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By Dusty Smith
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
As of right now, only a single sign stands in the weeds at the southeast comer of U.S. 211 and Route 229.
But if tiie current wastewater treatment issue is resolved, the development proposed for the 1,754-acre tract at Clevengers Comer would bring 766 new homes and 389,000 square feet of retail, commercial and office space to the area.
All just three miles from the CulpeperRappahannock county line.
The public hearing scheduled to take place at Culpeper Middle School on Tuesday, April 6 at 7 p.m. will go forward, but Culpeper County officials have already notified the applicant, Centex Homes, that the proposed wastewater treatment facility is unacceptable.
“It’s not a proven technology,” said Paul Howard, Culpeper’s environmental services director, referring to the proposed treatment facility. “We want a conventional treatment plant.”
How to serve the development with water and sewer is up in the air, now that the Culpeper has rejected the proposed wastewater treatment plant.
The proposed treatment plant, which would process an estimated 600,000 gallons per day, has never been used in the region, giving
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