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Neighbors object to Hathcock Lane campground; commission forwards 4‑site SUP to supervisors
Summary
The Planning Commission forwarded special‑use permit 25SUP357 — a request by Philip Sandrich and David Weimer for a four‑unit campground on Hathcock Lane — to the Board of Supervisors after substantial public opposition citing tree removal, floodplain and sewage concerns; the commission discussed legal restrictions and possible deed conditions.
The Buckingham County Planning Commission voted to forward special‑use permit case 25SUP357, a request by Philip Sandrich and David Weimer to operate a four‑unit campground on Hathcock Lane (tax map 22 Parcel 1 Lot 30), to the Board of Supervisors after a lengthy public hearing in which several nearby residents opposed the proposal.
Neighbors filed written opposition and several spoke in person at the meeting. Scott Anderson and Rebecca Jones submitted an email opposing the permit that flagged tree removal along the riverbank, disruption of riparian buffers and concerns about campfires, traffic and onsite sewage disposal. Helen Robertson and Betty Hathcock Pugh said they…
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