As of October 18, 2022, the developer has pulled the rezoning request. This rezoning request has not yet made it before the Planning Commission or had a public hearing. According to the city, the application is still ongoing and it may appear on a future Planning Commission agenda. CARE4Suffolk will continue to monitor this rezoning project and will take action to oppose it should he bring it before the Planning Commission.
Ellis Farm is 114 acres of combined wooded and farm land on Manning Road in Suffolk. In September 2022, a developer applied to the City of Suffolk, looking to rezone it from agricultural to low/medium density residential, so he can build up to 300 homes on this land which is adjacent to the protected wetlands of Speight’s Run Reservoir.
CARE4Suffolk has many reasons for opposing this rezoning, including: traffic, school impacts, environmental concerns, water quality, quality of life, property values, and the direct impact this large development will have on the lives of those that reside on Manning Road and the surrounding communities. This rezoning request is still in its application stage and will be brought before the Planning Commission at some unspecified point in the future.
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Ellis Farm is comprised of about 114 acres of farmland and wooded land. It lies south of the Speight’s Run Reservoir, off Manning Road in Suffolk, Virginia.