(This article was revised to correct the spelling of a Saddlebag resident’s name.)
Dozens of residents from the Saddlebag Lake Resort near Lake Wales took turns at the Polk Planning Commission dais to condemn plans for an 855-acre sand mine next door to their vibrant 55-plus community.
Of the two busloads in opposition, many dropped their community’s summer-camp-like activities in Saddlebag to wear highlighter green T-shirts that a hastily organized resistance had printed with the slogan: “Protect Saddlebag.”…