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Glynn County approves rezoning for union hiring hall after heated public hearing over Exit 29 traffic
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing, the Glynn County Board of Commissioners voted to approve a county‑sponsored rezoning to allow a union hiring hall near Exit 29. Residents pressed safety and traffic concerns; county engineers recommended a traffic study and GDOT would evaluate signal warrants during site‑plan review.
The Glynn County Board of Commissioners voted Jan. 15 to rezone about 7.17 acres on Highway 17 near Exit 29 from Freeway Commercial to Highway Commercial to allow development of a hiring hall for longshoremen.
The decision followed an hour‑plus public hearing in which neighbors from Royal Oaks and nearby subdivisions warned the site would worsen congestion at a busy commercial cluster that includes a Dairy Queen, QT and a new car wash. “This development simply put… will make a very bad situation in our area much worse,” said David Mills, a Royal Oaks HOA board member, urging the commission to…
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