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Nottoway supervisors pause sale of Pickett Park parcel after residents warn of displacement and legal risks
Summary
After a public hearing in which residents and business owners warned that selling 53 acres at Pickett Park could trigger federal relocation obligations and displace long-term campers and businesses, the Nottoway County Board of Supervisors declined to approve the sale and voted to carry the issue to a work session pending legal review.
Residents filled the podium and the board chamber on the public hearing for a 53‑acre parcel at Pickett Park, urging supervisors to halt a proposed $700,000 sale to the Ward Burton Foundation and to study potential legal and human‑service consequences.
"If you proceed to sell it, it's actually gonna be a very, very bad thing for the county," said Jed, a fifth‑district resident, who told the board he had reviewed county financial records and argued that mandatory relocation assistance tied to federal programs could add "between $2.4 and $3,000,000" in unbudgeted costs. Several other speakers, including Rebecca, who identified herself as a long‑term camper relying on Fort Pickett access, said sale…
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