Development corporation Randy Sorrell said. "It is not a surprise that manufacturers and assemblies are starting to show up." The Hancock County Plan Commission will have a public hearing on the proposal on May 27. Past coverage: Tuttle Orchards not happy about prospect of getting new data center as next door neighbor
