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Planning staff recommend information gathering on Blue Ridge Railway Trail viewshed; commission declined ordinance change
Summary
Staff presented options to increase setbacks and restrict timbering along the Blue Ridge Railway Trail but the Planning Commission voted 5‑0 not to pursue an ordinance; the board asked staff to research easements, incentives and trail history.
Planning staff updated the Board of Supervisors Sept. 2 on a months‑long review of potential protections for the Blue Ridge Railway Trail viewshed, including increasing setbacks and limiting logging on parcels adjacent to the trail.
Staff described a 3–4 mile corridor within Amherst County that abuts Nelson County and noted the planning effort considered a 125‑foot setback…
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