Comments on: Planning Board Rejects New Subdivision On Highway 97 In Molino

By: Tabby

Tabby — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 00:33:31 +0000

@fltom—- What would you say in December seeing a family cutting down a Christmas tree on numerous acres full of them. Might you call it a Christmas tree farm like most normal folk ? I can guarantee they aren’t eating them Christmas trees. Doesn’t mean it ain’t a farm.

By: Tabby

Tabby — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 00:24:59 +0000

I agree completely with Mike. The Yankee’s and yuppies will eventually get their way. Unfortunately, Molino even breeds yuppies with through media and just the way the world is. Sad that I’m the third generation (in my 40’s) living on family property in Barrineau Park, and I’ve considered moving for a few years now due to the changes of lifestyle amoungst residents. Won’t be long you won’t be able to fire your gun in your yard anymore. And it ain’t crime or drugs doing anything here, it’s all the sheeple.

By: Molino Resident

Molino Resident — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 14:42:39 +0000

Commissioners – Support your planning boards decision. Reject this request. There is no infrastructure to support this type of development.

By: Cynthia Cole

Cynthia Cole — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 01:28:16 +0000

First of all people should attend these meetings. You could find out a lot more about the zoning and how it works if you don’t know. That was me the first time I went. So this time wasn’t to terrible to understand. What you don’t understand is that this is one part that got shut down. If they take it further, they can win and divide the subdivision how they want to, whether it be four house’s per acre or one per four. Everyone is thinking affordable homes. Let us just keep our agriculture and farmland the way it is and let the building go toward Centery where they have more commercial buildings

As for Mike you talk noise,18wheelers and dust. Do you know anything about Hwy 97or the area? It is probably one of the most dangerous areas on Hwy 97 with posted speed limits of 45 – 50 which at any given time people are speeding. So now I say we don’t need a subdivision.

By: Bernie Silcox

Bernie Silcox — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 21:36:16 +0000

My family has lived on Sunshine Hill Rd. for 124 yrs.Even now there are too many people.Why must all land be over used? Greed is all this was,Money runs everthing.Thank you for stopping urban sprawl.Just go to Santa Rosa County & Build all you want. One house pre Ac. Atmore Hwy is a hard road to drive as it is.Like one person said Please go up & Build in Century area,they need itThank you & Mvto

By: Tracy A Smith

Tracy A Smith — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 18:19:47 +0000

If this land use plan is in place, then how did the subdivision on Sunshine Hill get approved? Let the developer build.. just require the lot minimum to be 5 acres or more. This small area isn’t going to impact traffic, schools, emergency services anymore than what already exists.

By: jp

jp — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 17:06:53 +0000

While this discussion is going on I would like to remind/point out that Escambia County does not have an impact fee for new building. Impact fees help pay for law enforcement and fire protection. [We have no traffic enforcement now]
This means that existing land owners pay extra taxes for these services, for the new building.
Also means more new building because it is cheaper than building in well managed counties.

By: fltom

fltom — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 16:24:36 +0000

Only 40 lots on 200 acres? Looks like another lawsuit to me. How is Molino any different from Beula? 40 lots on 8 acres. Oh, I get it…There is no Navy Federal to please. This is pure hogwash…No person or government body should have any control whatsoever over the ability of a tax paying landowner to develop his property in a respectable manner such as this. As for the issue of taking away farmland…I did not realize that there were people in Escambia County, Fl living on a diet that consisted of mainly pine nuts and acorns. The sad facts of this issue are that the landowner will have to hire an attorney to protect his right to develop and We, as taxpayers, will have to pay for the County to be represented in what is sure to be a win for the developer in the end. Hopefully in the end we will have 40 more taxpayers to help shoulder this unnecessary financial burden.

By: Jacqueline Rogers

Jacqueline Rogers — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 16:23:05 +0000

This request was an amendment to the future land use element that was in place on the property *when the owner purchased it.* No ‘confiscation’ here. The board is just saying that they are not upzoning the property.

Florida Statute 163.3177 (6) (a) 9.
“9. The future land use element and any amendment to the future land use element shall discourage the proliferation of urban sprawl.
a. The primary indicators that a plan or plan amendment does not discourage the proliferation of urban sprawl are listed below.

(snip)
(V) Fails to adequately protect adjacent agricultural areas and activities, including silviculture, active agricultural and silvicultural activities, passive agricultural activities, and dormant, unique, and prime farmlands and soils.
(VI) Fails to maximize use of existing public facilities and services.”

This request violates these two indicators and maybe more.
The existing public facilities (roads, utilities, stormwater conveyances) already exist further south for housing.

Silviculture is timber, so it is not just talking about growing corn and other crops.
The person granting the deed upon sale reserved the rights to the timber.

By: Dave Thomas

Dave Thomas — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 16:04:14 +0000

I would like to see the developer go further north to Century and develop a subdivision that will bring more money into that community. Not destroy or interfere with the farming area.