County Planning Rejects Proposed Starr Mobile Home Park

Greg Wilson/Anderson Observer

The Anderson County Planning and Development Board on Friday rejected a proposal for a 249-united mobile home park proposal in the Starr area. The plan will no longer be a part of the group’s next meeting Oct. 8.

Anderson County Councilman Greg Elgin, who addressed a meeting of more than 300 concerned citizens at the Starr Fire Department on Tuesday, announced the decision in a Facebook post Friday night.

“Thank you Town of Starr and Starr community for allowing me to fight for you… I finally have some good news from Anderson County Planning and Development regarding the proposed trailer park….the words we have all been hoping and praying for….,” wrote Elgin.

The developer, Cook Properties NY, had submitted the proposal for 8010 S.C. 81 to the Anderson County Planning Commission (see map below) on July 29, and it became public in the weeks since, causing a flurry of complaints by citizens who live in the area. The development would have covered more than 70 acres, with 23 of those acres under the jurisdiction of the Town of Starr and the rest under ordinances of Anderson County.