Comments on: Public Hearing on Restore N Station – 20 April 2010

By: Leslie Burns

Leslie Burns — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:27:23 +0000

I would like to know how big the first largest gas station/convenience store is and where it is located so we could have a look see.
I am interested in how large of a highway sign with light pollution is going in along 64 or on 250 to advertise something of this size. How tall will it be? How large?
I am interested in how the additional traffic on 250 will be handled with large semi-trucks when there is already a huge traffic jam there during school and rush hour combined.
There are more ways to bring in tax revenues than to have something like this go in.

By: David Mitchell

David Mitchell — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:30:59 +0000

Sounds like a good way to raise the tax revenues of the county without taxing the residential home owners. That section of Rt. 250 is more than big enough to handle the traffic….VDot will make sure of that.
The BIGGER question to me is why the county can hold up a by-right use that is within the water/sewer service district based on usage. This is just another example why businesses (insert JOBS & TAX REVENUE) shun Albemarle County and locate just outside the counties borders.
Those fringe businesses still impact the county. Our residents go to shop there (Target/Martins/Lowes/Wal-Mart/Home Depot). Albemarle residents drive our roads, live in our communities, use our services (Fire/Water/Police/Rescue) go to our schools but spend their tax dollars in other counties. Albemarle has all the cost but not the sales and commercial property taxes to support county services. The last 12 years are coming home to roost.
The amount of commercial tax revenue lost over the last few years are almost exactly the same in dollars as the combined increase of commercial tax revenue of Augusta, Greene and Louisa combined.
Does anyone want to argue the impact of those fringe business have not impacted traffic, schools and services provided by Albemarle County. Obviously they have but not a dime in TAX REVENUES has come to Albemarle County to offset those impacts.

By: Leslie Burns

Leslie Burns — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:32:07 +0000

Do we really need the second largest gas station and convenience store in the county on 250???? We already have more than enough gas stations on that stretch! This is totally being placed to attract semi trucks off of 64. Like we can really use the added traffic there!
Show up at the CCAC meeting and voice your opinion on this!