Sapelo Island’s Gullah-Geechee residents push for zoning referendum
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Sapelo Island residents want more than a say in a recent controversial zoning ordinance decision that opens their oceanside community to bigger and taller housing.

From the Atlanta Journal Constitution Politics News:

A sticker saying “Keep Sapelo Geechee” is worn on the shirt of George Grovner, a resident of the Hogg Hummock community on Sapelo Island, during a meeting of McIntosh County commissioners Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, in Darien, Ga. Commissioners voted to double the maximum size of homes allowed in the tiny community of people known as Gullah-Geechee, who are descended from slaves who worked coastal plantations. Residents say they fear the zoning change will raise their property values and taxes, potentially forcing them to sell their land. (AP Photo/Ross Bynum)