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Right on!
There was all that talk, all those meetings, and
the continuous arm-twisting by the developer’s
local mouthpieces. But in the end, the Culpeper County Planning Commission made the right decision on the Centex Homes’ application for the massive development at Clevenger’s Comer.
They unanimously denied it and recommended that the Board of Supervisors follow suit. And for all the right reasons.
Proponents’ claims that Clevenger’s Comer represented Culpeper’s “village concept,” and their promise of a booming new retail/business center there fell flat in the face of the two greatest problems, which were hammered home again-and-again by the opposition: the project is too big, and it’s in the wrong place.
The commissioners made it clear that the project didn’t fully comply with the county’s comprehensive plan, and that the impact of 774 new homes and nearly 400,000 square feet of retail space at Clevenger’s Comer would have been severe for the entire region.
They were rightly concerned about the traffic problems in surrounding counties that would result, and so stated in their denial.
We are glad that the Culpeper commissioners took this into account, and voted for the common good, instead of giving in to the promises—and pressure—of the developer.
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