Traffic study underway for biscuit run

On Tuesday, June 13, a sea of people packed the Albemarle Planning Commission meeting. Most were Mill Creek residents fearful of the impact of the proposed Biscuit Run development near Old Lynchburg Road, which has the potential to house 5,000 new lots, and up to 12,000 new residents, on its 1,300 acres.
After sitting through a 40-minute slide presentation that explained a traffic study for the project, planning commissioners simply wanted to know when they could expect to see the actual study itself—by now known as “the monster” by its harshest critics. When pressed on this point, County planner Juan Wade admitted that he would not see the study himself until late summer.
Upon the meeting’s conclusion, members of the audience hung around outside the door, eager to confront anyone attached to the building project. “We will come to every one of these meetings, to simply show that there are people who care,” said Margaret Weeks, the identified leader of Mill Creek South’s opposition to Biscuit Run.
Outside the County Office Building, Commissioner Calvin Morris seemed relieved to have escaped the kerfuffle inside, but agreed that the fight over Biscuit Run is likely to become volatile. “No question,” he said, shaking his head. “No question.”—Jayson Whitehead