While we are fighting hard against the LUCK ROCK quarry, the county is quietly moving ahead with the Route 30 Small Area Plan (Route 1 to the North Anna River). At their recent meeting, they laid out wild visions for massive retail, heavy industry, and new recreational facilities.  Here is the problem: Our roads are already failing, our grid is stressed, and the county has ZERO plans to fund or upgrade our infrastructure. They want to invite big developers in, but they don't know who is paying for the massive upgrades needed for water, sewer, electricity, and wider roads.

If we don't act, they will use this "Small Area Plan" to justify approving the quarry and everything else that comes after it.  We need to JAM their official survey right now. Do not just click through their multiple-choice options. We must use every single open text box to demand answers on infrastructure.

Take the 5-Minute Survey Here: https://engage.hanovercounty.gov/route30#tab-78859

See below for a quick "Cheat Sheet" of answers you can copy-paste directly into the survey comment boxes so the county gets a completely unified message.

The Survey Comment Cheat Sheet

Copy and paste these exact points into the open-ended text fields and final comment boxes on the survey:

On Desired Uses / Future Vision: "No new commercial, retail, or industrial zoning should be approved until a fully funded infrastructure plan is locked in. Our rural roads cannot handle current traffic safely, let alone massive new projects."

On Quality of Life & Safety Concerns: "Route 30 is already overburdened and hazardous today. Adding more industry or high-density facilities without immediate, county-funded road expansions is a direct safety threat to residents."

On the Ultimate Infrastructure Question (Put this in the final comment box): "Who is paying for the upgrades to water, sewer, and electricity required by these proposed plans? Who is paying for the new and upgraded roads? The taxpayers of Hanover should not foot the bill for developer profits. No infrastructure plan = No development."

Why this works from a planning perspective: When the county analysts sort through the survey data, they categorize open text responses by "keywords." By flooding the text boxes with the words Infrastructure, Road Funding, Taxpayer Burden, and Capacity, we force those topics to top the data charts, making it impossible for the county to claim the community supports expansion.