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Residents press Greenwood County council to reject master‑plan rezoning at Old Abbeville Highway
Summary
At a packed public‑comment period, residents urged the Greenwood County Council to deny a first‑reading rezoning request for about 46.5 acres at Old Abbeville Highway, citing traffic safety, existing housing inventory and neighborhood character; staff said the developer reduced lots from 107 to about 100 and noted SCDOT traffic‑study thresholds.
The Greenwood County Council heard more than a half‑dozen residents oppose a proposed master‑planned residential rezoning for a 46.48‑acre site at 615 Old Abbeville Highway on first reading.
Marion Moore, who said he lives at 206 Johns Creek Road, told the council the site is “a very desirable piece of property” but urged developers not to “cram” houses together and to match the pattern of nearby Folly Bend. He said developers who “have no tie to Greenwood other than just making this development and then getting out” worry neighbors.
Tina Escalona, whose family owns a nearby farm, focused on safety and process, saying she had submitted South Carolina Highway Patrol statistics…
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