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Council approves first reading of development agreement for 264‑acre extraction site after lengthy public concerns
Summary
Council approved first reading of a development agreement allowing resource extraction on roughly 264.53 acres with conditions for noise, hours, stormwater, reclamation bonds and an escrow for road maintenance; residents raised concerns about truck traffic, groundwater and endangered species and asked for DHEC/SCDNR review.
The Jasper County Council voted to approve first reading of a development agreement with Hires/Harris Pine Level LLC that would govern a proposed resource‑extraction operation on approximately 264.53 acres (TMP 052‑00‑03‑012).
Lisa Wagner, planning staff, summarized required mitigation the agreement would impose: operational hours that the council must set, noise‑abatement best practices, an average noise limit of 55 decibels measured at 1,000 feet, stormwater and sediment controls, a reclamation plan with bond requirements and an escrow account to cover road maintenance caused by heavy truck traffic. Wagner said the agreement and a…
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