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Residents press Wythe County for disclosure on 'Project Titan' and oppose proposed commercial rezoning near Whispering Pines
Summary
At the March 24 Wythe County Board of Supervisors meeting, public commenters pressed the board for transparency about a confidential economic-development matter referred to as “Project Titan” and warned that a draft land‑use ordinance could rezone the Whispering Pines Road neighborhood to commercial use. The board encouraged residents to attend a March 30 informational meeting.
At the March 24 meeting of the Wythe County Board of Supervisors, residents urged the board to disclose more information about a confidential economic-development matter the public has dubbed “Project Titan” and raised alarm about draft zoning that would reclassify land near Whispering Pines Road as commercial.
Andy Keckley, who signed up to speak during the public-comment period, said the county’s use of an executive session and nondisclosure around the matter have left residents confused. “The folks you work for do not know what Project Titan is,” Keckley said, urging the board to provide full disclosure instead of relying on nondisclosure. He said his group has filed a FOIA request that staff did not reference in meeting reports and asked whether the county had records of covenants recorded for Progress…
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