The 6,000-home Pulte project in eastern Charlotte County should be dead in the water. The county missed a critical adoption deadline on July 9, which not only halts the project but also drags it into a tangle of legal battles and accusations of backroom maneuvers.
The “Pulte project” is a large-scale housing plan, labeled Comprehensive Plan Amendment TCP-24-04, aimed at building 6,000 homes in a rural part of eastern Charlotte County, far from city centers.
Residents and local advocates stand firmly against it. Their primary concern: the project would spur unchecked urban sprawl miles from existing urban infrastructure. They also warn it would overextend county services and directly violate Florida’s rules on managing sprawl…