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Residents urge Greenville County Council to slow cluster-housing approvals near Fork Shoals Road
Summary
Residents from District 25 told county council they are being ‘inundated’ by new subdivisions along Fork Shoals Road, pressing for higher developer impact fees, traffic mitigation, and limits on annexation and rezonings to protect roads, schools and emergency response times.
Greenville County residents — many identifying themselves as longtime Harrington and District 25 neighbors — urged county council on Tuesday to halt or slow approvals of cluster housing and rezoning near Fork Shoals Road, saying rapid development is straining roads, emergency services and schools.
"We are being inundated with developments on Fork Shoals Road," Darlene Pace told the council, thanking members for the recent decision to pause cluster-housing construction and asking them to "study the pros and cons" of that development type. Pace said projects near the new Publix and other planned subdivisions risk overwhelming local infrastructure and complained of annexation plans that shift oversight from…
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