YULEE, Fla. — A group of concerned citizens in Nassau County have been attending several meetings to speak against their rural backyards becoming a potenital construction zone for new housing developments.

Despite the Board of County Commissioners voting against their wishes and pushing for zoning approval to change the untouched land into a space for more development in Yulee, a nonprofit adaptive riding center hopes the future of its ranch will not be changed for the worse, especially as their business is thriving.

Paramount Adaptive Riding Center was purposely built off the beaten path from State Road 200 to best serve students who struggle with disabilities and PTSD. But now, owner Krista Jurkovich is worried about how the noises from construction and the traffic from potentially 150

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