BJ’s land use change approved despite neighbors’ concerns

Traffic, environmental conditions among issues for residents.

  • Jay Swisher, Columbia County’s Clerk of Court who lives off of NW Hackney Terrace, said any plans to put traffic onto the small two-lane road should be revisited. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)
    Jay Swisher, Columbia County’s Clerk of Court who lives off of NW Hackney Terrace, said any plans to put traffic onto the small two-lane road should be revisited. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

    Development for a proposed BJ’s Wholesale Club has passed its first hurdle despite heavy public opposition. 

    Five local residents — including Columbia County Clerk of Court Jay Swisher — weren’t e…