Chocowinity Planning Board rejects zoning change for jail | Eastern NC Now

The Town of Chocowinity Planning Board, meeting in regular monthly session Tuesday (4-21-14), voted unanimously to deny a request by Beaufort County to amend the zoning ordinance to allow for a jail in the L1 zoning classification which would have the effect of blocking a jail

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    Publisher's Note: This article originally appeared in the Beaufort Observer.

    The Town of Chocowinity Planning Board, meeting in regular monthly session Tuesday (4-21-14), voted unanimously to deny a request by Beaufort County to amend the zoning ordinance to allow for a jail in the L1 zoning classification which would have the effect of blocking a jail from being located in the Chocowinity Industrial Park. Board members Casey Langley, Jesse Powers, Chairman Robert Elks, Joe O'Neal and John Thompson all expressed opposition to the jail being built in the community.

    The action, however, does not settle the issue. The request now goes to the Town Board, presumably at its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday May 6, for consideration. According to Town Planner Bryant Buck, the Town Board is not bound by the decision of the Planning Board. But if the Town Board follows suit and denies the request it would presumably kill the idea of a jail being built in the Industrial Park.

    You can watch the entire Planning Board meeting in the 10:46 minute video clip below:



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Considering that Beaufort County may build a new jail /sheriff's office: What should be the best course?
7.51%   Build a modern jail/S.O. in the southwest corner of the county
43.3%   Build a modern jail/S.O. behind the courthouse in the county seat
49.2%   Do not build a jail/S.O. anywhere
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