Capozzoli development / SW 80th Street traffic

Opposed the development, citing loss of horse farms, added traffic on a narrow two-lane road, a near-miss with a semi at Highway 200, and concerns about property values and the cost of water and sewer for elderly neighbors.

Spoke for Hibiscus Park property owners, saying the project should not move forward until Southwest 80th Street is improved and a traffic signal is installed at Highway 200.

Said Melody Preserve already has over 100 homes under construction and the combined traffic will add roughly 700 cars, describing waits of seven or eight minutes at Highway 200.

A Hibiscus Park resident who reported about 100 cars passing her house each morning during road construction, saying infrastructure must come first.

Lives on four acres between the subdivisions and says she waits 60 seconds in her driveway to get out; asked the county to fix the road before building more houses.

An attorney who told the board a group of property owners is preparing an agreement to build a road connecting 80th Street to Highway 200 at a 90-degree angle, possibly with a signal there.