- May 5, 2024
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Elderly deserve a nice place to shop at Palm Harbor
Dear Editor:
Seems to me that we and our leaders in the area should make every attempt to see a new Publix is put up for the elderly that use the present store in Palm Harbor — before they do their razing of the plaza. If not, there will be no supermarket to serve people in Palm Harbor.
I personally make every attempt possible to avoid traversing Palm Coast Parkway.
So many would have go without food if they have to pay that robbery for a red light violation.
Hope the highly intelligent people trying to build their palace take that into consideration and build a new Publix near the old location with better access than the present one.
Might suggest a location near Staples, which has flatter ground for the handicapped to walk.
In any case, Palm Harbor deserves better than what they have now. Just don't do it over the elderly people's needs.
Duane Nieminen
Palm Coast
What about the trees in the Palm Harbor Shopping Center?
Dear Editor:
As I was out of town, apparently I missed the news regarding the destruction and reconstruction of Palm Harbor Shopping Center.
I knew there were rumors concerning it, and I had seen the trees banded with white ribbons, but when I next heard something it was from another concerned person, regarding the trees that will be cut down, and I saw your editorial note saying that they will be replaced by what I call “saplings” of 3-6 inches in diameter? And I thought the banded trees were marked for saving! How naive of me to expect conservation instead of expedience and/or cost effectiveness!
What other purpose is there for cutting those young oaks? They are just now beginning to give the much-needed shade canopy that we need in Florida, not to mention that they help clean the air, provide oxygen and hold the dirt in place. For the information of those who aren't native Floridians or native to the southern part of the United States, these majestic trees are a symbol of the South. The vegetation of the Palm Harbor Shopping Center is beautiful to me, and I hate to see it destroyed! Help me understand what is going on! I urge those involved with this project to reconsider their plans.
Betty Williams
Palm Coast
Editor’s Note: Other residents have asked about the status of the Palm Harbor Shopping Center, as well as the trees that will be affected by the widening of Palm Coast Parkway. Based on an interview with City Manager Jim Landon, we can help to clarify a few things.
The white ribbons on the trees in the shopping center have nothing to do with the widening of the parkway.
There is a potential buyer of the shopping center, and they’re talking about rehabbing the area. As part of the due diligence of any development, a tree survey is required, detailing the type and size of each tree. The survey has been completed, and the white ribbons indicate that those trees were counted. At one time or another, every tree has had a white ribbon it.
The final site plans for developing the shopping center — and what will happen to any of the trees — have not yet been submitted to the city, but Landon said the city’s goal is to save as many as possible.
