PLACEMENT: Consent
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REQUEST TO INITIATE AN AMENDMENT TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP FOR CERTAIN PROPERTIES LOCATED IN THE HOBE SOUND CRA TO ALLOW FOR RELOCATION AND RENOVATION OF THE HISTORIC HOBE SOUND TRAIN STATION
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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The Historic Hobe Sound Train Station will be re-located to County owned property within the Hobe Sound CRA. EDC has been contracted and is working closely with Public Works to provide engineering drawings for the area on which the train station will be placed. It is now necessary to assign the appropriate Future Land Use designation, which requires an amendment to the Comprehensive Growth Management Plan.
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DEPARTMENT: Administration
PREPARED BY: Name: Susan Kores
Title: Manager, Office of Community Development
REQUESTED BY: James Gorton, Public Works
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PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
The Martin County CRA vision for Hobe Sound includes the renewal of the AIA streetscape from SE Bridge Road to SE Saturn Street. This includes Old Post Office Alley and the connecting side streets. Project elements include improved drainage and stormwater solutions for property redevelopment, increased vehicular and pedestrian safety, undergrounding of utilities, beautification, redefined pedestrian spaces and parking.
The right-of-way was abandoned by the Martin County Board of County Commissioners on April 20, 2024. The western part of the abandoned right-of-way was donated back to the County by the property owner, as can be seen on the quit claim deed. The complete abandoned area shall adjoin to the County-owned property to the east, which will accommodate installation of the train station that was donated to the County by the Atlantic Fields developer.
The first phase and centerpiece of this project is the relocation and the renovation of the Historic Hobe Sound Train Station. The addition of an historic and creative placemaking element as significant as...
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