Residents of Southwood are calling on Tallahassee city officials to hold a developer, The St. Joe Company accountable after two road projects tied to the community failed to meet their required deadlines.
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Southwood residents petition over developer’s missed road construction deadlines
A petition filed by residents states that Orange Avenue from Biltmore Avenue to Southwood Plantation Road was required to be completed by Dec. 31, 2025. The petition also states that Biltmore Avenue from Orange Avenue to Apalachee Parkway was supposed to be under active construction by that same deadline. Residents say neither project is underway.
Neighbors argue the current stretch of Orange Avenue was meant to be temporary, installed more than a decade ago to redirect commuter traffic away from neighborhood streets. They say it is now deteriorating and not designed to handle the daily traffic volume moving through the area…