SouthWood is a
planned community
A planned community, planned city, planned town, or planned settlement is any community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed on previously undeveloped land. This contrasts with settlements that evolve ...
located in
Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, Florida, Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In ...
. The community is located on the southeast side of Tallahassee. In the community is located the
State of Florida Capital Circle Office Complex,
Florida State University School
Florida State University School (FSUS) is a laboratory school located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is sponsored by Florida State University and works in close collaboration with the Florida State University College of Education. T ...
, and
John Paul II Catholic High School.
The development, planned by
Southwood Properties, the development subsidiary of the
St. Joe Paper Company, was controversial, and was canceled in 1989 after the
Florida Department of Community Affairs The Florida Department of Community Affairs (or DCA) issues permits for counties to change their growth plans, based on availability of public resources such as water, roads, schools and drainage canals.affordable housing
Affordable housing is housing which is deemed affordable to those with a household income at or below the median as rated by the national government or a local government by a recognized housing affordability index. Most of the literature on affo ...
. A new plan for the same project, now being developed by
St. Joe/Arvida, was approved by the city in 1999
[David Twiddy, ]Tallahassee Democrat
The ''Tallahassee Democrat'' is a daily broadsheet newspaper. It covers the area centered on Tallahassee in Leon County, Florida, as well as adjacent Gadsden County, Jefferson County, and Wakulla County. The newspaper is owned by Gannett Co., ...
, Tallahassee, Fla., Planned Community Signed into Reality, May 14, 1999 and later by the DCA.
SouthWood is a part of the Capital Region Community Development District which is a local, special purpose government entity authorized by Chapter 190 of the Florida Statutes as amended, and created by the Florida Land and Water Adjudacatory Commission as an alternative method of planning, acquiring, operating and maintaining community-wide improvements in planned communities. A CDD provides the "solution" to Florida’s need to provide valuable community infrastructure generated by growth, ultimately without overburdening other governments and their taxpaying residents. Community Development Districts represent a major advancement in Florida’s effort to manage its growth effectively and efficiently. This allows a developer to establish higher construction standards, meanwhile providing a long-term solution to the operation and maintenance of the community’s facilities.
The Capital Region Community Development District is organized similar to other local governments in Florida, in that the legislative body is composed of a five-member board known as the Board of Supervisors. The Board establishes the policy of the District in accordance with Florida law. The Board, by law, must hire a District Administrator and District Counsel. Staff members operate utilizing the same formalities as a County Administrator and County Attorney. The Board, through review of advertised Requests for Qualifications, ranks and selects a District Engineer to perform the engineering needs of the District. District Administration staff and the District Attorney administer the operations of the District and implement the Board’s policies and contracts.
The current supervisors include four community residents and one developer appointee.
Chair: Jennings DePriest...Term expires 2020
Vice-Chair: L.Kyle Rojas ...Term expires 2020
Secretary: Brain Kelly...Term Expires 2020
Asst. Secretary:. April Johnston..Term Expires 2020
Developer Rep: Jorge Gonzalez
See also
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Florida State University School
Florida State University School (FSUS) is a laboratory school located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is sponsored by Florida State University and works in close collaboration with the Florida State University College of Education. T ...
References
External links
SouthWoodPictures of SouthWood in Tallahassee
* http://www.capitalregioncdd.com/index.php
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Planned communities in Florida
Neighborhoods in Tallahassee, Florida