I was driving around Marion Oaks the other day and much to my surprise I found some roads had just been paved. Marion Oaks is known for the poor condition of it's roadways and this work is long over due. Today there was an article in the Star Banner about this very project. The county is in negotiations with the developer to take over maintenance of all the roadways but before doing so Deltona Corp. is going to pave the roads that are still under their control. Apparently work will be done in units 6,9 10, 11 & 12 and parts of units 2 and 5.

As you may or may not know, Marion Oaks is a huge unincorporated community south of Ocala. It is about 15,000 acres and was stated back in 1973. There are 146 miles of roads. Marion Oaks has even tried to become a city. I'm not sure how many homes are in Marion Oaks but thee are around 10,000 lots, many of which are still not built on.

It's good that this paving project is underway. With the addition of so many new homes, Marion Oaks deserves a long over due face lift.