The planning commission lacks Vision and doesn't take into consideration the needs of Stephens City residents.
If you want a tax base from businesses, THEN market for different types. Why would anyone feel within a 3 mile radius it's a good business decision to have multiple car washes, storage facilities, banks, dollar stores, auto parts stores and ONLY 1 grocery store ?
You have made the decision to build countless housing developments and no improvements on infrastructure. Fairfax Pike has become congested, with no left turn lanes into establishments forcing U turn(s) to get to these locations; creating frustration for locals as well as out of towners not familiar with this traffic pattern.
Now you want to have a convenience store/gas station (when we have several gas stations already) and a MEGA Sheetz being built @ Middletown exit less than 5 miles South of us. The location you are looking to build is not accessible from 81 which will force traffic to contribute to an already congested intersection.
Building on every plot of land out there isn't necessary, especially when its within a residential area. The increase of traffic, unfamiliar out of town individuals and local neighbor children is not a good mix.
The parcel of land across from this is being planned as a potential hotel & strip mall. Once again, we have 2 hotels already on Town Run. We have a dilapidated strip mall up the road that could be renovated where businesses could thrive.
Rethink what is good for this area and the growth that is increasing.
The planning commission lacks Vision and doesn't take into consideration the needs of Stephens City residents.
If you want a tax base from businesses, THEN market for different types. Why would anyone feel within a 3 mile radius it's a good business decision to have multiple car washes, storage facilities, banks, dollar stores, auto parts stores and ONLY 1 grocery store ?
You have made the decision to build countless housing developments and no improvements on infrastructure. Fairfax Pike has become congested, with no left turn lanes into establishments forcing U turn(s) to get to these locations; creating frustration for locals as well as out of towners not familiar with this traffic pattern.
Now you want to have a convenience store/gas station (when we have several gas stations already) and a MEGA Sheetz being built @ Middletown exit less than 5 miles South of us. The location you are looking to build is not accessible from 81 which will force traffic to contribute to an already congested intersection.
Building on every plot of land out there isn't necessary, especially when its within a residential area. The increase of traffic, unfamiliar out of town individuals and local neighbor children is not a good mix.
The parcel of land across from this is being planned as a potential hotel & strip mall. Once again, we have 2 hotels already on Town Run. We have a dilapidated strip mall up the road that could be renovated where businesses could thrive.
Rethink what is good for this area and the growth that is increasing.
I oppose