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Residents urge review of agricultural zoning and developer commitments; cite habitat loss in new subdivisions
Summary
Two residents used the council's public-comment period to press Dorchester County for stricter enforcement of agricultural zoning criteria and to ask the council to hold developers accountable for amenities and tree preservation promised in development agreements.
Two residents used Dorchester County Council’s public-comment period on April 21 to raise separate concerns about agricultural-zoning qualifications and habitat loss in new developments.
Arlene Wheeler told council she had reviewed recent development transactions and argued that properties held by publicly traded developers should not qualify for agricultural zoning under state law. Wheeler…
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