[1. Welcome]
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GOODS EVENING EVEN AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. MY NAME IS SARAH ARNOLD, THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER FOR DISTRICT TWO IN ST. JOHNS COUNTY.
I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR ATTENDING TONIGHT'S PUBLIC MEETING.
I AND ALL OF US HERE AT THE COUNTY APPRECIATE YOU COMING TONIGHT TO SHARE YOUR INPUT WHICH IS SO IMPORTANT AND SO VALUED. THE FEEDBACK Y'ALL PROVIDED AND WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE TONIGHT ON THE POTENTIAL USES OF THE WORLD GOLF PROPERTIES IS CRITICAL. IT WILL AID MYSELF AND MY COLLEAGUES ON THE BOARD AND ALL OF OUR STAFF ON MAKING DECISIONS ON THIS INCREDIBLE COUNTY ASSETS.
WE HAVE ONE CHANCE TO GET THIS RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING A PART OF IT. THE RESPONSE FROM YOU ALL HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL.
MY TEAM SAYS WE HAVE HAD 7000 VISITORS TO OUR WEB PAGE AND 4200 SURVEYS BACK.
IN SHORT, I'M SO ENCOURAGED HOW OUR COMMUNITY IS ENGAGED AND WHAT THE COUNTY SHOULD DO THE PROPERTY. I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF FOR PLANNING THIS MEETING.
PUBLIC FEEDBACK IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
I WILL TURN OVER TO MS. TARA MINKS. >> GOOD EVENING, I AM TARA MINKS AND THE DIRECTOR OF CULTURE. JOINING ME IS LEX TAYLOR, OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY.
I WILL ECHO COMMISSIONER ARNOLD'S THANK FOR EVERYBODY COMES OUT AND IN ADDITION TO COMMISSIONER ARNOLD, WE HAVE A NUMBER IN THE AUDIENCE. COMMISSION WHITEHURST, COMMISSIONER DEAN, I KNOW HE'S BACK THERE. COMMISSIONER ALAIMO AND MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE SHOWED UP TODAY. THANK YOU. SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR THIS EVENING IS WE'RE LOOKING FOR INPUT FROM OUR PUBLIC TO GIVE US SOME IDEAS.
[2. Comment Solicitation]
AS MOST OF YOU KNOW WE ARE HAVING A DEPARTURE OF THE WORLD GOLF VILLAGE.IN ADDITION TO THE ACTUAL HALL OF FAME BUILDING, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE IMAX FACILITY AS WELL AS THE PRODUCTION BUILDING WHICH IS RIGHT OUT THERE AS WELL. ANYBODY WHOSE BEEN OUT TO THAT FACILITY IT'S THE OTHER LARGE BUILDING THAT'S IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE HALL OF FAME.
AS WELL AS THE PARKING LOTS, LAKE AND COMMON AREA THERE. SO THE STRUCTURE OF THE MEETING TONIGHT IS TO ALLOW EACH OF YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO THE PODIUM AND SPEAK FOR TWO MINUTES AND TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS AND IDEAS OF EITHER BROADLY HOW THAT FACILITY SHOULD LOOK IN THE FUTURE, THAT AREA SHOULD LOOK IN THE FUTURE OR SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS, THOSE WOULD BE APPRECIATED AS WELL. AND WE ARE GOING TO RUN A TIMER. EVERYBODY HADS TWO MINUTES.
WE ASK THAT YOU USE BOTH PODIUMS AND PROCEED IN AN ORDERLY FASHION BECAUSE WE HAVE QUITE A PEOPLE HERE AND WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GIVE EVERYBODY THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
WITH THAT, I THINK IF WE WOULD LIKE TO START TO COME TO THE PODIUM, THIS IS BEING RECORDED JUST SO YOU KNOW AND THE RECORDING IS GOING TO BE REVIEWED BY A COUNTY CONSULTANT AND IT WILL BE FED INTO OUR OVERALL STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THIS AREA.
WE ARE GENUINELY LOOKING AND WORKING ON A PLAN TO MOVE FORWARD TO MOVE FORWARD AND WILL ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE FEEDBACK INCLUDING ONE TOMORROW AT 9:00 A.M. IN THE ROOM.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND THE ADDRESS OF YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT AND I WILL START THE TIMER AND
WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO KEEP THE COMMENTS TO TWO MINUTES PLEASE. >> TONIGHT YOU WILL GET TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE. WE WILL DO OUR PRESENTATION TOGETHER.
I HOPE THAT'S OKAY. MY NAME IS LANCE WILLIAMS. I LIVE IN WORLD GOLF VILLAGE,
273 PINE HURST DRIVE. >> I AM ERLEAN SHIPPER AND I ALSO LIVE IN WORLD GOLF VILLAGE
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AT 739 COPPER HEAD CIRCLE IN THE CASCADES. WE REPRESENT THE WORLD GOLF ALLIANCE. THE ALLIANCE IS AN ORGANIZATION WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO MONITOR HOW OUR COMMUNITY IS MANAGED, IDENTIFY PROPOSED CHANGES AND SPECIALIZE OUR RESIDENTS WITH ACCURATE INFORMATION AND TO HELP THEM MAKE THEIR VOICES AND OPINIONS HEARD.WE WISH TO THANK THE COUNTY FOR REACHING OUT TO THE WORLD GOLF VILLAGE COMMUNITY TO FIND OUT WHAT FACILITIES WOULD BE THE MOST APPROPRIATE TO REPLACE THE HALL OF FAME, IMAX THEATER, PGA
TOUR PRODUCTIONS AND SOUTH LEGACY TRAIL PROPERTIES. >> THE WORLD GOLF VILLAGE ALLIANCE HAS MADE MULTIPLE PRESENTATIONS THE COMMUNITY HOA BOARD MEETING AT THEIR REQUEST AND HERE'S WHAT WE HEARD. SO WE'RE NOT GIVING OUR OPINION, WE'RE GIVING YOU WHAT WE HEAR FROM OUR CONSTITUENTS AND THOSE WHO FOLLOW THE WORLD GOLF VILLAGE ALLIANCE ORGANIZATION.
RESIDENTS ARE TELLING US THEY WANT TO RETAIN THE GOLF COURSE. DON'T LET THE GOLF COURSE CLOSE.
DON'T REPLACE THE GOLF COURSE. SECOND, FACILITIES, THEY WANT FACILITIES THAT MAINTAIN THE BEAUTY AND THEME OF OUR GOLF, RESIDENTIAL AND RETIREMENT COMMUNITY.
USING THE EXISTING FACILITIES FOR CIVIC AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WAS ANOTHER MAIN POINT THAT THE PEOPLE WHO FOLLOW US HAVE MADE. AND PROVIDE SERVICES OF VALUE TO THE WORLD GOLF VILLAGE RESIDENTS SUCH AS NON-FAST FOOD DINING. SMALL RETAIL, DO WE GET FOUR MINUTES AND BUSINESSES THAT CAN'T SURVIVE WITHOUT BETTER ACCESS TO THE KELLY LAKE AREA.
>> WHAT RESIDENTS DON'T WANT, ANOTHER HAMBURGER STAND. NOT ANOTHER GAS STATION
>> NO BIG BOX STORES. DON'T ALLOW SOMETHING THAT WILL BRING TRAFFIC THROUGH OUR VILLAGE. WE ALREADY HAVE ENOUGH OF THAT ON WORLD GOLF PARK WAY.
NO MORE CONDOS OR APARTMENT BUILDINGS. >> A SURVEY THAT LISTED OPINIONS FROM PEOPLE WHO LIVE OUTSIDE OF THE WORLD GOLF VILLAGE WON'T TELL YOU THE WHOLE STORY.
WE ASK THE COUNTY LISTEN TO WHAT IS SAID AT THIS MEETING ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO LIVE IN WORLD GOLF VILLAGE BECAUSE IT'S OUR COMMUNITY. I HOPE THAT WE HAVE RESIDENTS FROM WORLD GOLF VILLAGE TO SPEAK. WE'RE GOING TO LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
>> HI MY NAME IS MICHELE OBRIAN, I LIVE AT 148 SPANISH MARSH DRIVE IN THE FLINT C NEIGHBORHOOD. I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF THE ST. JOHNS COUNTY FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS. THANK YOU FOR THE TIME AND OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT AN IDEA FOR THE FUTURE OF WORLD GOLF VILLAGE. THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER DEAN FOR ATTENDING A MEETING AT PALENCIA ON TUESDAY NIGHT THAT FOCUSED ON STUDENTS CONCERNS ABOUT SCHOOL REDISTRICTING. I BELIEVE THE FUTURE OF WORLD GOLF VILLAGE PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO FACE A MAJOR ISSUE IN THE COUNTY AND COST EFFECTIVE AND INNOVATIVE MANNER.
ST. JOHNS COUNTY IS FACING A CRISIS WITH OVER CROWDING. THERE IS A GREAT NEED FOR ADDITIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL TO ACCOMMODATE THE GROWING POPULATION FROM NEW CONSTRUCTION AREAS SUCH AS SILVER LEAF, NOCATEE. THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL VOTE ON REZONING. THE ONLY OPTIONS ARE ACCOMMODATING SHORT TERM NEEDS THAT DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR THE OVER CROWDING AND FAILS TO CONSIDER THE IMPACTS OF THE POPULATION GROWTH OF OUR BELOVED COUNTY. THE IDEA OF CONVERTING EMPTY RETAIL SPACE TO SCHOOLS IS GROWING. A FORMER HOBBY LOBBY WAS CONVERTED TO A SCHOOL. AND A MALL IN VERMONT WAS CONVERTED TO A HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS IS SEEN AS A POTENTIAL SOLUTION FOR THE GROWING DISTRICTS SUCH AS ST. JOHNS COUNTY AS A COST TO CONVERT EXISTING BUILDINGS IS HALF THE COST OF NEW CONSTRUCTION.
SO IMAGINE, WORLD GOLF VILLAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL. A PLACE WHERE INNOVATION --
THANK YOU. >> SO WE'RE GOING TO ASK THAT EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS AND YOUR CONCERNS TO YOURSELF PLEASE SO EVERYBODY HAS A CHANCE TO SPEAK UP HERE IF
YOU WILL PLEASE. >> IMAGINE, WORLD GOLF VILLAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL, A PLACE WHERE INNOVATION AND EDUCATION MEET NATURE. THROUGH THE PARTNERSHIP OF THE COUNTY COMMISSION AND THE SCHOOL BOARD, YOU AND ALL OF US CAN ACHIEVE A WIN-WIN.
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THANK YOU. >> YOU CAN PROVIDE A MUCH NEEDED MIDDLE SCHOOL AT A COST THAT IS
HALF. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> I LIVE IN PARKLAND PRESERVE.
53 DOVE TREE. AND I AM A VERY BIG READER. I THINK WE NEED A BRANCH OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY HERE. I REALLY DO. WE HAVE TO DRIVE ALL THE WAY TO BARTRAM, WE HAVE TO GO TO TOWN. WE HAVE A MOBILE UNIT THAT WE VISITED THE OTHER DAY BUT THERE MUST BE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LIKE US WHO WOULD LIKE TO PICK U A BOOK AND HOLD IN THEIR HAND AND DO IT WITHOUT HAVING TO DRIVE 16, 18 MILES AND CHASE AROUND. I AM VERY MUCH IN FAVOR.
THAT'S THE ONLY THING I HAVE TO SAY. I WOULD LIKE IT SEE US PUT A BRANCH OF THE ST. JOHNS PUBLIC LIBRARY IN SOME OF THIS SPACE. I THINK IT WOULD DRAW A LOT OF INTEREST TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU.
>> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO LET THE CROWD KNOW THAT WE WOULD APPRECIATE EVERYONE TO BE POSITIVE AND TO KEEP THE APPLAUSES TO A MINIMUM SO WE CAN KEEP THINGS MOVING.
WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN HERE AND WE MAY NOT GET TO ALL THE PEOPLE TO WANT TO SPEAK IF WE HAVE DISRUPTIONS. SO PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL OF ALL THE DIFFERENT IDEAS EVEN IF YOU DON'T AGREE WITH THEM. HOW ASK GOING ERIC BURKE. EVERYBODY IS TALKING ABOUT THE BUILDINGS AS FAR AS SCHOOLS AND GOLF COURSES. THE ONE THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THE ROADS. CURRENTLY INTERNATIONAL GOLF PARK WAY FROM 95 TO STATE ROAD 16 AT OVER 115% CAPACITY BASED ON THE TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS SPREADSHEET.
ONE THING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IS THE ROADS. WHEN I COMMUTE ON A DAILY BASIS FOUR DAYS A WEEK FROM 95 SOUTH INTERNATIONAL GOLF PARK WAY TO TRAIL MARK, THAT INTERSECTION WHATEVER NEEDS TO BE DONE, THE ROADS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED FIRST VERSUS THE ACTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF WORLD GOLF. I AM ALL FOR KEEP THE THE INFRASTRUCTURE.
THE INFRASTRUCTURE, EXCUSE ME, THE ROADS ARE THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE REPAIRED.
THREE SCHOOLS AT THAT ONE INTERSECTION TAKES THREE LIGHT CYCLES TO GET THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND THERE'S GOING TO BE THE NEW COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING TO BE RIGHT ACROSS THE TREAT FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL. YOU HAVE BUCCEES AND COSTCO.
THE ROADS ARE SOMETHING THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED EVEN WITH COUNTY ROAD 2209 IS ANOTHER TWO TO THREE YEARS OUT. IS THE FUNDING THERE? INTERNATIONAL GOLF PARK WAY IS A CRITICAL NEED THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH OVER CAPACITY OF ROADS AND EVEN IF YOU DO DECIDE TO PUT SOMETHING THERE, WHAT ABOUT THE TRAFFIC THAT COULD BE OVERFLOWING ON THE WEEKENDS WITH BUCCEES AND ALL THAT ON 95 SOUTH FROM THE HIGHWAY ON TO THE ACTUAL EXIT.
THAT'S JUST THE ROADS ARE AGAIN, CAN'T STRESS AGAIN ISSUE THE ROADS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED NO MATTER WHAT IS DONE THAT INTERSECTION IS DEFINITELY CRITICAL NEED AND SAME WITH
INTERNATIONAL GOLF PARK WAY. THANK YOU. >> ACTUALLY THE RED LIGHT WILL
HAVE TO BE ON. >> I ALWAYS DO IT BACKWARDS. HEY GOOD EVENING.
I AM RICHARD BURKE, A LIVE ON IN PALM VALLEY, I HAVE BEEN CITIZEN OF COUNTY FOR ABOUT 11 YEARS.
CHURCH 1122 WAS A CHURCH PLANT THAT CAME OUT OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AND STARTED WITH 200, 300 PEOPLE, ONE LOCATION OLD WAL-MART SAN PABLO AND BEACH.
WE HAVE 11 CAMPUSES IN FLORIDA AND GEORGIA. 10,000 TO 12,000 PARISHIONERS AND HAVE 200,000 PEOPLE ONLINE THAT WATCH OUR SERVICES. WE'RE A CHURCH FOR ALL PEOPLE TO STRENGTHEN AND DEEPEN A RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST. THAT'S OUR MISSION.
THAT'S OUR PASSION. THAT'S WHAT WE DO. WE, WE'RE CURRENTLY BUILDING A NEW CHURCH NEXT TO CREEK SIDE HIGH SCHOOL. IT WILL BE OUR FIRST CHURCH WE HAVE BUILT GROUND UP. MOST HAVE BEEN REPURPOSED LIKE HOBBY LOBBIES AND OLD GROCERY STORES. THE GREAT NEWS ABOUT THE NEW CHURCH AT THE NEW CHURCH AT CREEK SIDE IS IT WILL BE OUT OF GROUND BY DECEMBER OF 2024 AND IT WILL LIKELY BE AT CAPACITY.
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WE NEED ANOTHER CHURCH IN ST. JOHNS COUNTY. WORLD GOLF VILLAGE IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE AND A BEAUTIFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR US AT A BUSY INTERSECTION TO COME IN AND REPURPOSE THOSE BUILDINGS AND MAKE IT ANOTHER CHURCH FOR OUR COMMUNITY.COUPLE THINGS THAT HAVE COME UP HRE. TRAFFIC.
WE'RE PRETTY BUSY ON SUNDAY. MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, NOT SO MUCH.
SO WE WOULD BE PRETTY LIGHT ON THE TRAFFIC CONCERNS. NUMBER TWO, LIBRARY, WE PROBABLY DON'T NEED ALL THE CAPACITY. WE WOULD CERTAINLY BE WILLING TO PARTNER AND WORK WITH THE COUNTY TO FIND A WAY TO REPURPOSE PROPERTY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COUNTY WHETHER THAT BE A LIBRARY OR A RESPITE CENTER. CHURCH 1122. A LOT OF MY FRIENDS HERE.
STAND UP. >> HIGH, MY NAME IS CHRISTINE KELLER I AM A WORLD GOLF VILLAGE RESIDENT AND HAVE A 5000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING AT 335 SOUTH LEGACY TRAIL.
I AM A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER AND 335 AND LEGACY TRAIL IS FULL OF SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS.
I AM SPEAKING ON BEHALF INCLUDING THREE IN MOTION AS WELL AS LION'S DEN.
I WON'T COME UP HERE AND SAY WHEN WE DO NOT WANT. I HAVE THREE BEAUTIFUL UNITS THAT LOOK AT KELLY LAKE AND THE IMAX. WHAT WOULD BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE AREA I DID LIKE THE IDEA OF THE LIBRARY. SOMETHING THAT WILL BRING FAMILY ENVIRONMENT BACK TO WHERE WE'RE AT. WE SERVICE MANY RESIDENTS IN ST.
JOHNS COUNTY. MOST OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE ST. JOHNS COUNTY CASCADES PEOPLE OF THAT NATURE. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS WE WANT TO BRING THE FIREWORKS BACK TO WORLD GOLF VILLAGE. WE WANT TO BRING FAMILY AND FOOD BACK TO WORLD GOLF VILLAGE OTHER THAN CADDY SHACK THAT'S A SMALL BUSINESS GENUINELY. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IN THE AREA. I KNOW SUNRISE CINEMA WANTED IMAX.
THAT WOULD BE GREAT TO KEEP THE SECOND LARGEST IMAX. LIBRARY IS GOOD.
SCHOOLS, SCHOLASTICS WOULD BE SOMETHING GOOD. WE ARE FACING AND ALSO FACE REVERB CHURCH AS WELL WHICH YOU KNOW PURCHASED THE LAND. I KNOW REVERB CHURCH WILL BE THERE. WE JUST WANT TO BRING FAMILY BACK TO THE AREA AND SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO WORK OUT BEST FOR EVERYBODY THAT'S THERE. THAT'S IT.
THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS GARY SNOD GRASS.
THANK YOU FOR CONDUCTING THESE SESSIONS TO SEEK INPUT AND IDEAS ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FUTURE OF WORLD GOLF VILLAGE. I DO THINK THEY HAVE MISSED AN OPPORTUNITY NOT HAVING THESE SESSIONS AT THE IMAX THEATER OR THE HALL OF FAME BUILDING. PERHAPS IT COULD CREATED MORE INTEREST AND INNOVATION IN TERMS OF IDEAS AND INPUTS. SPEAKING OF THE IMAX THEATER, IT WOULD BE IDEAL IF THAT FACILITY WAS THE SECOND LARGEST SCREEN IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA COULD BE RETAINED AS A MOVIE THEATER. AS TO THE FORMER HALL OF FAME SPACE, AN INTERESTING POSSIBILITY WOULD BE TO CONVERT THAT SPACE TO A MUSIC AND THEATER HALL WHICH COULD COMPLIMENT THE AMP AND THE PONTE VEDRA THEATER. ONCE AGAIN I THINK THERE'S INTERESTING POSSIBILITIES. THE TRUTH IS THOUGH, THAT THE CAMPUS IS A BIT OUT OF THE WAY, IT'S NOT EASY TO GET THERE AS OTHER SIGNIFICANT RETAILING LOCATIONS AND WE DO NOT ENJOY A STELLAR RECORD OF SUCCESS AT THAT LOCATION. IN MY VIEW, A COLLECTION OF SMALL, INDEPENDENTLY OWNED RETAILERS WHILE DESIRABLE WOULD LIKELY HAVE TO OFFER VERY UNIQUE AND SPECIAL PRODUCTS THAT ARE HIGHLY DESIRABLE TO MEET THE NEEDS OTHERWISE THEY MAY NOT SUCCEED. IT WOULD BE GRAND IF ONE OR MORE BRAND-NEW RETAILERS WOULD ANCHOR WORLD GOLF VILLAGE. WOULDN'T YOU AGREE AN APPLE STORE WOULD BE IDEAL OR BEST
BUY. ALDI OR TRADER JOES. >> THANK YOU.
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WOULD BE REQUIRED. SIR YOUR, YOU REACHED YOUR TWO MINUTES.AND FINALLY IF ALL ELSE FAILS, A JUNIOR BUCCEES. I'M CHEERING FOR THE COMMUNITY
AND OUR COLLECTIVE SUCCESS. THANK YOU AGAIN. >> GOOD EVENING, I WANT TO MAKE SURE NOBODY WAS WAITING AHEAD OF MY. I LIVE AT 132 LADERA, I AM GUY.
I WANT TO BRING OUT WHAT 1122 CHURCH WOULD BRING TO THE COMMUNITY.
THERE WOULD BE LITTLE NEGATIVE IMPACT TO THE AREA. 1122, EVERYWHERE 1122 GOES, WE ARE VERY, VERY INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY AND BRING SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.
WE BRING IN PEOPLE THAT GET INVOLVED IN FOSTER CARE, VISITING THE ELDERLY.
ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WILL REALLY BRING A POSITIVE AND FAMILY IMPACT TO WORLD GOLF VILLAGE. WHEREVER CHURCH OF 1122 OPENS A NEW LOCATION, THERE ARE ALREADY, THERE'S ALREADY DEMAND AND THERE'S PEOPLE THAT ATTEND THERE.
IN THOSE COMMUNITIES SO WE'RE MOVING INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SUPPORT THE NEIGHBORHOOD, DEVELOP IT. AND FAMILY WAYS. THERE'S I CAN'T EVEN REALLY THINK ABOUT ALL OF THE OTHER WAYS THAT WE CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY BUT IT IS.
WE HAVE POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH FIRST RESPONDERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.
IN EVERY LOCATION THAT WE HAVE. AND WE LIKE I SAID, WE GET INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY IN EVERY WAY. FOSTER CARE AND PUBLIC NEEDS. WE GET INVOLVED IN THAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> PRESS THE BUTTON. >> MY NAME IS CLIFF MARTINEZ.
I LIVE AT 1299 NOTCH WAY. FIRST OF ALL, PLEASE SAVE THE GOLF COURSE.
I LIKE TO PLAY ONCE A MONTH. I CAN APPRECIATE EVERYTHING ELSE.
I HAVE THREE IDEA SAYS BUT THE FIRST ONE -- >> THE FIRST ONE I WANT TO SHARE ABOUT THE IDEAS I HAVE IS TO EXTEND THE ROAD ON EAST TOWN PLAZA.
THE COUNTY CAN DO THIS, INDIVIDUAL BUSINESSES CANNOT DO THIS.
ONLY THE COUNTY CAN. THAT WILL ALLEVIATE 99% OF THE TRAFFIC GOING TO THAT AREA IN THE COMMUNITY. SECOND OF ALL, AN IDEA THA NEEDE SCHOOLS IS TO HAVE A PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL. IT DOES NOT NEED A GYMNASIUM, BECAUSE THE FOLKS IN PERFORMING ARTS WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR IS A THEATER WHICH WE HAVE. A STUDIO WHICH THEY HAVE THERE THEY CAN REFURBISH. THOSE IDEAS ARE, YOU CAN USE THE CLASSROOM AREAS IN THE FORMER WORLD OF GOLF MUSEUM. THAT WOULD BE AN AREA WHERE THEY CAN TAKE THEIR CLASSES DURING THE MORNING BEFORE THEY GO TO THE PERFORMING ARTS AREA AFTERWARDS.
WE DO HAVE A SCHOOL LIKE THAT OVER IN, WE DID HAVE, STILL DO HAVE A SCHOOL OVER THERE IN SARASOTA COUNTY. I AM FAMILIAR WITH THE SCHOOL THAT THEY HAVE HAD FOR MANY, MANY YEARS IN THE CINCINNATI AREA. KIDS COME FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY. AND THEY ARE TRANSPORTED YES, YOU MIGHT HAVE TO WORK OUT TRANSPORTATION AREAS. DROPPING OFF STUDENTS OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL AREA.
AND THEN TRANSFER VIA BUS TO THE SCHOOL BUT THERE'S A COUPLE IDEAS.
PLEASE WE HAVE A PROPERTY THE PGA STUDIO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HELLO, MY NAME IS IS DONNA S. I RESIDE IN MIRABELLA AREA. I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO GIVE VOICE TO HAVING 1122 HAVE ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES THERE. OUR MINISTRY OUR MISSION STATEMENT IS TO SERVICE PEOPLE FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE. AND IT WAS JUST VERY EXCITING TO HEAR OF ALL THE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT THE CHURCH OF 1122 IS TRYING TO MEET IN ALL THOSE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. SO BESIDES JUST HAVING A CHURCH FACILITY, WE CAN OFFER SO MUCH
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MORE. IT WOULDN'T BE IMMEDIATE, BUT AS THE CHURCH AND COMMUNITY GROWS WE CAN SERVICE LIKE CHILD CARE, BECAUSE MANY CHURCHES OFFER CHILD CARE.WE COULD HAVE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS. YOUTH PROGRAMS AND OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS THINGS FOR YOUTH INSTEAD OF THE DESTRUCTIVE THINGS CHILDREN ARE DOING.
THAT INCLUDES IT COULD BE THE MUSIC. IT COULD BE DRAMA.
BECAUSE THAT COULD BE INCORPORATED TO USE THE GOD GIVEN TALENTS CHILDREN HAVE.
WE ALSO HAVE AN AREA AT THE MAIN CAMPUS FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. OUR FIRST RESPONDERS HAVE VERY SPECIFIC NEEDS THAT WE COULD MEET. WE CAN HAVE A COFFEE SHOP FOR PEOPLE TO COME AND HAVE A VERY QUIET INTIMATE AREA WHERE THEY CAN MEET WITH EACH OTHER.
WE WOULD HAVE SENIOR PROGRAMS. OUR SENIORS NEED THINGS THAT THEY CAN DO.
WE ALSO AND IN JACKSONVILLE WE HAVE THE HOPES CLOSET. WE COULD PERHAPS HAVE A VERY BOUTIQUE TYPE OF THRIFT STORE. THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT A CHURCH COULD DO FOR A COMMUNITY LIKE ST. JOHNS. AND I WOULD GREATLY PRAY THAT YOU WILL CONSIDER THAT.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS WILLIAM MIR ANKLE. I LIVE AT ONE 62 SADERS LANDING COURT. SAINT AUGUSTINE. I WILL HERE FOR 1122.
NEW TO THE AREA. SECOND YEAR IN THIS AREA. I WOULD HAVE TO SAY 1122, ONE OF MY BIGGEST THING. I WENT DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE WHEN I MOVED UP HERE RESEARCHING CHURCH, CHURCH AND THIS COMMUNITY, THIS CHURCH HAS GIVEN ME MY DAUGHTERS, MY FAMILY, MYSELF JUST A GOOD WELCOMING. OFFERS A LOT TO THE COMMUNITY. I MYSELF AM, I HAVE DONE HOSPICE, WORK IN CORRECTIONAL OFFICE. I LOVE TO SERVE.
I CARE ABOUT PEOPLE. PERIOD. AND JUST HAVING 1122 IN THE AREA WOULD BRING MY ABILITY TO SERVE FOR THE CHURCH MY ABILITY TO SERVE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
I THINK IT'S NEEDED. THE YOUTH NEEDS IT. WHAT A BETTER EXAMPLE IT IS FOR US TO STEP UP IN THE COMMUNITY AND JUST DIVE INTO THE COMMUNITY.
THERE'S NOTHING MORE THAN 1122 THE WAY THEY HAVE MOVED FROM CORRECTION OFFICER TO LOCAL TO YOUTH MINISTERS TO ADULTS, TO JUST SENIORS. IT IS AMAZING.
I WISH WE COULD JUMP AND DO MORE. BUT HERE'S OUR ABILITY.
WE'RE HERE AS A COMMUNITY AND CHURCH TOGETHER AND THIS IS JUST THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO EXPRESS THIS AND HOPE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO MAKE AN IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY JUST THE IMPACT I HAD FROM GOD AND THE IMPACT THAT 1122 BRINGS TO THIS.
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. >> CAN I START? OKAY.
HELLO MY NAME IS LINDA WATERS. LIVE IN THE WORLD GOLF VILLAGE AT 690 COPPER HEAD CIRCLE.
I AGREE WITH THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN WORLD GOLF VILLAGE. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE GOLF COURSE RETAINED. AND TO HAVE THE AMBIENCE OF THE COMMUNITY THAT WE LIVE IN.
WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT A PUBLIC LIBRARY WOULD BE SUITABLE SINCE THE LIBRARY THAT WAS PLANNED FOR PACHETTY ROAD HAS BEEN CANCELED. THAT WOULD BE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE COMMUNITY DOES NOT SUPPORT HAVING A LOT OF TRAFFIC WHICH WOULD BE THE SCHOOLS WOULD CAUSE. WE RIGHT NOW SCHEDULE OUR TRAVEL TIME AROUND THE TWO SCHOOLS THAT WE HAVE ON INTERNATIONAL GOLF PARK WAY.
THE TRAFFIC THERE IS ATROCIOUS. YOU CAN'T GET TO YOUR APPOINTMENTS UNLESS YOU SCHEDULE BETWEEN 7:30 AND 9:30 IN THE MORNING. THE SAME THING IN THE AFTERNOON, 2 O'CLOCK AND 4:30. PUTTING ANOTHER SCHOOL IN THE VICINITY WOULD NOT BE
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SUPPORTIVE. WE ALL THINK THAT THERE'S SPACE DOWN PROBABLY IN THE PLANTING AREA THAT COULD SUPPORT A MIDDLE SCHOOL. SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS WE CONSIDER A POSITIVE IMPACT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND I THINK YOU SHOULD TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY NOT THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE OUTSIDEOF THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT. MY NAME IS BRUCE LONG IN GRAND OAKS.
I DO LIVE IN THE WORLD GOLF VILLAGE AREA AND I RESPECT THE FACT THAT PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY REALLY SHOULD HAVE THE STRONGEST VOICE. I WANT TO BRING UP TWO PRACTICALITIES AND FIRST AS A REFERENCE TO CHURCH 1122, THE NUMBER OF THE LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WE SUPPORT FINANCIALLY HERE ARE 23. AND THE MAJORITY OF THESE ARE IMMEDIATE NEED MISSION WHICH IS EVERYTHING FROM FOSTER CARE TO PEOPLE GETTING OUT OF SITUATIONS IN THEIR LIFE THAT NEED RE-EDUCATING OPPORTUNITIES TO START NEW BUSINESSES.
TO START NEW CAREERS ET CETERA. MY MAIN POINT IS PRACTICALITY. I SEE NO RETAIL OPTION AS BEING VIABLE. IT'S 1.7 MILES BACK TO THE PROPERTY.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DRIVE BUT IT'S A HINDRANCE TO ANYTHING TO BE DEVELOPED RETAIL.
IT'S JUST NOT PRACTICAL FOR PEOPLE TO WANT TO DRIVE THAT EXTRA DISTANCE BACK AND FORTH.
ANY IDEA OF A RETAIL SITUATION. I DO LIKE THE IDEA OF A SCHOOL AND LIBRARY.
THOSE ARE GREAT CIVIC PLANS THAT WORKS IN UNISON WITH CHURCH 1122.
I'M NOT ON THE BUDGET END OF THIS. I KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT REHABBING BUILDINGS. THE DOLLAR AMOUNT IS HUGE. EITHER A LARGE OUTSIDE INVESTOR OR SOMEBODY LIKE 1122 THAT HAS THE FUNDS IS GOING TO HAVE TO COME IN AND REHAB OR RESTRUCTURE THE BUILDINGS. I'M SURE WE DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A SCHOOL - THERE. UNLESS THE STATE OF FLORIDA IS ON BUDGET, IT'S OUT OF OUR HANDS. PRACTICALITY OF ANYTHING FROM RESTAURANTS TO RETAIL IS ALMOST SLIM TO NONEXISTING. THANK YOU. HI, I AM HELEN SMITH.
I LIVE AT 232 ISLAND GREEN DRIVE IN SAINT ANDREWS AT WORLD GOLF VILLAGE.
I AM ALSO A BOARD MEMBER FOR THE EMMA CONCERTS IN SAINT AUGUSTINE.
I FEEL STRONGLY A PERFORMING ARTS CENTER IS WHAT WE NEED. IT WOULD BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY
AND SAINT AUGUSTINE >> THERE'S VERY LITTLE PARKING IN TOWN WHERE WE HOLD OUR CONCERTS AT FLAGLER. IT HAS PARKING. IT'S GOING TO NEED TO HAVE WORK DONE ON THE INSIDE TO MAKE ROOM. I THINK WE NEED ABOUT 500 SEATS. I STRONGLY THINK THAT THE GROUP THAT'S CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR A PLACE WOULD SUPPORT THAT. THAT WOULD BE AND THE OTHER COMMENT I HAVE IS NO MORE HOUSING. PLEASE DO NOT APPROVE ANYMORE
HOUSING. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> HI MY NAME IS IS GRACE DORADO. I'M THE NEXT EXIT NORTH OF HERE. AS A MOM OF FOUR BOYS THE THOUGHT OF A LIBRARY IS GOOD. I AM HERE FOR CHURCH 1122. I BELIEVE THE CHURCH 1122 IS YOUR BEST OPTION TO MEET THE NEEDS THAT EVERYONE HAS SPOKEN OF AND ALSO DEFLECT THE PROBLEMS THAT WILL ARISE FROM SOME OF THE OTHER OPTIONS. YOU TALK ABOUT SERVICES OF VALUE. THE CHURCH 1122 HAS MANY OPTIONS.
WE MEET MOSTLY ON SUNDAYS. OUR BIG TRAFFIC WOULD BE SUNDAY SO YOU WOULD NOT HAVE THAT BIG OF A PROBLEM WITH THAT. IT WILL PREVENT THE POPULATION GROWTH THAT EVERYONE SEEMS TO SAY NO TO. THE 95 TRAFFIC. I-95 TRAFFIC AGAIN THAT PROBLEM WOULDN'T BE AS BIG OF AN ISSUE WITH CHURCH 1122. FAMILY ENVIRONMENT.
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WE ARE A FAMILY ENVIRONMENT OF THE CHURCH. SOMEBODY MENTIONED THEY WANTED A MIDDLE SCHOOL, THAT CHURCH 1122 AS SOMEONE MENTIONED FOSTERS RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE YOUTH FOR THE GLORY OF GOD. THE CHURCH IS TO ARK QUIT THE SAINTS FOR THE WORK OF THE MINISTRY, THE BUILDING OF THE BODY IN CHRIST AND LOVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.HELLO MY NAME IS DONNA SMITH. I LIVE AT 220 ISLAND GREEN DRIVE IN SAINT ANDREWS PLACE IN WORLD GOLF VILLAGE. I SEE A VERY BIG NEED FOR A PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AND A NEED FOR A LIBRARY. WE HAVE TO GO SUCH A DISTANCE TO FIND A LIBRARY AND IT WOULD BE SO NICE TO HAVE A LIBRARY WITH ACTIVITIES AND A COMPUTER ROOM. IT WOULD CERTAINLY BENEFIT THE CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD BUT IT WOULD ALSO BENEFIT THE SENIORS AND EVERYONE ELSE.
AND I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE A GOOD USE FOR THE BUILDINGS THAT ARE VACANT AND ALSO TO KEEP THE WORLD GOLF VILLAGE IMAX THEATER AND THE GOLF CENTER AS WELL. AND I THINK I DON'T HAVE TO SAY TOO MUCH BUT I THINK THAT'S WHAT IS NEEDED IN OUR AREA. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS JAY SEMICHECK IN WORLD GOLF VILLAGE. I KNOW THIS PARTICULAR MEETING ADDRESSES THE HALL OF FAME AND PGA REAL ESTATE THAT WILL EXIT. IT'S CRITICAL TO LOOK AT THE LONG-TERM FUTURE OF THE ENTIRE WORLD GOLF VILLAGE RESORT AREA. THIS IS A RESORT NOW AND IF POSSIBLE, IT SHOULD RETAIN THE RESORT THEME WITH THE GOLF COURSE OR AND THIS IS IMPORTANT, A NEW VERSION OF GOLF EXPERIENCE. AS AN INTEGRAL PIECE.
AFTER ALL GOLF IS IN THE BRAND NAME. RETAINING GOLF SHOULD BE A PRIORITY. THE COUNTY SHOULD MAKE SURE THIS SUPPORTS THE OVERALL GOAL.
THE GOLF COURSE IS OF CONCERN BECAUSE IT SITS ON THE MAIN PART OF THE PROPERTY.
IT SPREADS THE RISK FOR UNWANTED DEVELOPMENT. THE TWO MAJOR BUSINESSES ARE THE RENAISSANCE HOTEL CONFERENCE CENTER AND THE GOLF COURSE ITSELF.
THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT MUST SUPPORT THESE. HOTEL GUESTS WANT RECREATION.
GOLF AND IMAX. THE GOLFERS WANT ACCOMMODATIONS. HOTEL AND BLUE GREEN.
CUSTOMERS FOR BOTH BUSINESSES AND LOCAL RESIDENTS WILL WANT ENTERTAINMENT, HIGH END SHOPPING, UNIQUE RESTAURANTS ET CETERA. THESE CAN BE LOCATED IN THE SPACE VACATED OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS AS WELL AS THE COMMERCIAL SPACE SURROUNDING KELLY LAKE.
SINCE THE MOST COMMON REASON FOR A BUSINESS TO LEAVE IS FINANCIAL, FUTURE ENTITIES IN THE AREA SHOULD COMPLIMENT EACH OTHER SO ALL BECOME MORE PROFITABLE.
THE COUNTY SHOULD HAVE JOINT MEETINGS FOR DECISION MAKERS IN THE WORLD GOLF VILLAGE, HOMEOWNERS AND OTHER IMPORTANT STAKEHOLDERS. THE PLANNING EFFORT SHOULD BE COOPERATIVE, COLLABORATIVE AND AIMED AT LONG RANGE WIN-WIN FOR ALL PARTIES.
THANKS. GOOD EVENING. I AM CHARLENE AUSTIN, 1132 INVERNESS DRIVE, CASCADES NEIGHBORHOOD IN WORLD GOLF VILLAGE.
I LIVE IN THE VERY BACK AND WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH TRAFFIC. ALL OF THESE GREAT, GREAT IDEAS FOR WHAT TO DO WITH THE BUILDINGS THEMSELVES CAN ONLY BE HAPPENING IF YOU CAN GET THERE.
AND OUR INTERSECTIONS ARE HORRIBLE. WHEN YOU COME FROM BUCCEES AND HAVE TO DODGE THE BOATS, CAMPERS AND SEMIS AND PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE GOING BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL VACATIONS LOST MAKES IT REALLY HARD. WE CAN ONLY GET TWO TO THREE CARS ACROSS I GP AT A TIME THE WAY THE LIGHTS ARE SET UP. AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO PUT IN SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BRING MORE TRAFFIC, JUST FOR THAT INTERSECTION ALONE, THINK ABOUT IT, IT WILL NOT WORK. IF YOU WERE TO PUT OUTUE ROAD TO TAKE A DIRECT SHOT OVER TO THE
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AREA THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WHERE THE MOVIE THEATER ET CETERA, IT MIGHT WORK.RIGHT NOW THE ROADS ARE AN ISSUE. A BIG ISSUE.
THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MARY ANN GRAY.
I LIVE AT TRAIL MARK. 82 MOSAIC PARK AVENUE IN SAINT AUGUSTINE.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I AM HERE IN SUPPORT OF HAVING CHURCH OF 1122 OCCUPY HALL OF FAME.
ON A REALLY SIMPLE NOTE TO DOVE TAIL WHAT THE OTHER FOLKS SAID ABOUT THE CHURCH, IT'S NOT HARD TO SEE AS WE LOOK AROUND THE FAMILY IS VERY UNDER ATTACK. KIDS LIVES ARE IN FLUX FOR A LOT OF DIVORCE. FAMILIES DON'T SEEM TO BE THRIVING TODAY.
THIS CHURCH IS A VERY POSITIVE INFLUENCE FOR FAMILIES. THE BUILDING UP.
THIS BUILDING UP OF FAMILIES WITHIN THE CHURCH, EQUIPPING FATHERS TO BE THE HEAD OF THE HOME. EQUPS MOMS TO TAKE THEIR ROLES. PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN TO LEARN JESUS DOES LOVE THEM AND HAS A PLAN FOR THEIR LIVE. SOME CHILDREN HAVE NEVER HEARD THIS AND HAVE NO IDEA. TEACHING THE PARENTS AND CHILDREN THEY GROW IN FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS. I BELIEVE WITH ALL MY HEART, THIS IS A WONDERFUL CHURCH THAT PREACHES THE TRUE WORD OF GOD. IT WOULD BE A POSITIVE INFLUENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND I SURELY HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONSIDER THE CHURCH OF 1122 FOR THIS SPACE. THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. MY NAME IS DAVID SMITH. I LIVE AT 232 ISLAND GREEN IN WORLD OF GOLF VILLAGE. WE HAVE BEEN THERE FOR 15 YEARS. I WAS A NINE YEAR VOLUNTEER AT THE HALL OF FAME. SORRY TO SEE IT GO. BUT THAT'S THE PGA'S ISSUE.
THINGS DISCUSSING WITH NEIGHBORS, WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO SEE IS ADDITIONAL HOUSING.
THE EXPLOSION AROUND OUR AREA IS JUST BEEN EXORBITANT. YOU SEE THE RESULTS ON IGP.
WITH THAT IN MIND, WHATEVER HAPPENS TO MINIMIZE THE TRAFFIC WITHIN WORLD OF GOLF VILLAGE.
DEALING WITH IGP. THE INTERSECTION, THAT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT ISSUE AS MORE AND MORE THINGS AND INTO THE AREA. WE HAVE HEARD GOOD THINGS. WE WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE THE IMAX. THAT TYPE OF ENTITY RETAINED. A LIBRARY HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT AMONGST MY NEIGHBORS. ADDITIONAL RESTAURANTS BUT WE DO UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE OF GETTING THERE. THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AS MY WIFE SAID.
SHE'S A BOARD MEMBER. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING HAPPEN OUT THERE.
MANY OF PEOPLE IN OUR AREA DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT SAINT AUGUSTINE ACTUALLY EXISTS.
WHEN THEY GO TO A CONCERT OR SOMETHING, THEY'RE GOING TO JACKSONVILLE.
THEY'RE NOT COMING DOWN TO SAINT AUGUSTINE WHICH HAS FINE MUSIC THROUGH EMMA AND OTHER FINE ENTITIES. I REALLY HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT PUTTING A SCHOOL IN THERE.
LOOKING AT THE TRAFFIC IMPACT THAT IS HAPPENED FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL.
YOU CAN NO LONGER GET THROUGH THIS AT 3 O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON.
I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU.
>> HI, MY NAME IS DANIEL KELLER, 1145 CAR MONA PLACE IN SEVELA DOWN THE STREET FROM GOLF WORLD VILLAGE. MY WIFE WHO JUST CAME UP TOWARDS THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING OWNS TRILOGY DAY SPA, 5000 SQUARE FOOT SPA IN THIS AREA WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AND NEXT TO HER IS ALREADY A CHURCH. REVERB CHURCH WHICH SITS ACROSS KELLY LAKE FROM THE PROPOSED, WHAT YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING TO PUT IN THERE. I DO FEEL, I'M NOT AN ADVOCATE OF THE REVERB. HOWEVER I DO FEEL THAT A SECOND CHURCH IN THE AREA WOULD BE A LITTLE REDUNDANT. I ALSO FEEL THAT THE AS REVERB CHURCH TOOK THAT BUILDING, THE
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PARKING IN THAT AREA BECAME I DON'T WANT TO SAY A NIGHTMARE BUT THEY TOOK UP A LOT OF SPACE, ESPECIALLY ON WEDNESDAY EVENING AND SUNDAYS. WHICH THEN WHEN THEY HAD THEIR SPECIAL EVENTS, I DON'T FEEL THAT THE PARKING LOT AT THE END WHERE THE PROPOSED 1122 CHURCH WANTS TO BE COULD HANDLE THAT AND I'M AFRAID THAT WOULD IMPACT KELLY LAKE EITHER PART OR FULLY WHERE THEY WOULD HAVE TO DEMOLISH KELLY LAKE, WHICH IS THE MAIN, ONE OF THE MAIN ATTRACTIONS TO THE SPA IS THE SERENITY OF THE LAKE. THANK YOU, APPRECIATE IT.JUST GO. HI, I AM KIM KINDIG. MY HUSBAND AND BOTH OF OUR DAUGHTERS HAVE BEEN RESIDENTS IN ST. JOHNS FOR 25 PLUS YEARS. WE LIVE AT ONE 32 LADERA LAKE CIRCLE, 202 IN WORLD GOLF VILLAGE. I AM FROM 1122.
I HAVE BEEN THERE FIVE YEARS AND JUST WANT TO STATE THAT I SEE THAT THE COMMON THEME IS COMMUNITY PERFORMANCES, OTHER VENUES TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND I WILL SAY THIS ABOUT THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CHURCH. THAT I LEARNED SINCE I HAVE BEEN THERE.
THERE ARE SO OPEN. WE'RE NOT A TYPICAL CHURCH THAT HAS AN AGENDA OR WAY OF DOING THINGS. THEY MOVE WITH CHANGE. OPEN WHAT COMMUNITY WANTS.
I PERSONALLY SERVE IN THE PRISON MINISTRY. WE HAVE RESPITE FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. THEY HAVE KEYS AND ACCESS TO THE BUILDING.
THEY CAN HAVE REFRESHMENTS AND AGAIN, I JUST KNOW THE HEART OF THE CHURCH IS FOR COMMUNITY.
NOT JUST FOR PEOPLE WHO COME TO THE CHURCH BECAUSE THEY WANT TO BE AT 1122ER.
IT'S FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY AND THEY ARE OPEN TO ALLOWING THE COMMUNITY TO USE AN AMAZIN FACILITY. WHICH WOULD BE PERFORMING ARTS OR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND SO I THINK IT WOULD COVER A MULTITUDE OF ALL THE NEEDS THAT HAVE BEEN EXPRESSED TONIGHT.
>> HI, MY NAME IS NASHA L. I LIVE 296 ALLEN GREEN DRIVE. ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
WHATEVER YOU DECIDE TO DO, MAKE SURE IT WON'T AFFECT THE PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY LIVE THERE BECAUSE IT'S VERY NICE TO HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF PEOPLE THROWING A WHOLE BUNCH OF IDEAS WHEN THEY WON'T AFFECTED BY IT. WHATEVER YOU GUYS CAN DO CAN BE FOR PEOPLE TO RETIRE.
THAT'S THE REASON MOST OF THEM MOVE FOR. MY HUSBAND INCLUDED AND THE YOUNG KIDS. WE HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF YOUNG KIDS.
THEY NEED ENTERTAINMENT AND SOMETHING THEY CAN GET TOGETHER AND DO THINGS TOGETHER.
I LIKE THE IDEA OF LIBRARY. MAYBE A MODERN LIBRARY WITH COMPUTERS AND A ROOM TO DO PROJECTS TOGETHER. I FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE HEARING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER WHEN PEOPLE WON'T REALLY BE AFFECTED BECAUSE THEY DON'T LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
HAVE A CONSIDERATION FOR PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY LIVE IN THERE. WE WILL BE THE ONES AFFECTED BY THE TRAFFIC AND EVERYTHING. SO, THANK YOU. THAT'S IT.
HELLO, I AM ELBERT SILAS. PRESENT OF ROMANZA. I LIVE AT 83 BRIDGE STREET SAINT AUGUSTINE. CULTURAL, QUALITY OF LIFE. FOR RESIDENTS.
THIS COUNTY HAS DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB DOING THINGS FOR TOURISTS AND IT'S REALLY BEEN GREAT FOR OUR GENERAL ECONOMY. IT SPREADS OUT EVERYTHING. WONDERFULLY, HOWEVER, THIS COUNTY IS NOT DOING AS MUCH AS IT SHOULD FOR THE CULTURAL QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS.
WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS, AND PLACE OTHER THAN ACADEMIC PLACES WHERE RESIDENTS WHO WANT TO BE IN THE PERFORMING ARTS OR THE VISUAL ARTS WHO WANT TO PERFORM IN A PLAY FOR THEIR NEIGHBORS OR WANT TO SEE THEIR NEIGHBORS IN A PLAY OR HEAR THEM PLAY IN AN ORCHESTRA CAN GO AND APPRECIATE
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THEM. WE HAVE SORT OF DONE A HALFWAY STEP WITH THE PONTE VEDRA CONCERT HALL. BUT THAT'S MAINLY FOCUSED AT GETTING TOURISTS TO COME IN TOWN. IT'S AVAILABLE. BUT IT'S UP AND PONTE VEDRA.YOU NEED PROBABLY FIVE OR SIX PONTE VEDRA CONCERT HALLS SPREAD AROUND THE COUNTY.
A GOOD PLACE TO BE CONSIDERED IS WORLD GOLF VILLAGE. PUT SOME KIND OF A CONCERT HALL IN THERE WITH GOOD ACOUSTICS. ANOTHER GOOD PLACE IS DOWNTOWN SAINT AUGUSTINE.
YOU COULD CONSIDER HASTINGS AND A LOT OF OTHER PLACES. WHAT I'M ASKING IS JUST KEEP THE MINDS OPEN ABOUT THE CULTURAL QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING. EXCUSE ME. MY NAME IS TOM DENNIC.
I LIVE AT 500 NORTH LEGACY TRAIL IN THE CASCADES IN WORLD GOLF VILLAGE.
I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT ONE OR TWO THINGS YOU HAVE HEARD A LOT ABOUT 1122 AND I ALSO SUPPORT 1122. IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN WHAT 1122 HAS DONE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE IT HAS TAKEN ROOT, THAT IS TAKE A LOOK AT SAN PABLO WHICH HAS BEEN A MICHAELS STORE AND A WAL-MART. WHAT IT IS NOW. AND WHAT IT HAS BECOME IN ORDER TO SERVICE PEOPLE THROUGH THE THRIFT STORE, THROUGH THE ACTUAL SANCTUARY ITSELF.
THIS IS MOVEMENT FOR ALL PEOPLE. TO DEEPEN THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST.
IT IS OPEN TO ALL PEOPLE. ESPECIALLY YOUTH, ESPECIALLY SENIOR CITIZENS AND ESPECIALLY TO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. WE LEAVE AN AREA, WE COME TO AN AREA AND WE MAKE IT BETTER.
NOT THROUGH OUR STRENGTH BUT THROUGH THE STRENGTH OF THE CONGREGATION.
THEY WILL SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND SERVE WELL IN WORLD GOLF VILLAGE.
THANK YOU. HELLO, MEL LONGO. 133 MORGAN AVENUE, SAINT AUGUSTINE. I HAVE BEEN SERVING ON THE COUNTY'S LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD NOW GOING INTO SEVENTH YEAR. WHEN I JOINED THE BOARD, THEY WERE DESPERATE FOR ANOTHER LIBRARY. THE COMMUNITY AROUND WORLD GOLF VILLAGE HAS BEEN SCREAMING FOR A LIBRARY FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS. THE PEOPLE OF IN NOCATE E WANT A LIBRARY.
WHAT THE OPPORTUNITY THIS WORLD GOLF VILLAGE PROPERTY PRESENTED TO THE COUNTY HAS RESULTED IN DELAYING THE ONLY LIBRARY I HAVE SEEN FULLY FUNDED AND READY TO BE BUILT WHICH IS GOING TO BE AT MILL CREEK. WAS GOING TO BE CALLED MILL CREEK LIBRARY NEXT TO THE BECETTI SCHOOL. THEY ARE CONSIDERING MAYBE PUTTING A LIBRARY HERE, WE ARE GETTING FURTHER BEHIND. IF WE DON'T MOVE ON THE PROPERTY AND THAT PLAN IN THE NEXT TWO-AND-A-HALF MONTHS, THE COUNTY IS ON THE HOOK FOR $485,000 THEY HAVE ALREADY COMMITTED TO SPEND. THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A VERY FISCALLY SOUND MOVE FOR ME.
THE WORLD GOLF VILLAGE AREA AS FAR AS LIBRARIES GO, IT'S GOT TERRIBLE PARKING, 1.7 MILES AWAY FROM THE INTERSECTION. IT'S A HUGE BUILDING THAT NEEDS COMPLETE OVER HAUL, NO ONE KNOWS HOW MUCH THAT'S GOING TO COST YET. I WOULD HOPE THE COUNTY WOULD LOOK AT OTHER USES FOR IT INSTEAD OF DELAYING THE LIBRARY WE ALREADY HAD PLANNED AND WE
DESPERATELY NEED. THANK YOU. >> LOOKS LIKE MAYBE I'M LAST.
MY NAME IS JIM RICHARDSON. I LIVE ON SWEET BRIAR LANE. I WANTED TO COME IN TONIGHT.
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I HEARD, I AM GLAD I SAT THROUGH LISTENING TO EVERYBODY. I HEARD A LOT OF OPINIONS OF WHAT NEEDS OR WHAT WE COULD, WHAT OUR NEED ARE AND WHAT COULD GO IN AT WORLD GOLF VILLAGE.WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS TAKE A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO IT AND ASK THE COMMISSION AND THE COUNTY TO MAYBE TAKE A STEP BACK AND PERHAPS FORM A LITTLE COMMITTEE TO RATHER THAN JUST TAKE INPUT ON A COUPLE DAYS AND MAKE A DECISION. TAKE A LONGER TERM LOOK AT WHAT COULD HAPPEN ON THAT PROPERTY. IT IS A PERFECTLY LOCATED PIECE OF PROPERTY ADJACENT TO I-95 WITH ITS OWN EXIT. WE HAVE, WE LIVE IN A COUNTY THAT SAINT AUGUSTINE WAS VOTED SOUTHERN LIVING MAGAZINE VOTED IT ONE OF BEST PLACES TO RETIRE IN.
OR THE NUMBER ONE PLACE TO RETIRE IN FLORIDA. WE LIVE IN A FANTASTIC PLACE THAT DOESN'T GET THE PRESS. IT DOESN'T GET THE ATTENTION THAT IT SHOULD.
AND I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY WITH WORLD GOLF VILLAGE WITH THAT LOCATION, WHETHER YOU CONTINUE TO CALL IT WORLD GOLF VILLAGE OR GATEWAY TO FLORIDA OR SOMETHING ELSE, THERE'S THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE THE PROPERTY TO HELP DEVELOP SMART GROWTH IN ST. JOHNS COUNTY. RIGHT. YOU HAVE AN IMAX THEATER.
YOU REALIZE THERE'S ONLY 30 LEFT IN THE WORLD. THERE'S MORE PYRAMIDS IN EGYPT.
WE'RE ALL CONCERNED ABOUT THE FLORIDA PANTHER. THERE ARE MORE OF THOSE THAN IMAX THEATERS. WHAT A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A FACILITY TO USE TO PROMOTE THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO PROMOTE ST. JOHNS COUNTY, PROMOTE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.
IT'S ALREADY THERE. IT JUST HAS TO BE POLISHED OFF. SORRY.
I HAVE A REPUTATION FOR RUNNING OVER. THANK YOU.
OKAY. HI, MY NAME IS MEGAN MCCLOUD. I LIVE 2411 WINCHESTER LANE.
I AM HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE IMAX THEATER. IT'S THE THEATER THAT I HAVE GONE TO FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS. I REMEMBER WHEN THE FIREWORKS DID HAPPEN AND THEY USED TO DO THE MOVIE AND WE WENT EVERY SINGLE FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND EVERY YEAR. THAT WAS MY FAMILY'S HOLIDAY TRADITION BECAUSE IT WASN'T ON FOURTH OF JULY. AND WE HAVE DOGS WHO GET SCARED. SO WE WON'T TO THE OTHER ONE.
IT WAS THE ONLY FIREWORKS WE EVER SAW. IT'S THE ONLY IMAX THEATER IN THE ST. JOHNS AREA. THERE ARE TWO MORE IN DUVAL. IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP IT THERE. WHERE I WORK IS RIGHT NEXT TO A CINEMARK.
I LOVE THE QUALITY THEY HAVE THERE. IT'S IF RESTORED TO 70 MILLIMETER, THERE'S ONLY 30 IN THE ENTIRE WORLD AND MAKE IT A DESTINATION FOR PEOPLE IN THE FILM INDUSTRY. THEY JUST RERELEASED THE BARBIE MOVIE INTO IMAX.
THE ONLY OPTIONS I HAD WAS TO EITHER GO TO THE TWO AMCS DOWN IN DIFFERENT COUNTIES.
AS SOON AS THE IMAX STAYED OPEN LONGER, I IMMEDIATELY WENT THERE ACTUALLY THIS PAST SATURDAY AND SAW THE BARBIE MOVIE AGAIN IN THE FORM OF QUALITY. IT'S A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR PEOPLE TO COME. I BROUGHT MY FRIENDS AND WE REALLY LOVED THE ATMOSPHERE.
WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE FIREWORKS COME BACK AND ALL OF THOSE ASPECTS BE A PART OF IT.
BACK IN THE DAY, YOU HAD TO CALL IMMEDIATELY TO GET TICKETS TO GO TO THE THEATER BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE SOLD OUT ON OPENING NIGHT. I HOPE THAT WILL REMAIN THERE SO
I CAN CONTINUE TO GO. THANK YOU. >> HELLO MY NAME IS PATRICIA AND I OWN A HAIR SALON AT TRILOGY SALON. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME ABOUT THE FIREWORKS. I ONLY HAVE BEEN LIVING IN THE AREA FOR THREE YEARS. THEY TOLD ME ABOUT THE FIREWORKS HOW THEY USED TO COME DOWN THERE AND THEY WERE COOL ACTIVITIES. THERE ARE SUMMER PROGRAMS WITH 3 M IN MOTION.
THE KARATE STUDIO. THE CHURCH IS HAVING ACTIVITIES ALL THE TIME THAT THE SMALL BUSINESSES ALREADY ARE TRYING TO KEEP ALIVE AND GOING IN THE AREA.
I WOULD PROMOTE TO JUST BRING IN MORE SMALL BUSINESSES. CONTINUE.
WE HELP THE RENAISSANCE. THEY CALL US AND SAY HEY, CAN YOU GIVE US A COUPLE MASSAGES?
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WE DO PACKAGES WITH THEM WILL WE'RE CONSTANTLY WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES PEOPLE SAY I REMEMBER WHEN I USED TO COME DOWN HERE.
OR I STEP OUT AND PUT MY SIGN OUT. THERE'S A SPA HERE, THAT'S SO NICE. THEY LOVE THE HOME TOWN FEEL IN THE AREA.
I SUGGEST TO YES, THERE ARE A LOT OF GREAT IDEAS, THE LIBRARY IS FANTASTIC.
I HAVE TO CROSS TOWN TO DO THAT. SAYS A HASSLE. BRING IN THE HOME TOWN FEEL RIGHT HERE AND OF COURSE THE PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY DO LIVE IN WORLD GOLF VILLAGE TO LISTEN TO WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. IF THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE COMMENT. PEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.
>> I AM JOSEPH FLYNN I LIVE AT 1156 INVERNESS DRIVE IN THE CASCADES.
THERE'S A LOT OF NICE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN SAID TONIGHT ABOUT THE THINGS WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE. I CERTAINLY WOULD LOVE TO SEAT GOLF COURSE STAY THERE.
I WOULD CERTAINLY LOVE TO SEE SOME TYPE OF ARTS CENTER IN THE WORLD, IN THE WORLD GOLF VILLAGE AREA. BUT I ALSO LIKE TO CHALLENGE THE COUNTY HERE.
YOU HAVE A ST. JOHNS CONVENTION CENTER THERE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT UTILIZED MORE WHERE WE WOULD MAKE SURE WE WOULD KEEP AN AREA OF YOU KNOW THE RENAISSANCE WOULD KEEP THAT FILLED WITH PEOPLE. WOULD ALSO HAVE SMALL BUSINESSES THERE. AND WOULD ALSO BE ABLE TO BRING IN SOME BIGGER BUSINESSES YOU KNOW FOR A DIRECT AREA RIGHT THERE. SO, THAT'S ALL.
353 TAFIS STOCK DRIVE. SAINT AUGUSTINE. I AM HERE NOT ONLY AS A PARENT BUT PRESIDENT OF THE HOA. I KNOW WE HEARD DIFFERENT OPINIONS REGARDING THE USE THE CASE. WHAT WE DO NEED TO THINK ABOUT IS WHAT IS ABSOLUTELY MOST NEEDED IN THIS AREA, AND WHAT THAT IS IS WE HAVE A TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE NEED FOR A NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL. OUR CHILDREN ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DISPLACED AS WE SPEAK.
A NUMBER OF US PAID A LOT MORE FOR OUR HOMES FOR THE SCHOOLS THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS ZONED FOR. AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CHILDREN THAT CAN'T SLEEP AT NIGHT BECAUSE THEY WILL BE VOTING SOON TO BE DISPLACED WITH THE SCHOOL THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS ONLY KNOWN AND BE MOVED TO ANOTHER SCHOOL THAT WE WILL BE DISPLACED AS WELL BECAUSE OF THE GROWTH THERE. I KNOW SOMEONE MENTIONED POSSIBLY BUILDING A MIDDLE SCHOOL CLOSER TO PALENCIA. NOTHING WOULD MAKE US HAPPIER THAN TO HAVE THAT OCCUR.
UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PLANS THAT HAVE BEEN ALREADY LAID OUT FOR SEVERAL YEARS, THERE ARE NO PLANS IN OUR COUNTY FOR A MIDDLE SCHOOL. THAT'S VERY UNFORTUNATE BUT ALL OF THE NEW SCHOOLS BEING BUILT ARE K-8S. SO, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT IT MAY NOT BE THE MOST MAYBE EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BENEFIT OR MAKE USE OF THAT, IT'S A VERY MUCH OF A NEEDED THING. ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING ALL THE GROWTH THIS COUNTY PRIDES ITSELF ON BEING IT IS NUMBER ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE, AND WE ARE, YOU KNOW, IF WE DON'T CHANGE THINGS, THAT ISN'T GOING TO LAST VERY LONG.
I JUST PLEASE, PLEASE CONSIDER THAT FOR THE SAKE OF OUR KIDS AND THAT IS OUR FUTURE.
SO I JUST ASK PEOPLE TO PLEASE PRAY FROM THE BOTTOM OF THEIR HEARTS FOR OUR KIDS.
THANK YOU. >> HI, MY NAME IS MARY BETH. I'M AT 693 PORTO CHRIS AVENUE.
I HAVE BEEN A ST. JOHNS RESIDENT FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW. AND I AM IN SUPPORT OF THE IMAX RETAINING WHAT IT IS NOW THE IMAX FOR HAVING THE RIGHTS SOLD TO SUNRISE CINEMA.
I WAS IN THE RIVERSIDE AREA IN JACKSONVILLE AND ABLE TO SEE SUN RAY BUILD UP THE OLD MOVIE
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THEATER FROM BEING NOTHING TO WHAT IT IS NOW. THEY HAVE A TRACK RECORD OF REALLY BUILDING A COMMUNITY AND BUILDING A STAPLE LIKE THAT BACK UP TO SERVE LOCALS AND ALSO TO SERVE INDIVIDUALS COMING INTO THE SAINT AUGUSTINE AREA. I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THAT. AS OTHERS MENTIONED, THERE'S ALREADY A CHURCH AT THE WORLD GOLF VILLAGE. I KNOW THAT TRAFFIC IS BAD ON THOSE DAYS, SUNDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS WHERE CHURCHES TEND TO CONGREGATE. WANT TO THROW THAT IN THERE ASWELL. THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING THIS TONIGHT. MY NAME IS PATRICIA FLYNN.
I LIVE 1156 INVERNESS DRIVE, CASCADES, WORLD GOLF VILLAGE. I AM IN FAVOR OF MAYBE SAVING THE IMAX AND THE GOLF COURSE. THIS IS A PLACE YOU SEE FAMILIES PLAYING TOGETHER.
YOU SEE HUSBANDS PLAYING WITH WIVES. YOU SEE THEM PLAYING WITH THEIR SIBLINGS. IT'S A SPORT YOU CAN PLAY THROUGHOUT YOUR ENTIRE LIFETIME, YOU CAN PLAY WITH YOUR GRANDPARENTS. AND WHEN I DRIVE HOME AND COME TO THE CANOPY OF TREES WHICH IS SO BEAUTIFUL, YOU SEE THE GOLF COURSE ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE AND I SEE HIGH SCHOOLERS PRACTICING THERE. I AM GUESSING THAT'S THE AGE GROUP. I SEE COLLEGES AND MATCHES THERE.
THAT MAYBES OUR COMMUNITY REALLY GREAT AND IT'S ACTUALLY CALLED WORLD GOLF VILLAGE.
SO I'M HOPING THEY CONSIDER KEEPING THE GOLF COURSE. >> DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT? >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DENNIS LITTLE.
I LIVE IN ABERDEEN AT 716 WEST KINGS COLLEGE DRIVE ABOUT A MILE FROM THE NEW 1122 CAMPUS THEY'RE BUILDING THERE. I AM HERE REPRESENTING 1122 TO BE A PROPONENT FOR THEM TO BE LOCATED AT WORLD GOLF VILLAGE. I'M NOT HERE TO PARROT THE VIRTUES OF THE CHURCH.
IT'S MORE THAN THAT. I THINK THE CHURCH DOESN'T EVEN REALIZE THE FULL POTENTIAL FOR THEM BEING LOCATED IN THIS LOCATION. BUT BEFORE I GET TO THAT, TRAFFIC. ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS IN WORLD GOLF VILLAGE IS GOING TO DIE OFF IF YOU DON'T FIX THE TRAFFIC. THAT'S ON THE COUNTY TO CORRECT THAT.
I TRAVELLED THE WORLD, I TRAVEL THE COUNTRY. I'M A BIG BUCCEES FAN.
ALL THE OTHER BUCCEES ARE BETTER TO GET OUT BECAUSE ANYTHING ELSE YOU DO IS GOING TO DIE OFF.
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO START AVOIDING THIS EXIT. SO TO THAT, I BELIEVE THAT BRINGING 1122 INTO THE WORLD GOLF VILLAGE REPRESENTS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY.
EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT A LIBRARY. THE CHURCH WILL NEGOTIATE FOR THAT.
WE WILL WORK WITH THAT. EVERYBODY WANTS TO SEE PERFORMING ARTS.
HAS ANYONE HEARD OF IN HIS STEPS? IT'S A CHRISTIAN-BASED PERFORMING ARTS COMMUNITY THAT 1122 COULD CREATE RIGHT HERE UTILIZING THE IMAX THEATER, THE CONVENTION CENTER AND ALL OF THAT TO CREATE THE WAY OF LIFE THAT EVEN IN WORLD GOLF VILLAGE WANTS WITHOUT OVER BURDENING IT. SO, I AM A BIG PROPONENT FOR 1122 TO BE ENGAGED IN WHATEVER GOES ON IN AT WORLD GOLF VILLAGE. I THINK IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A GREAT PLACE OR CREATE A SPECTACULAR WAY OF LIFE IN AN ALREADY GREAT PLACE.
THANK YOU. >> HELLO, MY NAME IS DEBBIE HAMILL.
I LIVE AT THE LEGENDS AND I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT.
YES, I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE CONDO ASSOCIATION AT THE LEGENDS AND WITH THE RECENT TRAFFIC, TO THE HIGH SCHOOL, IT'S HARD TO GET OUT OF OUR DEVELOPMENT. AND TRAFFIC IS A CONCERN.
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I JUST FELT LIKE THE WORLD GOLF VILLAGE BEING CLOSER TO 95 WE HAVE TO PUT SOMETHING IN THERE.EVERYBODY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEIR SURROUNDING NEIGHBORS ARE TALKING ABOUT WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. EVERYBODY IS SO CONCERNED. BUT NOBODY IS HERE TONIGHT.
I MEAN MAYBE MORE PEOPLE WILL COME TOMORROW. BUT I AM GOING TO JUST SAY, TRY TO REPRESENT PEOPLE A LITTLE BIT AND SAY THAT WE WOULD LOVE TO KEEP THE IMAX THEATER.
YOU KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF OLDER RETIRED PEOPLE IN THE AREA AND THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE STAYING CLOSE TO HOME AND NOT HAVING TO GO SO FAR FROM HOME TO SEE MOVIES.
THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY FOR NOW. THANK YOU.
>> HI, MY NAME IS MARY BITTNER. I AM AT 716 WEST KINGS COLLEGE DRIVE.
IN ST. JOHNS. I DID NOT PLAN ON COMING UP HERE BUT I'VE GOT TO SHARE MY HEART.
I WAS IN A YOUTH PASTOR MINISTRY AND YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY FOR YEARS.
OBVIOUSLY I REPRESENT 1122 AND MY HEART IS FOR THE YOUTH. THE YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY.
I HEAR THE CONCERN OF THE RESIDENTS HERE. I HAVE CONCERNS FOR THE WORLD.
WE HAVE A MESS GOING ON RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE TEENAGER THAT IS DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THEMSELVES. WE HAVE KIDS THAT A LOT OF TIMES DON'T HAVE PARENTS TAKING CARE OF THEM. AND THEN WE HAVE YOUNG ADULTS GROWING UP NOT WANTING TO DO ANYTHING. A LOT OF THINGS HAVE HAPPENED TO CAUSE THIS YOU KNOW TO GO ON.
BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE CHURCH OF 1122 MEETS THOSE NEEDS. YOU KNOW THEY NOT ONLY REPRESENT THE SENIORS AND THE FIRST RESPONDERS, BUT MY GRANDDAUGHTER HAS GONE TO THEIR YOUTH MINISTRY AND IT WAS AMAZING. SHE LOVED IT. SO, I JUST WANT TO JUST REALLY REITERATE THAT IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE RESIDENTS HERE, AND THE PEOPLE HERE, WE NEED TO CONSIDER WE'VE GOT TO HAVE SOMETHING FOR THESE KIDS FOR WHEN THEY GROW UP.
THANK YOU. >> DO WE HIT SOMETHING HERE? >> MY NAME IS BRUCE HOWARDTON.
I LIVE IN COPPER HEAD CIRCLE IN THE CASCADES. I HEARD A LOT OF DIFFERENT IDEAS AND SO FORTH GOING ON AROUND HERE. ALL OF US THAT ARE RESIDENTS OF WORLD GOLF VILLAGE MOVED THERE FOR A SPECIFIC REASON. I UNDERSTAND ABOUT ALL THIS OTHER. LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, THE REVERB CHURCH.
IF YOU HAVE BEEN DOWN 95, THE PARKING LOT IS COMPLETELY FULL. YOU HAVE PEOPLE STILL PLAYING GOLF AND I'M TRYING TO THINK IF ANOTHER CHURCH COMES IN, WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT PARKING? IT WOULD BE ATROCIOUS. IF YOU WANT TO GET RETAIL. I KNOW THIS IS AGAINST THE BYLAWS. A MARQUEE IN THE FRONT THAT NOTIFIES THERE'S RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS BACK HERE. WHEN YOU LOOK AT BUCCEES AND COSTCO AND THE ZONING CHANGE FOR HOME DEPOT ALL AROUND THE SEVILLA, IT WILL BE NOTHING BUT TRAFFIC.
IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WILL BE ADDRESSED. I ALREADY KNOW THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF THE TRANSPORTATION IS LOOKING TO EXTEND 2209 ACROSS FROM THE DECOY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL WHERE THE LOGISTICS CENTER WILL BE PUT IN AROUND 16. THEY ARE LOOKING AT DOING SOMETHING WITH THE MIRA BELLA AND IGP INTERCHANGE DOWN THERE WHICH IS GOING TO, I THINK IT'S LIKE 18,000 CARS THAT GOES THROUGH THERE ON A DAILY BASIS WHAT THEY ALREADY HAVE THEY KNOW. SO THERE'S AIL OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT NEED TO BE GOING ON AS FAR AS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SURE. BUT AS FAR AS RETAIL, MAYBE RETAIL IS HAVING A HARD TIME BACK HERE. THAT'S 1.7 MILES BACK THERE BUT NOBODY KNOWS THEY'RE BACK THERE. THERE'S NOTHING TO DRAW THEM IN THERE.
SO I AM IN FAVOR OF KEEPING THE GOLF COURSE. KEEPING THES IMAX BECAUSE I'M A SENIOR CITIZEN AND LOVE GOING THERE TO WATCH THE MOVIES. I DO LIKE THAT.
A LOT OF US DO. JUST TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION ALL OF US WHO DO LIVE IN THE AREA AND THE REASON WE MOVED TO THAT AREA. AGAIN.
THE TRAFFIC FOR THE SCHOOLS ALREADY IS NUTS AND A SCHOOL JUST DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE IN THE AREA. THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE INTERESTED IN MAKING A COMMENT PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.
I SEE NOBODY. OKAY. WELL THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT. WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE EVERYONE TAKING THE TIME.
I ALSO REALLY APPRECIATE THAT SO MANY OF YOU DECIDED TO STAY AND LISTEN TO ALL THE PUBLIC COMMENT
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THAT OCCURRED AFTER YOU. WE ARE DOING INPUT SESSIONS. WE HAVE ANOTHER MEETING TOMORROW THAT STARTS AT 9:00 A.M. THAT WILL TAKE