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Planning commission recommends three agricultural-and-forestal additions to Board of Supervisors
Summary
The Louisa County Planning Commission voted to recommend three additions or amendments to agricultural-and-forestal (AFD) districts — Goldmine Creek (284 acres), Ellisville (57.97 acres), and Green Springs (~85.098 acres) — sending the proposals to the Board of Supervisors for final action.
The Louisa County Planning Commission on its June agenda recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve three additions or amendments to agricultural-and-forestal (AFD) districts.
Miss Brightfield, who presented the applications on behalf of planning staff, said the Goldmine Creek application covers four parcels owned by Matthew Craig and Jason and Anna Anderson totaling 284 acres and that the Rural Preservation Committee recommended approval. The commission opened and closed the public hearing on the application with no members of the public speaking and then voted to recommend approval to the Board of Supervisors.
The commission also considered an amendment to the Ellisville AFD for landowner Renee Gutierrez covering two parcels (57.97 acres). Staff said Gutierrez recently learned about the program and requested inclusion; no public testimony was given and the commission recommended approval to the Board.
A third item, an amendment to the Green Springs AFD, covers three parcels for landowners Karen Holback and Joseph Roderick (about 85.098 acres). Staff described the parcels as rural, used for timber and pasture; the commission voted to recommend this amendment to the Board of Supervisors.
"All landowners are excited to be working toward land preservation in Louisa County," Miss Brightfield told the commission during the Goldmine Creek presentation.
Each recommendation was made following a staff presentation, an opened public hearing (no speakers), and a roll-call vote recording affirmative responses from commissioners; meeting minutes show the motions carried and the items will go to the Board of Supervisors for final consideration. Staff also noted at the end of the meeting that three public hearings for AFDs will appear on next month's agenda.
Next steps: The Board of Supervisors will receive the commission's recommendations and schedule the items for public hearing and final action. The commission's vote in June was a recommendation, not final adoption by the county.
