Council Approves Shift to 244 Houses at Sawmill Development as Concerns Over Ruined Historic Site Surface

Council Approves Shift to 244 Houses at Sawmill Development as Concerns Over Ruined Historic Site Surface

Palm Coast City Council members approved a plan converting 320 planned townhomes into 244 single-family houses within the Sawmill Branch development on US1. Council member Dave Sullivan cast the lone dissenting vote over irreparable destruction of the Revolutionary-era Hewitt Sawmill historic site due to recent construction drainage. The developer promised to investigate these preservation claims before the final vote scheduled next month. The p…