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Council approves preliminary plat for 43.31‑acre Beasley Road subdivision after neighbors raise flooding concerns
Summary
Statesboro mayor and council approved a preliminary subdivision plan to create 52 single‑family lots on a 43.31‑acre parcel off Beasley Road while residents urged the city to address stormwater runoff and provide enforceable assurances.
The City of Statesboro mayor and council on a February meeting approved a preliminary subdivision plat for a 43.31‑acre parcel on Beasley Road that would be divided into 52 single‑family lots. Neighbors who live in the adjacent Bel Air Estates told the council they support reasonable development but said past projects have increased stormwater runoff and flooded homes.
The most direct appeal came from Cole Davis, who told the council the runoff from a nearby development, Bel Air East, contributed to repeated flooding of properties on Teresa Drive last year. “Last year this group greenlit a development on Beasley Road called Bel Air East … resulting in the flooding of five properties on Teresa…
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