About Keep Sapelo Geechee

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After the McIntosh County Commission voted to change the historic zoning in Hog(g) Hummock, the Sapelo Island Cultural & Revitalization Society (SICARS), Hog Hammock Community Foundation, Save Our Legacy Ourself (SOLO), and One Hundred Miles joined together to launch a petition drive. We collected more than 2,300 signatures of McIntosh County registered voters who were in favor of repealing the new, harmful zoning. A judge scheduled a referendum for October 1, but unfortunately, another judge reversed his decision. We appealed to the Georgia Supreme Court, and in September 2025, the Supreme Court sided with the descendants of Sapelo, saying that the referendum could proceed. McIntosh County Judge Harold Webster has scheduled the referendum for January 20, 2026. More details are coming soon.

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