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Spotsylvania supervisors deny 40-home Lake Anna rezoning after weeks of public concern over algae, wells and traffic
Summary
The board voted to deny a developer's request to rezone 132 acres at Lake Anna to allow 40 single-family homes and shared docks, after neighbors raised health, water-supply and safety concerns and asked for more study and mitigation.
Spotsylvania County supervisors voted to deny a rezoning request for about 131.9 acres at Lake Anna that would have allowed 40 single-family homes and a common dock area, rejecting the applicant's revised plan and proffers after an extended public hearing on May 28.
Residents who spoke at the hearing cited recurring harmful algae blooms (HABs), shallow water at the Pamunkey branch, concerns about septic systems and well yields, and added boat and vehicle traffic that they said would jeopardize public safety and lake health. Brad Curley, who lives roughly a half-mile from the site, urged the board to "reject this request to change the zoning from RA to PRR-3," saying the narrow upper Pamunkey branch is already crowded and that 40 new boat slips would worsen sediment disturbance and blooms.
The applicant's attorney, Tory Williams, said…
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