JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - Cheers echoed across the Jackson County boardroom Wednesday as the planning commission denied a zoning change of more than 100 acres in Vancleave.

“I believe the character of the neighborhood has not changed to such an extent to justify the rezoning and that a public need does not exist for rezoning, as evidenced by the information supplied,” said Dina Holland with the Jackson County Planning Commission.

Developers proposed a 90-lot subdivision for the land off Old Fort Bayou Road. This land is approximately half a mile away from another subdivision that is currently under construction.

Vancleave residents who spoke out say that too much development is erasing the rural lifestyle they love.

“We’re asking for the character of our neighborhood not to change

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