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Amelia County EDA reviews Richardson Road industrial park plan and infrastructure price tags
Summary
The Amelia County Economic Development Authority heard a detailed presentation from consultant Sam on the Richardson Road/B&B master plan, including site due diligence, a recommendation for a 16-inch county waterline extension (~$6.2M), sewer and road concepts, and next steps to pursue VDOT design funding and make the site shovel-ready.
Sam, the consultant presenting the preliminary engineering report for the Richardson Road/B&B site, told the Amelia County Economic Development Authority that the bulk of site due diligence is complete and recommended steps to make the parcel attractive to industry.
Sam said the team completed a topographic survey and “We did 14 bores throughout the site,” finding generally benign soils and only one bore near the creek that encountered rock. He added, “Everything’s out of the FEMA Flood Plain,” and reported wetland and stream delineations that will constrain, but not preclude, development.
The presentation outlined three primary development areas accessed by an internal road network (Roads A, B and C). Sam said VDOT returned a single substantive comment about interconnectivity; the plan was adjusted to provide connections and resubmitted. Sam summarized roadway work and costs, noting an entrance and…
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