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Planning commission recommends rezoning of 224 acres near Hurt for M‑2 'advanced manufacturing'
Summary
The Pittsylvania County Planning Commission voted 7‑0 to recommend rezoning about 224 acres near Hurt from R‑1/A‑1 to M‑2 heavy‑industry to create a contiguous site for advanced manufacturing after a heated public hearing where residents raised concerns about transparency and environmental risk.
The Pittsylvania County Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the Board of Supervisors rezone about 224.24 acres near U.S. 29 and Hurt from residential and agricultural districts to M‑2 heavy industry to allow advanced manufacturing uses.
Matt Rowe, the county’s economic development director, told the commission the rezoning request seeks to eliminate spot zoning and create a contiguous industrial footprint at the former Burlington Mills/Clotman Mills site. "There is no interest to locate a data center, or a power plant on the site," Rowe said, adding that the site lacks sufficient gas and electric infrastructure for a power plant or a major…
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