INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Interested about growth and future development, about a dozen residents attended the first of six county workshops Feb. 11 designed to solicit input about future plans for the Oslo corridor.
Residents attending the morning workshop at the North County Indian River Public Library made their way through six different stations staffed by county planners. Half the stations were considered educational, providing information about the Oslo corridor area currently under study, while the other half was more interactive, allowing residents to give opinions on the types of uses they favor and what they wanted prioritized in that area.
The corridor — the area between 5th and 13th streets southwest and from 58th Avenue to 98th Avenue, west of Interstate 95 — is likely to be impacted by the 2027 completion of the $95.8 million I-95 interchange project at Oslo Road.
Getting public input is a «crucial part of shaping this corridor,» said county planner Logan Woody. «The objective is to be as proactive as possible to get as much feedback from the public.»
Indian River County planners met with residents Feb. 11, 2026, to get input on changes to the Oslo Road corridor.
Indian River County planners met with residents Feb. 11, 2026, to get input on changes to the Oslo Road corridor.
Among the questions: Whether to extend the county urban service boundary, which defines where utilities are provided and development can occur. The portion of Oslo Road between 58th and 74th avenues extends beyond the urban service boundary.
No changes have been made to the urban service boundary, a common misconception county Planning and Development Services Director John Stoll hopes to clear up through the workshops.
«We understand concerns about growth,» Stoll said.
Those attending the workshop said they wanted to voice opinions on how to control growth.
Jim Wendel, 87, said he was interested in what the county planned for the Oslo area in terms of development.
«I’m hoping this county doesn’t do what Palm Beach County did,» said Wendel, who came to this area in 2001 after raising his family in Palm Beach County and watching that area grow up with development. He said he wanted people to realize the importance to «keep a little jewel like this» without worrying about what it can do for developers.