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Charlottesville 22903
March 16, 1984
To: Albemarle County Board of Supervisors
From: Natural Resources Committee, League of Women Voters
Re: Request to connect to Crozet sewer interceptor by J. W. Sieg and
Company, Kirtley Distributing Co. , Kirtley Realty Co. , and
Henry Javor
(Decision by Board of Supervisors held over to 3/21/84 from -3/14/84 public hearing)
The Charlottesville/Albemarle League of Women Voters recommends that this
request be denied. The 1983 Albemarle Comprehensive Plan states on page 244 :
"It is strongly recommended that access to the interceptor be-
tween. . . Crozet and the urban area boundary be either prohibited
or severely restricted. . .Without this prohibition or restriction,
scattered strip development can result along the entire Western
250 corridor and result in unplanned linear development. This
type of development is not desired by the county. "
Allowing these applicants to connect would seriously weaken the Board's
ability to prohibit future requests for connections to other portions
of the interceptor.
So great was the public concern about development on U.S.250, at the 1973
public hearings for the new wastewater treatment plant, that funding for
the interceptor was removed from the grant in order to allow time for fur-
ther study of the impact of such a line. That study by Ecosciences (1974-75) ,
as well as several related studies completed more recently, warned that there
would be strong pressures in future years to connect to the entire length of
the line. Yielding to these pressures would destroy the integrity of the
area, eliminate the greenbelt (recommended in the Comprehensive Plan) that
separates the urban area from Ivy, and have a serious detrimental effect
on U.S.250 as a designated scenic highway.
We believe there may be conditions that would necessitate some buildings
being allowed to tap in if they existed prior to start of construction of
Phase II of the Crozet interceptor. This permission would preclude any new
development on such properties. We urge the Board of Supervisors to adopt
and maintain a consistent policy concerning such tap-ins.
Sin erely/yours,,/�
Darlene Samsell Flora Patterson
Chair, Natural President
Resources Committee