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Commission approves rezoning for building on South McDonald Road after heated public comment
Summary
Bradley County commissioners voted 12–1 to rezone a property at 874 South McDonald Road from forestry/agriculture/residential to rural commercial (C-1) after neighbors complained about preserving the area's rural character and the building's owners said they need to legitimize a small mail-order business.
Bradley County commissioners voted 12–1 to rezone property at 874 South McDonald Road from Forestry-Agriculture-Residential to Rural Commercial (C-1), approving a request from the building's owners who operate a small mail-order business there. The vote followed a public hearing in which multiple nearby residents urged the commission to preserve agricultural, forestry and residential zoning.
The rezoning matter drew several residents to the podium who said the area is rural and should remain so. “We want to keep this agriculture, forestry, just like it is now,” said Gerald Mullins, who identified himself as living on South McDonald Road. Lynn Eslinger, another nearby resident, told commissioners that allowing the change…
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