Founders Crossing land-use realignment
Summary
Commissioner Harvey pushed hard on whether roads would be dirt tracks while houses go up. Staff and the applicant committed that roads must be paved and completed before opening, tied to building-permit milestones.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 5
- Last 30 days
- 1
Rising — discussed at 3 meetings since Sep 14, 2026, up from 0 in the two months before.
Impact analysis
The developer pays for on-site water, sewer and road improvements, plus a Midway Road contribution agreement with St. Lucie County.
Future residents and neighboring communities get complete paved roads as development proceeds.
Future residents could face what Councilman Bonna called 'exorbitant fees' stacked on top of regular property taxes.
Mentions & discussions (5)
City Council — October 12, 2026
A new CDD over about 360 acres would fund water, sewer, roads, and stormwater infrastructure — paid through special assessments on future residents. Two council members expressed discomfort with creating another taxing district.
Planning and Zoning Board — October 6, 2026
Commissioner Harvey pushed hard on whether roads would be dirt tracks while houses go up. Staff and the applicant committed that roads must be paved and completed before opening, tied to building-permit milestones.
City Council — September 14, 2026
The Founder's Crossing project near Midway and McCarty Roads cleared its final land-use adoption, locking in the developer's obligation to build McCarty Road south to the new Newell Road and connect it to LTC Ranch Parkway. The developer must also fund improvements to Midway Road.
City Council — June 22, 2026
A 60-acre shuffle moves the commercial and office/institutional parcels from the east side of McCarty Road to the west, with no change to the 875-home entitlement. New road conditions include Newell Road construction obligations.
Planning and Zoning Board — June 2, 2026
A 60-acre land-use shuffle within the 386-acre Founders Crossing PUD moves commercial and residential-office land from the east to the west side of McCarty Road. No new density, and the developer keeps its road and utility obligations.
Related development
P26-055 City Center PUD Amendment No. 1
A major regional attraction on city-owned land, with parking, noise and game-day traffic plans still under review for the November Council meeting.
Founders Crossing Community Development District
Future residents would pay special assessments financing the community's backbone infrastructure.
Verano South POD G - Planned Unit Development (PUD) Amendment No. 4
More business flexibility on the commercial corner serving Verano's growing neighborhoods, with no increase in homes or commercial land, and the developer says less traffic than originally approved.
142 SW Thanksgiving Avenue Property Small-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment
No real-world change expected — the vacant lot is land-banked as part of the city complex with no development plans.
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