Judge temporarily stops countdown on land buy for Spaceport Camden

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KINGSLAND, Ga. – A justice successful southbound Georgia has temporarily blocked backers of a projected rocket motorboat tract from purchasing immoderate onshore until a tribunal proceeding scheduled for aboriginal adjacent year.

The Federal Aviation Administration connected Monday approved a motorboat tract relation licence for Spaceport Camden, though much permits volition beryllium needed earlier it tin scope its extremity of launching commercialized rockets from coastal Georgia.

Opponents person gone to tribunal to halt the project.

Superior Court Judge Stephen Scarlett Sr. connected Tuesday issued a impermanent restraining bid barring the acquisition of 4,000 acres of onshore for the tract until a Jan. 5 tribunal hearing.

Spaceport spokesperson John Simpson told News4JAX connected Wednesday that “Camden County ne'er intended to acquisition the Spaceport Camden spot earlier the holidays.”

“The determination by Judge Scarlett moves this contented past the vacation play and we look guardant to presenting our broadside to the tribunal astatine that time,” Simpson continued.

Camden County Commission Chairman Gary Bount besides sent News4JAX a statement.

“Opponents of Spaceport Camden person spent years trying to hold oregon destruct this project. These delays person outgo taxpayers galore dollars successful further enactment related to incessant records requests, litigation, and important missed opportunity. The existent litigation is conscionable much hold astatine the disbursal of wasted time, needless atrocious publicity, and its chilling effect connected occupation instauration and economical opportunity,” Bount said.

Camden County has spent astir 10 years and $10 cardinal connected the project.

About 3,800 radical person signed a petition calling for a referendum that would fto voters determine whether the region tin bargain the property.

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