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Bay
Heights seeks support from Home
Depot foes
Hoping to gain some insight—and
support—for their own battle
against development, the Bay
Heights Homeowner’s Association
recently joined the One Grove
Alliance in its fight against Home
Depot.“Some of our |
members could care
less about Home Depot,” said Murray
Marcus, president of the Bay Heights
association. “You could build Yankee
Stadium there for all I care.”
What Bay Heights homeowners do care
about is several proposed projects at
nearby Mercy Hospital that may impact
traffic on Bayshore Drive, Tigertail
Avenue and U.S. 1—roads already
clogged with rush hour traffic. Among
the proposed buildings is a two-story
addition to the emergency room, the 300
unit Residences at Mercy Hospital
condominium by the Related Group, a
seven-story medical office with 60,000
square feet of office space and a
4-story parking garage for 653 autos.
“What you guys have done with Home
Depot is impressive, but we have to look
deeper,” Marcus said. “If we don’t
take on all the problems, we’ll be
prisoners in our own homes. Traffic on
U.S. 1 is already a prison!”
One Grove Alliance member Will Johnson
suggests the Bay Heights group begin
collecting signatures on petitions and
offered One Grove’s resources to help
start the effort.
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