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From: Matt Lucas <mlucas@telestrategies.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2017 3:00 PM
To: Bill Fritz
Cc: Ann Mallek
Subject: Restore-n-statiion comments
Attachments: IMG_6844 jpg
Hi Bill —
I wanted to comment on the restore-n-station, and can't be at the planning commission tonight because I'm in Asia
on business travel.
I also can't find any information about the meeting online because 1 can't get to the AC planning website (for some
reason... maybe it is blocked from overseas networks?)
But, I recall from memory reading that there is a planning commission meeting on it tonight, and to send you
comments if I can't be there. Here they are, if it is not too late to forward.
Thanks Bill.
Sincerely,
Matthew Lucas
Dear Planning Commission -
I own three historic buldings in Crozet. 416 Free Town is one of them. My understanding is that it dates to the mid
1800s, and was originally a store that served the community.
I restored the property a few years back because the neighborhood (and house) has a charm that is rarely found. It is
a throw -back to what you would see a hundred years ago. Simple gravel road. Friendly people. Vintage houses. A
real community.
These kind of places are getting wiped out. Free town is rare.
I wouldn't say that the restore-n-station has completely ruined the neighborhood. But, it's presence is
overwhelmingly negative —and foreign.
The light polluion, noise pollution and visual hinderance can not masked by trees. I have tried. I have planted 8 trees
along the fence, which is an absolute shame for the aesthetics. But I had to. And I have to plant more.
To understand, please see the attached picture of the view towards the creek from my house. Beautiful. If I pan to
the right, all I see/hear is the hideous gas station. (Unfotunately, I don't have a picture).
It's horrid. Please don't make it any worse. Reject any expansion or additional service hours.
Otherwise, that neighborhood will be gone and historic investors (like me) will pull out,... and just throw it to the
development world.
That would be a loss to the County.
Bill Fritz
From: Jo Higgins <musxit@aol.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2017 11:09 AM
To: Bill Fritz
Subject: Re: FW: December 5, 2017 Tentative Planning Commission agenda and materials
Attachments: 604282515nov17SiteMemowithPics.pdf
Bill -
Since there is an email suggesting that RS may be a source for gasoline odor, 1 want to forward
the DEQ inspection report that pertains to this compliant.
I spoke with the DEQ inspector and he indicated he didn't find any source for odor. He emaded his
report to me.
As the latest fuel storage and equipment has been installed at RS, it is highly unlikely that any
odor is possible with state of the art monitoring and double wall tanks etc.
As this may come up, the inspection report should be recognized.
Thanks Jo
In a message dated 11/28/2017 1:41:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, BFRITZ@albemarle.org writes:
The staff report for SP 2017-20 ReStore'n Station is now available online. If you are not
able to attend the meeting and want to provide comments to the Planning Commission
please send your comments to me and I will print them out and distribute them to the
Planning Commission at Tuesday's meeting. Any comments provided to the Planning
Commission will automatically be added to the packet that is prepared for the Board of
Supervisors. At this time this item is not scheduled for the Board of Supervisors. I will let
you know as soon as a date has been set.
William D. Fritz, AICP
434-296-5823 extension 3242
From: Stephanie Banton
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 11:33 AM
To: Andrew Gast -Bray <agastbray�u albemarle.or >; Bill Palmer<wcp2z@,eservices.Virginia. edu>;
Brace Dotson <abrucedotson ailcom>; Daphne Spain <ds ain2 _,albemarle.org>; David
Benish <DBENISH(&,,albemarle.org>; Elaine Echols <EECHOLS a,albemarle.org>; Jennie More
<imore@,albemarle.org>; John Blair <iblairaalbernarle.org>; Karen Firehock
<kfirehock(y-)albemarle.org>; Pam Riley <priley2@albemarle.org>; Russell Lafferty
MEMORANDUM
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
VALLEY REGIONAL OFFICE
4411 Early Road -- P.O. Box 3000 Harrisonburg, Virpinia, 22801 _ (540) 574-7800
SLT13JECT: Site Visit Memo
SITE NAME: Legacy Market, Fac ID 6042825, 6115 Rockfish Gap Hwy, Crozet, VA
TO: File
FROM: Kevin L. Kennedy
DATE: November 15, 2017
On 11/08/20171 visited the above site as a follow up to a complaint about gasoline odors.
I visited the site in the afternoon and found no odor of gasoline present except at the dispensers actively
dispensing fuel to vehicles. All the equipment I observed appeared to be properly functioning. I took the
following photographs on 2/8/17:
w —
Luokift West at ffic Dicsel Tank basin
Vent pipes for gasoline tanks
Looking North at the gasoline basin
Looking SW across gasoline basin towards fence at back of property.