In split vote, County Council approves water, sewer reclassification for New Market development

A divided County Council on Tuesday voted to approve two water and sewerage plan amendments requested by Avanti Properties Group — a Florida-based company with plans to construct a 923-unit residential development in New Market called Calumet. The planned development has been a point of contention between county officials, the town of New Market and the developer since the Calumet property was annexed into the town in 2014.