PUBLIC CUT OUT OF
NORTHAMPTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DEVELOPMENT
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Big changes coming to YOUR county -have you had your say?
NO recent community participation - NO Town/County meetings - NO announced public information meetings - Only community input is 5 YEARS OLD

YOU NOW HAVE 13 DAYS to read NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DRAFT, think about the changes, and get written comments to the County by Sept 25.
YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO COMMENT BEFORE PUBLIC HEARING
See below where to send your comments
Planning Commission’s Timeline:
  • September 13—Comprehensive Plan Stakeholders Group meets to record final comments
  • September 25—Deadline for all written public comment to the Planning Commission
  • Planning Commission finalizes Plan Draft
  • Planning Commission holds Public Hearing
  • Planning Commission recommends Final Draft to the Board of Supervisors
  • The Board has 90 days to hold a Public Hearing, and either adopt, amend or disapprove the Plan and return it to the Planning Commission with a written reason
  • The Planning Commission then has 60 days to reconsider the Plan and resubmit it to the Board

A detailed article on the Comprehensive Plan draft and process will appear in the CBES October ShoreLine.
CHANGES AFFECTING YOU, YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD,YOUR HOME
—all made without your input
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  • Town Edge District ELIMINATED The current district contains criteria for residential density and neighborhood-oriented commercial development—a 2015 county/towns meeting confirmed all towns supported the Town Edge District as written
  • Potential Development Areas [PDAs] now proposed around the towns—no residential density limit is stated, and “large-scale commercial/industrial development” would be permitted
  • 24 Hamlets become Villages: Meaning? Residential density will double, and commercial, industrial and institutional uses will be permitted in what are now small, mostly single-family residential Hamlets (Wardtown, Weirwood, Cherrystone Landing, Franktown, Sylvan Scene, etc)
  • Public Sewer Expansion County citizens have not been supportive, yet the Northern and Southern sewer projects are back in play with the Public Service Authority [PSA] being charged with identifying areas for expansion.
  • ELIMINATED Oyster and Willis Wharf Village Visions. Both communities' plans for their collective futures have been removed.
  • ELIMINATED County’s Sensitive Natural Resource Areas Report & Recommendations
  • Hundreds of new building lots possible, with county population projected to decrease
  • Affordable Housing: Code required strategies to provide are ignored
These are only a portion of changes to the current Comprehensive Plan.

Today until September 25 will be your only opportunity to have your voice heard before the Comprehensive Plan goes to Public Hearing.
Send comments to: Susan McGhee, Planning Director smcghee@co.northampton.va.us or mail:
Northampton County Planning Dept., PO Box 538, Eastville, VA 23374
 
CITIZENS FOR A BETTER EASTERN SHORE
P.O.Box 882
Eastville, VA 23347
757-678-7157 info@cbes.org