Following a couple public hearings and a fair share of concerns by residents. two properties in southern Sampson County were rezoned Monday, paving way for what is proposed to be the county’s latest Dollar General.
The proposal was made by Rhetson Companies, Inc. to rezone two tax parcels at the corner of Wright Bridge Road and Garland Highway (U.S. 701 South), totaling just over 2 acres, from residential agricultural to conditional commercial for the purpose of the retail variety store. The proposed site will be served by county water and an individual septic system.
The Sampson County Board of Commissioners tabled the matter last month following a 45-minute public hearing. A second hearing, this one about a half-hour long, covered much of the same ground but ultimately ended with a 4-1 vote in favor of the rezoning, with Commissioner Lethia Lee casting the dissenting vote.