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Rocky Mount council approves rezoning of 133.7 acres near intermodal facility to heavy industrial
Summary
The City Council approved an ordinance rezoning roughly 133.7 acres on Old Battleboro Road from agricultural to heavy industrial (I2) after the planning board recommended approval; staff said no adverse service impacts were anticipated and no special conditions were attached.
The Rocky Mount City Council voted to rezone approximately 133.7 acres on Old Battleboro Road from A1 (agricultural) to I2 (heavy industrial), a move city staff and the planning board said would support anticipated economic development near the CSX intermodal facility.
Joseph Bo Cook, director of development services, told the council that staff had assessed the proposal and found "no anticipated adverse impacts to services," and that the planning…
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