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Planning commission forwards New Kent 2045 comprehensive plan with recommendation to correct factual errors
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing and discussion of data inconsistencies, the Planning Commission voted to forward the New Kent 2045 comprehensive plan to the Board of Supervisors with a favorable recommendation and staff fact‑checking of numeric figures and typographical corrections.
The New Kent County Planning Commission voted April 21 to forward the draft New Kent 2045 comprehensive plan to the Board of Supervisors with a favorable recommendation and instructions that staff and the consultant correct factual inconsistencies and typographical errors before submission.
Todd Gordon of EPR, the county's consultant, summarized the draft update and reminded commissioners that Virginia law requires localities to adopt a comprehensive plan to guide long‑range decisions. Gordon described the plan as a product of nearly three years of work, public engagement and steering‑committee review; he said it forecasts county population growth toward 36,000 by 2050 and includes a future land use…
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