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Residents, conservationists tell committee to tighten Mountainside Overlay District amid proposed Paris Mountain resort
Summary
Three public speakers urged the Transportation and Land Use Committee to keep strict protections in the Mountainside Overlay District after developers proposed a resort near Sky Meadows State Park; speakers cited water strain, tree loss and a slippery‑slope of commercial uses on ridgelines.
Three members of the public told the Transportation and Land Use Committee on Jan. 22 that the county should strengthen protections for the Mountainside Overlay District to prevent commercial encroachment on Paris Mountain.
Peter Weeks of Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains said investors had purchased “147 acres along the ridgeline of the Blue Ridge adjacent to Sky Meadows State Park and the Appalachian Trail” and…
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