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Planning panel denies rezoning for quarry along Loudoun–Monroe county line after residents raise road, dust and blasting concerns
Summary
A request to rezone land to allow quarrying was denied after residents and a commissioner cited narrow roads, blasting and potential environmental impacts; applicant offered to fund road widening and proposed contributions to local schools.
A planning body denied a request to rezone a parcel that would allow quarrying after members said the project’s community impacts and inadequate local roads made it inappropriate.
The request, filed to change a property from A-1 Agricultural-Forestry zoning to a Community Facilities District designation to permit quarry operations, drew sustained public comment about road safety, dust, blasting and potential effects on a nearby creek. Bailey Abud, the applicant, told the panel, “We’re hoping to get this piece of property rezoned for the intent of quarrying purposes,” and described plans to coordinate with Monroe County on…
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