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Wetlands pictured on a 4,500-acre lot near Stockton north of Interstate -65 and east of Highway 59 (Photo via Baldwin County MLS)
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Wetlands pictured on a 4,500-acre lot near Stockton north of Interstate -65 and east of Highway 59 (Photo via Baldwin County MLS)
Just days after the Baldwin County Commission greenlit Stockton residents to gather enough signatures to bring forth a vote on whether the community will be brought into county zoning laws, organizers have already surpassed the required figure.
As of 4 p.m. on Friday, the Friends of Tensaw River have gathered more than 124 signatures from residents within county’s Zone 3, which lies between I-65 and Old Gainey Road in north Baldwin County and includes Stockton.
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