Send A Letter: Harmony Ranch Challenges Responsible Growth

**UPDATE: Martin County Commissioners unanimously rejected the Harmony Ranch Proposal in a 5-0 vote on April 24, 2018.**

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Harmony Ranch is a proposed development west of Hobe Sound. “Harmony” means “in agreement”. But, this development is not at all in sync with Martin County.

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Martin County is unique with its emphasis on balancing natural and man-made resources to enrich quality of life.

Growth here should be carefully planned, moving outward from existing infrastructure and services.

Harmony Ranch will meet with Martin County Commissioners on April 24, 2018

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- Letter 1 - Please Deny the Harmony Ranch proposal
- Letter 2 - Deny the Invasion of Harmony Ranch
Please Deny the Harmony Ranch proposal
Dear Martin County Commissioners,
Martin County appears to be abandoning many of the qualities that make our area unique. Don’t let a developer like Harmony Ranch turn open, agricultural land into a sprawling development.
Many residents of our County have come here from other counties to the south. They have come to escape chaotic, over-developed communities. In Broward and parts of Palm Beach counties, builders have had their way with local government. This trend has left residents there with constant traffic congestion, jam-packed shops and beaches and thousands of short fuses.
Apparently, Harmony Ranch wants to build more than 2,000 units on a similar number of acres west of Hobe Sound. This area is totally outside the Urban Services Boundary. With no existing infrastructure and services, this sounds like the very definition of “sprawl”. This is precisely the kind of thing that our Comprehensive Growth Management Plan seeks to prevent.
Recently, the Local Planning Agency held a hearing on this project. Residents were very vocal in their opposition to the Harmony Ranch project. The LPA denied the proposal. Now, with some adjustments here and there, the developer is trying to sway the BOCC to accept a proposal that residents and the LPA rejected.
We don’t want to become another Broward County. Let Martin County grow in a carefully planned and sensible way, not by building thousand-home communities out in open space away from necessary services. Please deny this Harmony Ranch proposal just as the Commission did a few years ago.
Sincerely,
(Your Name)
Deny the Invasion of Harmony Ranch
Dear Martin County Commissioners,
Where has our commitment to being different as a County gone? A couple of years ago, some developers, including Harmony Ranch, proposed to build in Martin County. They were roundly rejected. A few weeks ago, the Local Planning Agency heard a new proposal from Harmony and voted to deny it. Why is the Commission holding another hearing?
This developer wants to build a few thousand units in open land. This complex will likely be outside the Urban Services Boundary. No infrastructure or services currently exist in the designated area. If so, we’ll end up with a vast collection of new houses using cars to get to the outlets they need or the beaches they desire. The result will be crowded roadways, stores, restaurants and ocean fronts.
And, what happens to the environmental areas nearby that will be degraded in the process of creating this urban sprawl? Will these new homes be able to easily access sewer and water? Will existing taxpayers foot the bill for these necessities?
How about the already over-crowded South Fork High School area? How will this complex survive with a few thousand new residents in the area?
What Harmony seems to be proposing is not what Martin County is all about. And, if we let this developer in, others will be lined up outside just waiting for their turn.
You and your colleagues can put a halt to this sudden burst of sprawl by simply denying the proposal. For the sake of all of us who love this County and who helped put you in office, deny the Harmony Ranch proposal. Thank you.
Sincerely,
(Your Name)
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