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Chatham County commissioners table vote on rezoning for Police Recreation Association camp after heated public hearing
Summary
After hours of testimony from the Police Recreation Association, neighbors and attorneys about events and a pending court order, the Chatham County Board of Commissioners voted to table a rezoning request for 604 Wilmington Island Road and directed staff to gather additional information and recommended restrictions.
The Chatham County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 1 tabled a requested rezoning for 604 Wilmington Island Road, the site of the Police Recreation Association's (PRA) police camp, after a lengthy public hearing that drew supporters, adjacent property owners and lawyers.
The petition sought a Planned Unit Development designation to formalize the site's existing duplex and pavilion and to include use restrictions that would limit activity to PRA members and bar public rental. The commission closed public comment and voted to postpone action so staff could return with clarified conditions, enforcement options, traffic and neighborhood impact data and the results of mediation between parties.
Why it mattered: The request would have allowed the PRA to continue operating a membership-only "camp" and pavilion at a location…
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