My story will publish in the morning, but in the end the board couldn’t be convinced that this could be built without affecting a sensitive barrier island environment.
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Beaufort County zoning board unanimously denies permit for plans to build a resort on Bay Point Island.
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And vice chair Kevin Mack said he was concerned developers had promoted a planned connection to local Gullah culture but hadn’t been able to establish a relationship with community leaders.
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“I am a product of St. Helena island; I am a product of Gullah Geechee nation,” Mack said. “I am very sensitive about what the people in the community have to say about what’s coming in to their area.”
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Also board announced a break after presentations and public comment and that it would return after an executive session, without voting to enter executive session or giving a reason for a closed discussion. Returned to vote properly after another reporter and I asked what was up.
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