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However, Slaughter continued, the judge did agree to their request for an expedited discovery schedule in order to conclude the matter before the DOC’s projected groundbreaking and start of construction, currently scheduled for the sprirtg of 199d. Trial is now scheduled for three days, beginning Dec. 14, in Culpeper County Circuit Court.
Mr. McClusky said that the DOC has done all of the prerequisite environmental tests, including putting in “monitoring wells” that check the level of ground water. “We have done extensive water studies,” said Mr. McClusky, “and have found no problems thus far.”
“You can anticipate these types of problems in any type of location when a prison facility is being proposed,” added Mr. McClusky. "We will continue to move forward with our plans.”
Mitchells resident and CRCP member Robert S. Somerville, one of the litigants against the DOC plan, said that he is concerned that the proposed prison will pump a great deal of water from Mitchell’s groundwater system. “It may not show up at first,” said Mr. Summerville, “but eventually, down the road, the system could be badly depleted."
Mr. Sommerville, who owns a 400-acre spread within 1,000 feet of the proposed prison site, also expressed concern that eventually his property would come under “Eminent Domain” and be condemned by the state.
“Our group does not want that type of facility in our community,” said Mr. Sommerville.
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