County balks at mining proposal, while another project is subject of lawsuit

MURDOCK — The Charlotte County Commission declined to act Tuesday on a request to rezone land from agricultural to mining in the rural eastern part of the county.

The indefinite postponement, approved 3-2, comes after a resident filed a law suit in August against the county for approving a different site plan for housing nearby that would also allow mining.

The Tuesday request for a mining zone change is part of a proposal to turn a 164-acre dirt bike park into a personal watercraft park at 44800 Bermont Road. The Planning and Zoning Advisory Board in August voted 3-1 against recommending the project…

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