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with the adopted plan.
Wakefield’s application for a special exception included a request for review of 15.1-456. Janies Downey, counsel for Wakefield, noted in a statement of justification for Planning Commission approval in this review that the use of the site will conform with the Comprehensive Plan because of its possible alleviation of overcrowding in the public school system.
“Much of the planning process is devoted to the impact of residential development on the public schools. The Wakefield School will provide school seats w hich might be required otherwise in the public school system, and will not have any burdensome effects,” Downey said.
Ms. Cox noted that public water and sewer line extensions already exist on the 529-acre property, from which 50 acres are to be subdivided for Wakefield. A hook-up to the water tank will require the construction of a 1,500-foot lateral extension, and a connection to sewer access will entail a 2,000-foot lateral.
In addition, the proposed extensions are site specific — because of the limited size of the proposed lines, the area in question would not be opened up for any other type of development that is not already set forth in the Comprehensive Plan.
The WSA stated that the proposed extension would be a logical addition to its current systems.
Whether or not Wakefield gets approval for extension of the utilities, the school purchased eight newly-released sewer taps early Monday morning, according to Dave Binning, the general manager of the WSA.
For the last four years, a waiting list for taps in the Marshall plant, which serves the Marshall service district and The Plains, has been
92.4%