HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998 02 18 - Citizen Letter to City CouncilCity Council of Sebastian
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Re: Collier Club Development
When we purchased the lot at 278 Main Street Sebastian about
ten years ago, it was at that time one of the most expensive
lots in the area. A small airport, a beautiful view, close
to the golf course, everything one would be content with for
a retirement home.
Then, all of a sudden we have "dive bomb America" with noisy
overloaded airplanes, parachutes coming down all over the
place. Somehow, we have to survive all of this. But, now
with Collier Park houses coming in and a new road to the
"back entrance". Perhaps we'll soon be a median, something
like Route 95 and Fla. Turnpike in Jupiter.
It was said by a planning authority, that only about TEN cars
would come that way a day, out of a possible 900 cars (455
x 2 cars per household.) Take an example, 20% would be 200
cars,. without service vehicles, emptying out on a dangerous
intersection now. Someone also said, "the intersection would
be straightened out, Fleming - stop, Main St. - stop, Airport
Road - stop, maybe even Main St. West - stop. Really, all
of this sounds dangerous.
After reading the proposal by Collier Park about fixing Airport
Road, Parking Lot and Buffer for the golf course, it seems
like a cheap price for access to a small private road that
was made for an entry to the Club House. Now, the possible
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worth of golf course access lots could raise in value about
$500 to a $1,000. more - 455 houses x $1,000. = $450,000.
Just think after all the exits and entries are made, then
we could see gate houses erected to keep outsiders from using
Collier Parks private roads.
Most golfers will travel many miles to get to a golf course
like Sebastian, as they do now from Roseland, Barefoot Bay,
Vero Beach, etc.
,Someone said, to open Main Street and Wimbrow would cause
an uproar with the residents in that area, which had happened
before. Yet, it is the logical place for an emergency entrance
and exit to Collier Park.
We the people, are not against the development, just the Air-
port Road as an access road, Wimbrow as a full access road,
as Main Street could not handle the traffic.
Question - Airport Road is a leased property, how can it
be made a main thoroughfare road without FAA approval??