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IDA rezoning request turned down
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Effingham IDA CEO John Henry speaks with the county planning board Monday night. - photo by Photo by Pat Donahue
Audience members opposing a rezoning cheered Monday night as the Effingham County Planning Board recommended denying the Effingham Industrial Development Authority’s request for more than 2,400 acres. The vote, unanimous among the present board members, recommends the Effingham County commissioners do not grant an industrial zoning to the Research Forest Tract. The IDA has owned the Research Forest Tract since 2006.