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Council advances first reading of Highway 261 rezoning despite staff recommendation

Sumter County Council · March 1, 2026
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Summary

Sumter County Council granted first reading to a rezoning request for 2550 Highway 261 South that would allow a residential subdivision; Planning Director Helen Roodman told council staff recommended denial because the Sumter 2040 plan designates the area for conservation. The vote carried with one council member recorded in opposition.

Sumter County Council granted first reading on May 10 to a request to rezone about 5.92 acres at 2550 Highway 261 South from Agricultural Conservation to General Residential to accommodate a proposed residential subdivision.

Planning Director Helen Roodman told the council the parcel is the result of combining two lots from the 1993 Fieldcrest, Section #2 plat and that,…

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