Descendants of enslaved people who populate a tiny island community are once again fighting local officials who have proposed eliminating protections that for decades helped shield the Gullah-Geechee residents from high taxes and pressure to sell their land to developers. Residents of Hogg Hummock say they were stunned last month when McIntosh County officials unveiled a proposal to cast aside zoning ordinances that limit homes to modest sizes in the enclave of 30 to 50 Black residents on Sapelo Island off the coast of Georgia. Residents say losing zoning protections would drive out Hogg Hummock residents by attracting wealthy transplants eager to build large beach houses, causing land values and property taxes to soar.
The City of Plymouth will conduct its regular meetings on Monday evening, August 14th beginning at 6 p.m. with the Board of Public Works and Safety. The Common Council meeting follows at 6:30 and both meetings are held in the second-floor Council Chambers of City Hall. The agenda for the Board of Public Works and
Block Island was spared the recent torrential rains and flooding experienced in much of the New England and New York area during the past week, although there were some passing
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