Question for Fenney-ites. Are you bothered by the quarry?

[djlnc]

We're looking at a home in the southern area of Fenney and wondering about noise from the quarry (and the prison for that matter). Is it bothersome? Thanks.

[Two Bills]

We're looking at a home in the southern area of Fenney and wondering about noise from the quarry (and the prison for that matter). Is it bothersome? Thanks.

From my observations of threads on TOTV, the posters who do not live there are the most likely to perpetuate the negatives.
Most who live there, and post here, say there is no noise/light from Coleman, and quarry blasting is minimal, and hardly affects their lives at all.
Go down there and talk to the locals.
Most stuff here is anecdotal at best.

[asianthree]

From my observations of threads on TOTV, the posters who do not live there are the most likely to perpetuate the negatives.
Most who live there, and post here, say there is no noise/light from Coleman, and quarry blasting is minimal, and hardly affects their lives at all.
Go down there and talk to the locals.
Most stuff here is anecdotal at best.

Agree, take a chair down to the area and just sit for awhile what is annoying to others may just be a non starter for you.

We went to our build site multiple times and just sat there, no houses yet but the turnpike is roughly 1.3 miles with a 10’ wall then private property and a road. Wind, fog, cold, and rain give you different factors.

Inside our house you hear nothing, yesterday sitting in birdcage next to the pool, it was so quiet dosed off sitting in the sun. Until someone turned up the volume of music everything was perfect. This morning sitting outside I can hear slight humming of tires.

We have a small preserve behind us, that bald eagles, hawks and other prey birds soar over.
And a crow who loves to talk to us, along with small birds chirping away.

What bothers us the most is how many people think their music needs to be at highest volume, because everyone should love their music.

So you need to pick your battles sometimes the quarry, prison, turnpike, back of retail, may be the least of your noise factor.

Hearing loss is a great factor in a retirement community, you might need to get used to surrounding TV and radio noise more than anything.

[MSchad]

Been in Fenney 5 years. You can feel and hear (in your house) a blast from the quarry on occasion. Never noticed one when outside. Prison, have never heard a thing, non issue. You don’t even know it is there. Matter of fact, I know people that have lived here for more than a year and never even knew there was a prison even though they drove past it multiple times taking 501 to 470, to Orlando.

[jrref]

We're looking at a home in the southern area of Fenney and wondering about noise from the quarry (and the prison for that matter). Is it bothersome? Thanks.
We have friends who live in Fenney. It's a great place and probably one of the last villages built before the developer decided to pile in as many homes as possible in a Village.

So, one day we were at our friends home and heard the blast from the Quarry. All I can say it's quick but it sounds like someone set off a bomb in front of your home. You home may rattle a bit but if you expect to get rocked once a month or so then you will be OK. Just know when they blast, it's really loud, yes we were in the house with everything closed when it happened. I would say it's on-par with a sonic boom if a jet would fly right over your home.

It may be OK for you but you just know it's going to happen and it's a very significant blast noise.

[Topspinmo]

Agree, take a chair down to the area and just sit for awhile what is annoying to others may just be a non starter for you.

We went to our build site multiple times and just sat there, no houses yet but the turnpike is roughly 1.3 miles with a 10’ wall then private property and a road. Wind, fog, cold, and rain give you different factors.

Inside our house you hear nothing, yesterday sitting in birdcage next to the pool, it was so quiet dosed off sitting in the sun. Until someone turned up the volume of music everything was perfect. This morning sitting outside I can hear slight humming of tires.

We have a small preserve behind us, that bald eagles, hawks and other prey birds soar over.
And a crow who loves to talk to us, along with small birds chirping away.

What bothers us the most is how many people think their music needs to be at highest volume, because everyone should love their music.

So you need to pick your battles sometimes the quarry, prison, turnpike, back of retail, may be the least of your noise factor.

Hearing loss is a great factor in a retirement community, you might need to get used to surrounding TV and radio noise more than anything.


“their music needs to be at highest volume”

Cause their deft from listen to loud music…:22yikes:

[Topspinmo]

We have friends who live in Fenney. It's a great place and probably one of the last villages built before the developer decided to pile in as many homes as possible in a Village.

So, one day we were at our friends home and heard the blast from the Quarry. All I can say it's quick but it sounds like someone set off a bomb in front of your home. You home may rattle a bit but if you expect to get rocked once a month or so then you will be OK. Just know when they blast, it's really loud, yes we were in the house with everything closed when it happened. I would say it's on-par with a sonic boom if a jet would fly right over your home.

It may be OK for you but you just know it's going to happen and it's a very significant blast noise.

I went down fenney way looked pretty crowed to me. :duck:

[jrref]

I went down fenney way looked pretty crowed to me. :duck:

Right but go down to Dabney and you will see the "look and feel" is way different than the older villages near 44.

[Velvet]

We have friends who live in Fenney. It's a great place and probably one of the last villages built before the developer decided to pile in as many homes as possible in a Village.

So, one day we were at our friends home and heard the blast from the Quarry. All I can say it's quick but it sounds like someone set off a bomb in front of your home. You home may rattle a bit but if you expect to get rocked once a month or so then you will be OK. Just know when they blast, it's really loud, yes we were in the house with everything closed when it happened. I would say it's on-par with a sonic boom if a jet would fly right over your home.

It may be OK for you but you just know it's going to happen and it's a very significant blast noise.

I guess it depends how close you are. My only experience was when we were on a Lifestyle visit at Brownwood. It shook the house like a very small earth quake. They have schedule for blasting and they let you know in advance. The thing I would want to find out if I lived near the quarry is, over time, does it structurally damage the house and how does it affect insurance (this I would ask from the insurance company itself). If it doesn’t … all is good.

[GpaVader]

We live in Hammock at Fenney and the only sounds we here are train whistles occasionally. The blasting occurs periodically and you have to reset a few picture frames. As for the prison, you will hear some gun fire from the range but nothing else. No worse than hearing the nail guns from roofers. I actually think the people that live next to pickleball courts have it worse than we do or the people by Sawgrass with all the band music...

[vintageogauge]

We have lived here since Fenney was opened and here is our observation. The quarry blasts if in your home are very similar to a large truck going over a pothole in front of your house and that's about how long it lasts. We have a stucco over block home and had the exterior painted, at that time I asked them to check very thoroughly for any visible cracks anywhere on the house, there were none. There are many buildings and homes much closer to the quarry than Fenney that have been there for decades and are still standing so we are not concerned about it at all.. As far as the prison I have never heard anything coming from there, that is a non-issue. Fenney has a lot to offer, we are one of the few villages that have 3 different pools, adult, family, and sports pools are all here in Fenney, the rec-center, huge gas fire pit, Bar & Grille, Putt and Play, croquette, a fishing pond, nature trail, walking paths, outdoor gym, indoor gym, lots of natural areas, park-like area with a pavilion, along with all of the typical amenities like Pickle Ball, bocce, corn toss, etc. and most of all it's very peaceful here. We are further east than Hammock of Fenney so we rarely hear a train whistle and never hear one while inside our home.

[arbajeda]

Been in Fenney for six years. About once a month the quarry blasts and shakes the house, which can be disconcerting but it's not enough to cause damage. No noise or anything else from the prison. In the evening there's a noticeable hum from the quarry drag line but it sounds more like cars on a highway.

[egmcaninch]

We're looking at a home in the southern area of Fenney and wondering about noise from the quarry (and the prison for that matter). Is it bothersome? Thanks.

When we 1st moved to Fenney in 2018, and felt our house shake, we were concerned. But, after talking with our realtor & doing some additional research, we have zero concerns. The quarry explosions are scheduled (don't know when) and have been going on for many years. We love living in Fenney and have no plans of moving!

[Veracity]

Our friends love Fenney and would never move. However, when the blasting happens, it does terrify their dog.

[Rwirish]

Yes!

[LoisR]

Head north where the shopping, restaurants, home stores, medical facilities, gas stations, banks, libraries, etc., etc. are located.

[Bogie Shooter]

Head north where the shopping, restaurants, home stores, medical facilities, gas stations, banks, libraries, etc., etc. are located.

Sad…..

[TorriJ]

We live in the Southern part of Fenney. We have been here since 2018. Like a previous poster stated, it sounds and feels like a large truck going by. We do not get notified in advance but it is appx 15 times a year. In my previous home I lived by a train yard and when the trains coupled together, it created a sound and shake greater than anything I have experienced here.
Every Village is great and in my experience you cannot go wrong in Fenney. It has its own amazing charm. Good luck in your search and hope to call you neighbor soon.

[Travelhunter123]

We're looking at a home in the southern area of Fenney and wondering about noise from the quarry (and the prison for that matter). Is it bothersome? Thanks.

The blasting and prison noise is a myth. I have never heard a blast or a prison siren
I am a six year resident

[vintageogauge]

Head north where the shopping, restaurants, home stores, medical facilities, gas stations, banks, libraries, etc., etc. are located.

And old homes needing roofs and new HVAC systems, crowds, and lots of traffic.

[mikeycereal]

I'm not in Fenney but on the other side near the turnpike and people have complained about that noise. I'm used to a little noise as I used to live near the airport in Vegas and the occasional plane would sometimes fly over our unit. I remember one flew close enough to my place that when I was walking to the kitchen a stewardess asked me to sit down. :duck:

[djlnc]

Thanks for the responses. Interesting that experiences range from not hearing anything to what sounds like a sonic boom. I think we're going to pass on this one. I'm risk averse.

[Nana2Teddy]

Fenney is gorgeous! We don’t live there so can’t speak about quarry blasts, but every time we go there to eat at Fenney Grill, or walk the nature trail, or do an activity at the gorgeous regional rec center I tell my hubs I’d move there in a heartbeat if the perfect opportunity presented itself. Thankfully we can be there in 5 minutes by car and 20 by cart (lovely ride too), so we can still enjoy it often. The Village of DeSoto next door to Fenney is awesome too. Best of luck to you!

[Marathon Man]

Head north where the shopping, restaurants, home stores, medical facilities, gas stations, banks, libraries, etc., etc. are located.

I stopped counting after eight posts saying 'head north'. But keep trying. You just might convince someone that the older areas are better than the newer ones.

By the way - We all have cars and can go to the shopping, restaurants, home stores, medical facilities, gas stations, banks, libraries, etc., etc. Maybe you didn't know that.

[Buckeye Bill]

We're looking at a home in the southern area of Fenney and wondering about noise from the quarry (and the prison for that matter). Is it bothersome? Thanks.

No not really, only time we know when it’s there is when they do some blasting that will shake the house. As far as the prison goes haven’t heard any sirens or seen any one running around with striped uniforms 🤪

[Chitown]

I live in Monarch Grove almost 4 years now, have never heard or felt a blast, have never heard anything from the Prison.

[defrey12]

Sad…..

Agreed. We have everything we NEED right here without the TRAFFIC of the North. Magnolia Plaza…and we’re the only Village with its very own restaurant, Fenney Bar & Grill. We’re in Hammock @ Fenney and hear/feel nothing…except the train…which we love. Reminds us that we still live in the somewhat rural South.

[DONNIEBRONX]

And noise from the turnnpike and lack of facilities

[defrey12]

Thanks for the responses. Interesting that experiences range from not hearing anything to what sounds like a sonic boom. I think we're going to pass on this one. I'm risk averse.

Don’t be…there is NO risk. It’s probably THE most quiet Village you’ll find. Truly. The supposed issues aren’t issues at all. We once lived next to a REAL quarry. I slight “boom” once a month, depending on where you live, is nothing! Check my other response.

[George Page]

Given the fact that you are concerned enough to inquire is reason enough to not buy there. Especially when there are so many homes available without potential noise pollution. Remember, when you go to sell, some potential buyers will have the same concern you have and decide to look elsewhere. Noise concerns will impact the size of the buyer pool and sale price of your house. I, for one, would not consider the purchase.

[Harvin]

I live in DeSoto (next to Fenney and further from the quarry), I can hear the equipment noise from the quarry when outdoors, funny thing its more noticeable on weekends.

[Bogie Shooter]

And noise from the turnnpike and lack of facilities

And to what?

[vintageogauge]

And noise from the turnnpike and lack of facilities

Fenney does not have noise from the turnpike we are farther west and there are no facilities we are lacking down here. The only thing we don't have is congestion and traffic. Once you pull out of Fenney it is very rural and quiet. 301 south is a very relaxing ride as is 470 west over to Lake Pan. We are also very near to the turnpike making it a short run to Orlando and also much nearer to Tampa via 75 than those who live up north.

[JMintzer]

And old homes needing roofs and new HVAC systems, crowds, and lots of traffic.

Sad...

[missmollee]

Down load the app, "findmy." That's one word. This app has a satellite view that is superior to Google Map and is much more recent. I live in Hammock at Fenney and the satellite view shows my car in my driveway. Google does not show that. If you expand the view over the Village of Fenney you will be able to see all three mines/quarries, the industrial parks, the prison, I75, the Florida Turnpike, where the new village of Coleman Ridge is being built and even where the soon to be O'Toole Industrial Park. Get to know the folks at the Wildwood City Hall Planning Department and they can maybe...let you know who's pulling what permits and perhaps what the zoning is for your area of interest. The developer is dealing with billions and billions of dollars, politicians, business people, investors, home owners, native Floridians, etc. They, The Developer, most likely does not want people like me knowing what their future plans are; I understand, but I want very much to know whats going on around my neighborhood. The word on the street is that the average Villager moves three times. I've met several whose third move proved to be not so good. I actually love my house and hope to stay in it for a long time to come, unless something unforeseen happens that I might find annoying. Hey, One Day At A Time. Don't Cross A Bridge You Haven't Come To Yet, remember, God's first language is silence, "Be still and know that I Am." Peace. Woodstock John :-):wave:

[Marathon Man]

From my observations of threads on TOTV, the posters who do not live there are the most likely to perpetuate the negatives.
Most who live there, and post here, say there is no noise/light from Coleman, and quarry blasting is minimal, and hardly affects their lives at all.
Go down there and talk to the locals.
Most stuff here is anecdotal at best.

This thread proceeded exactly as predicted. Well done.

[vintageogauge]

Sad...

Maybe therapy will help.

[Nana2Teddy]

Fenney does not have noise from the turnpike we are farther west and there are no facilities we are lacking down here. The only thing we don't have is congestion and traffic. Once you pull out of Fenney it is very rural and quiet. 301 south is a very relaxing ride as is 470 west over to Lake Pan. We are also very near to the turnpike making it a short run to Orlando and also much nearer to Tampa via 75 than those who live up north.
Yes to all of this from a DeLunatic who can hear the turnpike off in the distance. When we go to Fenney/DeSoto we never hear it. Gorgeous area!

[Nana2Teddy]

Down load the app, "findmy." That's one word. This app has a satellite view that is superior to Google Map and is much more recent. I live in Hammock at Fenney and the satellite view shows my car in my driveway. Google does not show that. If you expand the view over the Village of Fenney you will be able to see all three mines/quarries, the industrial parks, the prison, I75, the Florida Turnpike, where the new village of Coleman Ridge is being built and even where the soon to be O'Toole Industrial Park. Get to know the folks at the Wildwood City Hall Planning Department and they can maybe...let you know who's pulling what permits and perhaps what the zoning is for your area of interest. The developer is dealing with billions and billions of dollars, politicians, business people, investors, home owners, native Floridians, etc. They, The Developer, most likely does not want people like me knowing what their future plans are; I understand, but I want very much to know whats going on around my neighborhood. The word on the street is that the average Villager moves three times. I've met several whose third move proved to be not so good. I actually love my house and hope to stay in it for a long time to come, unless something unforeseen happens that I might find annoying. Hey, One Day At A Time. Don't Cross A Bridge You Haven't Come To Yet, remember, God's first language is silence, "Be still and know that I Am." Peace. Woodstock John :-):wave:
This app doesn’t come up in the Apple App Store when I search for it. Only Apple’s “Find My” (with the space) app is there that finds people, stuff with AirTags, etc.

[mgkw1]

We're looking at a home in the southern area of Fenney and wondering about noise from the quarry (and the prison for that matter). Is it bothersome? Thanks. Been here 6 years, The quarry blast feels like a large truck going down the street. As for the prison I lived closer to one in my old home state. They are built for security. Come spend a day look at the pools the dog park, the pitch and putt. You will like it