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Residents press commissioners on wetlands, traffic as developer seeks rezoning for 221-acre Goshen Road project
Summary
Developer sought R‑5 rezoning for 221.87 acres on Goshen Road to build up to 377 units; the planning board recommended approval but residents raised flooding and traffic concerns during a lengthy public hearing; the board recorded a motion to deny that the clerk recorded as failing.
Neil McKenzie, agent for the property owner, asked the Effingham County Board of Commissioners to rezone roughly 221.87 acres on Goshen Road from AR‑1 to R‑5 to allow a proposed residential development of up to 377 units.
McKenzie said the plan would leave about 35% of the site as open space, would locate detention ponds to discharge to the wetlands that feed Black Creek and proposed a 50‑foot vegetated buffer with a berm along the parcel’s south boundary adjacent to existing homes. He told the board the developer had a secondary emergency access under contract (address 665) that would be emergency‑only and said utility capacity for county water and sewer was expected to be available in 2027. McKenzie also outlined a fast‑track schedule that would put potential first homes in early 2027 if approvals and…
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