Town and County terminate Virginian housing plan

The Town and County have terminated the Virginian housing development plan, ending the path toward 221 deed-restricted workforce homes on 90 Virginian Lane for now. The Planning Commission staff note says the project was terminated by Town and County, a sharp turn for a site that had already absorbed more than $28 million in public land costs and years of work on a mixed rental and ownership proposal Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda Packet.

That matters for families because the project was supposed to add workforce housing in a market where teachers, childcare workers, and other employees already struggle to stay nearby. The research record shows the plan had advanced through partner selection and agreement work before it stalled this summer, leaving the future of the site unresolved and the question of what replaces those homes still open Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda Packet.