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    <title>Let's Keep Richland County Rural - Let's keep our Rural Zoning Petition: Signature List Feed</title>
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      <title>Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Clifford [Signature #94]</title>
      <link>https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24370104?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Clifford, COLUMBIA, SC, United States of America<p>Our Rural zoning is one of the reasons I decided to settle in NE Richland Co.  Don't go screwing with it now, we love it as it is!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2023 02:48:41 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms. Betsy Howard [Signature #93]</title>
      <link>https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24254023?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ms. Betsy Howard, COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, United States of America<p>Keep Richland Co. zoned rural</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 May 2022 03:53:29 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Carolyn Byam [Signature #92]</title>
      <link>https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24237000?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Carolyn Byam, Colmbia, Richland County in South Carolina, United States of America<p>Please keep our zoning at RS-LD until an comprehensive study can be done to determine the wisdom of this proposal.<br />
This is a rural community with families walking their children and pets. There is one sidewalk, If zoning is to change we need more sidewalks to keep families safe.<br />
We need new water lines if this community is to support more houses. The house across the street has had a water leak for 6 months. Water Department has been notified and came out and looked at it and did nothing. On the other hand the old galvanized pipes are worn and as fast as one leak is fixed another one occurs.<br />
To sustain the change in zoning new water lines, a sewage system and sidewalks are NECESSARY.<br />
Then there is the speed of this proposal. Lets take time to have a planning done correctly.<br />
Then there is traffic. Do we want people walking in the street with traffic zipping by because there are no sidewalks?<br />
What about established business? Are they to be thrown out to the curb.<br />
And lastly what about crime. We need cameras and liability for lawbreakers.<br />
At the least a study should be proposed.<br />
Before this issue takes effect.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 11:08:18 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr. JORGE Salgado [Signature #91]</title>
      <link>https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24235766?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mr. JORGE Salgado, Blythewood, South Carolina<p>Please… no further development of rural lands!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 02:13:18 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs. Anonymous [Signature #90]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Blythewood, South Carolina, United States of America<p>I would like to see Richland County’s rural areas to remain as such.  Overdevelopment of lands leads to compromised infrastructure and irreversible impacts on farming communities as well as wildlife.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 02:03:39 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms. Christina Knauss [Signature #89]</title>
      <link>https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24235246?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ms. Christina Knauss, Columbia, SC<p>I am signing to protest the changes made to rural areas in Richland County by this new land development code which is being pushed on residents without any consideration of their needs and wants. This same LDC is also threatening single-family development in most parts of the County. You need to leave the rural areas the way they are -- rural -- because too much growth is already destroying this County!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:59:03 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Elizabeth Stewart [Signature #88]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Elizabeth Stewart, Columbia, SC, United States of America<p>As a resident of Richland county, who resides in a rurally zoned area, I am invested in keeping this area zoned as rural. We are fortunate to live within close distance of many urban amenities. I prefer not having them in my backyard, however.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 01:51:10 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs. Anonymous [Signature #87]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Blythewood, Richland County<p>Do not change rural zoning in Richland county.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 01:07:31 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Anonymous [Signature #86]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, SUMTER, SC, United States of America<p>200,000 is not affordable housing. 33 acres is not realistic.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2022 02:59:48 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs. Anonymous [Signature #85]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Irmo, SC, United States of America<p>There are too many people around me with farms, livestock, fruit tree orchards and Vegetable gardens. To change the zoning for their land that has been owned and used a specific way for decades is wrong!! The government doesn't have the right to tax, fine, and take away from a free people!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2022 02:36:05 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>shaun kowalke [Signature #84]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[shaun kowalke, ridgeway, SC, United States of America<p>Keep it rural!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2022 12:12:03 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms. Michelle Trayers [Signature #83]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms. Michelle Trayers, Irmo, South Carolina, United States of America<p>There needs to be protection for small farmers as part of any rezoning that is done. I don't support rezoning without considering this.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2022 09:30:40 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Anonymous [Signature #82]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States of America]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2022 03:44:57 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrji Pilliam [Signature #81]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrji Pilliam, cola, sc<p>At a time when we are supposed to be supporting our local farmers, this would drive them out.  Not a good reputation builder</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2022 01:24:52 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #80]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Columbia, SC, United States of America<p>No comment</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2022 12:26:19 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Jianjun Hagerty [Signature #79]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Jianjun Hagerty, Columbia, Richland County, SC, United States of America<p>I do not want to rezone our neighbor from LS to R3. Please keep our neighborhood as it is now.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 10:16:58 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #78]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Columbia, S.C. Richland, United States of America]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 05:29:33 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #77]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Columbia, Richland, United States of America]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 02:57:17 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs. Lawrie Sikkema [Signature #76]</title>
      <link>https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24231965?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mrs. Lawrie Sikkema, Columbia, SC, United States of America<p>Developing Monticello Road is one thing. But changing the zoning inside of our neighborhood is another. WE WANT TO BE INFORMED on meetings, etc. where we can have a voice in this decision!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 05:07:34 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr. Robert Harwell [Signature #75]</title>
      <link>https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24231897?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mr. Robert Harwell, Columbia, S.C. Richland<p>Leave as is.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 03:54:53 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms. Brenda Deere [Signature #74]</title>
      <link>https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24231522?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ms. Brenda Deere, Chapin, SC, United States of America<p>Stop the growth of Chapin.  Too few roads now to support current population.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 06:37:27 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs. claire jones [Signature #73]</title>
      <link>https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24231461?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mrs. claire jones, COLUMBIA, South Carolina, United States of America<p>Please keep Rural zoning Rural!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 04:03:04 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Rev. Carl Peklenk [Signature #72]</title>
      <link>https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24231388?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Rev. Carl Peklenk, Columbia, Richland, United States of America<p>Leave our Zoning alone</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 02:45:34 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs. Anonymous [Signature #71]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Irmo, SC, United States of America<p>We need to preserve the little land we have left. Wild life is getting affected and are getting hit by so many cars already.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 02:06:43 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Joyce Browder [Signature #70]</title>
      <link>https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24231179?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Joyce Browder, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America<p>I wonder how many of the council actually live in the areas to be effected.  Did they look at the recent  situations or going by old outdated info?   200,000.00 homes are not affordable.  Our roads will not handle them not to mention what it will do to the schools.  I don’t want to have to get City Sewer and be charged by the amount of water we use for sewer charges.  I have a garden and flowers, etc to water. That water doesn’t go into the sewer.  I don’t won’t to be zoned in the city either to get a lower rate.     The council shouldn’t have the right to allow builders to build whatever they won’t without a hearing.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Mar 2022 11:42:36 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Stephanie Thompson [Signature #69]</title>
      <link>https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24230997?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ms Stephanie Thompson, Columbia, SC, United States of America<p>Too much developement. Stay rural</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Mar 2022 08:13:45 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Barbara M. O'Donnell [Signature #68]</title>
      <link>https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24230859?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ms Barbara M. O'Donnell, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America<p>Allow Rural properties to be grandfathered into Richland County Masterplan</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Mar 2022 05:14:02 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Olivia Isentol [Signature #67]</title>
      <link>https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24230817?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Olivia Isentol, Irmo, Richland]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Mar 2022 04:45:50 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs. Anonymous [Signature #66]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Irmo, SC, United States of America<p>Please keep Richland County’s rural zoning.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Mar 2022 12:47:47 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Lori Blalock [Signature #65]</title>
      <link>https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24230553?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lori Blalock, Columbia, SC, United States of America<p>I agree that we need to keep plots zoned agriculture as agriculture!  Don't want the current owners to sell and then more houses to be built!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Mar 2022 11:43:41 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Kim Simons [Signature #64]</title>
      <link>https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24230102?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Kim Simons, Columbia, Richland<p>Over reach by the county.<br />
There must be developers on the county council. Or at least they have something to gain from all this.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Mar 2022 09:43:54 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Yolanda Wardlaw [Signature #63]</title>
      <link>https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24230008?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Yolanda Wardlaw, COLUMBIA, south carolina, United States of America<p>Love having small farms nearby and supporting them instead of the big dollar stores. We need local!!!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Mar 2022 07:08:15 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Anonymous [Signature #62]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Blythewood, SC, United States of America]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Mar 2022 05:41:15 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Christina CASEY [Signature #61]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Christina CASEY, Elgin, SC, United States of America<p>Do not want this to pass!! This is not fair to people who have lived here all our lives and own land that we do not want the zoning changed.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Mar 2022 05:12:56 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms. Kristine JENSEN [Signature #60]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms. Kristine JENSEN, Irmo, SC, United States of America<p>The rural beauty of the area is one reason we moved here in 2002. In the 20 years since, we have seen the proliferation of strip malls, subdivisions with no space between houses, the feuds over new/old/renovated schools, etc. Traffic congestion on two lane roads that were never meant to service that many autos and trucks. Issues with water pressure.<br />
We don't see additional housing or business being a great help to the county.<br />
As well., provide grandfather clauses for the current farms and agribusinesses. It is ridiculous to destroy a family's livelihood.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Mar 2022 03:18:10 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #59]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America<p>While I am not opposed to the changes for my property, I am against the rezoning for the impact that it will have on the County as a whole.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Mar 2022 03:08:38 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs. Crystal Wallace [Signature #58]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs. Crystal Wallace, Columbia, SC, United States of America<p>Let's keep Richland County's Rural Zoning. Let's support the businesses, homes, schools, and community that is here, instead of bringing in new big businesses and more subdivisions.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Mar 2022 02:58:09 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr. Ed Johnson [Signature #57]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr. Ed Johnson, Blythewood, SC, United States of America<p>We love how Blythewood is right now. Our community, neighbors, and local businesses are just want attracted us to this wonderful town. Please don't change it.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Mar 2022 02:37:19 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs. Maria Johnson [Signature #56]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs. Maria Johnson, Blythewood, SC, United States of America<p>Please keep Blythewood rural, we do not want high or medium density development. We love our small and friendly environment with our small-town local business.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Mar 2022 02:32:18 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Devon Corley [Signature #55]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Devon Corley, Columbia, SC, United States of America<p>This new proposal is unethical to push through knowing that it will impact our community so negativity. People will lose their homes and be forced to deal with higher taxes and over crowded roads. Most of the people living out here just want quiet and privacy. This new proposal is absurd. There are many other places the county can expand to meet the needs of new homes without ruining the livelihood of the hard working people of my area.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Mar 2022 02:32:16 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Lillian Haff [Signature #54]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Lillian Haff, Columbia, SC, United States of America<p>I do not support the rezoning.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Mar 2022 02:30:07 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Tennyson Corley [Signature #53]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Tennyson Corley, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America<p>I do not agree to the rezoning of our community. The impact on the environment, traffic congestion, crime increase, and agriculture/livestock/small farms do not benefit the people of this area.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Mar 2022 02:22:28 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Dr. Tracy Young [Signature #52]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dr. Tracy Young, Columbia, South Carolina<p>No one's property should be rezoned against their wishes!!!!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Mar 2022 12:49:55 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Adele Little [Signature #51]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Adele Little, Blythewood, South Carolina<p>We want freedom to use our land for agriculture and farming. Stop the control measures to urbanize the whole county.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Mar 2022 11:47:07 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Anonymous [Signature #50]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Lexington, SC, United States of America<p>Keep rural farms, we don't need more houses</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Mar 2022 11:06:28 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Larissa Trapp [Signature #49]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Larissa Trapp, Columbia, SC, United States of America]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Mar 2022 10:28:44 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Elizabeth Jones [Signature #48]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Jones, Eastover, SC, United States of America<p>Keep Richland County Rural!!!!</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Pamela Rhoney [Signature #47]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Pamela Rhoney, Gaston, SC]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Mar 2022 06:22:46 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Kim Toogood [Signature #46]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Kim Toogood, Columbia, Sc<p>We can hardly support the growth we have now. Traffic, crime and overcrowded schools cannot be ignored. There must be a moratorium on this to allow equitable notification to impacted residents, community steak holders, and ensure that current data is being used to make these decisions. If the officials pass this, there’ll no longer be proper oversight, unless the developers want to exceed use of the land. Please take a pause on this effort.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mr Tommy ( Sharpe [Signature #45]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Tommy ( Sharpe, Columbia, SC, United States of America<p>Keep our small Farms and keep our Homesteads</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #44]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Columbia, Richland<p>We moved from Atlanta to Columbia.  We do not need to become a mini-Atlanta.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Ms. Sandra Wardlaw [Signature #43]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms. Sandra Wardlaw, COLUMBIA, South Carolina, United States of America<p>Let's keep Richland County's Rural Zoning. Let's support the businesses, homes, schools, and community that is here, instead of bringing in new big businesses and more subdivisions. Thanks!</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #42]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Blythewood, SC, United States of America<p>Changing the rezoning will be detrimental to property value and the quality of life. I moved to this area because it is rural. Lets keep it rural.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Jasmine Govan [Signature #41]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jasmine Govan, Columbia, South Carolina<p>Keep Richland rural.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mrs. Anonymous [Signature #40]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America<p>Just another "dollars matter more than people"</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Ms Anonymous [Signature #39]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Austin, Texas, United States of America]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Mar 2022 11:21:27 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Jeffrey Dustin [Signature #38]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jeffrey Dustin, Hopkins, SC, United States of America<p>I am voting no to any elected official that tries to take my land use from me.  You are taking away my reason for living in the country.  Cockadoodle don't touch my rooster and leave us alone.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mr James Ryder [Signature #37]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr James Ryder, Blythewood, Richland<p>Thanks for helping</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Ms. Jeanette Bodie [Signature #36]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms. Jeanette Bodie, Columbia, South Carolina<p>This is ludicrous to restrict farms to 33 acres! We need more small farms to help with food supply.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mr. Anonymous [Signature #35]</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Mar 2022 10:24:03 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Donna Hutson [Signature #34]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Donna Hutson, Elgin, SC, United States of America<p>No to re-zoning!!!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Mar 2022 10:22:47 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs. Anonymous [Signature #33]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, COLUMBIA, SC, United States of America<p>We need our farms! This is just wrong.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Ms. Anonymous [Signature #32]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Columbia, Sc<p>Keep Richland County rural</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mr. RICHARD TROYER [Signature #31]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr. RICHARD TROYER, COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, United States of America<p>What happens to the wildlife?  We still have deer, turkey, raccoons, possums, foxes, hawks,and golden eagles,  etc.  They can't line your pockets, so who cares...</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #30]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Columbia, SC, United States of America<p>Keep Richland County RURAL</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Ms Mary Beth Reish [Signature #29]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Mary Beth Reish, Blythewood, SC, Richland County<p>I oppose changing my property designation from Rural to Residential. I have a horse and have plans on getting chickens again. I did not move on a dirt road off a dirt road so the could pave it and put a housing development  across the street. Please stop this change</p>]]></description>
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      <title>mrs Jan Rampey [Signature #28]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[mrs Jan Rampey, Winnsboro, South Carolina, United States of America<p>We need to protect our freedom of owning our own castle</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #27]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Columbia, SC]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Mar 2022 09:38:20 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs. Jennifer Mancke [Signature #26]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs. Jennifer Mancke, Hopkins, SC, United States of America<p>Let Lower Richland remain proudly "Uniquely Rural!  OR, if we must be policed for our animals, let that person be a farmer, not a County person who has never gotten their hands dirty with our proud soil!</p>]]></description>
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      <title>David David Russell [Signature #25]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[David David Russell, Blythwood, South Carolina, United States of America<p>I hereby sign the petition</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Mar 2022 09:11:36 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Michaela Barno [Signature #24]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Michaela Barno, Blythewood, South Carolina, United States of America<p>I run the only true farmers market in the greater Columbia area where actual local farmers sell, and without rural areas we will have no more farmers.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mrs. Mandy Corbett [Signature #23]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs. Mandy Corbett, Columbia, SC, United States of America<p>I have a lot of concerns about the proposed changes.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Debbie Galin [Signature #22]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Debbie Galin, Columbia, SC, United States of America<p>Keeping Richland County ‘s rural zoning</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Mar 2022 08:49:40 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Anne Burley [Signature #21]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Anne Burley, Blythewood, SC, United States of America<p>Changing the zoning codes without support from residents who depend on their rural property for their own business and financial gain is unconsciounable. Until you listen to your constituents and make a plan that is acceptable this entire new zoning code needs to be tabled.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #20]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America<p>You are alienating a large sub-section of the community.</p>

<p>More houses do not need to be crammed on already too small lots.</p>

<p>Every modern need and convenience can be met at existing commercial areas located 5 miles or less in every direction of these rural areas. There is no need for more commercial space.</p>

<p>More residential and commercial property will also lead to more traffic. Roads in these areas are not adequate for increased traffic and will lead to heavy congestion.</p>

<p>Did I mention alienating a large subsection of your citizens that enjoy keeping farm animals and practice agriculture. These citizens are or could be a future source of income for the county.</p>

<p>Even if they aren't, doesn't the happiness of your citizens manything? A happy citizen is a more productive citizen and all that.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Ms Peggy Thompson [Signature #19]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Peggy Thompson, COLUMBIA, SC, United States of America<p>Rural areas are part of the lifeblood of Richland County.  Small rural businesses do not need to be ruined by development.  Please do not change the present zoning of these areas; we do not need more development for large corporate entities like Home Depot and cookie-cutter housing developments.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mrs Virginia Reed [Signature #18]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Virginia Reed, Blythewood, Richland County, United States of America<p>Don't rezone until roads, utilities and mandated minimum size lot - say an acre each, is in place. This will keep congestion and accidents at a minimum.  Then bring this back up for a vote.  Why put small businesses out of business for greed.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mrs. Anonymous [Signature #17]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Columbia, SC, United States of America]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Mar 2022 07:41:53 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Rob Lambert [Signature #16]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Rob Lambert, Columbia, Richland, United States of America<p>Keep this area and others Rural</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Mar 2022 07:28:07 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>MRs. Laura Turnmire [Signature #15]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[MRs. Laura Turnmire, Columbia, SC, United States of America<p>Keep Richland Country Rural!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Mar 2022 07:24:03 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>MRS Anonymous [Signature #14]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, hopkins, SC, United States of America<p>small family farms matter</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mr Anonymous [Signature #13]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Columbia, SC, United States of America]]></description>
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      <title>Dr. Nancy Kreml [Signature #12]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dr. Nancy Kreml, Columbia, SC, United States of America<p>Please keep rural areas free from development!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Mar 2022 07:13:05 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #11]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America<p>..</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mr. Matthew Ellisor [Signature #10]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr. Matthew Ellisor, Columbia, South Carolina, country of Richland, United States of America<p>I oppose all broadly-tailored increased zoning restrictions and will actively and loudly campaign against any supporters in the next primary.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Columbia, SC, United States of America<p>keep richland county rarul</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America<p>Do not change our zoning.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Kathleen Lewis, Blythewood, SC, United States of America<p>We moved to this area because it is rural.  Over development will reduce property values and the special character of the area - open and wooded space.  This will also harm small homestead farmers and negatively impact the marketplace they serve.  This rezoning propsal is a travesty and shows a clear preference by the RC board of dollars over people.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Ms Deb Vilardi [Signature #6]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Deb Vilardi, Blythewood, SC, United States of America<p>Since I moved here in 2014 so much land has been eaten up by developments. Please, make it stop!! SC is going to be known as the UGLIEST state and noone will want to visit (much less live here).</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs. Jennifer Fleetwood, Blythewood, SC, United States of America<p>.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Ridgeway, South Carolina, United States of America]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Mar 2022 06:57:33 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Prof. Deborah Billings [Signature #2]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Prof. Deborah Billings, COLUMBIA, SC, United States of America<p>We should be investing in ways that allow current residents to have access to services they need, NOT fundamentally changing the entire landscape of their livelihoods. Big development isn't what our County needs. Supporting our neighbors to keep their farms and maintaining thriving businesses is absolutely essential!</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Justin Waites, Columbia, SC, Richland county, United States of America<p>Keep it rural.</p>]]></description>
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