Plant City Observer
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YO UR HOMETOW N. YO UR NEWSPAP ER .
VOLUME 6, NO. 226
YOUR HOMETOWN. YOUR NEWSPAPER
. YO UR NEWS PAP ER . MEETING PLANT CITY RESIDENTS ATTEND COMMISSION
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2022
TO DISCUSS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT CONCERNS
THEY WERE PLEASANTLY SURPRISED TO HAVE ALMOST ALL THEIR QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS ADDRESSED.
MICHELLE CACERES STAFF WRITER
A few residents attended the city commission meeting with several questions and concerns on their minds relating to the proposed redevelopment of 26.32 acres of property east of North Shannon Avenue and south of South Frontage Road. Among then was Plant City resident Carol Tickle, whose home abuts the land. Tickle’s former neighbor was Mark Jordan, who owned the property, the site of a palm tree nursery, who shared his vision of one day opening an assisted living facility on the land
that could serve the needs of Plant City’s aging population. Jordan passed away several years ago before he could see the project to fruition. A semicompleted building sits vacant on the land. The current property owners are hoping to build a 315-unit multi-family apartment complex and went before the commission in hopes of adopting a map amendment to the comprehensive plan to modify the Palm Cove Planned Development District from a future land use designation of Residential-6 to Residential-12, paving the way for the multifamily project.
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WALDEN LAKE LIGHTS UP THE NIGHT FOR TOP PRIZE
GRAND PRIZE: EMERALD FOREST
1ST PLACE: ASTON WOODS
2ND PLACE: HAMPTON PLACE
For over a decade Walden Lake has held their annual Christmas light display contest. Not only do the homes within each subdivision shine bright for all to see, but the annual contest allows community members to come together and decorate the entrance to their individual subdivisions for the holiday season. A panel of anonymous and non-affili ed judges then take their tour around the neighborhoods, making notes and marking down scores for their favorite entrances to ultimately decide which subdivisions did enough to rise above the rest. In past years the contest was judged in two separate categories, traditional and illumination, with each category elevating a fi st, second and third place winner, along with two honorable mentions, while one subdivision was awarded the grand prize. For the second consecutive year, however, there were no categories, awarding one grand prize winner per usual, along with fi st, second, third, fourth and fifth pla e overall followed by two honorable mentions. The winners of the 2021 Walden Lake Decorating Contest are as follows: Grand Prize: Emerald Forest 1st Place: Aston Woods 2nd Place: Hampton Place 3rd Place: Fairway Estates 4th Place: Silverstone 5th Place: Polo Place Honorable Mention: Wedgewood, Paddocks