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"Everybody likes Wayne. He runs a good city by having assembled a good team. That's what
managers do."
South Lake Press (Clermont, FL)
May 12, 2006
Possible park annexed
CLERMONT
The City of Clermont's newest land may become the city's largest recreational area. Or, it might
become a development of about 550 homes.
At Tuesday's Clermont City Council meeting, the council voted in favor of annexing 220 acres
along Lake Minneola and both sides of County Road 561. City Manager Wayne Saunders said
annexing the property would give the city more say in applying for state grants.
Council members have been eyeing the property for some time as a site for a city-owned park.
The land, owned by Inland Groves Corp. and the Pool Family trust, is expected to cost the city
more than $16 million, but with grants, Saunders said the city should have to pay less than $3
million of that cost.
The contract states that if the city fails to secure the grant funding or purchase the land without
help, it will have to allow a density of 2.5 units per acre or de-annex the property.
Councilmember Elaine Renick said she was concerned about the density, because the contract
doesn't state what kind of density it is. The city bases density on buildable acres. Some 100 acres
of the property is wetlands and therefore not buildable under city regulations. But the county
bases density on the entire property.
"2.5 in the county is different than 2.5 in the city," Renick said.
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