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Neighbors ask court to overturn BOC’s rezoning for Shuman Rd. subdivision
13 formally petition the court; 600+ signed more casual petition opposing project
county rezoning
Developer Robbie Bell, standing, speaks to the Bulloch County Board of Commissioners and staff during their Aug. 1, 2023, meeting about his request to rezone 60.2 acres on Shuman Road and Old River Road to R-40 residential for development of a subdivision. The commissioners approved the rezoning by a 4-2 vote Sept. 5, but it now faces a request for Superior Court review filed by neighboring residents and property owners. (AL HACKLE/file photo)
A group of neighboring residents and property owners has filed a legal challenge seeking to have the Bulloch County Superior Court overturn the county Board of Commissioners’ Sept. 5 rezoning decision that clears the way for an up to 62-house subdivision to be built on 60 acres where Shuman Road and Old River Road meet.
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