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RAVENEL, S.C. (WCIV) — The town of Ravenel's current zoning rules allow for one house per acre, but property owners are requesting a change.

The Tumbleston Trust is requesting the zoning be changed to one house per 0.23 acres to make room for more development in the area. The proposed development, called the Pasture at FarrField, intends to bring 120 new homes to the 99 acres along Drayton Street, then reserve 50 acres for green space.

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However, those living in the area have concerns. There is an online petition with over 400 signatures from Ravenel residents who want the current zoning ordinance to remain in place and are against any change.

The Town Council will hold a workshop on the matter on Thursday. Public comment will not be permitted during the workshop.

Residents will be allowed to speak on the matter at the Town Council meeting on March 20. Registration must be completed by March 18 at 3 p.m.

Olivia McCarthy, who has been living along Drayton Street for the past two years, says one of the reasons she moved to Ravenel is the current atmosphere of the town and she doesn't that to go away.

"Developers are allowed to build in a density of one home per acre," McCarthy said. "We want the town to keep the current zoning they have and the community. Town laws and restrictions are in place to protect us. This movement would be welcoming and open arms about developers building at the density the town has currently provisioned them to do."

Tumbleston Trust has expressed plans to integrate the proposed development into the existing rural landscape of the town, but people living near the property say they are concerned about traffic impacts in the area and wetlands not being protected. They also feel they will lose the character of the town.

"Our comprehensive plan and the identity of our community in Ravenel is an agricultural-based community," continued McCarty. "That's why we love it. We love living with nature, having space to breathe, and for our children to be able to run around. We want preserve that character of our community."

"All of the adjacent property owners to this proposed development are on well water," she continued. "There's a huge public safety concern that the infrastructure could not support 120 plus septic tanks."

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Susan Hendricks of the Tumbleston family wants to reassure the community that the character will remain the same if the rezoning is approved.

"The Pasture at FarrField neighborhood is designed by locals with locals in mind," Hendricks said in a statement. "Local professional planning experts and engineers will go into detail about the abundance of recreational greenspace, natural neighborhood buffers, a modern septic system, and the comprehensive traffic study, which shows the neighborhood will not negatively impact the traffic flow."

"Next week, the public will have an opportunity to comment fully with a specially-held public comment session," she continued in her statement. My family and I want this to be a transparent, informative process for our community. We have deep roots in Ravenel and we all see how our region is growing. We are proposing thoughtful growth, which I believe maintains the charm of our community."

Ravenel Mayor Stephen Tumbleston, a member of the Tumbleston family, has recused himself from the matter. Mayor Pro Tem Buckey Waters will participate.

Madison LeCroy doesn’t think there’s any truth to the rumors that Thomas Ravenel is returning to “Southern Charm.”

When Page Six asked LeCroy whether she could confirm or deny the online chatter during a recent interview, she shook her head.

“No, I mean, unfortunately, it would be great for us, I think, but I have not heard that or seen that at all,” she responded while promoting her and Ciara Miller’s new Body Contour campaign with Express.

However, LeCroy, 33, did confirm that fans will see some new faces on Season 10 of the Bravo reality show.

“I’ve got some friends that are gonna be joining, so that’ll be nice and interesting, some new, fresh faces that I think [are] gonna be great for us, and I think everybody’s gonna love them, and yeah, I’m excited to be able to have some more people in my corner,” she teased.

LeCroy believes “Southern Charm” will recommence filming in the spring, telling us that it will be “fun” for viewers to see Charleston, SC, in the “warmer months” rather than late fall.

“We’ll be opening up a whole new can of worms with these guys,” she added.

Bravo didn’t return Page Six’s request for comment, nor has the network announced the Season 10 cast.

However, a source pointed out that Bravo does “not comment on casting” until officially announcing new seasons of its shows.

Fans have been wondering whether Ravenel, 61, will return to “Southern Charm” since a now-deleted TikTok video claimed he had met with producers recently.

Popular account Queens of Bravo later shared that fans should “expect some cast changes,” prompting Instagram users to flood the comments section asking whether that included Ravenel.

Ravenel did not address the viral video, but when an X user asked whether he was “going to be back on Southern Charm,” he replied, “No” on March 5.

Ravenel was one of the original cast members on the show when it premiered in 2014. He was fired during Season 5 in 2018 after being arrested for assault and battery against his children’s former nanny. He eventually pleaded guilty in the case.

While LeCroy has not filmed for a while, she has been keeping busy with several business projects, including her new Express Body Contour campaign alongside “Summer House” star Miller.

“I grew up wearing Express,” LeCroy gushed to Page Six. “To actually have Express want me to be in a campaign with them and it being body positivity, I thought, ‘This is perfect, and I absolutely love this idea. Sign me up!'”

LeCroy explained that the campaign is “all about body contouring in all shapes and sizes” and meant for any type of woman who just wants to “appreciate where you are.”

“I’m honored to be working with them,” she added.

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Miller, 28, told us that she “always” loved “all things body contour,” too, especially when she can “transfer pieces from day to night.”

“Body contour highlights all your right features in your right place and does a good job of holding things in the right place, which is always nice,” she said, adding it can also help people feel “more confident” with their bodies.

“For me, I think people’s perception on my Instagram, I post a lot of bathing suit pics, a lot of my body on Instagram, and I’m not always feeling 100 [percent]. People might think I’m always 100 percent with my body, but it is a struggle,” she admitted.

The model shared that she is trying to take people’s advice and “enjoy your body while you can and enjoy your body in this stage and each stage in your life.”

LeCroy and Miller’s Body Contour campaign with Express dropped Monday.

RAVENEL, S.C. (WCSC) - Ravenel residents say they are fed up with the town after the council postponed a workshop that was scheduled for next week.

Up for discussion were the plans property owners recently presented to council members about what would happen to a large piece of land on Drayton Street if a rezoning request is granted.

Residents feel that those asking for this rezoning are getting special treatment because the property is owned by the Tumbleston Trust and the family to Ravenel Mayor Stephen Tumbleston.

When the family came to the council with their plans for the land on Jan. 30, they didn’t have an actual site plan or a traffic study to show, and that’s why the council tabled the vote, saying they didn’t have enough information and scheduled the workshop for Feb. 15 to dig into it further.

On Wednesday, they postponed the workshop at the request of the property owners, who say they will now work to provide the traffic study, site plan, entrance locations, buffers and protected areas.

Residents say council should have denied the rezoning request and told the owners to try again at the appropriate date when they could provide more information.

“It’s wrong,” resident Olivia McCarty said. “It’s clearly a two-tier justice system, no one else would have gotten this type of treatment. You submitted an application that has insufficient information, the town council saw that it was nothing and should have denied it on the spot”

They say they feel like this process is giving free rein to the property owners, while the community has had to follow the rules.

“We were limited to five minutes to speak {at town council}, but the owners got up and took as much time as they wanted which was well over 13 minutes. I asked ‘Sir, are they limited to five minutes?’ and I was shouted down, ‘You’re out of order, you’re out of order,” resident Roy Smith said.

Residents say they don’t have an issue with residential development with the way the land is zoned now but fear the change will be the first step to making the rural town the next West Ashley or Johns Island.

“Next thing they are gonna do is put apartments out here and we’re gonna be pushed further back into the sticks until everything is city, and there’s no room to breathe, there’s no horses and I don’t want to live like that,” resident Corbin Haydel said.

It is unknown if or when the workshop will be rescheduled.

Mayor Tumbleston recused himself from this matter and Mayor Pro Tem Buckey Waters says he will speak when he feels it’s appropriate to do so. Councilmembers LaJuanda Brown, Jim Rodgers Jr. and Terry Wilkinson have not responded to a request for comment.

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RAVENEL, S.C. (WCBD) – Traffic patterns, potholes, speeding, and more – our team is working to find solutions to problems that are driving you crazy on the roads.

Over the past few weeks, News 2 has heard from many of you about problems on the roadways – but one issue had stood out more than the others: the intersection of SC-165 and Highway 17.

Nearly a dozen people who reached out about the intersection in Ravenel called it extremely dangerous. We met with many of those viewers to learn more.

Jack Scarborough said large vehicles, like tractor-trailers, approach the intersection at a high rate of speed, often running the red light and causing accidents that are sometimes deadly.

“When you hear that fire engine, with the siren going, and you can tell that it’s stopping at that intersection, you’re like ‘oh geez, there’s another accident,’ and ‘God, I just hope no one is seriously injured or dead,’” said Scarborough.

Another Ravenel resident, Joan Van Scyoc, said this intersection has worried her family for over a decade.

She said it’s hard to see oncoming traffic when you’re turning north and that the speed limit should be reduced ahead of the signal.

“It’s death-defying, sometimes, to make this turn. Especially now that traffic is increasing quite a bit in the area, and they’re going at a high rate of speed,” said Scyoc.

Both Jack and Joan say having a left turn arrow – turning north onto 165 from 17 – would solve most of the problems.

We took their concerns to the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT), and now we’re letting you know that a solution may soon become a reality.

Kelly Moore, Director of Public Engagement for SCDOT said a project is underway that will add a left turn arrow to the northbound 17 left turn at the intersection.

The project is expected to go out for bid this month, and once a contract is awarded, SCDOT will have more information regarding the timeline and cost.

Count on News 2 to keep you updated on the project.

If you have something that drives you crazy on the roads, we want to know about it. Simply email mfee@wcbd.com or fill out the online form by clicking here.