DAYTONA BEACH — A bigger-than-expected turnout of LPGA International residents forced the developer of the proposed LPGA Golf Villas project to postpone Tuesday night's neighborhood meeting so it can be held at a larger venue at a later date.

"The meeting was rescheduled because the venue was too small and they would not allow us to conduct the meeting," confirmed Rob Merrell, a land-use attorney at Cobb Cole Law Firm who is representing the project's developer. "We had to reschedule because the facility (at the Holiday Inn LPGA hotel) could not safely accommodate the crowd."

Merrell said a new date, time and location have yet to be set. The meeting will not be held until after the holidays, he added.

Manassas, Virginia-based Fore Golf Partners LLC is proposing to replace the Daytona Beach golf community's 3-hole practice course with a new 30-acre residential development that would add 154 new single-family homes and 40 townhouses. It has raised concerns from residents who say the practice course is a popular amenity. The "golf villas" would be built around the community's existing golf driving range which would be retained. The project would also add a 1-acre neighborhood park. The site currently includes some wetlands and wooded areas.

"The meeting had to be postponed because there were so many people and it exceeded the capacity of the room," said Maureen Suchenski, president of the Lions Paw Homeowners Association, one of several HOAs at LPGA International. "It was packed and tough to find parking. I had to park on the street."

Longtime LPGA International resident Greg Cardino said, "All of the seats were filled and there were more than 20 people standing in the back of the room. The lobby had 15 to 20 people, too. I'd say a calm estimate was that there were at least 150 plus."

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