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Residents press county on industrial park construction, stormwater, noise and notice; county says approvals followed rules
Summary
Several residents near North U.S. 301 told Sumter County commissioners Sept. 23 they received little notice of construction tied to a new industrial park, saying berms and a new road will be within feet of backyards and asking for a barrier or other mitigation.
Several residents living along North U.S. 301 told the Sumter County Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 23 they had not been adequately notified about construction activity tied to a newly approved industrial area and asked the county to require a barrier or sound wall between the road/industrial site and backyards.
Jimmy Douglas, who gave his address as 1325 North U.S. 301, said he was not notified about the project and showed photos he said were taken by the regional water management district that he said illustrate how close a new road berm will be to his backyard: “From the bottom of that berm to my property line is 22 feet. That's how close that road is to my property.” John Campbell, a neighbor who said he’s lived at 1295 North U.S. 301 for about 25 years, described berm heights of “above the height of my chain link…
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