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CHARLOTTESVILLE (WINA) – The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors Wednesday night did not pass the Breezy Hill development plan adjacent to the existing Glenmore subdivision, but they didn’t kill it either. Although the planning commission in November unanimously rejected the 130 unit development, supervisors Thursday night voted a 3-3 tie. Among those approving the plan is Rivanna Supervisor Bea LaPisto Kirtley, along with Diantha McKeel and Ned Galloway.
Planners cited 223 emails from residents in the Rivanna community as one of the reasons for denial. Commissioner Richard Randolph also cited congestion on Route 250 that has just increased as development occurs in eastern Albemarle. Supervisor LaPisto Kirtley told Morning News the preponderance of emails sent to the board were against as well. However, she voted for the development because Running Deer Drive is the easternmost demarcation of a “development area”. She says the county has designated such areas