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Commission approves industrial rezoning for Heidelberg Materials parcels after residents voice groundwater and traffic concerns
Summary
Dorchester County approved a broad rezoning to industrial for parcels tied to Giant/Heidelberg Materials to regularize long‑standing mining operations; residents urged buffers, groundwater monitoring and restrictive conditions citing private wells, dust and truck traffic.
The Dorchester County Planning Commission voted to rezone roughly 2,386 acres in the Harleyville area from AR (agricultural residential) to I (industrial) to bring long‑standing Giant/Heidelberg Materials operations into a conforming industrial zoning category.
Staff framed the request as an administrative correction following earlier zoning changes that left several long‑operating mining parcels legally nonconforming. Brett Miller, director of land and environmental sustainability for Heidelberg Materials in the Southeast, said the firm has operated in the…
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