We respectfully ask the Keystone Heights Airport Authority to deny any application or permission for Fly Keystone, or any other business entity or individual, to lease waterfront property owned by the Keystone Heights Airport Authority or the City of Keystone Heights, Florida, for establishing a seaplane base or ramp on Crystal Lake in Clay and Bradford counties, Florida.
Crystal Lake is a small private lake, and many of us who live at Crystal Lake, Crystal Lake Homesites, or have access to the lake value it for its quiet, private character. Turning it into a place for public seaplane activity would change the lake in a major way. It would bring more traffic, more noise, more wake, and more disruption to the water and shoreline. It would also create added safety concerns for people who use the lake and for nearby residents who expect a peaceful place to live.
A seaplane base on Crystal Lake would not fit the kind of community we have built here. Our quality of life depends on keeping the lake safe, calm, and private. Once this kind of activity is allowed, it is hard to take back the harm it brings.
We ask the Keystone Heights Airport Authority to protect Crystal Lake and deny any lease, permission, or approval for a seaplane base or ramp on the lake. Please keep Crystal Lake as it is: a small private lake for the people who live with and care for it.
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Crystal Lake is a small private lake that my family has owned a house on for over five decades. We need to protect the safety of the residence and the resources here at the lake and not drain them for this training center. Please deny the airport the ability to lease this for these purposes that would overcrowd the lake, create safety hazards, and disrupt the environment of the lake here.
My family has owned property on Crystal Lake for nearly 50 years. I remarked just last weekend how grateful I was that the lake scenery had changed very little during the years. Little did I know what was around the corner. I hope the individuals that have the responsibility to make decisions about the lake’s future will carefully consider what a prized possession we have. We owe it to future generations to protect their legacy. Crystal Lake as we know it now is irreplaceable.
We have had a family lake home in this lake for over 35 years. This type of development would negatively affect the environment and lake in regards to safety at the least.
As local homeowners, we chose this private lake specifically for its quiet, peaceful environment and safe recreational opportunities. Introducing a commercial seaplane training facility would bring constant noise, safety risks, and environmental disruptions that completely undermine our residential quality of life. I strongly oppose this petition and urge decision-makers to protect our community by keeping commercial aviation off our private waters.
My family owns two houses there and have for decades. It’s not what this spot is about.
It has been home for 60 years to our family
I live on Clay County side of Crystal Lake and have no desire to have seaplanes flying in and out on this private lake.
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We respectfully ask the Keystone Heights Airport Authority to deny any application or permission for Fly Keystone, or any other business entity or individual, to lease waterfront property owned by the Keystone Heights Airport Authority or the City of Keystone Heights, Florida, for establishing a seaplane base or ramp on Crystal Lake in Clay and Bradford counties, Florida.
Crystal Lake is a small private lake, and many of us who live at Crystal Lake, Crystal Lake Homesites, or have access to the lake value it for its quiet, private character. Turning it into a place for public seaplane activity would change the lake in a major way. It would bring more traffic, more noise, more wake, and more disruption to the water and shoreline. It would also create added safety concerns for people who use the lake and for nearby residents who expect a peaceful place to live.
A seaplane base on Crystal Lake would not fit the kind of community we have built here. Our quality of life depends on keeping the lake safe, calm, and private. Once this kind of activity is allowed, it is hard to take back the harm it brings.
We ask the Keystone Heights Airport Authority to protect Crystal Lake and deny any lease, permission, or approval for a seaplane base or ramp on the lake. Please keep Crystal Lake as it is: a small private lake for the people who live with and care for it.
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Reached 100 supporters
August 4, 2026
44 Comments
The lake will be to small and compact which will then be dangerous to family’s who ski and tube on the lake and boat traffic as a whole
Crystal Lake is a small private lake that my family has owned a house on for over five decades. We need to protect the safety of the residence and the resources here at the lake and not drain them for this training center. Please deny the airport the ability to lease this for these purposes that would overcrowd the lake, create safety hazards, and disrupt the environment of the lake here.
My family has owned property on Crystal Lake for nearly 50 years. I remarked just last weekend how grateful I was that the lake scenery had changed very little during the years. Little did I know what was around the corner. I hope the individuals that have the responsibility to make decisions about the lake’s future will carefully consider what a prized possession we have. We owe it to future generations to protect their legacy. Crystal Lake as we know it now is irreplaceable.
We have had a family lake home in this lake for over 35 years. This type of development would negatively affect the environment and lake in regards to safety at the least.
As local homeowners, we chose this private lake specifically for its quiet, peaceful environment and safe recreational opportunities. Introducing a commercial seaplane training facility would bring constant noise, safety risks, and environmental disruptions that completely undermine our residential quality of life. I strongly oppose this petition and urge decision-makers to protect our community by keeping commercial aviation off our private waters.
My family owns two houses there and have for decades. It’s not what this spot is about.
It has been home for 60 years to our family
I live on Clay County side of Crystal Lake and have no desire to have seaplanes flying in and out on this private lake.
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The lake will be to small and compact which will then be dangerous to family’s who ski and tube on the lake and boat traffic as a whole