FRANKLIN CO. BOARD APPROVES REZONING PLAN

From: Roanoke Times & World News | Date: December 14, 2006| Author: Mason Adams mason.adams@roanoke.com (540) 981-3149 | Copyright information

The Franklin County Planning Commission voted 6-0 Tuesday to recommend approval to rezone land and grant permits for a 42-acre commercial development by a county businessman.

Plans for the tentatively named Virginia Marketplace were put forth by Orient Bay, which consists of Joel and Ann Clair Shepherd.

The Shepherds, who own the nearby Virginia Furniture Market, Blue Ridge Antique Center and several other businesses, want to build a new shopping center near U.S. 220 at the inter...

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