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Harris County commissioners deny rezoning for proposed 135‑acre subdivision near Veterans Parkway
Summary
After more than two hours of testimony and questioning about sewer, traffic and quarry risks, the Harris County Commission voted Dec. 2 to deny a developer’s request to rezone roughly 134.93 acres from R‑1 to R‑2 for what the applicant said would be about 86 homes. Residents cited sewer capacity, traffic safety and blasting risks as reasons to reject the change.
HARRIS COUNTY, Ga. — The Harris County Commission voted Dec. 2 to deny a request by landowner Will White to rezone about 134.93 acres near the intersection of Veterans Parkway and Grama Rock Road from R‑1 (low‑density residential) to R‑2 (medium‑density). The motion to deny carried after extensive public comment focusing on sewer service, traffic safety and potential damage from an adjacent quarry.
The applicant’s representative, Anthony Swaddle of Noon Mix and Associates, told the commission the R‑2 designation would allow up to 134 lots but that the owner was seeking permission to design “around 86 lots.” Swaddle said bringing sanitary sewer to the subdivision would allow more flexible siting of houses, reduce septic failures and — he asserted — could be designed as a gravity‑fed system to tie into the Columbus Water Works system. “We’re only asking for the opportunity to design a subdivision with around 86 lots,” Swaddle said in his presentation.
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