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Oglethorpe County zoning board members Janet Hill (from left), Robert Drew, Jimmy Shealy and county planner McKenzie Spooner call the April zoning board meeting to order. The board approved two rezoning requests and discussed the 90-day moratorium on minor subdivisions. (Sarah Myers/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Oglethorpe County zoning board members Janet Hill (from left), Robert Drew, Jimmy Shealy and county planner McKenzie Spooner call the April zoning board meeting to order. The board approved two rezoning requests and discussed the 90-day moratorium on minor subdivisions. (Sarah Myers/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Zoning Board OKs rezone for quarry

Sarah Myers
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
The Oglethorpe County Zoning Board unanimously approved the rezoning of land along Lexington-Carlton Road to reopen a quarry to mine dimension stone and granite at Monday’s meeting.    The board approved the zoning change from general agriculture to heavy industrial for the 70.93-acre plot.