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Article: PLANNING COMMISSION REJECTS CHESAPEAKE SEWER LINE PLAN.(LOCAL)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- November 13, 1997
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Byline: MATTHEW DOLAN, STAFF WRITER
CHESAPEAKE -- The Planning Commission unanimously voted against a new sewer line plan Wednesday that could have opened up more than 2,000 acres in the city for development.
Though the vote was solely over whether a proposed sewer line plan, known as the Southeastern Interceptor, was in compliance with the city's Comprehensive Plan, the commission's decision had far-reaching implications.
The timing and placement of the southeastern sewer line and another connecting line raised policy questions about the scope and pace of the city's sprawling suburban growth. The land affected by the sewer line was not slated ...