Hotly Contested Water Park Approved on Chincoteague by Jay Diem Park As He Held up a Large Photograph the Chincoteague Town Council of a Water Park in Ocean City, Md
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Circulation 14,000 Free March 10, 2017 Hotly Contested Water Park Approved on Chincoteague By Jay Diem park as he held up a large photograph The Chincoteague Town Council of a water park in Ocean City, Md. “We approved a campground water park do not believe this to be beauty,” he said. Monday, putting an end to a hotly de- Others in opposition echoed the wa- bated island issue. ter park was not in keeping with the The planned water park will be character of Chincoteague and pointing built on just over five and a half acres to nearby Assateague Island and Chin- at Maddox Family Campground’s coteague National Wildlife Refuge. sprawling 97-acre property. Sue Johnson said people come to The meeting was moved to the the island to enjoy nature. nearby Chincoteague Center after the “It is so contrary to the statement public filled council chambers with of purpose of this island,” she said of some standing outside in the hall. the water park. During the public hearing, 13 peo- Reid Thornton, a Chincoteague resi- ple spoke, with 10 opposing the water dent and college student studying tour- park or voicing concerns about it, and ism, said the construction of the water three speaking in favor of it. park is inevitable and that the attrac- Concerns ranged from safety to tion would be a boost to local tourism. traffic, but most centered on the water “Tourism, not only has it provided park clashing with the area’s natural me with a job since I was 14, but it aesthetics. has also provided the town with a lot “It will change the character of Chin- of money over the years,” he said. “We coteague forever,” said Paul Brzozows- are a town that is built off that indus- ki, who added that he and his wife are try and it will continue to grow. You “passionately opposed” to the water An artist’s rendering of the planned water park layout at Maddox Family (Continued on Page 13) Campground on Chincoteague. Parent Convicted in School Assault Spring Forward! INSIDE By Connie Morrison battery against Kegotank Elemen- A parent who was apparently an- tary School Principal Jennifer Annis Daylight saving time Classified/Legal Ads ............. Page 31 Community Notes................ Page 28 gered by suspicion that school staff in an altercation that happened last resumes on Sunday, had called social services and allowed November. Courts .................................. Page 9 the agency access to her child during Annis testified that around 10 March 12, at 2 a.m. Mileposts .............................. Page 29 school hours was convicted Monday a.m. on Nov. 17, she was told some- Don’t forget to set clocks Obituaries ............................. Page 10 of what Commonwealth’s Attorney one wanted to see her. When she Opinion/Letters .................... Page 39 forward before going to Spencer Morgan characterized as a went to the office, Hope told her she Post Times Calendar ........... 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Page 22 (Continued on Page 11) alarm batteries! 2 • EASTERN SHORE POST • MARCH 10, 2017 Northampton Planners Send Two Special Use Permits to Board By Ron West Board of Supervisors will conduct an- they are living as an accessory the special use permit request with A pair of public hearings for spe- other public hearing on the special dwelling while the new home is be- the understanding that the Board of cial use permits was before the use permit at its March 14 session. ing built, but under the ordinance Supervisors might require the ap- Northampton County Planning The second permit was request- an accessory structure can only be plicant to agree to proceed with his Commission on March 7. ed by Christopher Evans to estab- placed on a property after the pri- plans to request a building permit in Thomas and Lauren Gardner re- lish a single-wide mobile home on mary dwelling is either constructed order to construct his new primary quested a special use permit to op- his property at 6350 Cherie Way in or at least in the process of being dwelling. erate a home kitchen for home food Machipongo. Evans explained that constructed. If he leaves the mobile The commissioners agreed that processing at 26223 Lankford Hwy. his family currently lives in a mobile home as the family’s primary dwell- because of the nature of the re- in Capeville. Lauren Gardner said home on his property but he intends ing, any additional dwelling added quest, the same circumstance could her plan was to prepare baked goods to construct a single-family dwelling to the property — the new residence arise in the future, and a zoning and sell them off-site at farmers on the same parcel. they intend to build — would be con- text amendment would be prudent. markets, craft shows and similar While a request to construct a sidered an accessory dwelling and Such a change would require a pub- venues. The food preparation will be single-family dwelling would not or- limited to no more than 50 percent lic hearing by the planners as well done in her existing kitchen, so no dinarily be an issue that requires a of the size of the primary dwelling. as the Board of Supervisors. As has changes to the interior or exterior of special use permit, because a single- In other words, the new home would been noted in the past, the one-size her home would be required, but the wide mobile home is already on the need to be smaller than the current -fits-all approach to the zoning ordi- application stated the bakery would property, it does. Evans is request- mobile home. nances does not always work, thus be required to comply with USDA ing to change the designation of the While the commissioners sup- it is considered a living document standards for home bakeries. With mobile home to an accessory dwell- ported the applicant’s intention to that can, and often does, require all sales being off-site, there would ing while he continues to occupy it construct a home, the ordinance amendment. not be a need for customers to come until such time as he can construct was written assuming that most Following the hearings, the com- to the location, precluding addition- the new residence. homeowners would add an acces- missioners continued to review por- al traffic or parking issues. The zoning ordinance creates a sory dwelling only to complement tions of the comprehensive plan in- No one in the public spoke during catch-22: Evans is requesting to des- an existing primary dwelling. The volving the county’s demographic the public hearing for this permit. The ignate the mobile home in which commissioners agreed to support data. #lnfchincoteague Ashlyn Estates Beautiful 3BR Home in Chinco. School district. Cape Center Detach. 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