The Clarke County Board of Supervisors has approved the rezoning of roughly 40 acres of the former Camp 7 prison property off U.S. 340/522 (Stonewall Jackson Highway) for the development of a new business park.

Last week’s unanimous vote came following a motion by White Post District Supervisor Bev McKay.

Until now, the property has been zoned Agricultural-Open Space-Conservation (AOC). It will be rezoned Double Tollgate Light Industrial (DT-LI) — a designation specifically created for the park’s development — and Highway Access Corridor Overlay District (HAC).

Nobody spoke during a scheduled public hearing.

“It’s nice to see this (rezoning) come to fruition,” said Millwood District Supervisor Terri Catlett, the board’s vice chair. She added that a lot of planning already has gone into

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