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set of restrictions beyond what Fletcher or County Administrator John McCarthy had suggested.
“When I first saw this application, it sounded like a great idea. And I'm still not against the concept, but it does lack specificity," Settle said.
He suggested decreasing the number of outdoor events allowed on the property, encouraged making the permit apply to 678 of the farm’s 800 acres - rather than 96 acres as was previously proposed - and talked about the importance of a review of the permit two years after the conference center begins operation. He said once the community sees the effect that events have on traffic, public safety and noise in the F.T. Valley, the county can better measure how much activity should be allowed there.
“Mr. Fletcher can come back before this commission during the review and ask for more events," Settle said. “And I think that’s the time when we can lay everything on the table and see what kind of impact we’re having on the county.”
The commission voted 4-2 to recommend approval of Fletcher’s special-exception permit.
Commissioners Settle, A1 Henry (Hampton District), Tom Tepper (Stonewall-Hawthome) and Charles Strittmatter (Wakefield) voted in support. Commissioners Raymond Brown (Jackson) and Robert Weinberg (Board of Zoning Appeals) voted in opposition.
The Board of Supervisors will have the final say on Fletcher’s application. The advertising deadline has passed for applications to be on the board’s February meeting agenda, so March will be the earliest the supervisors could consider Fletcher’s proposal.
E-mail the reporter at kallen@ti mespapers. com.
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