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Madison County stalls Makita rezoning after residents raise notice, buffer and health concerns; case sent to planning board
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing, Madison County supervisors voted to refer Makita’s rezoning request (about 625 acres from A‑1 to I‑2 and a 110‑foot height variance) to the Planning & Zoning Commission and continued the matter to Jan. 8 amid resident concerns about notice, buffers and potential health and traffic impacts.
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. — Madison County supervisors on Nov. 3 moved to send Makita’s request to rezone roughly 625 acres along Highway 22 from agricultural (A‑1) to industrial (I‑2) to the county’s Planning & Zoning Commission for further review after a public hearing that drew scores of residents.
Makita representatives, speaking through spokesman Joseph “Joey” Jernigan, said the company already holds about 359 acres under contract and wants to expand the nearby industrial park that has developed around the county’s so‑called mega site. “We’re … asking that this property be rezoned for additional industrial development, economic development in the county,” Jernigan told the board, and said Makita would include covenants restricting noisy, smelly or explosive uses and a 150‑foot buffer along public rights of way.
Opponents disputed the project’s process and local impacts. Nathan…
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