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Resident urges council to pause rezoning over chemical exposure concerns

Greenwood County Council · May 5, 2026
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Summary

Aaron Khan told Greenwood County Council his firsthand observations of chemical odors and associated health symptoms near a former plant and asked the council to delay rezoning until outstanding FOIA records and environmental information are released and evaluated.

Aaron Khan told Greenwood County Council during public comment that he experienced a chemical‑type odor and physical symptoms near a railroad corridor leading to a former plant site and urged the council to pause rezoning until environmental conditions are fully investigated and disclosed.

"When you rezone land tied to decades of industrial chemical use, you are not just planning for the future, and you are taking responsibility for the past," Khan…

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