City Grapples With Ways To Preserve Historic Areas In Dunedin

DUNEDIN, FL — The city of Dunedin will host a public meeting to discuss ways to preserve the city's historic area south of downtown Dunedin and how much growth should be allowed.

The public meeting on the South Douglas Character Overlay district will take place Oct. 28 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Dunedin Public Library, 223 Douglas Ave.

As a result of public and citizen feedback during the Dunedin 2017 Vision Update exercises and the Citizen Survey of February 2019 concerning the potential loss of the historic character from redevelopment, the Dunedin City Commission tasked staff with developing potential strategies to preserve the neighborhood character for the area located south of the downtown.

On April 13, the city's planning consultant, Kimley-Horn and Associates, made a presentation to the city commission to allow commissioners to weight the pros and cons of an overlay district.

After hearing the presentation, the city commission provided a clear consensus to move forward with the development of the neighborhood character overlay district for the area south of the downtown.

Read all about this project here.