Gullah-Geechee Community In Georgia Scores Win To Protect Island From Developers, Rising Property Costs

Gullah-Geechee Community In Georgia Scores Win To Protect Island From Developers, Rising Property Costs

Voters in one Georgia county have overwhelmingly supported a measure intending to protect a historic Black community from encroachment by developers and rising property costs. The referendum has succeeded in repealing a controversial new zoning law that critics warned would push out the area’s local population and endanger its culture. Fight over house size amid community displacement concerns Citizens in McIntosh County, Georgia, voted Tuesday …