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Commissioners approve zoning and budget items; Figueroa rezoning tabled to March 17
Summary
The board approved several second‑reading ordinance updates, conditional uses for small agricultural and cottage businesses, an MOU with the county chamber, and a fiscal year 2026 omnibus budget amendment; the Mill Pond Road rezoning application by Salvador Figueroa was tabled for two weeks so the applicant can provide engineer representation and wetlands delineation.
The Effingham County Board of Commissioners on March 3 approved a package of routine and planning items, including code amendments, conditional‑use permits for small businesses, a memorandum of understanding with the county chamber of commerce, and an omnibus fiscal‑year 2026 budget amendment.
Among the zoning and land‑use actions, the board completed second readings of amendments to the county code covering tree preservation, open burning, and family cemeteries. Planning staff said the tree preservation steering committee will begin meeting March 11; Pamela Melser, director of development services, said the first steering meeting is scheduled and about 20 citizens…
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