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Attorney says Pine Island downzoning would remove 100 homes and bring $3 million community investment

3092994 · April 7, 2025
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In a non-agenda public comment, real estate attorney Kevin Dukes told the Planning Commission a submitted plan would downzone Pine Island, permanently remove 100 residential units, preserve roughly 360 acres as open space and bring about $3 million in community facilities investment and an estimated $100 million in private investment.

Kevin Dukes, a real estate attorney with Harvey and Batty who said he represents interests in Beaufort County, addressed the commission during the non-agenda public-comment period to outline a submitted downzoning plan for a property commonly called Pine Island.

Dukes said the plan would permanently remove 100 residential units from the property, a reduction he described as 66 percent of the originally permitted units, and would preserve about 360…

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