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Yahoo
08-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Bunnell commissioners to consider request for approval of massive new development Monday
The Bunnell City Commission will meet Monday, June 9, at 7 p.m. to consider approval of a massive new 2,800-acre development known as the Reserve at Haw Creek. The project developer is asking for permission from the five-member commission to build between 6,000 and 8,000 homes, which would increase the population of Bunnell many times over. The 2020 census put Bunnell's population at 3,276 residents. The proposal has drawn controversy due to its sheer size. Commissioners will consider two items. The first is whether to approve rezoning the project acreage to a "Planned Unit Development District." City staff has recommended approval, though the planning and zoning board wants the total number of homes to be reduced to 5,500. The second item is a request from the developers to approve the development itself. City staff have declared the development agreement is "consistent with the City's 2035 Comprehensive Plan." Both agenda items will be read for the first time at Monday's meeting. The development is described as a mixed-use community including residential, commercial, light industrial, emergency support services, parks and recreation, and conservation. Housing types will range from affordable to market rate, and include single-family homes, townhomes, garden homes, and condominiums. A village center is proposed that will provide "a mixture of neighborhood and community services, retail and commercial spaces, parks and trails, public services, and amenities," according to the proposed plan. The applicant for the zoning change is Northeast Florida Developers LLC of Jacksonville. The property owner is JM Properties X LLC, of Palm Coast. The property is located between State Road 11, State Highway 100 West, County Road 302, and County Road 65. The development has drawn some pushback from neighbors, including Cheryl Trujillo, who lives on County Road 302, and spoke up at a public hearing on Jan. 7. While she said she is not against development, this proposal is "too much, too fast." "This isn't just somebody going to build a couple of roofs," Trujillo said. "You want to have Palm Coast in my backyard, and that's what it amounts to." "Where are you going to put all these people?" she continued. High on many residents' list of concerns is traffic. A traffic study has been completed, but was not included in the advance materials for the article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Bunnell City Commission discussing Reserve at Haw Creek Monday night
Fox Sports
30-04-2025
- Automotive
- Fox Sports
Focus on Race Pace Helps Felix Rosenqvist Reach New Level
INDYCAR Felix Rosenqvist enters Sunday's Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix powered by AmFirst riding a wave of cautious optimism and experience. After three races, he's sitting fourth in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES standings – matching career-best early-season form from 2019 and 2024. While last year's season started strong, including being fifth at this point, it unraveled in the second half, leaving Rosenqvist 12th in the final standings. However, both Rosenqvist and Meyer Shank Racing believe they're better equipped in 2025 to sustain a title challenge, starting with the race airing at 1:30 p.m. ET Sunday on FOX, the FOX Sports app and the INDYCAR Radio Network. That belief is backed by key improvements. For starters, the No. 60 MSR Honda entry significantly climbed the entrant points standings last year, ascending from 25th in 2023 to 12th in Rosenqvist's first season driving the car. 'Last year we had a lot of DNF's, which were mainly technical issues, to be honest,' Rosenqvist said. 'I think last year we probably belonged in the top eight. This year, it feels like we're a little bit better.' Rosenqvist highlighted why he feels like the team is better. The team shifted its technical alliance with Andretti Global, a pairing since 2020, to Chip Ganassi Racing starting this season. Rosenqvist said Andretti Global focused more on outright qualifying speed during their partnership with MSR, while CGR zeros in on setups that bring race pace. That appears to be more than just a tweak – it may be transformative. Rosenqvist's early consistency in 2025 with strong race results – seventh, fifth and fourth in the first three races – rather than just qualifying flashes suggests the CGR influence is helping him convert pace into points. 'It's a trend of the year,' Rosenqvist said. 'I think last year we had really good qualifying results, and we tended to move rearwards in the races. And this year we've been really good in the races.' In 17 points-paying races last season, Rosenqvist finished behind his starting position 13 times. This season, he's gained or finished even in two of the three. If MSR can continue blending Ganassi's race pace insights with Rosenqvist's proven speed in qualifying, the team may have found the formula to stay in the top tier all season. 'I think there's still stuff to do better,' Rosenqvist said. 'We had a little hiccup in Long Beach and gave something away, I think, essentially a podium. But it's a good day, and I feel like we're here every race.' The other layer to the improvement equation were some CGR personnel who are working this season with MSR due to the alliance. One is Ross Bunnell, who is Rosenqvist's engineer this season. He was Scott Dixon's engineer on the No. 9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda since 2023. Bunnell led Dixon to five wins across two seasons. 'Ross (Bunnell) has done a phenomenal job,' Rosenqvist said. 'He's a really good engineer, and he brings a lot of knowledge. He's taught me a lot of new things this year, even in my seventh year. 'I feel like we're hungry and we're definitely getting better and better.'
Yahoo
22-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Strong fourth quarter powers Ripon Christian to Division IV quarterfinal win over Colfax
In sports sometimes the best way to win a game is also the easiest. Keeping it simple can go a long way. The Ripon Christian boys basketball team and coach Mark Hofman put that theory to practice with the season on the line in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV quarterfinals against visiting Colfax. Their regular offense would not work. Shots would not fall, ball handlers were being crowded and double-teamed on ball screens and the Knights were in an eight-point third-quarter hole. So, in the second half, they set aside the complex offense, went to a four-guard lineup, spread things out and let the players take over the game. 'We quit setting ball screens. They weren't doing any good,' Hofman said. '(Colfax) is a very good hedging team and we don't see that down here a lot. … But we just said spread it out, get the ball moving and let our guards go to work.' It worked. After falling behind by eight points in the third quarter, the Knights' offense showed some life. They ended the quarter on a 6-2 run to make it a two-point game heading into the fourth. In the final frame, their offense exploded. After struggling to find their offense, Jake Vander Veen, Chase Bunnell and Amos Cady powered the Knights to a 53-46 win. They travel to Casa Roble Feb. 25 for a semifinal matchup against the No. 2 Rams with a trip to the section title game at Golden 1 Center on the line. 'That's a big win for us,' Hofman said. 'A quarterfinal D-IV game. That's one of the better teams I've played in a long time.' Bunnell is a six-foot-three guard who Hofman says provides a good change of pace for the Knights. Because they started with a big lineup Friday night, he came off the bench and provided the spark whenever he stepped on the court. The Knights and Falcons matched up evenly in every way from size to their defense-first mindset. Points were hard to come by and the Knights held a narrow 19-16 lead at the half. Colfax went on a run in the third quarter, outscoring the Knights 11-0 to start the frame. After the Knights cut it to a 31-29 game entering the fourth quarter, Bunnell went on a personal 6-4 run to open the final quarter to tie the game at 35 apiece, rejuvenating the Knights home crowd. 'He came in and changed the game,' Hofman said. 'He did the same thing (in the first round) against Sutter too. When you're not a starter, they tend to overlook you and then boom, he came in and attacked the basket.' Then the stars took over. Vander Veen scored 11 of his game-high 19 points in the fourth quarter. He scored eight straight Knights points during an 11-2 run that gave Ripon Christian a 46-37 lead. Cady and Mason Tameling knocked down late-game free throws to seal the win. 'When things weren't going well, they just stayed with it,' Hofman said. The Knights are defending back-to-back Division V section champions, meaning by virtue of the section's continued success rule, they moved up to the D-IV bracket. After winning their fifth straight Trans-Valley League title, they earned the No. 3 seed, securing at least two home playoff games. Hofman says he recognized the difference right away. ' It's completely different,' he said. 'Usually (in Division V), we'd have a warm-up game, but (in Division IV) it is on Game 1. The defense is better, the athleticism is better. I'm thrilled to get this game.' The Knights with Friday's win also qualified for the Northern California regional playoffs, which begin after next week's section title games. Division I No. 1 Modesto Christian 71, No. 8 Franklin 61: Modesto Christian won its seventh straight contest, defeating Franklin of Elk Grove in the D-I quarterfinals. The Crusaders face No. 4 Lincoln of Stockton Tuesday in the Division I section semifinals. It will be the third meeting between the teams this season. The last game resulted in an 80-72 Crusaders overtime win. Division IV No. 2 Casa Roble 82, No. 7 Ripon 56: Ripon was held to just nine first-quarter points on the road. Casa Roble scored 24 points in the second quarter and 25 in the third quarter to pull away, advancing to the semifinals. Ripon's season ends with 18 wins and 12 losses and a 9-3 TVL record. Division V No. 2 Argonaut 73, No. 10 Big Valley Christian 52: The Lions were outscored 29-14 in the opening quarter, falling into a hole they could not overcome. After upsetting the No. 7 seed in this year's playoff opener, Big Valley's season came to an end Friday night in the quarterfinals. The Lions finished 16-10 overall. Division I No. 5 Turlock 2, No. 4 Lincoln 1: Turlock picked up win 14 on the season with Friday night's tight quarterfinal road matchup against Lincoln of Stockton. The Bulldogs travel to No. 1 Franklin of Elk Grove Wednesday at 6 p.m. No. 3 Central Valley 2, No. 11 Inderkum 0: The Hawks and Tigers finished regulation scoreless but Alejandro Garcia took over in the overtime periods. He drilled a penalty kick in the first extra frame and added another in the second overtime in the final minutes to seal the quarterfinals victory. Central Valley will travel to No. 2 Davis Sr. High for Wednesday's semifinal matchup at 6 p.m. Division II No. 5 Downey 3, No. 4 Rocklin 2: Jadon Castro scored once and Daniel Guzman added a pair of goals as the Knights went on the road and upset the four-seed Thunder Friday night. The Knights earned their 15th win this season, the most in a single year since 2016-17. They play top seed Woodcreek in the section semifinals Wednesday at 6 p.m. No. 6 Pitman 3, No. 3 Grant 0: Pitman scored twice in the first half and once in the second to upset the third-seed Pacers on the road. The Pride travel to No. 2-seed Whitney Wednesday for a semifinal matchup.
