StaffordSaturday, November 7
Stafford supervisors leave a Cannon Ridge park out of Comprehensive Plan changes
The Daily Fredericksburg team
If you've wondered about the closed Cannon Ridge golf course in southern Stafford, a park there just hit a snag. Supervisors voted unanimously Thursday night to send other Comprehensive Plan amendments to the Planning Commission without former supervisor Joe Brito's park proposal.
Current Hartwood District supervisor Darrell English asked that Cannon Ridge not be declared a park because the Silver Companies privately owns it. Attorney Charlie Payne said the developer has a pending zoning application covering "the remainder of the last phase, if you will, of Celebrate Virginia."
Brito, English and Payne split on a Cannon Ridge park
| Who | Role | Stance |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Brito | Former Hartwood supervisor | Wants a park designation |
| Darrell English | Hartwood supervisor | Asked for no park designation |
| Charlie Payne | Silver Cos. attorney | Client has other ideas |
Source: Fredericksburg Free Press
- Next: public hearings as the plan changes
- Cost: English has said the county can't buy or maintain it
- Brito's next step: "I'm not sure what I'm going to do yet"
Brito says the land includes several historic Civil War sites and that grant money could fund a community asset. He said he already had support from Stafford's planning, parks and recreation, and historical commissions.
3county commissions Brito says back the park designation
Brito said the planning, parks and recreation, and historical commissions support amending the plan.
Source: Fredericksburg Free Press
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