Tuesday, May 08, 2012

Websites, Blogs, Facebook and Community Organizations - Part One

These days if a business or organization does not have a web presence, it does not exist.  That’s not really true, but without that presence an organization loses a great opportunity to engage the public, get its message out, increase membership and funding / donations.

There is a cemetery in Lutz, on US Hwy 41, a few blocks north of the Old Lutz Schoolhouse.  What is its history?  How do you get interred there? Who is buried there already?  Where could you donate to keep it maintained?  An internet search provides almost zero information, except that there was an inactive organization called Lutz Cemetery Association.

There is an organization called Lutz Volunteer Fire Association Inc.   If you wanted to learn more about the organization or become a member you would have to wait for the yearly mailing, because the only information available on the internet is the address and the corporation registration documents.

Many organizations choose not to have a web presence because they don't have the expertise to create website or can't afford to pay someone to develop and maintain one.

Some organizations get a grant to have a website created.  However they don't have the operating funds to update the website as needed. Or a volunteer with web site design skills creates a site and later leaves the organization.  Case in point is the Lutz Civic Association lutzcivicassociation.org. The last updates were photos from 2010 Guv'na race.  Much of the site is "Coming Soon".  Any emails kick back because the mailbox is full.

There are many different free websites that organizations can use.  However sometimes the results have not been very attractive.  Some are not easy to use. Some place ads on the site over which you have no control.    Some are tied in with your internet provider and if you change providers you lose the site.

I have created sites using a variety of these including Yahoo's Geocities, Google Sites, Blogger, and Wordpress.  The best free website site I have found is Weebly.com.

Weebly is easy to use, looks good, can be customized if you have the skills, has an integrated blog  is easy to maintain and update, and can be integrated with your own domain name.

My wife's site SusanBanghart.com, my personal site DavidBanghart.com and the Lutz Dog Park site http://lutzdogpark.weebly.com/ are all weebly sites.  The only thing that tells you it is a free site is a small notice at the bottom.  "Create a free website with Weebly"  If you go with the paid version that notice is not there. I consider that small notice an acceptable trade off for a free site.

The first step to creating a site for your organization is to create a Google email in the name of your organization.  This way you can easily pass off to the email address and website to others in the organization if you leave. For example I created Lutz Dog Park1@ gmail.com for the Dog Park site.  I forward that email address to my personal address to get all emails that come in without having to login separately to Google.

I like using Google for the email because of the many affiliated features such as Google Documents / Google Drive, Google Voice, YouTube, Google Calendar, Google Plus, Google Photos / Picasa Web Albums and more. These all can help make it easier to run your organization better or to better publicize it.  Later I will go over each of these.

In further blog articles I will go over actually creating a Weebly site, marketing  the site, getting it listed on search engines and.improving that listing.  My hope is that at the end of these articles Lutz groups that don't have websites will feel comfortable enough to start and maintain a site. 

Sunday, May 06, 2012

Gates High School Meeting 5/9/12 6:30PM

I was forwarded the following email so that all Lutz area neighborhoods would have the opportunity to attend the meeting Wednesday night regarding the Gates High School.. The previous community meetings included "Sunset Manor and the lake communities only. Therefore, no other community has had an opportunity to voice their concerns. Since this is the final petition to the Hillsborough County Rezoning Committee it is only fair that all communities are fully informed."


Subject: Final community meeting

Neighbors,
Learning Gate will hold its final neighborhood meeting on Wednesday, May 9 at 6:30 in Heron Hall at our current site located at 16215 Hanna Road. We will show the most current conceptual site drawings and bring you up to date on where we are. Beck will be at the meeting to give you an overview of how we want to build our buildings. I will also share with you all of the conditions that we have agreed to while working with Bob Whitman and Colleen Kruk. We have worked together over the past several months with the county and Colleen and Bob to reach a comfortable working relationship. It is our goal to have as little impact on the property as possible and to be responsible land owners. We hope to bring a great community of dedicated parents,students and staff to the Lutz community and become a great community service source and a facility that will be open to learning opportunities for the community. Hope to see you Wednesday.

Patti Girard


Please note that the Zoning Hearing is May 14, 2012 at 6:00PM  at the Board of County Commissioners Boardroom,  2nd Floor  County Center, 601 E Kennedy Blvd, Tampa.  The Zoning Application Number is 12-0429.

Gates High School - More Reader comments

Another email from a reader:

Attached you will find Gates High School's 2012 rezoning application and site map that has been presented to Hillsborough County.


Please note icon #3 (site map), the dotted areas are wetlands (water year around with multitudes of wildlife). As you can see, to enter from US Hwy 41 (main entrance) the school is filling in part of the wet marsh to build a land bridge. This is why I am concern. Not only is the wildlife losing their habitat because of the land bridge but 1000 vehicles will use the bridge twice daily. GAS, OIL, LITTERING…cars and people are messy.


Environmental School?





Saturday, May 05, 2012

Gates High School - Why no comments of support?

Usually in zoning hearings there are letters and comments from those who oppose and from those who support the requested variance.  I see plenty in opposition  to Gates High School. However I am surprised that I have yet to read any letters or comments of support.  Yet I know there are Lutz residents in support, because I have run into them. It's the parents whose children who go to the School or will go to the School. Some live in my subdivision of Windemere.  If I were the school I would be asking all the parents and all the children to write in to the Zoning board and to write to blogs such as this.

In addition I would think area business owners would be in support, since the school will bring more business to the Lutz Commercial area.  Those cars will need gas at Lutz Petroleum. The drivers might opt to stop off at Winn Dixie or Walgreens, Ace Hardware or Pet Supermarket, or John's Butcher shop since they are in the area. After school people might want to go to  Beef O'Brady's, Westshore Pizza, Villagio Restaurante, Elsa's or The Gathering Place. Other businesses would get more exposure such as Annie's Place, Deb's Whistlestop, Hound's Meow, Babcocks, or Alle Florist.   The staff would occasionally not want to eat lunch in the school cafeteria and would choose Richard's Cafe, Subway, McDonalds, House of China, Hot Rods, or Whaley's BBQ.   The same for people who would come to school events such as the recent EcoFest.

Curious.

5/8/12 - Update - Today 21 letters of support have been received by the county,

Gates High School - Request From A Neighbor

I received this email tonight:

Dear Neighbors,

On Monday, May 14, 6:00 pm, Hillsborough County Rezoning Committee will hold a public hearing for a special land use permit for Gates Charter Middle and High School. This 1000 student public high school is being built in your backyard! No matter where your home is located your family will experience the impact.

Students of the school will be from all of Hillsborough County (20-25% will be Lutz’s children). Charter schools do not provide bus transportation; therefore, the parents will drop off or the students will drive their own vehicles. That means 1000 student or parent vehicles, school staff vehicles, plus service vehicles will be using Livingston, Sunset, Hanna, and US Hwy 41 every morning and afternoon. Good luck getting out of Walgreens or the Winn Dixie Plaza.

The main entrance will be off US Hwy 41 just north of Walgreen’s parking lot and the 2ndentrance (student and staff parking) will use the ranger’s road next to Nye Park. We already have traffic due to Lutz Elementary. This school will only intensify the traffic on US Hwy 41, Sunset, Hanna, and Livingston causing more backups and accidents. I wish you luck getting out of Walgreens and Winn Dixie Plaza.

The school will take up woodlands and wetlands that extend from Hwy 41 to Yokum (next to Nye Park). The north-south boundaries would involve land from Sunset Lane to Lake Commiston and Lutz Elementary School. The main access from US Hwy 41 will require a dirt bridge to be built through existing pristine marshlands destroying trees and wildlife.

This property has exceptional ecological value and was nominated and accepted as a future ELAP property on Hillsborough County’s conservation lands list and added as an addition to Nye Park. The negotiations fell through between the county and the owner because the county could not reach the asking price the owner was demanding ($2 million). More that the appraised value! The property is a combination of freshwater marshes, open lakes, and forested uplands. When the county did an environmental assessment of the parcel, they determined that it has diverse wildlife: owls, birds, tortoises, Sherman fox squirrel, red shouldered hawks, fox, and deer.

The land is a valuable asset to Nye Park in that it has the potential to be part of Lutz’s greenway vision that connects Nye Park to US Hwy 41 via paved trails that take you through downtown Lutz, Old Lutz School House, and up to Oscar Cooler Park. The land is a valuable asset to Nye Park in that it can be used for various natural trail activities, picnic events, lakefront activities.

Three public high schools already serve Lutz: Steinbrenner High School, Gaither High School, and Freedom High School. Why do we need another high school?

As a long term resident of Lutz, I am aware of how important it is to protect our quality of living. We have been very lucky to enjoy the natural beauty and wildlife surrounding our neighborhood for so long. If this project is approved, it will spoil the natural freshwater marshes, open lakes and forested uplands destroying the beautiful wild life we have all enjoyed and disrupting the natural flow of water. What a terrible loss for all of us!

Public Hearing App. # SU-12-0429 GEN
Monday, May 14, 2012, 6:00 pm
County Center, 2nd Floor
601 E. Kennedy Blvd.
813-276-2006
hearings@hillsboroughcounty.org

Write or call:
David Croft
PGM- ZONING HEARING SECTION
PO BOX 1110
Tampa, Fl 33601
App No. SU-12-0429 GEN
813-276-8680 – 8am-4pm Mon-Fri.
croftd@hillsboroughcounty.org

Isabelle A. Albert
Senior Planner
Planning and Zoning Services Division
Planning and Growth Management Department
Hillsborough County BOCC
813.276.8396 f: 813.272.6068
alberti@hillsboroughcounty.org

http://www.hillsboroughcounty.org

Thank you,

From your neighbor at Sunset Manor
Gil and Betty McGee

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Gates High School Reader Comments

Comments sent to me by a Lutz Resident

 "In comparing the email that you received from the Gates' Executive Director, as compared with the traffic counts stated in their submission, I find some inconsistencies. 


If in fact, the main Key Access Point (main entrance) will be off of Hwy. 41, then why do their projected counts show otherwise? 


I still maintain that the projected traffic on Sunset Lane, combined with the recent 60% increase in student load at the Lutz Learning Center, will create an unsustainable "choke point" on Sunset which has already been determined by the County as being unable to be widened or appreciably modified. I already witness near accidents at this point on Sunset on a regular basis. 


Since the daycare has increased their number of students (and associated traffic), it is not unusual at all for parents to park in my driveway (a dedicated easement for ingress and egress) and to park on the side of Sunset Lane, right where the Gates' driveway is proposed. 


This is a recipe for disaster."

 If anyone else has comments on the issue please email me at dbanghart@yahoo.com

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Gates High School - Proposed Conditions

Yesterday,  proposed conditions were added to the zoning document site.  These conditions were sent to the county by Kevin Mineer of Genesis Group.  They are apparently the result of various meetings with the Lutz community.




Lake Commiston


No clearing or development (hardscape, sidewalk or stormwater ponds) within 150 feet of the existing Lake Commiston shoreline. This will preserve the important natural buffer and maintain water quality within Lake Commiston. This will also preserve gopher tortoises and gopher tortoise habitat (Gopher Gardens), which can be used for environmental educational purposes.

Maintain the upland and wetland fringe along Lake Commiston. Only unimproved trails and access to the lake for educational purposes should be allowed within this buffer.

No direct outfall to Lake Commiston from stormwater facilities unless required by stormwater regulations. All stormwater ponds, swales and other features shall drain to the interior of the site and toward Sunset Lane. This includes all stormwater from buildings, sidewalks, parking, gardens, barns, pastures and other agrarian features. Treated stormwater may be returned to Lake Commiston, as necessary to maintain hydrological balance, through the natural wetland “treatment train” and cypress swamp system located in the northeastern aspect of the property.

No internal combustion engines on Lake Commiston; battery, sail or manual power only. Lake Commiston is to be used for environmental (limnology) instruction only, no power regattas. Investigate the possibility of conducting water quality sampling (Hillsborough County Lakewatch participation) in the schools environmental curriculum and post results and analysis to school website.

Minimize the number and amount of water dependent facilities, such as boats, docks and boardwalks on Lake Commiston.


Project Site


Preserve gopher tortoises and their habitat on site to the maximum extent practicable. These areas are principally located along the sandhill immediately south of Lake Commiston and at the north end of the Sunset Manor subdivision. Many gopher tortoises are found within the xeric habitats on site. They are commonly associated with the dry, sandy soils of the site (mapped as Zolfo fine sand). Gopher tortoises also occupy the more mesic transitional areas of the site as well.


Maximize tree preservation on the entire property. Develop an ecological management/restoration plan to re‐introduce native sandhill species, including longleaf pine, to the site.

Investigate the dedication, in perpetual conservation easement (to Hillsborough County or the State of Florida), all upland and wetland buffers preserved on the property.

Exclude walls, fencing and other barriers to wildlife, to the maximum extent practicable, from the entire site. Maximize the use of vegetative buffers, using native plant species, to isolate school operations and facilities from the adjacent neighborhoods.


Infrastructure


Wastewater
Investigate additional wastewater treatment alternatives to septic tanks which may include Dr. Yeh’s experimental NEWgenerator treatment system and try to reduce the effects of a septic field on the property to the maximum extent possible.

Water
Investigate co‐usage of Sunset Manor potable water source to minimize groundwater impacts. If this is not feasible, investigate co‐usage of potable water source with Lutz Elementary School, which is connected to a municipal potable water supply from Crystal Lakes Manor. Minimize groundwater withdrawal on the property to the maximum extent practical.

Traffic
Provide an east bound right‐turn‐lane at the entrance to the school along Sunset Lane. Provide a west bound right‐turn‐lane at the entrance to the school along Sunset Lane.

Stagger commencement and dismissal times for grades within the proposed school as well as Lutz Elementary School.


Site Access


Increase buffers to 100 feet between access roads/school facilities and the existing residential properties. Maintain existing native vegetation within these natural buffers. Include additional planting of native vegetation as necessary to maximize buffer density (opacity).

Minimize the use of asphalt, typical concrete pavement or gravel on the proposed access road. Use pervious road materials, such as concrete pavers, stabilized earth or other pervious materials (perhaps pervious concrete) to the maximum extent practical to minimize wetland and environmental impacts and reduce the size of stormwater treatment facilities.

Access roads shall be buffered to the maximum extent practicable with native vegetation.

Facility Operations


Impose controls and limitations on students driving to school. Enforce parking and driving restrictions, and impose penalties for parking on adjacent streets.

Code required exterior lighting (as well as nighttime interior illumination) shall be minimized to the extent practicable. Minimize nighttime activities (e.g., three evening a month), with activities terminating at 11:00 p.m.

Provide adequate security of the facility and the neighboring community.

All landscaping shall consist of vegetation native to west central Florida.

The community garden shall be sited as to minimize impacts to the natural environment. Gardening standards and practices should minimize the amount of chemical addition for fertilization and pest control.

Any barns or other agricultural facilities anticipated to generate nutrient‐rich waste shall be properly sited to minimize impacts to surface water, ground water and existing adjacent wetland systems. Ecological reuse of animal waste in gardens and planting areas, as appropriate, should be investigated.

Stagger commencement and dismissal times for grades within the proposed school as well as Lutz Elementary School.










Saturday, March 31, 2012

Preening Peacock in Lutz

Seen this morning during our daily walk. Another reason to live in Lutz.

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Gates High School Traffic Study

The traffic study has been posted to Hillsborough County Zoning site
It is 112 pages long.  However the important elements are in the first 18 pages

Gates High School Traffic Study

Gates High School - Re-submission of Application

Learning Gate /Gates High School have resubmitted their application. The new file number is 12-0429.  The Next hearing will be May 14, 2012 at 6PM.

The Applicants Representative are Kevin Mineer  / Genesis Group and Angel E.Mendez / Imperium Development.


Something I did not notice before was the Written Statement for the Special Permit
Gates HS Resubmittal Statement Document PDF

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Lutzian on Jeopardy

Sonia Saraiya of Lutz appeared on tonight's Jeopardy.




**Update 3-14-2012**
You have to read Sonia's tweets while she watched herself on the show. https://twitter.com/#!/soniasaraiya
Interesting insights from a Jeopardy player.

**2nd Update 3-14/2012**
Thanks the comments by Anonymous we know that has been at least one other Lutztonian / Lutzian / Lutzite / Lutz???  on Jeopardy back on 1/8/2007

Jeremy Rasmussen


Saturday, March 10, 2012

Learning Gate / Gates High School application withdrawn

From the zoning site "The application has been withdrawn by the staff in accordance with Land Development Code Section 10.03.02.C.2.as the application is out of order to be heard and cannot be continued beyond the March 19 hearing."

The mentioned Code Section is:
"Continuance(s) of the public hearing shall be permitted in accordance with the procedures and requirements set forth below. However, in no case shall the public hearing be continued to a hearing date that is more than six months after the originally scheduled hearing date. If a public hearing is not held on the application within the required time frame, the application shall be withdrawn from processing by the Zoning Administrator. The hearing time frame shall not apply to an application that is associated with either an application to amend the Hillsborough County Comprehensive Plan, an application for a new Development of Regional Impact (DRI), an application to amend an existing DRI or any application that has been reopened or remanded for further hearing."

What does this mean? I suspect Learning Gate / Gates High School will refile the application and start the process over again.

The traffic study has been uploaded.  I am looking at it trying to understand what it means and will post it when I do.

Thursday, March 01, 2012

Yard Sale Season

GFWC Lutz-Land O' Lakes Woman's Club is kicking off Yard Sale season with its annual flea market Friday, March 2 and Saturday, March 3, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Old Lutz Schoolhouse, 18819 Highway 41 North.

Also coming up is the: 














Spring Flea Market At Keystone Park
17928 Gunn Highway in Odessa - April 28, 2012 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Want to sell your wares?  Space is only $25
Contact Keystone Park to reserve a space. R.S.V.P. by April 20, 2012 to (813)264-3819

Finally Windemere Subdivision (Swan Lake off Sunset between Hanna and Livingston is having neighborhood wide yard sales May 5, 2012 8AM till ??

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Gates High School Zoning Hearing - Who, What, Where

Here is some information about whom you can contact to share your opinion, what to say, and where to go regarding the zoning hearing on the Gates High School (aka Learning Gate Community School - high school) - SU 11-0731.

Who to contact:


To let Zoning be aware of your opinion on the hearing you can use the contact form, or email Isabelle A. Albert (alberti@hillsboroughcounty.org) - Senior Planner - Planning and Zoning Services Division -813.276.8396.  I recommend cc'ing David Croft (dcroft@hillsboroughcounty.org)  Make sure you  include SU 11-0731 in all emails / correspondence.

Here is some information when the hearing is finally held:

Date/Time: March 19, 2012 6:00PM


What to say:


Prepare in advance what you want to say. Write it down and keep it under 3 minutes. Practice it a few times. Research. The more you know in advance what the issues are the better you can address them. I've tried to put the information out in my prior posts. If there is something you want to know email me and I will see about locating the information,

It might help to watch a hearing on Hillsborough TV in advance. Brighthouse Networks Channel 622  or Verizon Fios Channel 22 or via Live Webcast.  Here is the Programmming Schedule.  Or you could watch a video on demand.  There are no specific zoning hearings on the on demand service, but any of the Land Use Hearings could substitute.  By watching a hearing you will get a general idea on how things flow, and what the room looks like and what other citizens are like presenting.

When presenting I recommend facts and stories and not simply emotion.  It's not good enough that you support or oppose event, but why.  When you watch a hearing on TV put yourself in place of those on the board and see which presenters might sway you.  You don't have to be a hypnotic preacher to make a good case. You are not expected to be a professional presenter.  Simply tell the board members how this will affect you.

There will be other cases heard before the hearing board so you will wait.

Where to go:


It's more fun to carpool and go in groups. Ggive you self time to park and walk to the building.

The zoning hearings are held at the Hillsborough County Center Building at 601 East Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, FL in the County board room on the 2nd floor.  From I-275 take the Jefferson Street exit.  Note that there are many one way streets so if you are unfamiliar with Downtown Tampa, study the map carefully.  There are two entrances to the building.

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Parking

There is metered parking along the streets, as well as hourly parking in the Pierce Street garage and private parking lots in the area. The metered spots are using new solar-powered pay stations that will make visiting downtown much easier. The pay stations accept nickels, dimes, quarters, and dollar coins as well as Visa and MasterCard credit or debit cards. The entrance to the Pierce Street garage is on Jackson Street; the exit is onto Pierce Street

Prior Posts:
http://wordfromlutz.blogspot.com/2012/02/gates-high-school-next-hearing-march-19.html

http://wordfromlutz.blogspot.com/2012/02/gates-high-school-response-by-executive.html

http://wordfromlutz.blogspot.com/2012/02/learning-gate-new-high-school-update.html

http://wordfromlutz.blogspot.com/2011/12/learning-gate-community-school.html

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Winter in Lutz

This is why we live in Lutz. It may be 45 degrees in New Jersey but we have have blooming azaleas and bumblebees.






Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Gates High School - Next Hearing March 19, 2012

The next hearing for the Gates High School will be on March 19, 2012.

Here is how you can research the source documents for the school yourself.

Go to  the PGM Store http://www.hillsboroughcounty.org/pgm/resources/onlineservices/pgmstore/

Click on the link Enter Store http://pgm.hillsboroughcounty.org:8080/optix-web-71/Logon.jsp

A PGM Optix log On screen will appear.

Log on using:
Userid: public
Password: public

The Optix Screen list comes up.

Click on the Query button after  Document Repository 

Enter 11-0731 in the Tracking Number field

Click on open

Find the folder you want to look at and click on it. Application, Agency Comments, and Party of Records all have documents of interest.


Sunday, February 19, 2012

John's Butcher Shop

You work or live  in Lutz and want a change from your usual lunch meal.   Or you've been to the Lutz Dog Park and you've worked up an appetite watching your dog run around.  


Where to do to get something to eat?  John's Butcher Shop - literally located next to the large dog area. Aside from serving up a good deal on meat with the $100 Family Pack, they also have food you can eat immediately. Sweet tea and soft drinks, burgers, hot dogs,corns dogs, quesadillas, tuna sandwiches, cubans, grilled chicken sandwiches, stuffed potato balls, devil crabs, chef salad and lots more including ice cream.  Although you can't eat in the dog park, the Veteran's Park has benches, or the Lutz Depot has a great covered place to sit and eat, or you can wander on down to the nature trail and eat at the picnic tables there.

Located at 102 1st Ave SW, Lutz Fl 33549 (Off US 41 and Lutz Lake Fern Road)
Phone (813) 909-9746 
Hours Tues to Sat 9AM to 6PM

History of the business in the Lutz Community News.




Food to Go Items


Ready to Cook Items
cross posted in Lutz Dog Park News

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Gates High School - Response by the Executive Director


(Prior posts on the subject Learning Gate new High School update, and  Learning Gate Community School Apparently Plans for High School at US 41 and Sunset)


I emailed Learning Gate / Gates High School asking sharing concerns about the traffic.  I received the following excerpted reply from Patti Girard - Executive Director:
"We have been working with the residents that are adjacent to the property and have been working out many issues.  Traffic being the main one. . . . . As it stands right now the primary entrance and exit of the school will be off of 41.  The traffic studies that we have done shows a high volume of cars between the hours of 7:00 am and 8:15.  The road off of Sunset will be used by only the staff, deliveries, emergency vehicles and possibly 12th grade students who drive.   The total amount of students will be 1,000 but that growth will happen over 10 years. See attachment.(editors note 10 Year Growth Projection -  see below)    So the first year we are on the property the maximum number of students who might drive is 25 if we assume all 11th graders can and will drive..  (WE require our students to carpool).  The following year those 11th graders will be in 12th grade.again max. 25.  We have agreed to put in a right deceleration lane at Sunset and 41 as well as a left turn lane at  Sunset.   We are staggering starting and dismissal times in order to help with the traffic load.  The DOT has approved the following times.
12th grade-8:15-3:45
10th and 11th grade-8:30-4:00
8th and 9th grade-8:45-4:15
6th and 7th grade 9:00-4:30.
We have explored the option of fixing the intersection at Sunset and 41 but our hands are tied because of the lack of easements.  Only the county can come in and take what it needs in order to improve the intersection.

I have also attached a draft site plan (editors note Conceptual Site Plan - see below).  You will notice that our structures are small and spaced out to avoid impact of the environment.. . . . "


Attachments

10 Year Projection 6-12


Conceptual Site Plan 1-20-12

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Learning Gate New High School update


As noted in the Lutz Community news, the hearing for the Learning Gate High School (Gates High School) was postponed to 2/20/11 at 6PM at the County Center. So far  is apparently still on.

Interestingly the FDOT noted  on 2/3/12 that "Our office met with the Transportation and Land Development Review Section at the County Center planning offices yesterday afternoon. We had asked for a transportation analysis that supported the subject application to understand the transportation impacts that could possibly affect proposed access along US Highway 41. County transportation staff advised us that a transportation analysis had not been provided as of yesterday afternoon. Therefore, since a transportation analysis has not been provided we cannot support the prospect of additional access until such time as we receive and review a transportation analysis which identifies the type of access requested along US 41 and the impacts generated by the maximum entitlement requested by the subject application."


Apparently there is a committee of neighboring affected neighbors.  They are come up with a document for the county on the issue.


FW_ Proposed Learning Gate GATES Middle and Hig...


Tuesday, January 31, 2012

New Lutz Dog Park website

I've created a new website for the Lutz Dog Park, to show you what the park looks like, the amenities and nearby dog businesses including recommended dog and cat trainers. http://lutzdogpark.weebly.com