What's Going Where Wednesday, Week 2

CAPT president Jill Buford presented a proposed site plan at the Civic Association meeting last night and no one in attendance liked what Centex Homes/Guyton Energy Corp. is proposing for this site across the street from the library.

As proposed, it appears the primary architectural features visible from Commerce Street will be car wash bays and gas pumps. Discussion after the meeting centered around neighborhood desires for storefronts facing Commerce with parking to the rear, and plenty of sidewalks to promote walking as a major way to get to any new businesses. More info will follow next month when Sue Murphy of Centex comes to speak at the Civic Association meeting. (May 23, 7:00PM)

Also on next month's schedule is Wayne McClain of Keystone Homes, developers of the Villas at Westshore (covered in last week'sWGWW). Construction is well along on this project at Prescott and Kissimmee so Port Tampans will be most interested in what he has to say about Keystone's proposed development of single family homes on Interbay, and mixed retail/residential proposed for Kissimmee south of the library. The current status of this location is not good, with boarded up buildings and vacant lots on one side, and very run down 4-plex apartment buildings on the other.