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Residents tell commissioners growth is unchecked; nonprofit leader asks for affordable space to reopen free grocery
Summary
A resident-run poll found 80% of respondents think county growth is unsustainable and poorly managed; a local nonprofit leader said rent increases forced closure of a free grocery and asked commissioners to help identify affordable space.
A resident who canvassed 317 Berkeley County residents told the commission more than 80% of those he surveyed said county growth is not sustainable and that growth is not being properly managed. Sean Wilt, who identified himself as a long-time Berkeley County resident, told the commission he polled 317 people over 10 days and that roughly 80% said growth was neither sustainable nor properly managed; Wilt said most people he spoke to…
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