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Can Oviedo save ~ y~
the Black Hammock?
parla Kirtnev Stoles
."Oviedo has always been the big'
brother protector of the Black Hammock
Area," offered Oviedo City Council mem-
ber Todd Russell after a Council work
session that in part addressed the recent.
efforts by the City of Winter Springs to
become involved in developing the rural
community. "Oviedo years ago sat with
the County and came up with a Joint Plan-
ningAgreement (JPA) partially in regards
to the Black Hammock Area. I have al-
wnv.c irir.[f to limit the impact to the area
by asking that the northern development
use transitional implementation as it heads
to the Black Hammock area. An example
is larger lot sizes and large buffers on the
property close to the FloridaAvenue area.
I am not in favor of We constant barrage
that seems to be the game plan of other
entities inthe area.
It's no secret that Russell was refer-
ring to Winter Springs and their numer-
ous attempts to annex and develop prop-
erty in the portion of Semitole County
known for it's history of celery fields and
fiercely protective residents. The Winter
Springs City Commission recently sent a
letter tp those very residents inviting them
to participate in an ad hoc advisory ~om-
mittee "related to the possible annexation
and development of property you own in
what is commonly refermd to as the East
Rural Area and Black Hammock Area of
Seminole County."
The letter was sent to residents Agrjl
1,'giving them until April 13tttrespond.
Those chosen to participate iii t&'e Corti-
mittee were announced at the Winter
Springs City Commission meeting May 9.
Citizens like Robert King and Jim
Logue, who attended the Oviedo work
session, feel the invitation islittle more than
a veiled attempt to placate residents and
to circttmvent the County restrictions on
the Rural Area by coaductiutg.a study into
developing what Winter Springs has
dubbed a Rural Transitional Development
Code.
According to King, Wintbr Springs
annexed property within the County's
Rural Boundary 2=1/2 years ago, and was
challenged in court by Seminole County.
Though Winter Springs wom that chal-
lenge, they only won the right to annex,
-not to change the land use or zoning of .
the property in question. That decision
would have to be made by the Florida
Department of Cornmuniry Affairs (DCA)
with aComprehensive P1anAmendmtnt.
DCA approval of a change was not likely. '
Said King, "This tumor study will pro-
duce, over time, an aura that Winter
Springs in trying to be legitimate in re-
specting the Rural Boundary. By the time
this is done, other lawsuits* will be out of
the way. No doubt their study will pro-
vide data and analysis to support their
position to the DCA. This is saving face
for Winter Springs."
"The problem is," continued King,
"that thousands of acres of land and hun-
dreds of people will be affected by this
decision."
Marsha Pokorny, one of those affected
people, had this to say in a recent issue of
the Black Hammock News,. a newsletter
published by the' Black. Hammock Asso-
ciation; "If you ask mostany Black Ham-
mock resident why they bought land in '
the Black Hammock they will tell you
their reason is that coral environment along
with all that comes with that environment;
the large lof sizes; lack of heavy; fast traf-
fic; natural surroundings; friendly faces
who are always willing to lend a hand and
wildlife and birds that abound. It's a peace-
ful way of life among the beautiful trees,
farms, groves and lakes that is unique to
this area that sits on roughly 16 square
milts within Seminole County. We enjoy ,
clean alt, temperatures that are roughly 5
degrees cooler than the city aml a natural
process of cleaning water 'as it flows
through our lands, down to the aquifer be-
neath our lands and into adjoining Lake
Jesup. This view of the Black Hammock
remains strong among residents but if
some of the surrounding city councils,
developers and city managers get their
way, we will be little more than a memory
in just a few years."
The City of Oviedo hopes to not be a
part of the problem, but rather part of the
solution and discussed a variety of ways
to do that at their Apri125 work session.
See 'Black Hammock" page 5
Black Hammock
from page l
Council that night discussed th
actions taken by Winter Springs
.and available options for conser-
vation, including; .according to
Council Chairman Dominic
Persampiere, the City's annexing
of the entire Black Hammock in
order to protect it. "We are all con-
cerned about the detrimental im-
pact on the city if the Hammock
is developed at a high density,"
County Commissioner, former
Oviedo City Council member, and
Oviedo resident,'Bob Dallari
shazes that concern. Said Dallari
when asked about the Winter
Springs study, "It was a surprise
that this came up especially since
the appeals* aze not done.. Why
r~re they reinventing the wheel?
From a resident's perspective, I
really believe the Black Hammock
should be left alone. You don't
need to put concrete every-
wfiere."
' Added Dallazi', "The &eauty of
our area is that we have a mixture
of rural and urban uses. The Black
Hammock is one of the few re-
charge azeas left."
Council Member Regina
Bereswill stated that she person-
ally did not want to see any more
of the County land annexed into.
Winter Springs. Bereswill sug-
gested Oviedo develop a definite
plan and consult with Seminole
County on their plans as well.
Logue expressed the opinion
that the Black Hammock would
benefit by being part of Oviedp
and participated inthe discussion
with Council members. He sug-
gested that Council.try to find a .
way to make the land there valu-
e able some way other than "houses
per acre." The idea of obtaining
future development rights and the
possibility of an organic farming
azea were also discussed.
After addressing further.com-
munication with the County, as
well as the citizens of the Black
Hammock, Oviedo City Manager
Gerald Seeber stated that he would
draft a resolution to include the
ideas presented atthe session and
bring it back to CQUncil for approval
at a later date.
In the meantime, according to
the task schedule put out by Win_
ter Springs, they will be appoint-
ingTechnical Staff and organizing
the East Rural Area Property
Owners Committee to "accom-
plish the mission and vision estab-
lished by the City Commission."
(*The City of Winter Springs
and Seminole County are currently
involved in litigation appeals re-
garding the County's Rural-Area. _I
Charter Amendment passed by
voters last fall.)
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land, or merchandise, or of "cigilitv;' or the art of "com
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Opinions, and. in the profession those individuals and the
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and practice dictated by them. at large would be best served`and mtargst leer
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and listen to theretoiicnmmblings stoogie!Okay,nowthen
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equal property in~' ~ protected by haying effieiegtpto- tFgdd
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rf our leaders(who really don't area being a exclusive 5 acre resi- the (tee useof his faculties; cessing, andnone benefit (lopg _
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Pcnd'on nusinfornted staff) and born m theinmds of `cify-folk' oh which to employ them. lu a' sfructive dereliction ofduty. ~ dgsalines vaa
then h;nc the patiuree and altiht} who moved into the area to get word, as a man is said dr have There's an everyday- com- small;bdsine;
Io reduce all the `bovine-scare' spine privacy, but wanted to bring
lain a bncfing That is printable along all the amenities th
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U ~ a sclwol where~these computer eommlttve and makeup some
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for a loan of
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;te tii iemmd us ~", t~hcn thego ~nfjre,l don'tcall SC S.O. Why? .
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glosses to read the print woods), but remember freedoms
[ finallyilcadcd that your last
ink. , one man enjoys must be aGcn
ted A d now
as I m se
Y ~l£"~raduate' into the next phase of my life,
Lwould like to say thank you
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i havemT~ernytenuraheresosgecessfulandcompletefyenjoyable-
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past thirteen years yoij have prAVidad me with an education in kind-
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history, and the response the
column has generated from the
community has been very grati-
fying to me as a writer. The
feedback has helped me hone
my research and reporting
skills as well.
It's with these positive things
in mind that I pass the history
column on to a new visionary.
Starting in three weeks, Megan
Sladek will be taking up where
I'm leaving off. Megan is well
acquainted with local history
and even leads a historic
preservation group in the area.
From what I've gathered, she's
excited about taking on the Past
and Present column,-and is full
of fresh ideas to keep reader-
ship intrigued. I'm confident
that she will serve you well, and
I'm looking forward to reading
her column myself, as I put
more of my time into personal
endeavors.
Since this is my farewell col-
umn, Iwanted it to be as spe-
cial as my readers have made
me feel over the past 10 months.
But I've failed to come up with
anything that equals such an
honor. So, in my typical tenden-
cy to find fascination in the
details, I've decided to focus on
situational etymology in this
last column.
The word "goodbye" was
fast noted in a letter written by
poet Gabriel Harvey in 1573,
only he spelled it "goodwyes :'
Originally derived from the Old
World blessing'`God be with
you," the phrase was shortened
over time by speakers who
lacked precision in their dic-
tion. The words eventually ran
together to form expressions
like "God be wy you," "god
b'w'y," "god buy' ye".and "good-
b'wy" -until finally we have
Harvey's word, the precursor to
the modem-day reduction
.<~,e.,
Harvey also introduced the
expression "howdy" in the
exact same letter, spelled
"howdyes:' This health-related
greeting refers to the phrase
"how do ye" from 1563, or the
more proper version, "how do
you do?;'circa 1632 -but Haz-
vey was the first to record the
contracted form in print. Amer-
ican Southerners dropped the
"es" at the end of the word in
about 1840, which is still in use
as a substitution for "hello."
Interestingly, "hello" wasn't rec-
ognized as a word unti11883. It
developed from the 1588 word
"holla" or "hollo." Most folks
mistakenly think the term "hi"
is a shortening of "hello;' when
in fact "hi" was included in the
dictionary 19 years prior to
"hello." It's a variation of "hy"
circa 1475, or perhaps "hey,"
which is thought to have been
around as early as 1225.
With the history of these
words in mind, I say "goodbye"
to you, my readers, in the full
meaning of the blessing. At the
same tune, I say "hello" along
with you to Megan, who prom-
ises to continue our journey
down regional paths of histori-
cal interest.
Oviedo considers a
line in the sand, again
Debate revives
concerns about
expansion of
Winter Springs
By Alex Babcock
THE CHflONICLE
OVIEDO -City leaders. Tues-
daysaid they're so concerned about
Winter Springs annexing land in the
rural Black Hammock azea .that
they're willing to consider moves to
block them, even byannexing a sliv-
er of land, like a tine in the sand, to
prevent the eastward expansion of
their neighboring city.
Discussion of the situation came
at a special meeting for the City
Council Monday. City Manager
Gerry Seeber requested that the
elected of5cials discuss the matter,
as Winter Springs and Seminole
County await the outrnme of a law-
suit challenging authority over land
use in the rnunty's rural eastern sec-
tion. The wncern is that if Winter
Springs wins the lawsuit, Oviedo
won't be prepared to act.
'2 would like you to be prepared
and have Council be prepared and
have a plan B," said City Council-
woman Regina Bereswill. "I do not
want to see arty more of the county
go into Winter Springs."
The debate continues a series of
events that started last spring, when
county leaders learned- Winter
Springs was looking to supply water
and sewer services to the area to the
south and east of Lake Jesup. The
city has to.be granted permission by
the St. johns River Water Manage-
ment District before installing the
utilities..
The county then drafted a refer-
endum that voters approved in
November; giving the county con-
trol over land use in an azea east of
Winter Springs. Any city annexing
into that area cannot change. the
land-use, to allow high-density resi-
dentialneighborhoods, for example,
without getting authorization from
the county - or so the county
hoped Winter Springs filed a rnn-
stitutional challenge to the rule, and
won a quick Wiling in December, but
the county has since appealed that
ruling, allowing the boundary to
remain in effect at least until the
appeal is processed
Oviedo leaders suggested sever-
al strategies to block what they feaz
are attempts by Winter Springs to
encroach on the rural area and
develop it. Winter Springs is in the
midst of a survey oftbe area, hoping
to form a committee of rural resi-
dents who can advise the city of
their needs as residents. Seminole
County has conducted studies of
the rural area as well, with commu-
nity forums aimed at defining rural
life and deciding what matteis most
to residents of the area, which
includes the Black Hammock, Chu-
luotaand Geneva.
Jun Logue, a spokesman and res-
ident of the Black Hammock,
attended Monday's meeting and
was invited to offer his perspective
on the legal battle between Winter
Springs and the county, and the fate
of the Black Hammock and his rural
way of life. He said Oviedo may be
running out of time to effectively
act.
"You wouldn't want to be late on
that,,, Logue said, adding that if the
Black Hammock has to be annexed,
he'd rather see Oviedo do it, and
that his neighbors feel the same way.
"They'd come to .Oviedo," he
said "That's what my heart tells me,
because they are all Oviedo people:'
Oviedo City Councilman Todd
Russell said the city has acted as
something of a protector to the
Black Hammock, an area immedi-
atelynorth of the city limits, an area
that uses Oviedo as its postal
address. Logue said he agreed with
the assessment.
"Ya'll have been our big brother
and we appreciate it more than you
can imagine," he said.
Winter Springs leaders have
consistently denied that they intend
to develop the. Black Hammock,
saying their goal is simply to pro-
vide services to portions of the area.
The city has also asserted that the
county has a record of pleasing
developers at the expense of rural
residents.
At the meeting, the Councit ulti-
mately asked City Manager Seeber
to prepare a resolution defining
how the city can coordinate efforts
with the county to best serve the
rural residents of the county.
IHOP gathering creates a sticky
situation for charter review panel
BgAlexBabwdt
THE CHRONIQE
OVIEDO -Actions deemed
questionable by the chairwoman
of the Charter Review Committee
sparked. a debate Tuesday as the
group ,considers changes to the
city's equivalent of a constitution.
Member Megan Sladek was
asked to defend herself against
criticism that she overstepped her
authority by organizing a commu-
nity forum to discuss-potential
changes to the charter, an event
she publicized through ane-mail
sent to local media and members
of the public
Sladek in the e-mail described
the event as "holding court" to
answer questions about the char-
ter-review process. Charter
Review Chairwoaran Kathy
Moore said she was concerned
before the committee's meeting,
would be misconstrued as an offi-
cial meeting, or that visitors would
believe Sladek's comments were
representative of the committee's
opinion.
"We don't know what you told
the public, and we don't know
what they said to you," Moore said
Sladek said as she understood
the role of rnmmittee members,
they were supposed to be seeking
out public comments, a sentiment
backed by committee member
John Henken: "I for one don't find
any fault in it;' Henken said,
adding that he has asked neighbors
for their opinions himself. "I think
it's perfectly appropriate."
Debate on the matter continued
for about 20 minutes before the
members rnncluded that holding
meetings is technically allowed, as
long as only one member of the
future meetings that her views
were not representative of the
group's.
Following the debate, the com-
mittee discussed and gave tenta-
tive approval to a plan to allow city
leaders more control over borrow-
ing money. As the city charter
stands, the city cannot take on
debt in the form of revenue bonds
that would take more than a year
to repay without having citizens
vote. The committee, as requested
by city staff, gave the city the
power to borrow money through a
less strenuous process involving
two public hearings.
The committee also recom-
mended allowing the city manager
to enter into contracts of any
amount, as long as it meets gener-
al policy guidelines.
At the next meeting, to be held
May 10, the committee will discuss
v1n+p ~~st~It Hammock?
t've lived in Blark Hammack of 3R 42~ Southbound SR 434 has
fur~over thirty years, and m-t~te a-t-,rn signal, N'o~thliound (going
area for twettry:live more l doti',t . ~koWatds: ~#ack .I3amtlnock) does
~~~ want any part of wiedb's plaits J+`Cwa-otheraccess roads have
~~ q to -annex 81~ek 'lmock. Asa
prime e~mPtie
' 1~ rallat~ the
~' beett blacked ot)f totally; people in
O~i+ed~
~~;a~l •them "cut throu
h
,
1 ,
g
~~ lire department td inquire about roads'',~'while people in Black
\ Oviedci's ngid: gun ,laws prior to Hammock thought ofthem asget-
~' wnttng thta I~tte~r 1 Was ald, in ring to the library, or wherever
the ~tiotuest 't1~at~'~ds3~ble, that,. else they:~vent to, roads.
t~~'hlWS tp ~,t~~a,~
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t
'~ Np one ~n Black Hammock
~e r~t:ttts mc
and no one in
I;
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~I~1CiR?4w ~~ ~" ~att3 ,
.
• ~!*~' h~'tti~:~ntefests at heart.
~+~~'`'~ n. ~~~,~til±yR'~yw~lthr¢ is:repre-
_ ~~mueh'the. ~tt~'tow opitN 'sr~>i'tetl~ (ot'le~ alone) by~county
wti a~ ,~ t~n•~4cl~mt go~er'nment; acid I like it that way:
mock av~l~tnfet SpYtii,~ It seettts tp'trte that Oviedo's goo-
'1'here is rtaKMtt~'gaQd is It >rQf us ernnient is a~bad joke, one to be
ah~w~vlr,ever ` -ng !b 1 ~ avoided `'11t~.have failed topro-
1 reca win 1 {"ikioved Item,
, tt ~t~; tawr~'s heritage or it's
~~ ,
~~rao
. E . train ' f nut fl`b~ll ~ ~.
~ r. J: g,[.~~d:~ (fir
tssUeit'a~ ' ~rtlM~it a town w~ out
td the`:1!VeaE+ i ~V1DW ~.tl
~. ~.
has a s~egd"~tit~#t of
hout~ if:1veve ctee a to
»s_te1 be an:;inviGt
people of ~Y"redb tQ.a
cry to pu:h os'~ff k
the yu~t~~1~ ~!! the
~e tc1 t(~ru r t
k .~n fire fed
turn that Unti
miles Iser rice!'
~~ it ~
~+, far: fh~e ~ chr•`~
~ its did iit$~:
raa'dt (t6 tidti
~e picku '~
~u b~ ~V~
I°twill be ~ .111 P'H~ t~Nt.
ain~ir`e bIF:~Jalnnkd;:
fora) Ovteet+o;~.~ S"s shell ,
sayrtlg tote Q.Q'~' ~bs~~ns tli#
loads.: [tUt says the ,city told
them.ht„v Through the.~rs,rVe
have bat more anif more a
rwte , and the ones have~lul)
.are either danget'o~ts or sp!'etl
ftaps.l-rtt At is s const'attt
spebd trap with.'fi.bf,~ mtle:al-a
etrid 13 M,P.Ii,; Fpt' whip;
t?eleon vac at.1 ~ ~ P H We
w~(e're ~yromised,thlat Pine Ave./
• ..Itrt wcfute~ ~- Y
~~~
was ju' a ~fe+~ ehtyt~).~ tit ~~n-
tgwn . U"viedo- at the ii-tersection
emselves. They
t1!t not us.
:'o `tl-ese days I will. get
and tickle the roads issue.
It~t tune my wife's pot bel-
t~c~f toot tY'the frontyard;
a chicken eating bob-
tip"when I am hold-
iu~, as.# have every inten-
'~ctiscti"arging the weapon.
~t'tw0`.items are illegal in
-, sis ar+s many, many other
ms t>tat people in Black
io~k have and those in
~an~a~!,.~dt»ft:
P5~' ~)q the.. play 12~' issue of
the vtaire'3 article about Oviedo
s.iving Bla+~k`Hammock, Com-
rettssi~otter' &t~ Q~llari was quoted
~s snying, tlte: )lack Hammock
~' wsls ~ :of t`~»e few recharge ar-
eat lets, Thts es, iac0rrect!. Fact is;
the ate~',1>~ ac Ctmfining layer of
clay off which there is high ar-
tes.ian,.ptessure: ,[t is ~ not a re-
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quality someday. It will never hap-
pen until the facts start to count
for something.
I fail to understand why some
people rely on the DCA for some
saving grace when it is common
knowledge that after Jeb was
elected, the agency was made into
a shell of what is was intended to
be, is operated by pro development
leadership, and .receives minimal
funding. Next election, I suggest
the people ask gubernatorial can-
di'tlates'where°they stand°'ori pro-
tecting the public interest over the
special interest in this regard.
William R. (Bill) Daniel
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dell ~~~ps~ .rain
floo~~d; beside
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'kloAl dcrame~ a~artvon wort • CQUnty ~-
~$ Pka~i tb di~l~ a hole in the gland .. .
qtk~ Sand: "~Fe :an a~g!#q?p~9B•
"Ia`thak reaU~ ovh$k tt~eyij§ gggtng ko'~doY ,
A4F(ee Whosa 13aCk yard on the •. I
ld&e„like hey hie-neira' ie $ooded i i
'it aiujast sRUnd$kike 8omething out of ~uSa
~hd ~,~cou~p~c~ted in r.~ali~r; ~u
~~~~~e;lof`1rit~11'oiimental Profeo- i
Yids logo-~haadteit~G4un ~
tYe,;°., o w~elrnfo~Big s ~ ~ I.
Some think ~
worsened lad
NAMMOCK PROM Br
bar would give the county final
sayy onland-use dedelons In ru-
ral. areas such as the Black
Hammock even !< dtles annex
theland.
Foryears, the muclq~wilder
sass north of Oviedo sad Win.
ter Spr(nge didn't get much
Outside attention. But m land in
Sernittole County grows scarce,
development has begun to en-
croach on the Hammock -
~; which has the misfortune o! bm
lug near growth-drhrere`~uch
u the Central Florida Groene-
Way end the land-hungry dty
otWinterSprings.
Residents fought vehement-
ly against a aubdivlalon in the
Hammock's back yard, but
th couldn't stop it. They are
res~riad to the fact that Oviedo
fe close to ghdng final approval .
to taro davUopmenta ht the ar-
ea,. one that would include
CnmmelCial and Officb apace Y
growth are being unrealistic.
"They don't want anybody to
move in with them," he said.
Weaver would like to sell the
27 acne to city limits thathas
warehouses-end a leased tree
farm with rows ' of palms
stretching out to Barrington Es•
fates. He also would like to asp
about b8 atx+es of lend lying
across DeLeon Street in unin-
cotporoted; Seminole County,
when'the 'popular strawberry
patch is, He doesn't knnvy
whether:. the charter amend-
Marsha Pokorny, seen last weekwlth a neighbor's chkken, relishes the ; meat would hinder a sale be-
rural INestyk: M the Black Hammock near Oviedo She doesn't want m cause iT could prevent denser
sap the land devektped IMo IiOilsing subdlvisbns N large tracts are add. 'dove{opmeat.
re uttum- seta patter that got water; sew.
er and danaer.zontng and is
Property sow a euhdivlsioA caI[ed liar-
about tdugtoa Estates, Whoa Whtter
dial land Sprluga' contlnued ennmdtwg, .
~ Counttyy.. the county filed an unsuecesa•
atgit offi- fullaweuk.
stalls on "We tieat them in court,'
itabtefor Winter Spttaga Mayor john.
r pottioa Bush said 'ZLey've Just found
i- end other does thinktlu
t- ty ie ttempling oa their
ItI get the paced went, he
But County. Commissioner said,' "I doA't carewhapthey de
Randy Moats thlaks:many res+ with it " ;
!dente OR those 'same dtlee wlll Other properly owners say
vote m favor of the amendment that as Wttg as landouPr~Bra
because theeyy have seen the et•.. think that way and wWiug,dt..
facto of utbanizatiop, such as tee ate free to help develop the
traffic joule, up close: , . land. k wonR be long before do-
On the other hand, nqqt ev- valopment eats away at what
ety!one who owns .land to the tnakes the Black ock
Bbtck Hammock waste protec• and othertural'areae specdal.'
tlontromgrowth. ~ "All we'ro trying to do out
Don Weaver's ,family gnaw' hero ie live ourway of life," said
watercress in .the area undl Marsha Pokorny, who moved
1889; -when operations warn to the Black Hammock two
moved farther south to Fells- years pgo from Alteznonte
mete because of 'concerns' it Springs. "f think the cotigty is.
might become iacreaaingty rill- . just trying to help ue. , , . Each
ficult to gat permits.-for din. ,city has iU owa irtterest at:
dtargitrg water into. Lake' Jo- heart, The county can say,'
sup. The way Weaver sees ii; 'Let'saook at the whole pio-
the county is hutting fartaiag lure...
oa their land by deve-oping.it; Saa4aMdkYdranbaraarbN~t
and :residents of the B ck
Harnmockwhowanttapreveat oNO7-s22.7f6l.
WEII PROM BI mar
non
For Durfee and his wife, Ir- wel
ma Moreno, the damage fe cars
even worse. Their pool patio is 7
perched at the water's edge, sea
with cracks so severe it looks tea
as if it could crumble into the dap
lake at any moment. Kri:
"More than a hurricane, it the
looks like an earthquake," Mo- age
reno said of the damage from is e
waves spurred by hurricane- ed:
force winds. wit
Permission for- the well, Wa
which came attar months of 1
lobbying by residents, is wel- lak
.come relief this week for her cal
and others on the lakefront ma
whero many homes ere valued arse
nearortaonthan$Imillionin '
the Dc Phillips area of south- prc
west Orange County. sot
Flooding problems there slo
predate Char-
`FYancea. Last r t
year, the water 1 m suf C if ti
llrte readtea nothing bull
nearly 88 feet
above sea level $,OQD acres,
-afoot higher be a lot diilj`e
than it !snow- it is now.
ae a roach of
heavy rains and
a berm that owRftiw oP
broke between
Big and little
Sand lakes:
take outebout~ oof~water ab
Prom the lake last year and
asked the DEP for permission ne
to drill a drainage well last thr
May, but was denied.
New wells are rarely ap- .for
proved by the DEP because nh
they feed directly Into the un- Sa
derground aquifer, risking "I':
contarninadon to the state's bu
drtnking-water supppply we
But county olYidals were ie
able to point to a U.S. Geologi-
cal Survey that shows adrain- Pt
age well already exists some- as
whero• on Big Sand Lake"- as
likely dating from the 1830s - tm
though it's no longer tunclion- ne
legend its exact location is not . lei
ImOWl1. ppt
After the hurricanes, rest- be
dents and County Commis- re
stoner Tessa Jacobs lobbied er
elate environmental oHidals SI
to reconeida their decision.
Last week, Jabs sent out a ne
memo elertltrg tesidente of the 10
~l'he department gave "van «
bal: Reruilseion" for the county H
fro drill a replacement weu •E
based. on "unprocedented er
weather In Centtat Florida," -
L1EP'spokesman Jeff Prather M
wt+oteinastatemettt. hi
Feather said the depart- e-
Don weaver is planning to sell his property in the Black Hammock, which-could lead to more development of the rural Seminole Coririry area. He
Is seen here In his popular You Pick Strawbenles patch along Florida Avenue. Many residents are opposed to changing the farming communlry.
Brack Hammock residents fi ht rowth
g g
The Phillips land)ng communlry gaz
Sand lake last week State offlclds h
permissbn for a drainage well to lov
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he •
s
per rates to rise soon
land in that municipality benefits from the
infrastructure in place to deal with it. The
t price a homeowner or business pays is
based on their E.S.U. or Equivalent
Stormwater Unit - a measurement of the
impervious area on their property and it's
I resultingrunofffactor.
n.,:oa...a~;,rom~ ,..,..P.,a., ..~., ca ..P.
structure and, maintenance of equipment
will soon cost the city more than they aze
keeping pace in collecting via that $4 fee.
Inwood, charged with looking at ex-
isting services and future needs, began in
2003 to identify problems, assess resident
and Home OwnerAssociation(HOA) im-
.,a~r~ „rP.,o~a..,,..,nncr,nnml„r;~n~ an~i
FREE
•
ice
W. S. Committee
to study annexation,
development
of Black Hammock
~~.a~
A letter sent out April 1 by Wurter Springs City Manager Ronald W. McLemore to
residents of the Black Hammock area of Seminole County requests citizen participation in
formatg an adhoc advisory committee related to the possible annexation and development of
properly in the East Rural Area.
States the letter, "This committee, officially titled the East Rural Area Property thvners
Committee (ERAPOC), will work with the City's Technical Staff to develop an East Rural
Transitional Area Development Code."
The Code project itself was adopted by resolution (No. 2005-09) at the February 28
meeting ofthe Wmter Springs City Conmrission, following Council consensus at a Febmazy
8 workshop with consultants on alternative development patterns to move forwazd.
According to this resolutions vision statement: "It is the vision of the City of Wmter
Springs that development patterns in those portions of the `East Rural Area' that may be
annexed into the City of Wmter Springs should be developed in such a mannerthat creates a
sustainable quality oflife; that accommodates population growth in a mannerthat conserves
open spaces; that balances development potential and conservation of lands; that protects
lakes, waterways, and potable water resources; that protects environmentally significant
wetlands, animal and plant life; that preserves historically significant places and building
artifacts; protects significant natural occurring landscape features; that balances the interest
of property owners; and that minimizes the negative impacts of urban sprawl."
This vision, according to Black Hammock Association member Robert King is pretty
much what Seminole County is working to accomplish through their Rural Land Study,
currently underway with citizen input from not only the Black Hammock, but Geneva and
Chuluota as well
"Why would you pay $50,000 for something the county is doing already?" asks King.
Providing supplemental appropriation forthe Wmter Springs effortwill meantaking$50,000
from that City's General Fund.
With its letter to property owners, the city hopes to put in place seven members of an
advisory conmrittee~ which in part forms the ERAPOC. Those seven will be chosen as the
Mayor and each City Commissioner appoint onemember, witty one additional member ap-
pointed bymajorityvote oftheCommission: The Cortvnission will alsohire qualifiedprofes-
sionalconsultants and assign City staffmembers to serve as technical staffto the ERAPOC.
The CityAttomey will be the legal advisor to both the ERAPOC andthe technical staff, and
though Wmter Springs justhired a Planning Director it is CityManager McLemore who will
serve as the Committee's Project Director.
Members of the Black HammockAssociatlon, long proponents of preserving the Waal
nature of the area and responsible growth management, plan to be a part of that seven-
member group.
States King, "The City of Wmter Springs is going to do this whether we like this or not.
We feel this will most likely not be a balanced committee, but it would be foolish to abstain.
See "Winter Springs "page 10
ghters Rebekah (1-1/2) and Sarah (S), check out the ripe' trawlerries at Poppy's
The three were participating in the annual Seminole County Faribr Tour held Apri!
py's and Gateway Gardens in Oviedo. As first-timers on the self=guided tour, the
in an urban county, agriculture still contributes over $34,500,090 to our economy
found some yummy treats! To visit Poppy's Patch cal( 407=366-82 for open days,
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We must participaze so that we at tore Land Use Map that all involved
least have inside information as to would have to abide."
what goes on in the meetings. Witfi Fornow, the Resolution's `sched-
thaz infomtation wewill docunent ac- ule of tasks' - a 19-item list with no
tivity and communicate our position dates indicated -includes no men-
with asummary to the City Council lion of such a IPA. It begins with the
az their meetings. The ERAPOC w8l adopfion of the Resolution and ends
-come up with a conclusive document, with adoption of an East Rural Tran-
and we will present oucposition of sitional Area Development Code by
what consensus really was. We are the City Commission.
participatingforsurvival,notbecause (Note,-Thissiruntiaicomesout
we agree or like it. If we stay hott[e, of a long history of contention and
we tlon't get [hat ctu[nce." circumventing ojcurrem initiatives:
Black Hammock residents - as ' The Oviedo Yoice plans to continue
well as the Ciry ofOviedo and Semi- to folbw the story and report."
note County itself-have been az odds
with the City of Wmter Springs for
years over growth management is-
sues. The development of Battle
Ridge caused much friction between ~
the two cities, and the recent voter- ~
approvedRutalCharterAtnendment ~
has the County battling in court with %F
themunicipahry,whichchallertgedthe
legality oftheAmendmtent. ~
King offers a solution to those 8
hard feelings and to the never-end- ~
ing challenge of facing the inevitable
growth in this part ofCentral Florida
"Ihe solution to this," offers King, ~
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growth in~rural Seminole County.
At the Winter Springs City
Commission ,meeting Monday,
j cityleaders talked up a plan to get
~ rural-residents involved through -
an advisory committee to address values and needs: ,
the needs ofpeople who don't live "We're going. to respect your
in the cfty.,The move, said Com- rural individuality," said Alice
nrissioner Michael Blake, is,a bold Gilmartin; ; a county planning
one; allowing. non-residents to coordinator
have a hand in crafting dty policy.. Gilmartin helped taut through
kvieanwhile, county planners . issues. like installing more street
~ sat down for a second time with • lighting in Geneva and dealing
i Geneva, Chuluota and. Black with, new development, sOme-
~ Hammock area residents to talk thing the chanty has been grap-
about what it means to be rural, piing with as land becomes more .
what needs to change to make' scarce in the rnunty, and demand
things better in that part of the .for new home construction inten•~ .
.county, and how to keep it that sifies. The. meeting is part ,of a,
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FLORIDA ~s ~ AT Y~ U R
Blake. W.S. s rural
l.El1NC£IUNT'? ~ ;~''t ,
New rules have restored voting rights to 432
TALLAHASSEE -New rules approved by the state's
clemency board in December have already helped 432 peo-
ple restore their voting rights without a hearing, Gov Jeb
Bush said Thursday.
Florida is one of a handful of states that doesn't auto-
maticallyrestore most civil rights when felons have served
their time. Some felons must seek a formal hearing to,have
their rights restored, and in December the board narrowed
the list of crimes for which such a hearing must be held.
At the time, more than 4,000people were waiting for a
hearing.
PALMA BEACH irQI1NTY
Turnpike to get barriers along canals, ponds
WEST PALM BEACH -Cable bamers will be installed
along Florida's Turnpike next to canals and ponds to help
keep out-of-control vehicles out of the water, state officials
announced Thursday.
The barriers will be installed in Palm Beach, St. Lucie and
Miami-Dade counties fast, at a cost of $30 million, followed
by the rest of the Turnpike System, which includes the Saw-
grass Expressway and toll roads in central Florida and the
Tampa Bay azea
as ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLLEGE BRIEFS.
UNiVl;R51TYC1F CENTRAL FLORIDA
Instructors' salaryfigirres may be misleading
Twelve-month faculty salazies of the University of Cen-
tral Florida are the highest of the ten state: universities, with
an average of $99,750, according to the Florida Department
of Education.
Nine-month UCF. contracts are the fifth highest in the
state at $58,894.
Many instructors think the salary is misleading.
These figures for faculty pay include 'the salaries of
administrators who also teach
Lindee Owens, an English. instructor, said, "Most of us
are not making .anywhere near. the $58,894 average."
.Owens, whose nine-month salary was $2,4,020 last'year,
added, "I Have been teaching at UCF for 12 years. I still
-make faz less than afirst-year K 12 teacher in the Orange
`County Public Schools." I
The 17 instructors in the UCF English Department made
an average of $25, 189:1ast year. The new faculty contract,
currently being finalized, includes an across-the-board 2-
percent raise fox faculty.
UNIVER5ITYDF CENTRAL FLORIDA
UCF Surf Club rides a $20,000 green wave
The UCF-Surf Club received $ $20,000 sponsorship
from Ron Jon Surf Shop on Monday. The. sponsorship is the
largest among Flotida,collegiate surf teams and is believed
to be the lazgesrin the nation:
The sponsorship means that Ron Jon Surf Shop picks up
the Bost of the team's brand-new custom-made. surfboards
and wet suits. The Florida-based surf retail company is also
paying for the team's travel costs and tournament entry
fees. Prior to the season, the team received all new boards
and suits, something that the team's captain, Jeremy Ander-
son, says is an absolute blessitlg.
The team found but about the sponsorship a few weeks
before the. season began, 'but its members never ,
approached Ron Jon Surf Shop prior to that..
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life. dive and well
From RURAL Al you simply look at the work we
have done, it is far from the truth"
That pressure gave birth in Tb see Winter Spring's dedica-
Lion to rural life, Blake says one
spring 2004 to the rural boundary need onlylogk at how the city has'
area, a zone mapped out by the preserved ,country living in the
county, designed to limit' rural heart of the•, city,
in the North
rnnstruction. Voters approved the
boundary area in. November of ,
Chiando :Ranches area' Parcels of
land ranging;frpm more than an
last yea>; giving the couttty control
of land even if annexed by a city. .acre to several acres are the sites-
of homes, barns and horse corrals
.
(7viedq Winter Springs and San- .,
"FTas the county seen thisY'
ford could annex land inthe area. Blake asked 4f the area..'"Do they
Since being passed Winter larowthatthiserasts,inthemiddle
Springs successfully'sued to stop of the city of Winter Springs? I
the county from implementing foresee the same type of develop-
that boundary area, but the ruling meat into the Black Hammock
if
has. been appealed The case has ,
grid when it occurs"
yet to be .heard by an appeals The county is slat ~ to
rnurt.
Winter Springs Mayor John win its appeal and make the Rural.
Boundary Area permattent
Bush said•whethet or not the rut- Chuluota resident Eric Peter-
ing is that case :favors the city; he ~ son said he has his doubts they'll
feels imrolving rural residents in be able to keep the peaceful life
developing Winter Springs poll- they have now 'Z think we have to
cies is the tight thing to do. show up to show an interest;' he
'I think it's a good ,exercise said. "lilrt we're a little pessimistic
either way and 1 think it'll be a . that it's going to accomplish arty-
benefit to: the citizens," Bush said. ~~,~
The 'Winter Springs plan, The ~~, is appmachi~ the
adopted Monday, will create a .problem as it-has with encroach- '
seven- n advisb committee
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°East Rural, Area." Each development each piece of land is
mmrnissoner and the .mayor. ,
zonedfo6ratherthanwhatisactu-
appoint a membe>i and the coin- ally done with the land. Winter
mission as a whole appoints a sev- gp~gs ..City, Manager' Ron
enth`rpember
' McI.emot+e said that older concept
They
ll work with a technical
sta'ffto create development guide- ,may be a mistake when handling,
hall
lines, called the Rural Tkansitional ym~ a c
enge„ and that the
city~s idea allows morel fle~'bility:
,Development Code, .akin to the .
Part. of that idea includes, the
regtilattons the aty has for devel- authority given Monday for
oping Winter Springs Ddwtttowtl. Mclzmore to start working;with
That's not to saythis.is a pre- W.R.T. Planning and Design to ,
cursor for annexing territory in study alternative development
.the Black Hammock; .Commis- options foi the East Rural Area.
sionerIv;ichaelBlakequicldy clam "I think we're on the right
ified. "It's .not taking a flag and p~.~ Mclemore said.. "It's going
marcitit~ east," he Said. There's a, tocostusalittlemoney,but•Ithink
common misrnnception that we're doing the right thing."
Winter Springs is eager to annex.
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TALKIN' COUNTRY: Black Hammock resident Robert King, left, dlsdissa preserving Seminole
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i `C ~/ w C sity is necessary as the .campus
administration works out plans
' - '~ to build a new home for the
`' "- 13U5ttIDE: team, to a cacophony of resi-
,~,~ .. ~1C111g.1CCCSS t0 UC~' S 1~CIc`~lITle(~ W1teI' dents.~•ho o~ se the plan. UCF
°` `` pipeline.lS chief coneem for cit~S ~ rresident Ja Iirtt' m an effort
~.~ Development' to smooth relations-between the
~.~.~..~'" Servites Bryan
'~„:a*""r Cottii , ,.. campus and itsneighbors, has:
~ By Isaat Babcock future deyelapment as the agreed.: to hold more hearings to
deta>YS et ffie.~ THE cHAoNlflE _ scenery rushed past It was a gather additional public input on
s"'' ~~~ a" board meeting on the road.. the stadium.
doVtotgwn _ OVTEDO -The wheels Ia the wake d€ a drought `°The university uses the Cit-
forhome delivery, please I~°le`ct ro started tni+ning at 830 a.m., ~~ most, of spring, talk: rus Bowl from year to years;"
call (407)447-4555 a visit ,members o(: literally moving Oviedo's of water conservation dorm- campus spokeswoman Linda
www.Seminole~ronidecan ,-~ t~normc Economic Develo ment Gra said. "We will use it until
Ue+putent P Hated the conversation as the" Y
Ia3(t~crce on Task Force _ forward as they .bus curved south onto Lock- we get a new stadium."
Tl3urs0ay: .:' t - took a bus tour of the future ~,~ boulevard. Even so, Or~ndo Centmplex
r pasRisTD ~ ~ uftheircityThursday. Oviedo iloidsn't ;have D'~rector ,Allen Johnson, the
u 5 posTrt~E ~~ ` $ + ` Peering ouf at the city enough irrigation water to agreement to use the downtown
Pnro ` „~ behind tinted black glass, stadium has yet to be finalized.
rni~ Ft, F~ '~s,, " •~ ` City Manager Gerald See-
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Black Hammock, SCC
From PIPELINE ~ A7
,~ supply the whole city, Director
'~ of Development Services Bryan
j Cobb said. With a planned 19(1-
home rnmmunity at State Road
426 and Lockwood Boulevard
under review, that's likely to get
~ worse.
The city's idea: Send . in
reclaimed water from a
pipeline running through
Orlando to the University of
Central Florida
"The important thing,,, See-
l ber said, "is that aside from it
being environmentally friendly,
it will reduce use of potable
watei:"
According to Seeber, iYs no
longer a choice Oviedo has
control over. The St. -Johns
River Water Management Dis-
trio is forcing the issue.
Connecting to UCF's
pipeline would be as simple as
linking pipes at McCulloch
I Road, but would take time and
money. Though the city could
potentially afford the cost, time
is the real problem given the
', expansion along State Road 419.
At the moment Alafaya's
water treatment facility doesn't
provide enough for irrigation
throughout the city," Seeber
said.
"The question is: 'Is it feasi-
ble to continue to supply our
own water?"' Councilman Jim
Greer added.
Bouncing over speed bumps
in the Seminole Community
College parking lot, the bus
ground to a halt as Cobb spoke
hopefully about better ties
between the school and
Oviedo.
"A big selling point we tell
people about Oviedo is their
kids can be educated from
before kindergarten all the way
to graduate work within five
miles of home," he said.
The city is interested in
annexing the school property,
which is only a few hundred
feet outside of the city bordeL
But staring out the'window into
the trees. to the north of the
school,-Cobb saw a problem:
Three parcels of land exist
between Oviedo and SCC, all
privately owned.
Oviedo can't have enclaves,
or islands of unincorporated
communities, inside the city
boundary. The city would have
to buy all the land between its
border and the college before
SCC could be annexed.
"We have to reach an agree-
ment with [the property own-
ers] before we can do any-
thing;' he said. "ThaYll take
time..,
The city's northeast expan-
sion has brought new develop-
ment plans to the edge line
between the city and the Black
Hammock
"Believe it or not, this is the
geographic center of the city,"
Seeber said, pointing his fmger
to the undeveloped eastern
side of Lockwood Boulevazd
north of State Road 419.
North and east are the next
frontier for the city, heighten-
ing concerns about a Winter
Springs annexation adjacent to
the area, giving the rival city
development control in the
Black Hammock
Calling out strategies like
they were planning for a fight,
Seeber, Cobb and Rick Lee, the
task force's chairman, outlined
a possible plan to head off
encroachment by Winter
Springs.
"\ATa nPwA to Onnnv o ct,~;,. ..F
land going down Deleon Street
and then to a grove that goes all
the way to Lake Jesup," Lee
said "We only have to get this
strip and a couple of properties
to keep Winter Springs from
annexing here. They can't
annex past us:'
Some of the property own-
ers in question, he said, aze
receptive to the idea
Extending the boundary
westward also poses problems
for the city, Seeber said.
Land to the south and the
west of Oviedo Mazketplace is
in unincorporated Seminole
County, but a YMCA is located
in the middle of it aIL The city
can't get to the.open undevel-
oped land until it gets. the
YMCA to allow an annexation
- though the YMCA, Seeber
said, is also receptive to that
idea
Turning back towazd the
middle of town, the specter of
the new downtown returned to
the forefront of discussion.
Earth movers and carpenters
were working at full speed at
the south end of the planned
development, the fast. tangrble
signs of progress toward the
city's eventual central revital-
ization.
In marry ways, Cobb said, iYs
the center of a modem devel-
opment that will give Oviedo's
new look the charm of the past
"It's about getting back to
the way American cities used
to be," he said. "You have down-
town to go to do commerce, but
you also go there to live:"
It's part of a new Oviedo that
hints at a historical charm, he
added.
"We want to give it that look
that this downtown has been
here for a while and grown as
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Isaac Ba6cdck ~ The Chronicle
HANDS OF FATE: Economic Development Task Force Chairman Rick Lee talks about development in the Black Hammock Thursday:
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NO HORSING
AROUND:
Residents of
Seminole
County's Black
Hammock area
are worried that
potential
development
advances by
Winter Springs
and Oviedo may
put their rural
area -filled
with horse farms,
lakefront
property, and
plant growers
- in jeopardy
of becoming a
suburban area.
To help ease
concerns of rural
landowners,
WinterSpnngs
has formed an
advisory group to
plan a way to
handle area
growth that will
make everyone
happy.
9viedo leaders
have alto made
ovations to the
pal area,
'eferring to the
31ack Hammock
rs the city's'little
mother; and
rowing to
moteatheir
nterestr.
MOUNTING CONCERN
In rural Black Hammock, folks want to protect a way of life
By Raymond T. Cardani front, see live reptiles and take airboat As Seminole County's population
THECHAONKIE rides. Every Sunday handlers feed swells, parts of Florida's "natural
BLACKHAMMOCK - Behold chickens to Hammy-Mane, the com-
pound's 12-foot-long 600-pound alli- choice" aze starting to look like metro-
politan Orlando. Oviedo and Winter
the Black Hammock a huge tract of Bator. Springs continue to expand and lead-
land in eastern rural Seminole County
that offers visitors a glimpse of Flori- It doesn't get any more Floridian
;~
h ers in both cities have the Black Ham-
do's past ,
an t
t mock in their crosshaus.
.
At the Black Hammock Restaurant Many people wonder how long the
distinct rural character of places like County and city officials are
attempting to figure out ways to han-
and the Lazy Gator Baz on Lake Jesup, these within the Black Hammock will
people can enjoy a drink on the water- =e~, _ ^ Please see HAMMOCK ~ AS
SIGN OF THE BMES: Some Black Hammock residents are trying
to keep urban growth out of the area. R group of rural landowners
formed by Winter Springs will cart discussing growth issues soon.
May 27-June 2, 2005 ~ SeminoleChronicle.com Seminole Chronicle I A5
Changes to rural character could be positive
From HAMMOCK ~ Al
dle rapid - and inevitable -
growth in Central Florida.
Joel-Martin, owner of the
Lazy Gator, said he knows
times are changing, but
stressed the importance of pre-
serving the Black Hammock.
"It's a very unique place. here,"
he said. "We have to protect
the space. Pm sure about that."
a How to protect that space is
a question Oviedo and Winter
Springs are working on. Win-
teX Springs City Commission
members say they want to
determine how best to help the
county's rural region adjust to
ettpansion in the rnming years.
This year the commission set
u$ the East Rural Area Proper-
ty Owner Advisory Commit-
tee, aseven-member panel
charged with studying land-
use potential in the Black.
Hammock and making recom-
mendations to the commission.
The city wants tD work with
area landowners -none of
whom live inside the city's
boundaries - to craft future.
land-use policies. Each of the
five commissioners and Mayor
Jahn Bush appointed a mem-
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City Planner Eloise Sahlstrom
said the group will act as a
voice for the region to help
officials gain an understanding
of what its residents want.
"Many don't want change;'
Sahlstrom said. "We're trying
to figure out how we might
create something better. We
need to heaz from people that
live there and see what they
proj~.,.
The committee will hold its
first meeting next month,
Sahlstrom said, and report
back to city staff in six or eight
months.
,Talk of annexation has cre-
ated a stir in the county for
more thane year, and rural res-
idents have made it cleaz they
don't want sprawl to encroach
upon the Black Hammock.
Residents say they want to halt
urban expansion or any
scheme that-might change the
region's land-rise policies.
'The argument is not about
annexation; it's about change
of land use," said Robert King,
a fifth-generation Floridian
who lives in the. Black Ham-
mock. "Nobody really cares
about annexation'
King was appointed to serve
on the Winter Springs advisory
alone and "continue to enjoy
their quality of life.
"Seminole County has
reached build-out" he said.
"We're there. We're done.
We're way in over our head"
recent past, as residents and
municipal leaders seek to grap-
ple with the continual influx of
new azrivals moving to the
Sunshine State from other
parts of the country at a rate of
Hedinger, host of "Bud
Hedinger Live" oh AM 540
WFLA, frequently talks about
what he says is out-of-control
growth .and development in
Central Florida. A resident of
understand what's at stake and
to recognize the irony in usher-
ing in unbridled growth in the
region.
"I love the issue," he said. "I
can light up every phone line
I've got every time we talk
about growth management.
People aze fired up about this."
On his radio program
Hedinger makes his position
clear: stop selling away the
state's land parcel-by-pazcel in
the name of economic devel-
opment. He said this can be
done if voters elect leaders
who pledge to curtail - or
stop - urban expansion..
Hedinger pointed out that in
Lake Helen, a city of about
2,800 people in Volusia Coun-
ty, city officials unanimously
voted to take the bold step of
capping the city's population at
.6,000.
Hedinger said that needs to
be done in other parts of the
.state.
"Some people think my
view is radical;' he said. "But
clearly what we we're doing
now is slowly, steadily destroy-
ing our quality of life. We need
to just stop building and then
hang one giant `No Vacancy'
sign outside Central Florida or
rvnnt nom: wme resiaents teartree fames like this one on DeLeon Street inthe Black Nammock may bemmesubdivisions ff land use
changes are put into effe8. Loral residents such as Jcel Martin want it protected before it's too laje.'We have to protectthe space; he said.
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Aburglar had just broken into her.Indialan- n
d, fearing for'her life, she said she ;
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b~ ~eehn~ s~.'t ~m~t~.a1 'VJhentbeburglar;whahadaflashli ten- '
' - ~ tered the room, Kung fired one roundhfrom
BIfSANDBA@EDIONI.• Oviedo officialssay~they'dlike tier.38-calfberhandgun.
~g sEt?rutEt'Nxrrstt ` to bring Black Hammack itlside ~ ~ s4~e~Y in the chest, the :unidentified
~' their borders. They conteni~ the intruder ran outside, where. he collapsed and
Irving neat to two fast"gmvaing , move would not be 1`or: develop- died.
subuXban cities, residents of . 8 meat, but to protect the from On Monday, Kuntz was still shaken; but she
oasis -Imown as' Black .rampant grovgth by snatctung tt briefiyreealledherordeal. ~I
ockarefeelingsqueezed.. awayfromWmterSprIngs:
~ "T'm doing fine under the circumstances," ~
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:; Springs, v¢hich has made no se- for.the sake of a land gab;" City ,~ rLe~.sE sei; INTRUDER, BS ,
cxet of its intentions to annex its Couniyl Chairman. Dominic Ner
'~ wa3~; east, toward .Black Ham- sampiere said.'We're ttvlymter
~ mock'smuclc~ywpdemess. estedinpreseriratian" ! q
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Ofl~ i;2 ~ar'a1!5eminole area recentry.Oviedo officials arecdnslder(ng annexation.
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fit.'over ~~n~ntile.'.s $~~ck I-~am~o~k ' ° _ _
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he fight for.. aatttrol : oE; . land-use policies with one another ~, t ,X • ua
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south "froth the muclgF. is, though, joint planning •agcee-
slfores"' df Ike Jesup ip.$emmgie ' ments that do e~tist are e~mplefely
County, iS.a perfect illustration bf, "voluntary, scatteFShot tlunuglaout qo
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where state gt4~vth management the state and frequently don't a`d- e
raforms;need taliead aeXt:.. dress. -fhprny land-use questions.
' ~ For decades„counties attd cities There's no incentive in current law irk
have bathed over"who can better' to hzmmer out a deal. So many dit-
nfanage :growth,: Atu1 whtie law- ies and counties just can't be both-
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rakers did appravre.sotti$;~substaiv Bred.
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five reforrzls to state growt}rmatt. It just wasn't in Winter Springs'
agement::laws this year, ttegotla- interact to negotiate with Semuioie
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tors couldn
t agree on ~a soiutron to cotintyi fqr example. So it never
.the aty=county cat, Ys'tl~ia[t tiav~ :: happened And: v~rlule Oviedo does
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chronically ~ho'bb
sensibjQ .have a Joutt,~plann3ng:agreement e
growth gPntrols with. the county, it doesn`t specify
;, is gomg::tp be, t#e next what.would happen if Qvredo•an- 7
~ g?'owtli-nYanagemant fight," "pre- ne~cgci $laek Hammock,
~: dicted.stateaRep:<~:Randy Johnson;: , 1Yve, the gcowttr-management z c
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a who negotiacted this year's re~~::neforms approved by:lawrnakets
~ forms
. earlier tliis~year. do,encourage cit=
_ Txt's hope so, ies and counties to create a shared
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ff rt as,••the
T4squarermiles' d1; -; develjpr~ret~t v~iott to qualify for
' farther v~ooded arses azri~'sl~vamp. more sG?t~ aid for road; :wa"ter and n
j land Imown as the Black Ham- school "' uriprovements. But it
rr~ck will be Gro4urd Zero:
' doesn't: ga far eirou
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to ±
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stop the
~~For"years;,VWinter 9~s has v7clausc~cle"thatpitscityrillesand
squabbled with Semit}o • County. re
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gainst
.those of host
over the area's,'`futtrre. The city `.coynti~~ss' competing for' develop-
vsa s
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rrts to arLCrex patts"of the Black mentdollars ~ t
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Hammock for its development po Goad growth. management
teotial = and,the:pro~rty-t~~c rev :;, shouldn't be defined. by artifiaal -PENN' t a
enue it would Putnp into.municipal pn~itical'boundaries. Ideally, dense
coffers. But about.A decade ago, -development should be conce
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the oontrt~ dC'1ad against any- tr&ted itturban areas, neat' employ-
thing othrttlanruralde~siopment "inept centers, and~rural`develop- o C%arles
lsYs o
column about $illr
other..apolAg3r.~t;i '
ui tlae at~a. ~3~c~ rita"t~v -htre~ eifi3~ and ri~ent s~otdd rirtg'environmentally
CQtlrity are dUlCin~'lt OUt 111 eOtirt Qt . 'S@nSltlVe are&S: v~kute zo review#
'd.' I'115 COIIaIneryt, ~
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' t~paver expense. And, in the inter- vVherl lawmakers .meet next,
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in an= they should pickup where. they left
rl~xirig the area. What amens. off this . ear to promote gror~th
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