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Planning commission approves Fords Village phases A and B after resident raises drainage concerns
Summary
The Planning Commission approved the preliminary subdivision plan for Fords Village phases A and B after a public exchange about stormwater discharge into Powhatan Creek and a request that outfalls and streambeds be inspected over time.
The James City County Planning Commission voted to approve the preliminary subdivision plan SPLN-22-0012 for Fords Village phases A and B on April 2, 2025, following public questions about stormwater outfalls and streambed erosion in the Powhatan Creek watershed.
The application was pulled from the consent agenda for discussion by Commissioner Polson, who asked that the applicant’s engineer address drainage questions raised by a nearby resident. The resident asked the developer to evaluate nearby stream beds and to consider a program of outfall inspections over time to detect future…
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