AWENDAW, S.C. (WCBD) - Several environmental groups and officials are asking the South Carolina Supreme Court to intervene on a pending petition, wanting the court to reinstate a stay which would allow for a pause on construction.

The White Tract development is planned to be on Bulls Island Road, next to the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge. The first phase would fill in wetlands and create 27 homes, while the second phase would bring over 200 homes to the area. The Friends of Coastal South Carolina are concerned this proposed development may set a precedent for other projects if the intervention does not succeed.

"If it doesn't warrant the highest level of protection than that's really concerning for the precedent it would set going forward," Grace Gasper, executive director of Frie

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