At the Celery Fields: A brief request to planners reviewing the Horton proposal
Letter sent 4.15.24 to Sarasota County planners examining the DR Horton proposal to build 170 single family homes adjacent to the nesting area of the Celery Fields: Celery Fields, Quads to the west, Horton proposed site marked by yellow RE: 23‐136008 PA Planners, I know you're all busy people - real quick: The Formal Review of the DR Horton project on Raymond Road faces one overriding issue: Will the still young, successful Celery Fields Trifecta - storm water management, bird sanctuary, and human/tourist recreational area - be compromised in any way by the intense construction of 170 single family homes on an adjacent former farm? The amenity that already exists is a magnet for residents and visitors, a gift loved by all. The Celery Fields has also become a magnet for development along Axis Road, Palmer Boulevard and Fruitville Road. Had an open-air "recycling" facility been allowed on the southwest Quad, the real estate market could very well have lost its appetite fo...