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Grove Park Master Plan Development On Hog Mountain Road Dependent On Oconee County’s Limited Sewage Treatment Capacity

The homes in Grove Park can be built close together because the county has promised the developers sewer service.

Drivers traveling on Hog Mountain Road heading west from Butler’s Crossing in recent months have come upon a collection of tightly clustered, similarly designed homes facing the roadway.

Further from the road, additional homes are being built, with a total of 45 dwelling units planned for the subdivision.

Grove Park is unusual in one significant way.

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It is being built around a 2-acre lot with a home that was not incorporated into the development.

Grove Park, however, is similar to other master plan developments (MPDs) spread around the county, some under construction and some mothballed.

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The homes in Grove Park and the other MPDs can be built close together because the county has promised the developers sewer service, and the homes are not built with septic systems.

For more on the story, go to Oconee County Observations.

Pictured: Houses facing Hog Mountain Road.

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