By Russ Bynum | The Associated Press - McIntosh County Commissioners voted to double the size of homes allowed in the Hogg Hummock community on Sapelo Island, sparking concerns that rising property values and tax increases will force out the indigenous population.
The rezoning more than doubles the maximum legal size of homes on Hogg Hummock, worrying many that Gullah Geechee descendants will be priced out of their ancestral land.
The details of a proposed zoning ordinance amendment that would allow larger houses in a historically Geecchee community on Sapelo Island have changed, but the county commissioner who represents the
A proposed amendment to a zoning ordinance on Sapelo Island will open the door to development that is unwanted by residents there who are descendants of enslaved people and would