Lager withdraws Cape Coral plans due to backlash in the neighborhood

CAPE CORAL, Florida – An application for a huge 181,500 square foot warehouse on SW Pine Island Road was withdrawn after backlash from Cape Coral residents.

According to city maps, it would have been east of Sandoval Parkway and west of Saddlewood Lane.

Seefried Industrial Properties applied for approval of the commercial planned unit development. A public hearing was scheduled for November 2nd but was canceled after the application was withdrawn, city officials confirmed on Tuesday.

Sandoval Board of Directors chairman Gary Kuty released a statement stating that Monday night’s meeting will be canceled:

“The public hearing planned for tomorrow has been canceled. We are aware that Amazon may reconsider their application due to the initial wave of opposition over the phone and email. We are in close contact with CC City Councilor Tom Hayden and other city officials and will keep you informed of future developments. I am very proud of the way the residents reacted to the opposition. “

The warehouse would be a delivery station that supports the company’s local sales efforts through the use of vehicles to the local market. The project is expected to create over 400 new jobs.

The project also includes realignment and improvements to Saddlewood Lane. A traffic light at the intersection of Pine Island Road and Saddlewood Lane is being built by the developer.

The name of the company that wants to operate from the facility has not been disclosed, however Seefried Industrial Properties has helped develop other Amazon facilities.

Amazon spokesman Owen Torres said in a statement:

“Amazon is a dynamic company and we are constantly exploring new locations and weighing a variety of factors in deciding where to develop future locations to best serve our customers. However, we have a policy not to comment on our future roadmap. “

While some of the nearby neighbors found the project positive for economic growth and development, others were concerned about the project.

“We don’t want to hear it, see, we don’t want to drive past it,” said resident Heather Grubb.

Aside from the noise and lack of privacy it would create in the neighborhood, she said she was concerned about the realignment to Saddlewood Lane. She said it would make it difficult for residents to enter and exit their homes.

“We are not trying to stop development and progress, we want to keep what we have and keep it,” said Grubb.

She said the developers contacted local residents to discuss the realignment of the street. She said they were told that moving the road would require local residents’ consent.

NBC 2 reached out to the property owner and other developers on the project, learning that they had a confidentiality agreement and could not discuss it. Seefried Industrial Properties did not respond to our request for comment.

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