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Fauquier planners review proposed Stark Park at historic Neville’s Mill for consistency with county plan

5779168 · September 18, 2025
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The Fauquier County Planning Commission heard a staff presentation on a comprehensive plan compliance review for a proposed public park donated to the county by the Stark family at the site of Neville’s Mill near Auburn.

The Fauquier County Planning Commission heard a staff presentation on a comprehensive plan compliance review for a proposed public park donated to the county by the Stark family at the site of Neville’s Mill near Auburn.

Planning staff said the applicant, Fauquier County Parks and Recreation, proposes a passive park with walking trails, educational signage and adaptive reuse of existing buildings on roughly 3.9 acres of parcels along the north side of Cedar Run, about 4.5 miles northwest of Catlett. Staff noted the site includes the reconstructed 1770-era Neville’s Mill, two previously recorded archaeological sites and approximately 2.4 acres within the 100-year floodplain.

Staff explained the legal standard under the Code…

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