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Laurens County councilors hear public comment and debate third reading of open-space moratorium
Summary
Council considered third reading of ordinance 9-89, a temporary moratorium on open-space developments. Public commenters split between landowner rights and calls to fix ordinance loopholes; council members debated growth, but the provided transcript shows a motion and second without a recorded final vote.
Laurens County councilors on Aug. 11 advanced a motion to consider third reading of ordinance 9-89 — a proposed moratorium on open-space developments — after an extended public-comment period that included both landowners urging continued growth and residents and planning advisors calling for a pause to fix perceived loopholes.
The discussion followed public testimony from several speakers. Dairy farmer Glenn Easter asked the council to allow the county to grow and to respect landowners’ rights while coexisting with agricultural uses. "We must respect our landowner's rights," Easter said, urging councilors to consider owners’ perspectives as they vote. Opponents of rapid…
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