Black residents of the Hogg Hummock community on Sapelo Island sat mostly silent as McIntosh County commissioners scheduled a Tuesday vote on the proposal.
“This plan will be be a giant step in the destruction of the culture of Hogg Hummock,” said Commissioner Roger Lotson, whose district includes Sapelo Island.
In 2012, dozens of Hogg Hummock residents and landowners appealed tax increases caused by soaring property values.
The current county ordinance limits homes in Hogg Hummock to 1,400 square feet (130 square meters) of heated and air-conditioned space.
Hogg Hummock earned a place in 1996 on the National Register of Historic Places, the official list of America’s treasured historic sites.
Persons:
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Organizations:
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Locations:
DARIEN, Ga, Georgia, McIntosh, Sapelo, Savannah, North Carolina, Florida, Civil, McIntosh County