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Massive Brunswick County Development Called Off
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A colossal 12,000-home development in Brunswick County, North Carolina, has been scrapped after fierce backlash — but the developer isn’t done. The massive 4,300-acre plan, set to start in 2028 and take 35 years, faced 15 major red flags from county staff, including traffic nightmares and flood risks. Residents flooded hearings with concerns about dangerous roads, gridlock, and overwhelmed infrastructure. Even the county chairman admitted it sparked more public anxiety than any project he’d seen. Though the developer’s engineer claimed it would bring needed upgrades, the public and commissioners were united in opposition — forcing the developer to pull the plug. The plan’s gone, but the fight isn’t over — and the developer’s already eyeing a comeback with a new proposal.
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