TUESDAY'S FIRST PUBLIC HEARING BY THE UPSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON TEXT AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING ORDIANCE WAS A ROUSER. THE MAJOR CHANGE PROPOSED IS A CHANGE IN THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE IN AN A-R ZONE FROM 2 ACRES TO 12 ACRES AS ITS BEEN SINCE UPSON COUNTY ADOPTED ZONING IN 1995. THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CONTEND WITH THE GROWTH IN THE COUNTY THE ORIGINAL ZONING NO LONGER WORKS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE COUNTY TO MAINTAIN ITS RURAL NATURE.
OVER HALF A DOZEN CITIZENS SPOKE DURING THE HEARING ALL WERE OPPOSED TO THE CHANGES INCLUDING AGRI-BUSINESSMAN MARCUS SOUTH , EX-COMMISSION CHAIR RUSTY BLACKSTON, AND COMMISSION CHAIR CANDIDATE DAN BREU.
COUNTY COMMISSION CHAIR NORMAN ALLEN SAID 12 ACRES IS NOT CARVED IN STONE AND THE BOARD SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT. BUT HE SAID THE COUNTY MUST DEAL WITH GROWTH--AS NOW YOU CAN'T EVEN TURN LEFT OUT OF WAL MART WITHOUT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. COMMISSIONER JAMES ELLINGTON TOLD THE CROWD THINGS CAN'T STAY THE WAY THEY ARE WITH THE GROWTH OF THE COUNTY AND URGED PUBLIC INPUT. CALL OR CONTACT ME AND WE WILL TALK IT OUT--ELLINGTON SAID.
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