SCAN Updates after March 21 event at the Nature Center
Another good SCAN meeting on March 21st brought out many concerned about the Celery Fields, as well as others whose neighborhoods are under duress from developer proposals, including Heritage Oaks and the North Venice Neighborhood Alliance , Siesta Village , Sylvan Lea, Old Miakka , and more. Rob Wright gave interested residents a quick tour of the land next to the nesting area, and Susan Schoettle presented an overview of the planning process -- the link will take you to her slides. And engineer Steve Suau spoke of the new flood maps that will be made public March 27. Many who will hear from their banks that they must purchase flood insurance -- but the maps will in many cases be inaccurate. Homeowners will need to do a map amendment to correct the errors. Various news updates shared by Rob, Mike, Susan and Steve are all in the video of the meeting. Rob Wright speaking at the Nature Center 3.21.24 Siesta ...