County commissioners approve map to create ‘suburban neighborhoods’ in SE Bulloch

Corridors targeted for water, sewer and R-8 zoning

Florie Consolati, left, who has a master’s degree and experience in watershed science, expresses her concerns to the Bulloch County commissioners Tuesday, June 6, about the new “suburban neighborhood” development area’s inclusion of a large percentage of wetlands in the Black Creek watershed. Another citizen, at right, holds a copy of the Future Development Map with the area marked in yellow at the bottom of the county. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff

Map meeting — Florie Consolati, left, who has a master’s degree and experience in watershed science, expresses her concerns to the Bulloch County commissioners Tuesday, June 6, about the new “suburban neighborhood” development area’s inclusion of a large percentage of wetlands in the Black Creek watershed. Another citizen, at right, holds a copy of the Future Development Map with the area marked in yellow at the bottom of the county. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff

The Bulloch County Board of Commissioners this week unanimously approved an amendment to Smart Bulloch 2040 Comprehensive Plan and its Future Development Map that stakes out a big new “suburban neighborhood” character area in the southeastern portion of the county.

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