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Our View
Critical
development
Will huge Culpeper project move ahead ?
For many months, the leadership in nearby
Culpeper County has struggled with a troubling
reality born of good intentions.
While the concept of concentrating development in a series of new “villages” may have been noble, how the plan is executed may be worse than the alternatives if the proposed village is too big, or in the wrong place.
Clevenger’s Comer is the case in point.
Much has been said, but by all accounts, this project—now in the hands of big national builder Centex Homes—will change the landscape in northern Culpeper County forever, and have huge impacts on Rappahannock and Fauquier counties as well.
Opponents of the “new village” at the intersection of U.S. 211 and Route 229 have raised many concerns—from sewage discharge into the Rappahannock River and the regrettable loss of "pen space—to the huge traffic problems that will result with thousands more “vehicle trips” each day on U.S. 211.
Others point to the fact that most of the new residents of the village will be coming from other areas, principally northern Virginia, and pricing structure will not be within the range of many current area residents. *
The bottleneck at U.S. 211 and the Warrenton Bypass has people worried about having to build a new “western bypass” there, with additional traffic north of town and the loss of open space.
The growth pressure on Rappahannock County will be more subtle, but the outcome inevitable, as suburban sprawl pushes westward.
Two meetings are scheduled to air these concerns: the first, organized by Centex, and aimed at South Wales residents, will take place at the Amissville firehouse on Thursday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.m.
But perhaps the best opportunity to address concerns about the project will be the Public Forum on Clevenger’s Comer hosted by the Culpeper Citizen, which will take place at the Culpeper Depot on Wednesday, Sept. 15, from 7-9 p.m.
Members of the Concerned Culpeper Citizens and Centex representatives will make their presentations, and there will be a structured question-and-answer period.
Be there. Be heard.
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