The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors agreed 4-0 at a special meeting on Monday, July 15 to accept an offer by developer GL Homes to install a new culvert at the south end of Carol Street in the Santa Rosa Groves neighborhood.
The 80-foot pipe rated for agricultural uses would allow the reconnection of Carol Street to 60th Street/59th Lane North.
“The plans are done, and we’re ready to go,” GL Homes Vice President Larry Portnoy said. “We’ve actually ordered the pipe.”
However, work cannot begin until an amendment to the district’s water management plan can be voted on at the board’s Aug. 21 meeting. GL’s permit application for the work also must be received and approved by the district’s legal and engineering departments.
Supervisor Michael Johnson was not present for the session.
The special meeting was called in an attempt resolve frustrations over the board’s April decision to remove the aging culvert. The removal cut access to 60th Street/59th Lane North and left residents of the rural tier Santa Rosa Groves neighborhood with only one way in and out — via Louise Street to 70th Road North.
On Tuesday, July 9, the Acreage Landowners’ Association used its meeting at ITID headquarters as a forum to allow some 20 Santa Rosa Groves residents and others to express their views. Afterward, the ALA agreed to send a letter to the district supporting the installation of a new culvert and crossing.
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