The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors has approved the Brookhill mixed-use development between Polo Grounds Road and the Forest Lakes community. “Over the last two years, our team has worked collaboratively with county staff and surrounding neighborhoods by understanding goals, listening to concerns and updating our proposal to fulfill the vision set forth in the […]
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Forest Lakes residents want to limit road, trail connectivity to Brookhill
When a rezoning for the proposed Brookhill development goes before the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors in November, residents of Forest Lakes want limits on the road connections to their neighborhood. “We have a really unique community here,” said Scott Elliff, a member of the Forest Lakes Community Association’s Board of Directors. “There will never […]
Proposed Albemarle development to offer sites for two new schools
Albemarle County soon could gain two school sites as part of a land rezoning to accommodate a 300-acre development at the corner of U.S. 29 and Polo Grounds Road. Riverbend Development has offered a seven-acre elementary school site within the proposed 800- to 1,500-unit Brookhill development, and a 61-acre high school site on the other […]
Brookhill neighbors get another chance to review development
The developers of the proposed Brookhill neighborhood have spent the last several months meeting with adjacent neighborhood groups to address their questions and concerns. In June, the development team submitted the application plan for a rezoning to county officials. The mixed-use development would border Forest Lakes South and extend to the corner of U.S. 29 […]
Forest Lakes residents get second briefing on Brookhill
Representatives from Riverbend Development met with Forest Lakes residents Tuesday to continue discussions about the proposed Brookhill neighborhood. The mixed-use development would border Forest Lakes South and extend to the corner of U.S. 29 and Polo Grounds Road in northern Albemarle County. This was the developers’ second meeting with neighbors. Since that April meeting, the […]
Major mixed use development planned near Forest Lakes
Residents of the Forest Lakes community gathered recently for the first of several neighborhood brief-ings on a new development project that would transform the corner of U.S. 29 and Polo Grounds Road. Riverbend Development told a gathering of about 45 people that it has three parcels totaling 300 acres under contract. In three years the […]