Polk County turns down proposal for 242 homes on rural Kathleen land
The proposed development would have been located near a rural Kathleen farm that's over 100 years old.
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The proposed development would have been located near a rural Kathleen farm that's over 100 years old.
The project, which features single-family homes with 40-foot-wide lots and townhomes with 20-foot-wide lots was denied by the Planning Commission in May on a 4-3 vote.
The homes affected by the change will not experience any change in their waste collection schedule. Weekly recycling also resumes July 1.
The developer has pulled plans to build over 800 apartments on 76.14 acres and 150 single-family homes on 115 acres of the Imperial Lakes Golf Course.
The Coca-Cola Auburndale facility, which employs between 600 and 650 people, is going to add 50 new jobs.