SNOW HILL – South Point’s residents objected this week to a land reclassification they’re worried could lead to more development on Route 611.
At a Critical Area Commission hearing regarding a mapping mistake at a property on Route 611, several South Point residents voiced their concerns. They don’t want to see change in what they view as a fragile area that’s already heavily trafficked by state and national park visitors.
“It’s got to stop,” said Michael LeCompte, president of the South Point Association. “We are going to fight it tooth and nail until probably all of us die off. We don’t want to see development south of Route 376 in Worcester County. It’s not because we have anything against anybody. It’s all about safety.”
A Critical Area Commission panel met in Snow Hill on Monday to receive public comments regarding a Critical Area map amendment. The Worcester County Commissioners previously approved the amendment, which relates to property owned by Todd Burbage’s Ayres Creek Family Farm LLC at 8219 Stephen Decatur Highway, in 2022. The Critical Area Commission is tasked with reviewing the local government’s proposed change under the standards of Critical Area Law, which is meant to minimize adverse impacts on water quality, conserve habitat and establish land use policies for development.
County staff told the commission the applicant wanted to reclassify 8.34 acres of land from Resource Conservation Area (RCA) to Limited Development Area (LDA). The change received a favorable recommendation from the Worcester County Planning Commission in 2021 and in 2022 was approved by the Worcester County Commissioners.
The “come here’s” don’t want “new come here’s” to have what they have in South Point. It was very nice and undeveloped before the first “come here’s” changed that. The seal has been broken, no going back now, sorry South Point Association.