245 Home Lots Proposed Along Gulf to Lake Highway
Lecanto, FL · November 11, 2026
With county offices and classrooms dark for Veterans Day, the usual hum around the educational complex has shifted toward downtown Inverness for this morning’s parade. If you are staying close to home, enjoy the quiet mid-week pause.
The Lead
Civil engineering plans submitted to county staff outline the next major residential footprint along State Road 44: Phase 2 of Lecanto Preserve. The technical filing details 245 single-family home lots on a 3588 W Gulf to Lake Highway parcel, expanding the master-planned neighborhood east toward the Suncoast Parkway corridor.
For central ridge neighbors, the submittal marks another step in the rapid residential expansion reshaping local pastures and timberland since the parkway opened. The application addresses roadway access, internal circulation, and infrastructure capacity—areas under sharp community scrutiny as Lecanto accommodates higher traffic volumes and new families.
County development reviewers are currently examining the plat specifications, stormwater drainage calculations, and utility connections. Once staff signs off on technical compliance, site engineering permits head to final administrative clearance.
Local Pulse
Transportation Board Reviews Rural Transit Services Tomorrow Transit Board members meet Thursday in the government center to update subsidized door-to-door transit plans for older and disabled residents.
Daytime Lane Closures Hit U.S. 19 Roads Crews restrict daytime traffic between Veterans Drive and River Glen Court through Friday for highway resurfacing and median construction.
Public Schools Shutter Today For Veterans Day Schools All county campuses remain closed today in observance of the national holiday before regular classes resume Thursday morning.
Today's Outlook
- High 78°F · Low 63°F — Overcast
- Expect thick cloud cover all afternoon, but you can safely leave the heavy coat home.
What's On Around Town
Today
34th Annual Veterans Day Parade Downtown Inverness (207 Courthouse Square), Inverness, 10:00 AM · Free Honor local service members along the historic downtown route.
11th Hour Veterans Memorial Service Old Courthouse Heritage Museum (1 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave), Inverness, 11:00 AM · Free Solemn ceremony paying tribute to fallen heroes at the historic courthouse.
Holiday Wine Benefit KC Wine Bistro (564 N Citrus Ave), Crystal River, 5:00 PM · Paid Sample regional wines while supporting local veteran support organizations.
Tomorrow
- Homosassa Friends Fall Book Sale Homosassa Public Library (4100 S Grandmarch Ave), Homosassa, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM · Free
- Transportation Disadvantaged Public Meeting Lecanto Government Building (3600 W Sovereign Path), 9:30 AM · Free
- Beginner Tai Chi Floral City Public Library (8360 E Orange Ave), Floral City, 10:45–11:45 AM · Free
Friday
- Genealogy One-on-One Research Help Floral City Public Library (8360 E Orange Ave), Floral City, 10:00–11:00 AM · Free
- Sit and Be Fit Coastal Region Library (8619 W Crystal St), Crystal River, 11:30 AM–12:30 PM · Free
- Shawn Manley Live KC Wine Bistro (564 N Citrus Ave), Crystal River, 6:00 PM
Spotlight & Story
- Rock Crusher Road
- Named for the industrial limestone pit that pulverized road foundation here from the 1930s through the 1960s. Before concerts and subdivisions arrived, the operation ran its own one-room company schoolhouse right where Rock Crusher Elementary now educates local kids.
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