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Residents urge transparency as council delays rezoning of town-owned parcel
Summary
Neighbors and preservation advocates pressed the council over a proposed rezoning and questions about a town-owned tract bought in 2020; the council postponed a second reading on the rezoning and sent related UDO amendments back to committee for more review.
A rezoning tied to a town-owned parcel and broader development concerns drew sharp public comment and prompted the Summerville Town Council on Nov. 13 to delay action.
Preservation advocates and nearby residents said they had been blindsided by rezoning plans and urged more neighborhood involvement before title transfers or zoning changes. Christopher Lizzie, a local attorney who identified himself as a Gadsden Manor resident, said the town had purchased a tract in 2020 for $6,500,000 "under the premise that they wanted to keep unwanted development away from the historic Woodlands…
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