A divided Vero Beach City Council has decided the “old nursery site” – a 14-acre parcel along the Florida East Coast Railway tracks and adjacent to Crestlawn Cemetery – shouldn’t be used to build affordable housing under the state’s Live Local Act.
It was a wise choice.
Not only does the city need the property to store storm debris in the event of a hurricane, but, as Councilman Aaron Vos warned, there are potential environmental concerns that make the site poorly suited for residential development…