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Long County commissioners approve charter amendment, comprehensive plan and temporary rezoning moratorium
Summary
At its Oct. 9 meeting, the Long County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved several administrative measures — including a charter amendment, adoption of the 2024–2044 comprehensive plan, an impact-fee resolution and a moratorium on R‑1 and R‑2 rezoning through April 7, 2025 — and handled routine business such as bill payment and appointments.
The Long County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Oct. 9 to adopt a package of administrative and planning measures, including an amendment to the county charter, the 2024–2044 comprehensive plan and an impact-fee capital improvement element resolution.
Commissioner John Reddish moved to adopt the 2024–2044 Long County Comprehensive Plan; Commissioner Gerald Blocker seconded the motion, which passed 4–0. Earlier in the meeting, the board voted to amend the county charter (motion by Commissioner Jeremy Hall, seconded by Commissioner John Reddish) and to adopt the Impact Fee Capital Improvement Element Resolution (motion by Commissioner Gerald Blocker, seconded by Commissioner John Reddish); both motions passed unanimously.
The board also approved a motion by Commissioner Jeremy Hall to place a moratorium on all R‑1 and R‑2 single-family residential rezoning applications effective Oct. 9, 2024, through April 7, 2025. Commissioner John Reddish seconded the motion, which passed without opposition (4–0). The board did not provide additional detail in the minutes about the reasons for the moratorium or proposed changes to the rezoning rules.
Routine items approved during the session included authorization to pay county bills (motion by Commissioner John Reddish), sale of county personal property (motion by Commissioner John Reddish), approval of the September 2024 minutes (motion by Commissioner Jeremy Hall) and a number of other procedural motions; all were approved 4–0. The board also voted to table the preliminary plat for Tibet Subdivision Phase II (motion by Commissioner John Reddish) and to reappoint Thelma Jean Worthy and Susan Woods to the Board of Elections for four-year terms ending June 23, 2027 (motion by Commissioner Gerald Blocker).
The meeting record shows that the board entered executive session for real estate and personnel matters and later exited executive session; both motions carried unanimously. The board adjourned after business was completed.
What happens next: The moratorium is in effect through April 7, 2025. The minutes do not specify implementation details for the impact-fee resolution, charter amendment language, or any follow-up steps; the county clerk’s office or county staff were not recorded as providing timelines in these minutes.
