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Sullivan County Commission declines spot rezoning after residents cite church, safety and lack of plan
Summary
After a public hearing in which neighbors presented petitions and safety concerns, the Sullivan County Commission voted and Amendment 4 — a request to rezone a parcel to B-3 commercial — failed for lack of a majority. Commissioners closed the hearing and returned to the regular agenda.
Residents packed the public hearing on Nov. 13 as the Sullivan County Commission considered a request to rezone a parcel to B-3 commercial. The commission’s chair opened the record, noting the county commission would take final action that day, and invited public comment.
Neighbors told the commission they oppose the rezoning. “We do not want it zoned B-3,” said Agatha Treba, who said she collected about 150 signatures from nearby roads and described a church on the property with roughly 70 years of history. Treba called the…
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