Oppose Hickory Grove and Keep Hanover Rural: Protect Scenic Rte. 54!

I don’t see that this rezoning adds anything positive to life in or near Ashland.

I am against this development.

This, along with the massive developments already at this intersection, would be a diaster for Ashland

Hanover needs to stay Hanover and not continue down their steady march to become "Henrico North"

This development makes no sense in this setting. I don't understand how our Planning Commission yields to this particular developer when the end product they produce consistently disappoints. Also, note Ashland residents that it's just outside town limits - how convenient.

There are enough abandoned building in the town that can accommodate business space. It’s an eye sore for the center of the universe. Leave us Rural over here.

Just say NO

Hanover is a beautiful county. We moved to route 54 for the nature and scenic route. Please keep hanover rural and beautiful !

Please consider the future impact of this development. We do not need another gas station in fast food Les than Mile away from more gas stations and fast food.

Keep our area rural

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I am strongly opposed to the proposed development of Hickory Grove. There is no need for additional business buildings in an area that is residential. Adding businesses that cannot be supported by the residents will draw more traffic and change the environment into a busy place destroying the peaceful natural area.

Hanover County is becoming a suburban bedroom community, and losing its rural and historic appeal. Please don’t let this happen.

As stewards (the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one's care) of the land of Hanover it is our duty to protect this environment. We can choose to create an atmosphere of beauty and prosperity, a place that peaple come to visit because of the natural rural beauty and history. Hanover has many farms that need our support to flourish so they don't need to sell their land. I don't want this area to be developed to look like everywhere else.

This is an awful idea. Hanover does not need this.

Keep Hanover Rural!

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This project is far too controversial to go forward at this time. Please obtain the facts from official studies.

Three years ago, my wife and I “escaped” our neighborhood north of Denver and moved to the Providence housing development adjacent to Providence Church Road and East Patrick Henry Road. When we first moved to Colorado, our quiet neighborhood was adjacent to a 2-lane road. Our county subsequently allowed a “small” zoning change to allow a “small” office building. A few years later the road was expanded to six lanes supporting numerous retail centers and other commercial properties - just like Short Pump. And now, we see this same story may unfold here in Ashland. After several Hanover County Planning Commission meetings, we were encouraged to convince 3 of 7 members to vote no at the October 15th planning meeting to allow the Hickory Hill II rezoning. At that meeting, there was a line of residents with two petitions signed by more than 50 people urging a NO vote, but the commission wants more commercial business. The residential aspect of this application doesn’t bother residents, but the commercial side can only bring “commercial” blight to our area on top of 7120 vehicle visits per day of additional traffic. Although what’s “in the mix” for what those commercial enterprises will be, at present it includes a 2800 SF fast-food restaurant, 5600 SF convenience store with 16 fueling station gas station, and two restaurants of 4000 SF and 7000 SF respectively. And not more than 1 mile away are numerous similar businesses across I-95 with many vacant store or office spaces. As the director of planning said himself, this “mix-use” rule is a guide, it’s not a law. Let’s just go with residential alone and save our pristine rural setting on Route 54 between Ashland and Hanover.

Zoning and planning staff in Hanover have done and continue to approve projects with haphazard growth patterns and development. They also approve pitiful Landscape buffer plans such as the unsightly row of plantings and ugly long straight fence along the new Rutland Grove housing development on rte. 301. The people of Hanover deserve better than this!

Don't let us become Northern Virginia... control the growth