Comments on: Killearn Country Club Owner Seeks Rezoning of North Course Land from City of Tallahassee

By: Laurie Davis

Laurie Davis — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 16:52:02 +0000

I can only imagine what traffic on the Shamrock “loop” will be like with an additional 700 automobiles speeding through as though it is the Daytona raceway. Apartments adding another 700 cars? A nursing home with sirens piercing the quiet of the beautiful neighborhood? Neither is wanted by anyone. Mr. Tuck keeps claiming the “majority” of residents wants the course revitalized. The majority of residents couldn’t care less about the golf course. They think the golfers should foot the bill for what only the golfers will benefit from. Mr. Tuck doesn’t live here. He purchased the property knowing it was an 18-hole course, and now he wants to sell it to a developer. Rezoning this land will seriously impact traffic and the environment. The upcoming hearings are little more than an opportunity for the community to vent. Call, write, and email ALL the City Commissioners who will vote on this disaster of a request. Let them know more housing in a community which already supports 3800 households is NOT in the best interests of anyone except Mr. Tuck’s mortgage holders and Mr. Tuck.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 12:49:32 +0000

Killearn is an old but very beautiful neighborhood that is arguably the most sought-after homebuyer’s market in Tallahassee. Many homesites have large lots with beautiful trees and extensive landscaping – an anachronism flying proudly in the face of today’s cookie-cutter, production-built homes so prevalent in today’s newer neighborhoods. This is why people will buy a 40 or 50 year old Killearn home and spend enormous amounts of money remodeling it – because they want to live in this neighborhood.
As a ten-year Killearn resident, I’ve driven past the “new” developments in upper NE Tallahassee, and they look like cookie-cutter homes stacked up in an empty cow pasture, all the trees removed and homes standing not fifteen feet from one another. I fault no one for buying one, my wife and I have looked at them ourselves and they’re very nice inside – but I prefer my 40-year old home on it’s scenic lot.
The thought of possibly having a cookie-cutter style group of homes in Killearn is very troubling. Killearn has long been immune to the modern dense-home neighborhood style, and possibly having one built in the middle of the neighborhood isn’t a welcome prospect. Hopefully if that happens, it will be the only project of it’s kind within our borders.

By: Doug

Doug — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 18:03:20 +0000

Has anyone noticed that the other club he has supposidly revitalized has no buildings which are visable on that clubs website?

Let’s see some due diligence on how traffic from this development will impact the streets, particularly the round a bout.