Neighbors in Jacksonville’s Oceanway community are rallying against a proposed housing development, arguing that narrow roads can’t handle the traffic and that hundreds of residents have already signed a petition to fight back. The plan calls for dozens of duplexes and townhomes packed into less than 10 acres.
Residents say the Yellow Bluff Road intersection is already a headache, with no turning lanes and daily traffic backups. They warn that a new townhome project could gridlock the area even more.
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Shirley Spurgeon, who spearheaded an online petition, said the effort has picked up support quickly. “The last I looked, there were at least 1,030 [signatures]. And we just started a week ago,” she said.
Homeowners fear the development will erode open green spaces, overwhelm narrow roads, and strain already-limited infrastructure. “They’re proposing development right behind our home on less than 10 acres. We’re looking at townhomes, duplexes, 31 duplexes, which would be 62 homes on less than 10 acres behind us,” Spurgeon said…