Commissioners deny rezoning for Kenway Rockwood Grove after neighbors raise landfill contamination, well‑water and safety concerns

The Marion County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously April 15 to deny a rezoning request that would have allowed 73 single‑family lots (Kenway Rockwood Grove) on land that includes a closed construction and debris landfill commonly called Castle Rock.

Lede: Commissioners cited public‑safety and information‑gaps concerns raised during a lengthy public record — in particular the site’s history of unpermitted dumping and the absence of completed soil‑and‑groundwater permitting for reuse — as grounds to deny the request for PUD zoning.

Nut graf: County staff, the applicant’s engineer and the county engineer discussed engineering, monitoring and drainage plans the applicant said would be used to make the site suitable for development. But multiple nearby residents, veterinarians with a hospital adjacento the site and an environmental attorney argued the record does not yet include the necessary soil…