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and Video Courtesy of WINK NEWS
By Jerrica Valtierra
Published
March 28, 2019
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For decades, Lely Golf Estates has been a quiet,
comfortable neighborhood.
But, longtime
homeowner Gerald Cusak said he and his neighbors are on
edge.
“The neighborhood now, everybody is in jeopardy,” Cusak
said.
Homeowners are worried Collier County will build a
sewage lift station on a neighborhood lot within 130
yards of 204 residences in Lely Golf Estates, which may
make the air stink while possibly lowering their
properties values.
Dr. Lisa McGarity, the Homeowners Association president,
is leading the fight against the Collier County
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“Sewer gases, multi-ton trucks, all of a sudden would
be invading our neighborhoods and of course our quality of life would
decimate,” McGarity said.
McGarity said some homeowners have put out for sale signs as they fear
for what a sewage lift station would do to their property values and the
air they breathe.
After a hearing at the commissioners meeting Tuesday where McGarity
spoke, the board decided to review the plan and hold a public hearing in
the future.
An independent realtor told WINK News that homes valued currently in the
$250,000 to $550,000 range could immediately drop in value by more than
15 percent.
“We are just a group of citizens,” McGarity said. “We aren’t lawyers; we
aren’t realtors, we’re just citizens. We’re members of the board, we’re
members of the community and we care about our fellow neighbors.”
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