By Eric Curl
Nov. 26, 2024 – The city of Savannah is getting set to continue expanding its presence in west Chatham County.
On Tuesday, the Savannah City Council unanimously approved an agreement with Chatham County to facilitate the annexation and development of about 668 acres located off little Neck Road west of Interstate 95.
The annexation was requested by the property owner, Speir Property LLC, which wants to develop a large-scale residential development and needs access to the city’s utilities to do so, according to city officials.
The agreement describes the construction and maintenance responsibilities between the county and the city. Under the terms, the city expected to pay half of the anticipated $20 million cost of widening Little Neck Road from two lanes to four up to Interstate 95. Once those improvements are completed, the city will maintain the roadway and right of ways along that corridor.
The agreement also states that none of the property will be used for industrial use.
The city council previously denied a similar annexation request in April 2023 due to concerns about the developer’s plans to rezone the site near Pooler for light industrial use. Chatham also submitted a letter of opposition to the annexation at the time, as previously reported by the Savannah Morning News. That county opposition will be withdrawn upon execution of the agreement, according to the listed terms.
The developer is to submit a general master plan for the property as a large scale, residential or mixed-use development with no more than 1,5000 residential units with 180 days of the annexation, the agreement states. That plan will have to go through the review process and also be approved by the city council.
Find the full agenda and other upcoming meetings at https://savannahagenda.com/category/meeting-agendas/
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