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Acton Academy granted conditional use permit to relocate to Broad Street farm despite neighbor safety concerns
Summary
After hours of testimony from parents, students, neighbors and staff, the board approved Acton Academy’s conditional use permit to move to a Broad Street Road farm with conditions limiting student counts, hours of operation, lighting and landscaping; vote passed 3–1.
The Goochland County Board of Supervisors granted Acton Academy a conditional use permit to relocate to a roughly 7‑acre farm at the northwest corner of 3 Chop Road and Broad Street Road, subject to multiple conditions intended to mitigate traffic, lighting and site impacts.
Planner Jamie Sherry summarized staff and Planning Commission recommendations, including a two‑phase plan that would allow the school to operate at up to 85 students in phase 1 and expand to 125 at full buildout; conditions include dark‑sky lighting turned off by 9 p.m. (or two hours after sunset),…
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