Cordele City Commission rejects rezoning request for housing project

Cordele City Commission rejects rezoning request for housing project

The Cordele City Commission heard a rezoning request for a property on Greer Street for a project to build 120 apartment units. The Planning Commission approved the rezoning from R-12 to R-4 on March 19, with conditions. When heard during the April 7 meeting of the Cordele Commission, the measure failed to gain a single vote. Commissioner Joe Joe Wright and Mayor Wesley Rainey were unable to vote due to a conflict of interest. Commissioner Vesta…