Rural Southwest Jacksonville residents concerned about the proposed Trails development that could bring 5,000 homes to the area told city staff Monday why they opposed the project.
WJCT News partner the Jacksonville Daily Record covered the meeting.
“Why did I decide on this land? It's in the country,” said property owner Cheryl Gildner, the first of several speakers at the Citizen Informational Meeting at the Ed Ball Building Downtown.
Gildner said she looked at several locations before buying in Jacksonville. Property records show she bought about 10 acres in September on Diamond Ranch Lane.
No votes were taken at the informational meeting, where Jacksonville Planning and Development Department staff listened to neighbors before writing a staff report. The report is due May 31.
An expanded version of this story is at JaxDailyRecord.
