Fleming Island’s Old Hard Road. Residents want to keep it rural. But real estate company Maronda Homes envisions 329 new properties on 63 acres here – residents oppose this.
The company submitted their idea, which is not yet a formal plan, to a local development review committee to make sure it’s up to code. Local residents showed up and sounded off at a related meeting.
“300 more homes that’s gonna be 600 more cars. Folks were not thinking. They’re definitely not thinking. They’re thinking about putting wealth in their pockets and I’m all about capitalism but this is ridiculous,” said one resident…