Huge 3H Ranch project heading to County Commission August 27
The Board of Sarasota County Commissioners is wasting no time addressing one of the largest Sarasota housing projects ever conceived on August 27, 2024: Pat Neal is the developer of 3H Ranch.
3H Ranch proposes a Rezoning Petition to construct a 6,576-unit housing project on the Hales property 2,727 acres south of Clark Road, east of I-75 and west of Sky Ranch:
The County's Planning Commission recommended approval of Neal's 3H Ranch project on April 18, 2024. It's a whopper.
The staff report is here - it speaks of a need for stipulations and clarifications upon the complex proposal.
The Planning Commission recommended approval of the Neal plan without stipulations, despite strong community testimony of safety issues and other negative impacts.
Here's the video record of the Planning Commission Hearing - the 3H Ranch presentation begins around the 3 hour and 15 minute point.
Joan Farrell said this and more about this proposal:
The Regional Planning Councils, which have been gone for years, provided growth management oversight. Now the guard rails are gone, there are no checks and balances, only developers pressing for more and more concessions.
The August 27th BCC Hearing comes hard upon the massive flooding of Hurricane Debbie that drove residents in gated communities out of their homes on August 5-7 of this year:
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| Sheriff photo of people in Laurel Meadows and nearby communities being rescued from their homes by airboat. |
Two news stories on the Planning Commission recommendation of Pat Neal's 6700-acre housing project - 3H RANCH from the Herald-Tribune and WSLR:
Massive development with thousands of homes proposed for 2,700 acres in Sarasota County
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| 3H Ranch south of where Lorraine Rd meets Clark Rd |
GENERAL INFORMATION Project Name: 3H Ranch Address: N/A Location: South of Clark Road, east of I-75 and west of Skye Ranch PID Number: 028200400, 0291001002, 0289001000, 0305001500, 0307001000, and 0313001000 Total Acreage: ±2,727.1 acres Staff: Hannah Sowinski, AICP | Ana Messina Agent: Katie LaBarr, AICP | Stantec Owner: John Hales | 3H Ranch LLC Contract Purchaser: Sioux Investment Partners, LLC DESCRIPTION Applicant proposes to develop a 6,576-unit Village residential community with up to 120,000 square feet of office uses and 250,000 square feet of commercial/retail uses.
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Current Planning Commission Members
Adam Maio (Builder)
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Colin Pember (Director Land Acquisition, Pulte Homes)
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Cullen Morgan (Site Acquisition Consultant)
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Donna Carter CPA
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Emmalee Legler (Construction Marketing / Operations)
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John LaCivita (President Willis A. Smith Construction)
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Jordan Keller (Mullet's Aluminum)
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Justin Taylor (Vice President, MRT Lawn & Garden Center)
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T. Andrew Stultz (President, Atlas Building Co.)
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Diane Cominotti (School Board)
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