There will be additional meetings held & we need to continue to let the collective voice of the community be heard!   See the attached graphic with additional meeting info, provided by the Magnolia Coalition.  We need everyone to keep with this!  NO MAGNOLIA MEGASITE!!!!!!!!

The county has a portal website that is open to comments & questions about the proposed rezoning. We are asking everyone to go to the county portal to post their comments & concerns as these comments have to be recorded.  Here is the county portal for comments & concerns 

https://www.chesterfield.gov/5559/Upper-Magnolia-Green-Rezoning-Project

 

We are also asking you to Sign this petition to let the county know that a Magnolia Megasite is not wanted or needed.  We need to let the county know that they can’t sneak this past us!  Think about the environmental implications of an industrial megasite near our homes, new schools, & major source of drinking water.  Sign the petition to let your voice be heard!!!!!!! We need action NOW!! Share on social media with #nomagnoliamegasite

For more information visit the county website showing the proposed plan

https://www.chesterfield.gov/5559/Upper-Magnolia-Green-Rezoning-Project

VOICE YOUR OPPOSITION TO THE MAGNOLIA MEGA-SITE

Remove the I2 zoning!!!! We want more than just plastics removed from the list of acceptable uses!!!!!  

What is the “Magnolia Megasite?”
The county purchased 1,800+ acres in Moseley and would like to rezone it Industrial-2 with permitted uses that include the following:

Plastics Manufacturing: Major emissions from plastic production processes include sulfur oxides, nitrous oxides, methanol, ethylene oxide, and volatile organic compounds.

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: Toxic by-products can leach into the groundwater negatively affecting wildlife and human health

Semiconductors: require 20 million gallons of water a month that has to be disposed of as waste because the manufacturing process requires the use of large amounts of hazardous chemicals

Data Centers: very noisy and can be heard for miles due to the HVAC equipment (airconditioners) from the fans, condensers, compressors and evaporators

Why are residents opposed to the rezoning?
• PROPERTY VALUES: An industrial mega-site would have a negative impact on property
values in and around Moseley.
• PROXIMITY TO HOMES & SCHOOLS: The site is close to residential and future school sites.
• CONTAMINATION TO DRINKING WATER: The site is located on Resource-ProtectedAreas, wetlands, and a FEMA flood plain that feeds directly into the Swift Creek Watershed, our drinking water.
• TRAFFIC: Without proper infrastructure in place, our roads will be even more overwhelmed and inundated with large trucks.
• TAXPAYER’S MONEY: This project would cost tax-payers a fortune to get a site “shovelready” with no one lined up to develop it. Existing Virginia industrial sites have a poor trackrecord.
• QUALITY OF LIFE: This rezoning is inconsistent with the character of Moseley and
incompatible with the county’s comprehensive plan.

How Can I Get Involved?

• Join “Magnolia Coalition” on Facebook —a group of over 1600 residents who oppose this rezoning case. Not on Facebook? Email us at magnoliacoalition@gmail.com to join our email list.

• Sign the petition to present to county leaders

• Contact the Board of Supervisors & Planning Commissioners and voice your concerns:

Board of Supervisors Planning Commissioners
Kevin Carroll, Matoaca District
804-768-7400 CarrollKevin@chesterfield.gov
Tommy Owens, Matoaca District
804-869-2214 OwensTommy@chesterfield.gov
Chris Winslow, Clover Hill District
804-768-7396 winslowc@chesterfield.gov
Gloria Freye, Clover Hill District
804-768-7381 FreyeG@chesterfield.gov
Leslie Haley, Midlothian District
804-768-7397 haleyl@chesterfield.gov
Frank Petroski, Midlothian District
804-768-7558 PetroskiF@chesterfield.gov
James Holland, Dale District
804-768-7528 hollandj@chesterfield.gov
LeQuan Hylton, Dale District
804-768-7389 HyltonL@chesterfield.gov
Jim Ingle, Bermuda District
804-768-7398 IngleJ@chesterfield.gov
Gib Sloan, Bermuda District
804-892-5633 SloanG@chesterfield.gov