A procedural mistake will extend a decision and give the public another opportunity to comment on a large housing development that could double Elliston’s population.
Developer Stateson Homes had originally filed a request to rezone more than 276 acres of the historic Fotheringay house property into a mixed residential development. In the original application, 13 acres of land were reserved for five years with an option for the county to purchase it but if the county decided not to, then 400 housing units would be constructed.
The request was later amended on a Sept. 4 revised application by removing the 13 acres from the parcel and reducing the total acres to 263 and the total housing units to 349…