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Smyth County Board denies Old Prater Lane junkyard request, approves recreational‑vehicle park
Summary
After a tied Planning Commission vote and public comment citing road, drainage and visibility concerns, the Board denied a special‑use permit for a proposed junkyard on Old Prater Lane and approved a separate application to establish an RV park at 1446 Buckeye Hollow Road.
Smyth County supervisors on April 9 denied a Special Use Permit to operate a junkyard on Old Prater Lane and approved a long‑pending request to formalize an existing recreational‑vehicle park at 1446 Buckeye Hollow Road.
The Planning Commission forwarded the junkyard request to the Board after tied votes; several commissioners and many citizens had raised concerns. Royal Oak District Supervisor Courtney Widener told the Board he had “received many comments from citizens raising concerns regarding…
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