I posted about this a few years ago after?the sale went public re: the 328 acre farm parcel - adjacent to Upper County Park that was formerly known as Hazelwood Farm. Fortunately James City County is exponentially?slow with zoning & permitting and we're lucky it has taken this long - years ...
... But I regret to inform everyone (especially SkyWatchers & ME - who lives off Old Stage) that construction began?this morning. Trees have started to be felled & cleared near Upper County Park's?entrance (not visible from the Road - but it's definitely going on inside the treeline).
The site will be developed as the Lovett 64 Commerce Center (also known as THE Mega Light Pollution Center that will ruin the formerly semi-rural area of Upper James City County). This will be a mega trucking terminal hub that will link the I-81 Corridor, I-95 points north & south and I-85 south to the Port of Hampton Roads. Construction is expected to be completed in 2026.
I've attached diagrams and links below re: this facility (and two photos taken of the 'farm' parcel from just outside the SHELL gas station). It appears there will still be a treeline buffer at UCP's perimeter?after completion, but that does nothing for the light pollution that will be projected UPWARDS.?
This is only the beginning?of proposed development. Adjacent parcels on both sides of I-64 and both sides of Barhamsville Rd/Route 30 (meaning?parcels North, South, East & West!) of this interchange have proposed development (that I previously discussed a few years ago here).
On Monday, February 24, 2025 at 11:45:19 AM EST, Troy Riedel via groups.io <troy.riedel@...> wrote:
I posted about this a few years ago after?the sale went public re: the 328 acre farm parcel - adjacent to Upper County Park that was formerly known as Hazelwood Farm. Fortunately James City County is exponentially?slow with zoning & permitting and we're lucky it has taken this long - years ...
... But I regret to inform everyone (especially SkyWatchers & ME - who lives off Old Stage) that construction began?this morning. Trees have started to be felled & cleared near Upper County Park's?entrance (not visible from the Road - but it's definitely going on inside the treeline).
The site will be developed as the Lovett 64 Commerce Center (also known as THE Mega Light Pollution Center that will ruin the formerly semi-rural area of Upper James City County). This will be a mega trucking terminal hub that will link the I-81 Corridor, I-95 points north & south and I-85 south to the Port of Hampton Roads. Construction is expected to be completed in 2026.
I've attached diagrams and links below re: this facility (and two photos taken of the 'farm' parcel from just outside the SHELL gas station). It appears there will still be a treeline buffer at UCP's perimeter?after completion, but that does nothing for the light pollution that will be projected UPWARDS.?
This is only the beginning?of proposed development. Adjacent parcels on both sides of I-64 and both sides of Barhamsville Rd/Route 30 (meaning?parcels North, South, East & West!) of this interchange have proposed development (that I previously discussed a few years ago here).
