Civil War Site Faces Development Battle

A fight is breweing in Virginia for development rights on to build a town on the site of general Robert E. Lee's greatest victory.

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January 1, 2003, 1:00 PM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"'Nationally, the issue is preservation of the battlefield,' Campi said. 'Locally, the issue is quality of life. We just don't have the water capacity, we don't have the road capacity to support this development'... The Spotsylvania County Planning Commission voted 5-2 in favor of building the new town in northern Virginia, a rapidly growing region that was also the epicenter of the Civil War. The final decision rests with the county's sharply divided Board of Supervisors."

Thanks to Laura Kranz

FULL STORY: Civil War Site Faces Development Battle

Wednesday, January 1, 2003 in Associated Press

History / Preservation Virginia

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