Thwarted in an attempt to gain approval for an asphalt plant on the site of the old Salem water treatment plant in Glenvar, Foxhall Properties will try again, but this time with a different location in mind. Affiliated with Adams Construction, Foxhall will ask Roanoke County to rezone 16.7 acres near the new Western Regional Jail for use as an asphalt production and distribution center.
Foxhall/Adams declined to pursue the Glenvar site earlier this year after neighbors in the area objected to it on environmental, safety and property value concerns. Adams also said it had identified other potential sites for the plant. The company will pursue a special use permit for the new tract and will make their case at a Roanoke County Planning Commission meeting on November 2 (7 p.m.) at the county administration building.
A public hearing will be held on that date, and again on November 17 when the Board of Supervisors will consider the matter as well. A community meeting will be held before then but a date has not been set. Foxhall/Adams is seeking an asphalt plant on the 11/460 corridor that will be closer to scheduled repaving work there in the future.
By Gene Marrano [email protected]