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Neighbors urge supervisors to reject Monroe Institute expansion over water and rural‑character concerns
Summary
Multiple New Land and Rainbow Ridge residents told the Nelson County Board of Supervisors they oppose special use permit 250358 for a 59,000 sq. ft., 60‑bed Monroe Institute expansion, citing the comprehensive plan, well failures, increased traffic, and potential negative precedent for A1 agricultural zoning.
Scores of residents urged the Nelson County Board of Supervisors on April 14 to oppose a special‑use permit for the Monroe Institute’s proposed conference‑center expansion, warning the project would harm wells, increase traffic, and undermine the county comprehensive plan’s protections for rural character.
Heath Maticek‑Snyder, 1124 Roberts Mountain Road in Faber, said the 59,000‑square‑foot building and 60 additional beds “is akin to a hotel” and conflicts with multiple elements of the Nelson County comprehensive plan, including goals to protect rural character and direct…
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