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Planning commission defers decision on Black Diamond rubble landfill after Christiansburg raises road-weight concerns
Summary
Montgomery County Planning Commission opened a public hearing for a proposed rubble landfill and declined staff recommendation because the Town of Christiansburg requested pavement analysis the applicant did not provide. Commissioners unanimously deferred action to a later meeting.
The Montgomery County Planning Commission on June 11 opened a public hearing on Black Diamond Resources LLC’s request for a special use permit to operate a rubble landfill and deferred action after town officials raised concerns about truck traffic and pavement capacity.
Staff told the commission the 65.727-acre site, just outside the town of Christiansburg and adjacent to Route 460 and Norfolk Southern Railroad, would accept inert construction debris and be filled in two phases. The applicant, represented by John Neal, engineer with Foresight Design Services, proposes Phase 1 to cover 6.71 acres and Phase 2 about 36.4 acres; 19.63 acres would remain conserved open space. The operation is described as lasting up to 40 years, with proposed hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and an estimated 0 to 30 dump-truck trips per day.
Staff said it could not make…
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