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Macon County residents urge board to retain strict erosion, watershed and floodplain rules
Summary
After hours of public comment, the board tabled proposed changes to the county’s soil erosion, watershed protection and floodplain ordinances for further review amid strong opposition from residents, conservation groups and farmers.
Chairman Shields opened public hearings July 9 on three proposed amendments that would change local rules governing soil erosion, watershed protection and floodplain fill. County Planner Caleb Gibson told the board the soil-erosion revision would raise the land-disturbance threshold requiring a professional sediment-and-erosion-control plan from a half-acre to one acre; he said the state standard is one acre and the Planning Board recommended the change.
Dozens of residents, farmers and conservation advocates urged the commission to retain the current, stricter rules. “We have all seen…
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