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Public commenters raise neighborhood concerns as commission places Weed Street student-housing rezoning on consent agenda
Summary
A rezoning petition from Irvington LLC (R1B/R1C to R3B) for multiple properties on Weed Street and Wheeler Road was included in the consent agenda and faced public comment. Speakers urged scaling, mitigation for traffic, drainage and safety, and asked whether Payne College students would be included.
The Augusta Richmond County Commission placed a rezoning request by Irvington LLC on the consent agenda Feb. 17 that would change several parcels on Weed Street and Wheeler Road from single-family zoning to R3B multifamily to allow student housing. The clerk read the petition into the record; no formal objections were recorded during the consent roll call.
Before the consent vote, public commenter Brian Green and two neighbors addressed…
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