A large housing development soon will encroach onto rural lands in the Balm area of eastern Hillsborough County despite the protests of area residents and the sympathy of several county commissioners.
Three commissioners — Pat Kemp, Lesley Miller and Stacy White — initially supported sending the Balm project back to the county’s hearing master for a rehearing on density issues raised by area residents, but were outvoted.
Efforts to delay the project were defeated and the project was approved with White joining those in favor. here
“I have very many concerns. I agree with the Balm community that this does not seem consistent with the rest of the area. We have turned this into a typical sprawled development. We should stop moving forward with things that don’t work for the betterment of the community,” said Kemp to loud applause from the audience.
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