This is one of the things that is effecting the market for our old house.

Neighbors battle new houses
(Linda Jump, Florida Today)

About 300 homes surround the former Port Malabar Country Club, and the residents don’t want 310 more built on the old greens and fairways.

The Planning and Zoning Board will meet again Aug. 2 to continue a discussion on the new proposal. A meeting Monday night drew more than 100 people.

After nearly three hours, board members unanimously voted to defer any action.

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Residents hope to find investors willing to buy and upgrade the golf course. Homeowners failed to persuade the city to buy the site for recreation. The homeowners association discussed buying it but hasn’t come up with the money.

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Resident Russ Wood said properties along the course had decreased in value since it closed.