The Pines PUD

Asked the council to legally bind D.R. Horton to protect existing neighborhoods, questioned whether Minton Road can absorb 7,346 daily trips, and urged tabling the development agreement until a neighborhood steering committee can negotiate.

Said traffic on Norfolk Parkway is already unbearable with the charter school and one-way-in Sawgrass Lakes, and raised emergency evacuation and fire/EMS response concerns for 811 more homes.

Bluntly urged the council not to let the Pines move forward until infrastructure is improved, saying 'it is all about the dollars.'

Described ambulance delays through school traffic as life-threatening for him and his wife, both with heart conditions, and said small side streets already can't get out onto Minton.

Cited national police and fire response-time standards, said a great developer would four-lane Norfolk Parkway before building the first home, and asked the council to deny the project.

Spoke for her over-55 Sawgrass Lakes neighborhood, worried about ambulance access in gridlock and falling property values, and asked the council to fix traffic first.

A 30-year Navy veteran who opposed the development, citing Minton congestion, truck blockages on Norfolk Parkway, possible future tolls on St. John's Heritage Parkway, and asking for independent traffic studies.

Flagged that the traffic study was prepared for 'Sawgrass West 3.0' with 865 units, not the Pines, and warned about the Florida gas compression station adjacent to homes on three sides.

A Willard Road neighbor within 500 feet who helped run the 'Stop the Pines' petition; asked for a noise barrier, questioned code standards, raised density compatibility with Palm Bay's rural zoning, and backed a community steering committee.

Described daily gridlock on Minton Road blocking her Heald Road business and driveway, and proposed the city instead consider turning the land into a community park like Wickham Park.

Cited the cleared 500-acre Lenar property as a cautionary tale, urging the council to require road improvements first and to preserve natural pine habitat and wildlife.