Baker County industrial park planners expect variance decision soon

Baker County industrial park planners expect variance decision soon Two large industrial parks, which are expected to help accommodate increasing container traffic from the Jacksonville port, are expected to receive a response regarding their variance requests from the Florida Department of Transportation before the end of the month.
   The Baker County Press reported on Aug. 7 that developer Roberts Land & Timber Investment Corp. plans to build a 1,500-acre 'inland port' near the intersection of U.S. 90 and I-10 in the west county. If built, the facility will receive containers from the Jacksonville port and store them until their ready for trucking throughout the Southeast.
   Another property developer, Jackson-Shaw Co., plans to build a 1,225-acre industrial park east of Macclenny along U.S. 90 to the railroad tracks south to I-10.
   The Baker County Press article said that while the county supports the projects, FDOT is concerned about the impact of introducing more traffic to I-10. If FDOT denies the variance requests, the county could 'appeal the decision at an administrative hearing,' the newspaper reported.