Ravenel town council delays vote on rezone request that could add 100 new homes [Video]

RAVENEL, S.C. (WCSC) – Ravenel Town Council decided to table a vote Tuesday night on a housing development proposal that has riled neighbors.

Both the development agreement for the project and the rezoning request go hand-in-hand, and neither was voted on.

Councilman James Rodgers Jr. made the motion to table the matter due to the absence of Councilman Robert Cochran, saying his expertise within the Town of Ravenel should be valued and a part of the vote.

Tuesday’s vote and discussion followed the Tumbleston Trust, or property owners of the land in question, issuing changes to their original proposal they withdrew back in March before the council could vote.

They want to develop a 100-new-home subdivision on around 99 acres of land on Drayton Street. The changes include that the entire neighborhood will have a 100-foot greenspace buffer around it and there will be no construction on the Drayton Street side of …