Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Transportation topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Commission recommends approval of Ridgeview Contractors’ service-business permit with truck limits after resident objections
Summary
Following resident opposition about traffic and commercial activity on Fox Valley Road, the Planning Commission on Sept. 24 recommended the Board approve Ridgeview Contractors LLC’s Special Use Permit with limits of six commercial trucks with crash cushions and two service trucks on site.
The Smyth County Planning Commission on Sept. 24 recommended the Board of Supervisors approve a Special Use Permit allowing Ridgeview Contractors LLC to operate a service business at 585 Fox Valley Road in Marion, subject to limits on on-site commercial vehicles.
At a joint public hearing, Carol Hash described Ridgeview’s contract with the Virginia Department of Transportation to provide traffic control along I‑81, saying the company’s contract term was five years with annual renewals thereafter. Hash told the hearing the site functions mainly as dispatch and paperwork; maintenance is conducted elsewhere and the company typically operates Monday through Friday.
Several nearby residents spoke in opposition, raising concerns about oversized vehicles, increased traffic and disruption to the rural character of Fox Valley Road. The transcript records objections from Marivene Slemp, Algie Crouse and Susan Massey but does not provide verbatim quotes from those speakers.
Commissioner Graham Davidson Jr. moved to recommend the Board approve Ridgeview’s permit with restrictions limiting the premises to six commercial trucks with crash cushions and two service trucks; Commissioner Hazel Wagoner seconded the motion. The Commission recorded a unanimous vote in favor (7–0).
Minutes of a subsequent Board meeting noted the Smyth County Board of Supervisors later approved a service-business permit for Ridgeview Contractors without restrictions or conditions.
