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City of Fellsmere
21 S. Cypress Street, Fellsmere, FL 32948 (772) 571-0116

Updated November 2005

Public Official: Councilman Joel Tyson
April 2005 Session

Final Report

 

Description of Project

The City of Fellsmere is primed for substantial physical and economic growth. Officials are seeking advice concerning the (re)development of the CR 512 Corridor and the build-out of the recently annexed Anson property. They wish to establish the CR 512 corridor as the premier gateway entrance into the City. Realizing that Fellsmere already has a genuine, functioning downtown, officials hope to seamlessly blend the Anson property into the fabric of the existing city. They are seeking development that adds to –rather than competes with – the existing downtown.


 

Design Institute Recommendations

At the end of the discussion of the Fellsmere study area, the Design Team members summarized the Recommended Actions on a flip chart as follows:

 

Recommended Actions:

•  New School/Old School: Mix students of new development and old town.

•  Annex the voids.

•  Middle school needed in old town.

•  Create Workforce Housing.

•  Consider a multi-function public building for new middle school

   (Elementary, Library, etc.).

•  Ask for three times what you want--land is a gold mine!

•  Maximize number of east/west connections. Build for the future.

   Capture traffic before it heads to CR 512 or east.

•  Anson property needs multiple centers.

•  Integrated watershed management.

•  Preserve small Florida town character as link between old and new town.

•  Evaluate long-term recreation needs and reserve space for future expansion.

For more information please visit www.cityoffellsmere.org

Results


As a result of the April 2005 Design Institute, Fellsmere City Council has decided to revisit the issue of height limitations for the Anson property’s Regional Employment Activity Center (REAC) zoning district. The City is also exploring the possibility of increasing the intensity of development along the I-95 corridor.  The REAC area allows for commercial and light industrial uses and is likely to become the commercial destination for residents of the Anson Development.

 

Staff is also following up on Design Institute feedback regarding east-west connectors between the Anson property and “Old Fellsmere”. Currently, it appears as if there is sufficient right-of-way to utilize 85 th Street and 77 Street in cooperation with the Fellsmere Water Control District, as a potential corridor.

   

Additional Contacts

Joel Tyson, Council Member

(772) 571-0116 CityClerk@CityofFellsmere.org


Jason R. Nunemaker, City Manager

(772) 571-0116 CityManager@CityofFellsmere.org

Rochelle Lawandales  

CityPlanner@CityofFellsmere.org