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NOVEMBER 01, 2017 XX NO.10

Village News

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raw materials. This district should not be
located adjacent to existing or proposed
residential, office or commercial areas.
B. An I-3 District should generally
be located in areas with access to arterial
or collector roads and, where practical, in
locations where rail and water access is
available. This district should generally
be buffered from residential, office,
or commercial districts by less intense
uses. Sites should be designed to ensure
maximum compatibility with, and
minimal impact on, existing and future
AREA RESIDENTS WHO WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE MATOACA MEGA SITE MARK THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF THE OF THE EAST WEST CON- residential development in the area.
NECTOR THAT WOULD TAKE OUT HOUSES AND HARROWGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON HARROWGATE ROAD. THE RALLY WAS HELD As is typical for CEDA, the
ON SATURDAY.
authority names its project by a code
BY MARK FAUSZ some concessions, but the property was Economic Development records to find name. Medline, the medical supply
Crossing Harrowgate Road after rezoned to residential anyway. out what’s behind the curtain. A zoning company at Meadowville Technology
parking at Harrowgate Elementary At that time, HH Hunt had ordinance related to an industrial use Park, was called Bulldog. The Mega
School, that will be torn down as part of negotiated with the community group to abutting a residential use is the latest site is apparently for the purpose of
the East-West Freeway, those interested in improve the four-lane road as it made its issue that BARD is hanging its hat on. CEDA called Project A. The July
finding out more information than what way through Chester on the right-of-way “We are making an impact. Still in 21, 2016, minutes of the CEDA
they were given at four community meet- of the old Seaboard Airline making its the discovery process and outstanding board meeting indicated in part that
way to Chester Road.
ings held by the county, gathered in the That’s not necessarily the focus of FOIAs. County ordinance, 19.1-180- the Chairman or Vice Chairman, as
sun Saturday on the lawn of Brad Wall. the BARD group, although they want A says heavy industrial use cannot be applicable, to agree to the purchase
located next to residential property. Six
or option of real estate not to exceed
His house, like Harrowgate Elementary to stop any taking of any house or any months ago they introduced a change $14,000,000 in the aggregate. (The
could be taken for the proposed freeway. disturbance that may affect any residence to I-2 Limited industrial zoning. Heavy former statement is paraphrased
Wall and other residents are not sure along the way of the freeway and parallel industrial in
exactly how it will affect them. railway. light industrial
“It’s in my backyard,” said Laurel Johnnie Humphrey who has six acres zoning can be
Rothenberger. “Have they [the board on Happy Hill Road said, “They will be next to residential
members of the Chesterfield Economic taking my house, and I have lived there property,” said Phil
Development Authority] bothered to for 50 years.” Humphrey told the story Lohr. “They are
take the time to see the impact on the of a young man who recently bought six making a back door.
residents? How can I know I will be safe acres across the road from her, and was We really need your
with the railroad and the road? They issued a building permit from the county. help. I-2 Limited is
don’t even know what industry will be He had been working on his dream house coming soon. They
coming. It bothers the jeebies out of me.” with his father. He was unaware of the are coming out with
Rothenberger lives on Treely Road. East-West Freeway until she told him. this new zoning so
Many of the 150 people attending “Why did they issue him a permit and they can put it out
the rally had some way of being not inform him of the changes that are all over the county.
affected by the 1,675 acre Megasite planned for his property.” We are getting
and the east/west parkway or the north/ “I hope this doesn’t go the way FOIAs in everyday
south road that would follow the same things have gone in the past,” said Mary and we are still
route as developer HH Hunt had Runnels who lives on Harrowgate Road. building and we are GINA BROWN DIRECTS RALLY ATTENDEES INTO THE
approved by the Chesterfield County “I hope they listen to the people and not going to stop this EVENT.
Planning Commission and the Board of just rubber stamp it. This is wrong, and I thing.”
Supervisors in the 2006 Branner Station hope they listen to the people.” From the ordinance 19.1-180- A: The and not intended to be an official
residential rezoning of the same property In the process of discovery, members purpose and intent of a Heavy Industrial statement.)
of the same Mega site property. A Chester of the BARD group have been combing (I-3) District is to provide locations for
community group were able to get the county government and Chesterfield intense manufacturing uses which process Read more on page 3

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