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As proposed, Cannon Ridge would create 280 lots behind the Marshall Diner. Read more about the proposed 58-acre subdivision in the Comprehensive Plan Amendment.
A development of 1,000 homes is proposed for the Bealeton Service District, expanding the district by 125 acres. Learn more about the Proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment proposed for Mintbrook Farm subdivision.
This proposed 50-bed drug and alcohol treatment center would be located off of Crest Hill Road in Marshall. Read more about the Fauquier County Special Exception Proposal for this 96-acre property.
November 10, 2008. PEC Press Release.
Norfolk Southern has plans to nearly double train traffic on the Piedmont rail line—from fourteen trains a day to approximately twenty-six. Find out more.
There is currently a quarantine of Emerald Ash Borer, a beetle that attacks and kills ash trees. Without a permit, live ash material, green wood, chips, or compost cannot be moved out of the quarantine area.
Learn about the expansion of the existing Columbia Gas right-of-way in the Crooked Run Valley.
January 24, 2008. PEC Press Release.
A waste to energy plant could reduce Fauquier and Warrenton's greenhouse gas footprint by 20% and save taxpayers money.
Students from the Wakefield Junior Stewards Club and The Hill School Treehuggers club help protect and promote the Piedmont.
