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<h1 class="text-5xl md:text-6xl font-bold mb-4">Payne Creek Preserve</h1>
<p class="text-2xl md:text-3xl mb-3">Formerly known as Villages of Payne Creek</p>
<p class="text-3xl font-light mb-12">Thoughtful • Self-funded • Built for Hardee County</p>
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<p>We’re excited to share that Payne Creek Preserve is advancing through the Comprehensive Plan stage of Hardee County’s Planned Unit Development (PUD) review.</p>
<p class="font-semibold">Standard, transparent process for master-planned communities:</p>
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<li>Review by the Planning & Zoning Board and Board of County Commissioners</li>
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<p>Once complete, we move into full PUD approval and detailed Site Plans.</p>
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<h2 class="text-4xl font-bold text-center mb-12">Why Payne Creek Preserve is Different</h2>
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<div class="bg-white p-8 rounded-3xl shadow-sm flex gap-4 items-start"><span class="text-3xl">✅</span> <div><strong>Zero cost to taxpayers</strong><br>All roads, utilities, parks & amenities paid privately.</div></div>
<div class="bg-white p-8 rounded-3xl shadow-sm flex gap-4 items-start"><span class="text-3xl">✅</span> <div><strong>Safer roads today</strong><br>Major improvements for current families.</div></div>
<div class="bg-white p-8 rounded-3xl shadow-sm flex gap-4 items-start"><span class="text-3xl">✅</span> <div><strong>More jobs & stronger tax base</strong><br>Public amenities open to everyone.</div></div>
<div class="bg-white p-8 rounded-3xl shadow-sm flex gap-4 items-start"><span class="text-3xl">✅</span> <div><strong>Responsible growth</strong><br>Benefits Hardee County for generations.</div></div>
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<p class="text-xs text-center mt-4 text-gray-500">📍 Project site is located just west of Bowling Green. Exact parcel boundaries will be finalized in the Site Plan stage.</p>
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