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Council schedules joint public hearings for Walmart subdivision and crematorium

Town of Big Stone Gap Town Council · May 12, 2026
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Summary

Council approved scheduling joint public hearings: June 9 at 6:30 p.m. for the preliminary plat of the Walmart subdivision (B2 zoning; no rezoning) and July 7 at 6:30 p.m. for a crematorium proposed by Holding Funeral Home. Both motions passed unanimously.

The Planning Commission recommended council set joint public hearings on two pending land-use matters, and Council approved both motions at the May 12 meeting.

Planning Commission Administrator Matthew Bright told the council that the Walmart subdivision is proposed in a B2 district and would proceed as a subdivision; he said there is no rezoning associated with the preliminary plat and that Wise County zoning will inspect individual buildings. Council then approved a motion (Tyler Hughes moved; Robert Bloomer seconded) to hold a joint public hearing on June 9 at 6:30 p.m. to consider the preliminary plat for the Walmart subdivision.

Council also approved a motion (Adam Harris moved; Robert Bloomer seconded) to hold a joint public hearing on July 7 at 6:30 p.m. for the Holding Funeral Home crematorium proposal. Both motions carried unanimously (Ayes: Bloomer, Gilley, Harris, Hollinger, Hughes, Johnson, Lyke).

The hearings will give the public and adjacent jurisdictions an opportunity to comment before the council or related bodies take final action.