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Southampton supervisors refer major 271‑acre comp‑plan amendment back to planning commission after resident concerns

Board of Supervisors (Southampton County) · December 17, 2024
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Summary

The board declined to approve a request to reclassify roughly 271 acres to industrial and instead sent the amended application back to the Planning Commission after residents raised infrastructure, notification and landowner‑impact concerns.

The Southampton County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 17 declined to change the county’s comprehensive plan tonight and instead referred a major application to the Planning Commission for additional review. The application, filed on behalf of landowner Robert E. Miller, asked the county to redesignate approximately 271 acres from agricultural/forest/open‑space to industrial.

Planner Jay Randolph told the board the request is a major amendment and that the Planning Commission had previously voted 7–1 to recommend denial, noting the comprehensive plan was adopted earlier in the year and that a large, late…

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