Take a stand against the rezoning request for a Regional Compost Development site. Act now to ensure our voices are heard in preserving the integrity and natural setting that makes Bowman a wonderful place to live.
Help Preserve Bowman
WE OPPOSE
Zoning Map Amendment (Rezoning) Request
TMS# : 0276-00-09-002.000 and 0276-00-09-003.000
Vance Rd., Bowman, SC 29018
LOCATION OF
PARCELS
On April 25th, several Bowman property owners received a letter notifying them that owners of a neighboring parcel on Vance Road (between BP and Smith Trucking) had requested their property to be re-zoned from FA (Forest Agriculture) District to BI (Business Industrial) District. In an attempt to learn more about the matter, they researched and found there was much more behind the re-zoning request.
How it started
What they found
In their research, the neighbors found that McGill Environmental Facilities plans to develop a “regional commercial composting facility” on the property. The re-zone is needed to make this possible. The cities of Charleston, North Charleston, and Mt. Pleasant will send “sludge” from their towns’ water treatment facilities by truck up I-26 to Bowman to be processed at the composting facility. If you don’t know what sludge is, it’s human feces (and other matters) that have been extracted from wastewater.
Why we oppose
By its nature, the proposed facility poses significant concerns for the residents of Bowman, particularly in relation to our quality of life, the environmental integrity of our community, and the prospect of hindering further positive development of Bowman, SC .
STAND UP BOWMAN!
Email or write the Orangeburg County Office. tbrown@orangeburgcounty.org, 1437 Amelia St., Orangeburg, SC 29115 (View a letter template)
Call the Orangeburg County office. 803-553-6166
Go to the zoning meeting to voice your opposition. May 8th at 5:30 p.m. in the Orangeburg County Administrative Center - Council Chambers
How can YOU help?
WHAT IS SLUDGE?
A mix of organic matter from human waste, food waste particles, microorganisms, trace chemicals, and inorganic solids from products and medicine we use, and water bound to these materials.