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Committee approves expedited green-space review and several conservation-easement funding actions
Summary
Beaufort Countys Natural Resources Committee approved ordinance changes to speed green-space applications to full council and authorized funding measures including a $2 million contribution (Chelsea tract, with an amendment to split funds equally across regions), $7,470,000 for the Victoria Bluff easement, and $35,000 for due diligence on the Rangers Retreat application.
Beaufort Countys Natural Resources Committee voted Feb. 3, 2026, to approve procedural changes intended to accelerate green-space program applications and it authorized multiple funding actions for conservation easements.
The committee advanced an amendment to Beaufort County Code (Chapter 38, Article 7) that allows green-space program applications to go directly to full county council for consideration rather than first waiting for a Natural Resources Committee recommendation; council retains the option to remand an application back to committee, presenters said, and the change is intended to address timing gaps when the committee does not meet frequently.
On funding, the committee approved a $2 million traditional…
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