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Resident urges full sidewalk at Route 60 site and flags Dominion Energy transmission-line plans
Summary
At the April 7 Powhatan County Planning Commission meeting, resident Carl Schwenderman urged the county to require a continuous 5-foot sidewalk (or 10-foot path) at a proposed gas station and reported that Dominion Energy plans to consolidate high-voltage lines through the county; the commission did not take action on the utility claim.
POWHATAN COUNTY, Va. — During public comment at the April 7 planning commission meeting, resident Carl Schwenderman urged commissioners to require a full 5‑foot sidewalk (or a 10‑foot asphalt path) along Route 60 at the site of a proposed gas station (noted in staff materials as the Wawa/Sheets site) to match the county’s approved trails master plan.
"Could they ask the developer to put in a full 5‑ft sidewalk along the side of the project along Route 60 or a 10‑ft wide asphalt path?" Schwenderman asked, saying a complete sidewalk would “save a lot of aggravation in the future.” He also reported learning that Dominion Energy plans to consolidate two high‑voltage lines onto a single monopole corridor through Powhatan County and asked whether the county could request a trail in that transmission easement.
County staff and commissioners acknowledged the questions during the meeting but did not take immediate action; staff will address sidewalk/right‑of‑way requirements later in site‑plan review. The resident’s technical description of utility plans was not verified during the meeting and the commission did not direct staff to pursue or confirm the utility claim on the record.
Also speaking during the public-comment period, Martin Dean, a planning commissioner visiting from a neighboring jurisdiction as part of a Virginia Commonwealth University training program, introduced himself and said he would submit an observation report for his course work.
The commission moved on to agenda items after public comment and did not schedule additional follow-up during the meeting on the transmission-line issue.
