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Opponents press council on Paris Mountain and cluster housing as text amendments go to planning committee

5902961 · April 16, 2025
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Multiple speakers opposed cluster-housing provisions and an Altamont Inn proposal on Paris Mountain, arguing the mountain’s steep slopes and remaining open land make cluster development inappropriate; council referred a Paris Mountain ESD text amendment and an LDR cluster-housing amendment to the planning and development committee for review.

Residents and conservation advocates urged Greenville County Council on April 22 to reject cluster-housing development on Paris Mountain and to block an Altamont Inn-style project that speakers said would damage sensitive land.

Audrey Pazin opened public comment with a direct appeal: "The fix is in. Right? TR gets whatever it wants. Is that how this works?" She told council that a park parcel, Poinsett Park, had been transferred to Travelers Rest under a recent agreement and argued the transfer led to a map amendment without the public…

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