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The Villages
Wednesday, April 24, 2024

The Villages to present plan for 3,000 more homes southwest of Florida Turnpike

The Villages will present a plan to a special magistrate this week for 3,000 more homes in the Villages of Southern Oaks.

The plan will be among the proposals put forth Tuesday afternoon before Special Magistrate Lindsay C.T. Holt at Wildwood City Hall. The meeting will take place at 2:15 p.m.

This map shows the 1459 acres where up to 3000 new homes could be added to the Villages of Southern Oaks
This map shows the 1,459 acres where up to 3,000 new homes could be added to the Villages of Southern Oaks.
Up to 3000 new homes could be built in this new section of the Villages of Southern Oaks
Up to 3,000 new homes could be built in this new section of the Villages of Southern Oaks.

The Villages Development Company LLC is seeking to put the homes on 1,459 acres which are located a little over a mile southwest of the Florida Turnpike and east of Marsh Bend Trail. Though a part of The Villages, the homes would also be within the City of Wildwood.

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