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Planning commission denies three related comprehensive-plan amendment requests for parcels near Highways 258/189
Summary
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.
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.
Troy Brinkley, who spoke for his family and associated Miller Farms, asked the commission to amend the comprehensive plan so the properties could later be rezoned to allow residential subdivisions and light industrial uses. "What we're requesting tonight is a comprehensive plan amendment to be added to the future land use plan for 2035," Brinkley…
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