Deeson Road RRD (LDPD-2026-6)
Description
The developer appealed the Planning Commission's 7-0 denial, lost a 3-1 continuance fight, and then withdrew the appeal entirely after attorney Lauren Rubinstein announced the withdrawal.
Impact summary
The Planning Commission denied it on Jun 3, 2026.
Would have added 150 homes, sidewalks, and a turn lane to a rural road — or, per opponents, worsened flooding that already destroyed nearby homes.
Applicant
- Name
- Swan Capital Partners LLC
- Address
- Deeson Road area, unincorporated Polk County
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · Planning Commission
Last discussed Sep 1, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
Board of County Commissioners — September 1, 2026
The developer appealed the Planning Commission's 7-0 denial, lost a 3-1 continuance fight, and then withdrew the appeal entirely after attorney Lauren Rubinstein announced the withdrawal.
Planning Commission — June 3, 2026
A 150-home rural residential development on 153 acres in the flood-prone Blackwater Creek basin, denied unanimously after neighbors testified about Hurricane Milton flooding, prior BOCC denials, unsafe roads, and unsuitable soils.
Related issues (2)
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