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r JUL 2'71982 <br />50 707 <br />On April 15,1981, the City of Fellsmere requested <br />certain properties immediately outside our city limits be <br />considered LD1 (see attached letter and your reply). After <br />many meetings by council and impacts by concerned citizens <br />outside the city, some of our requests are hereby revoked. <br />After studing all the aspects and impacts on our people <br />within the city, the Homewood Subdivision will cost the <br />city taxpayer a great deal of money in providing services <br />to the unincorporated area should the LD1 concept be approved. <br />Example, approximately 8•miles.of the city dirt roads inter- <br />sect the Homewood Subdivision. This is the only access this <br />subdivision would have to CR 507. Assuming all property <br />within the subdivision were developed sfte 1080 homes, <br />populas and vehiclular traf-fic would use 15 streets of <br />concentrated residential area. - <br />Joined with this problem is the police protection these <br />homes would require. Historically,'and by mutual aid <br />agreement with the Indian River County Sheriff Department, <br />the city police would service thses homes in the absence <br />of the County Sheriff Department which is located <br />approximately 20 miles away. This is an added burden that <br />would be placed on the city taxpayer with no additional <br />revenues to support these needs. <br />The RR1 zone west of the City of Fellsmere will impact <br />the city in permitting a home per 21-, acres as well, but <br />certainly not as much as the LD1 zone south of our city <br />limits. <br />Both properties are owned by a single trustee for a <br />beneficary of several investors. The City Govcrnmont <br />has on several occasions negotiated with the trustee <br />for the annexation of Homewwod Subdivision. These <br />negotiations were unsuccessful which reduced the cities <br />possibilities of a broaden tax base and revenues to <br />provide the services they will require. <br />I <br />Therefore it is the intent of the City of Fellsmere <br />Council to request that the Homewcrod Subdivision be <br />reduced from LD1 zone to Agricultural and require the <br />developer to provide access roads to CR 507 for the <br />RR1 west of the -City of Fellsmere, relieving a great <br />burden on the City Government to provide graded roads <br />to the development. <br />Thanking you for your consideration in this important <br />matter, I am, <br />Siric�erely, <br />Joe B. Suit, r.. <br />M4ayor <br />cc: County.Planning and Zoning Department <br />Community Development Department <br />Daniel Kilbride, Esq. <br />A. Kahn/Trustee <br />I. Harris, Esq. <br />19 <br />