\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA dispute over massive golf barrier poles in the Quail Creek community of Collier County is moving to the next stage after a county advisory subcommittee recommended approval of taller containment barriers.The 63-foot poles rise behind homes in Quail Creek, where some residents say they have been looking at the structure for the past two years.For some homeowners, the biggest concern is not just the view, but what they believe the poles have done to their property values.Becky Hundley, a former homeowner in the community, said her home sat on the market for 18 months and ultimately sold for half price. “I can’t do anything about what we got for our house, but for my neighbors who still have homes in here and still will be affected when they go to sell,” Hundley said. Other residents said the towering poles have changed the character of the neighborhood.\u201cWe tried to call the club to tell them this is horrifying to us. I mean, it just looks horrific,\u201d homeowner Letitia Accarrino said.Her husband, Frank Accarrino, said the issue has dragged on too long.\u201cWe’ve gone more than 700 days, maybe 730 today, without this being resolved,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is kind of odd and demonstrates the lack of concern they have for the affected residents.\u201d Collier County said the poles went up after the property owner hired an unlicensed contractor who began work without permits.Code Enforcement later issued a Stop Work Order and opened a case that is still pending.Meanwhile, the county\u2019s Development Services Advisory Committee Land Development Review Subcommittee recommended approval of Quail Creek Country Club\u2019s proposal that would change county rules and allow taller golf ball containment barriers, up to 70 feet.The same panel also recommended denying a competing proposal filed by homeowners that would have made the heights 35 feet. In a statement to Gulf Coast News, Quail Creek Country Club General Manager Chris Evans said:\u201cDriving range errant golf ball containment barriers are a critical component of safe golf course operation. While the Collier County Land Development Code does not address this safety feature, numerous containment barriers are located on other golf courses in Collier County and a containment barrier was approved for the Collier County golf course, The Gate. Quail Creek is committed to the safety of its golfers and its neighbors and is seeking to correct, with standards, a missing piece in the County’s Code.\u201dSome residents said they support safety measures, but want a compromise.\u201cI would just like them to figure out a way to make it safe and effective, and a little less aesthetically displeasing, maybe,\u201d Dana Sturdevant said.Her husband, Michael Sturdevant, said neighbors were hoping for a middle ground.\u201cWe just think we could come to some kind of agreement on a more appropriate height and some landscaping for the poles,\u201d he said. “The fact that we haven\u2019t been brought into the process at all or asked anything about how we feel about the policy, it\u2019s been disappointing.”The full Development Services Advisory Committee is scheduled to take up the issue on May 6. DOWNLOAD\u202fthe free\u202fGulf Coast News app\u202ffor your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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A dispute over massive golf barrier poles in the Quail Creek community of Collier County is moving to the next stage after a county advisory subcommittee recommended approval of taller containment barriers.<\/p>\n
The 63-foot poles rise behind homes in Quail Creek, where some residents say they have been looking at the structure for the past two years.<\/p>\n
For some homeowners, the biggest concern is not just the view, but what they believe the poles have done to their property values.<\/p>\n
Becky Hundley, a former homeowner in the community, said her home sat on the market for 18 months and ultimately sold for half price.<\/p>\n
“I can’t do anything about what we got for our house, but for my neighbors who still have homes in here and still will be affected when they go to sell,” Hundley said. <\/p>\n
Other residents said the towering poles have changed the character of the neighborhood.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe tried to call the club to tell them this is horrifying to us. I mean, it just looks horrific,\u201d homeowner Letitia Accarrino said.<\/p>\n
Her husband, Frank Accarrino, said the issue has dragged on too long.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe’ve gone more than 700 days, maybe 730 today, without this being resolved,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is kind of odd and demonstrates the lack of concern they have for the affected residents.\u201d <\/p>\n
Collier County said the poles went up after the property owner hired an unlicensed contractor who began work without permits.<\/p>\n
Code Enforcement later issued a Stop Work Order and opened a case that is still pending.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the county\u2019s Development Services Advisory Committee Land Development Review Subcommittee recommended approval of Quail Creek Country Club\u2019s proposal that would change county rules and allow taller golf ball containment barriers, up to 70 feet.<\/p>\n
The same panel also recommended denying a competing proposal filed by homeowners that would have made the heights 35 feet. <\/p>\n
In a statement to Gulf Coast News, Quail Creek Country Club General Manager Chris Evans said:<\/p>\n
\u201cDriving range errant golf ball containment barriers are a critical component of safe golf course operation. While the Collier County Land Development Code does not address this safety feature, numerous containment barriers are located on other golf courses in Collier County and a containment barrier was approved for the Collier County golf course, The Gate. Quail Creek is committed to the safety of its golfers and its neighbors and is seeking to correct, with standards, a missing piece in the County’s Code.\u201d<\/p>\n
Some residents said they support safety measures, but want a compromise.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would just like them to figure out a way to make it safe and effective, and a little less aesthetically displeasing, maybe,\u201d Dana Sturdevant said.<\/p>\n
Her husband, Michael Sturdevant, said neighbors were hoping for a middle ground.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe just think we could come to some kind of agreement on a more appropriate height and some landscaping for the poles,\u201d he said. “The fact that we haven\u2019t been brought into the process at all or asked anything about how we feel about the policy, it\u2019s been disappointing.”<\/p>\n
The full Development Services Advisory Committee is scheduled to take up the issue on May 6. <\/p>\n
DOWNLOAD\u202fthe free\u202fGulf Coast News app<\/a>\u202ffor your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app<\/a> to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A dispute over massive golf barrier poles in the Quail Creek community of Collier County is moving to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":620556,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[268957,427,268958,268959,268960,99],"class_list":["post-620555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-colleir-county","tag-golf","tag-golf-barriers","tag-no-pemrit","tag-quail-creek","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/620555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=620555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/620555\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/620556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=620555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=620555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=620555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}