If CR136 and Goldkist Boulevard’s traffic is insufficient to justify development of a hotel, convenience store and apartment complex in said location, then where will their customers come from? Is there another source of traffic that will supply potential customers that LLC has knowledge of that is not disclosed?
It is noteworthy to look at similar existing businesses at Exit 283 off of I-10. There are thousands of cars everyday passing through and stopping at businesses located there. Everything a passing customer could want is located in close proximity to the exit. There is no valid reason to drive through traffic lights and local downtown traffic to go to a hotel and/or a convenience store at the proposed location.
The question then arises, “If the traffic at said location is insufficient to support said project, then where will its potential customers come from to make this project feasible?” The whole purpose of a business is to make money. It is absurd to think that this LLC is developing said property to lose money. Doesn’t that call into question why develop and build businesses in a location 4+ miles from the I-10 exit? Isn’t it reasonable then to assume that there is something else that they are relying upon to make these proposed businesses profitable. What is it that they are not disclosing to us?
As City Officials, we request that you require full disclosure from the LLC as to what kind of information they have that justifies the development of a project of the scope and size of the one that it proposes. Either that, or disclose what it actually intends to develop on said property. If the former is the case, then the proposed project has been falsely represented to the City and affected residents. That simply means no one can rely on any of the representations that are made by the LLC. We would submit that the reasons given for the development is like a sieve trying to hold water. To paraphrase Hamlet: Something stinks in this new project.
If the LLC cannot be forthright about its plans, then its request should be summarily denied. It can always apply to the County for zoning and development, but whatever it chooses it becomes imperative that a feasibility study be conducted by said applicant before issuance of any permits as to the effects and costs its development has on existing roads, services, and its impact on existing neighborhoods. This requirement should be mandatory for any development that is situated adjacent to the city limits as it will, undoubtedly,affect the City of Live Oak, the City of Live Oak’s residents and all services and utilities.
There are simply too many uncertainties, unknowns, “what ifs” and implications of detrimental and negative consequences for our collective calm and suburban culture in District 3. We cannot endorse this project. There are simply too many negative implications we cannot foresee. The City of Live Oak City Council is the guardian of we, the citizen’s, welfare and security. We ask you to act on our behalf in this matter and support our request to deny this LLC proposal.
Respectfully submitted,
The citizens and residents of District 3, comprising Tara Trace Circle, the Pine View Circle residential area and the Coliseum Avenue residential area.