Hello Everyone: the forwarded message (below) has the potential to affect the quality and safety of your rides on CR 329 in Marion County and Wacahoota Road in Alachua County.  This may or may not be of interest to you, but if Marion County approves this land use change, it would mean the birth of a high-density residential development on this land—which could spur an urban-sprawl bridge on the other side of Paynes Prairie by creating a “bedroom community” for Gainesville in what is now a gorgeous set of agricultural tracts.  Personally, I have spent many hours on my bike in this area, and I would hate to see it torn up into 1-acre lots for sprawl housing. The loss of this ephemeral pond would also negatively affect water flow to Ledwith Lake and Kanapaha Sink. If you think this is a bad idea too, please consider writing or calling the county commissioners listed in the email below.

 

Best regards,

DeLene Beeland

 

From: Busy Kislig-Shires Byerly [mailto:busyshires@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 10:19 AM
To: Busy Kislig-Shires Byerly
Subject: Rural Shiloh Country may give way to development

 

As a concerned resident of the Micanopy community, I am forwarding you this message from some of our neighbors in the Shiloh area for your information. If you have additional questions, please send an e-mail to the Marion County Citizens Coalition (MCCC) at ISTERN2922@xxxxxxx or call : 352-671-7973

Busy

 

Originally in Ocala Star Banner, reprinted in Gainesville Sun:

“Rural Shiloh Country may give way to development”  http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060801/LOCAL/208010337/1078/news

 

Proposed Land Use Change and how to contact your County Commissioners

 

County Commission meeting concerning this proposal:  Thursday, August 3rd at the Marion County Commission Auditorium (601 SE 25th Ave in Ocala) at 9 a.m. 

 

A developer that owns 1,200 acres north of County Road 320 and west of County Road 329 (this is located between Shiloh and Wacahoota) is petitioning the Marion County Commission to change the land use zoning from "rural" to "low density residential." This amendment 06L-36A would allow the owner to divide this parcel into lots as small as 1 acre. Amendment 06L-36 is another proposed text amendment which is loosely worded and would essentially give developers free rein if they designate a development a "conservation community." This proposal also needs to be defeated in its current form.

 

This part of northwest Marion County has been designated a "Farmland Preservation Area" by the commission which prevents any new development having from having lots of less than ten acres. The 06L-36A amendment will be the first test of the commission's comprehensive land use plan which is designed to keep this pristine area of Marion County free of a major development.

 

If you are against these amendments:

 

1. Most Important-- Please show up at the Marion County Commission meeting on  Thursday, August 3rd at the Marion County Commission Auditorium (601 SE 25th Ave in Ocala) at 9 a.m.    

 

2. Please contact all five county commissioners at (352)438-2323 or email them.

 

To send an e-mail to the Marion County Commission, you have to go to their website at http://www.marioncountyfl.org/CO211/CO_home.htm

On the right side of the page it lists each commisioner.Click one and scroll to bottom of page and click on Email Commissioner. This will take you to a page to enter your email.

 

or write to them at:

601 SE 24th Avenue

Ocala, FL  34471

 

The Marion County Commissioners are:

District 1 - Andy Kesselring

District 2 - Jim Payton - Chairman

District 3 - Stan McClain

District 4 - Randy Harris - Vice Chairman

District 5 - Charlie Stone (this is the district that we live in)

 

 

3. Please email questions or comments to saveourruralarea@xxxxxxxxx