Wildlife preserve to open in Taylor County

BUTLER - A South Carolina doctor with a passion for the outdoors is preparing to open a 2,800 acre wildlife preserve in Taylor County. <br> <br> Doctor Jerry Williams Junior, a neurologist from Greenville, South Carolina, has agreed to buy the land southwest of the town of Butler. He plans to sell 100 five-acre lots for residential development and keep the remaining 2,300 acres for wildlife and environmental management. <br> <br> He says his first such preserve, 726-acre Burban Creek in northern Greenville County, South Carolina, sold all 31 lots in less than six months. Williams said he already has commitments for nine of the first 10 lots, which will sell for $100,000 each. <br> <br> The Taylor County project, which will be called Burban Creek Plantation, will not offer public hunting, fishing or outdoor opportunities. Resident members, their families and guests will have restricted use. <br> <br> The property, off Georgia Highway 137 between Columbus and Macon, contains a seven-acre beaver pond and a one-acre catfish pond where members can fish. An area will be set aside for camping at certain times.

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