Blythewood Planning Commission Ignores Residents Pleas about Scout Motors 9.5.23

Note: The town of Blythewood deleted some comments written by residents off of the livestream of the meeting.

Things have been speeding up the past two weeks in Blythewood by Scout Motors and local officials. On Sunday (9/3), residents noticed a sign was put out by the Blythewood Planning Commission for a meeting Tuesday evening (9/5) to annex and rezone almost 500 acres from Richland County to the town of Blythewood.

Thanks to several residents in Blythewood that have raised numerous concerns over the past several months, Scout Motors is being held accountable (for now) for bypassing permitting regulations. This company started clearing land just days after the General Assembly passed their bill in March. This news comes less than ONE DAY after residents raised concerns at the Blythewood Planning Commission meeting and were disregarded by the majority of the board AND Richland County Economic Development.

For more information, check out the latest deep dive into this topic on the Magnifying Glass Podcast: https://rumble.com/v3fvxsy-eye-of-the-hurricanes-scout-motors-and-idalia-take-the-southeast-by-storm.html

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