Planning commission denies three related comprehensive-plan amendment requests for parcels near Highways 258/189

Oct 10, 2024

After public comment and extended debate, the Southampton County Planning Commission voted to deny three related comprehensive-plan amendment applications that would have opened roughly 1,366 acres to residential and industrial uses. Commissioners cited the recently updated comprehensive plan, infrastructure and school-capacity concerns, and precedent-setting risks.

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The Southampton County Planning Commission on the evening it met denied three related applications that would have revised the county's future land-use map for multiple parcels near Highways 258 and 189.

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