HOBE SOUND, Fla (CBS12) — A long vacant piece of land in Hobe Sound is one step closer to being cleaned up after Martin County commissioners approved a major designation this week—one that could pave the way for redevelopment but is raising serious health concerns among nearby residents.
The 19acre property, located off Gomez Avenue near the Intracoastal Waterway, golf courses, and several parks, was once home to a carnation farm. Today, it sits overgrown and unused. But what remains in the soil is what has neighbors worried.
Oasis Development LLC is proposing a 38home residential community on the site, along with the promise of fulltime jobs. Before any construction can begin, however, the land must undergo statesupervised cleanup due to chemical contamination left behind from the former nursery’s pesticide use…