Crews Lake area growth and road safety
Summary
Pulte's 400-home subdivision was approved despite neighbors' warnings that McCall Road and Crews Lake Drive are too narrow for fire trucks and thousands of new daily trips, and that crash data in the county database understates the problem. The developer committed to right-of-way dedication, buried power lines and turn lanes as the area builds out.
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Last discussed May 6, 2026.
Impact analysis
The developer will fund road widening along its frontage, sidewalks and utility undergrounding, but countywide road improvements remain a public cost.
Future Pulte homebuyers and the growing Lakeland Highlands area get new housing stock and incremental road improvements.
Existing Tremont and Crews Lake Woods residents worry about traffic, flooding, and a mismatch with their larger-lot neighborhood.
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