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Re: Neighbors look to sack football noise, Aug. 19 Times:
Editor: Six years ago my wife and I decided to build a new house; we searched the entire county for the right spot. When we thought we had found that spot we did a bit of research as to what the zoning regulations were or could become. We did find out that the Suncoast Parkway ran nearby, but not close enough to warrant concern. Making a final decision, we went ahead and built our home.
When principal Tizzy Schoelles approached the School Board members for funding for a stadium and sports area for Nature Coast Technical High School, she stated specific concerns for being a good neighbor with the surrounding subdivisions. Specific lighting and the aiming of those lights, along with a public address system that was "neighbor friendly," were some of her main concerns.
My response to the residents of the Deerfield subdivision would be, you should have researched to see who your potential neighbors could have been. In 1996, before most of the residents moved in, the area that is now Nature Coast and Chocachatti Schools was designated as future school areas. My feelings are that when the time comes to sell their houses, it surely will be noted that it is convenient to schools, especially the aesthetically eye-pleasing architecture of Nature Coast Technical High School.
There are not going to be games every night, nor are they going to last past a reasonable hour. I would have to ask the patience of the residents of Deerfield, and I realize they believe this is the worst thing that has ever happened to their subdivision. But this stadium means the world to the athletes of Nature Coast Technical High School and their supporters, who traveled far and wide last year because they had no home field.
In the article, 78-year-old Deerfield resident Josephine Chrzan says "Maybe football games will make some of us feel a little younger." Who doesn't want to feel younger?
Editor: Here we go again. The sociology major who directs the county utilities department, and her underlings, are again going to ask for block rates for water customers in Spring Hill. Saving water is again one of the themes of this request, not to make more money.
There are more customers in Spring Hill than in the rest of the county. Upscale communities in Spring Hill with lawns must water these lawns. If saving water is the reason, why did the county not reject these upscale communities?
Basically, with the purchase of Florida Water, many problems were kept from the public. When Florida Water Services wanted to drill new wells to replace older wells and replace a storage tank, why was this rejected by the County Commission?
Commissioners, you should change our attorney and utility director for misleading the commission and the public. You should protect Spring Hill residents.
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