PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Trucks and cell towers will dominate much of the conversation at Tuesday’s meeting of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors.
The board will consider whether to request the Commonwealth Transportation Board remove a through truck traffic restriction on Spriggs Road during its afternoon session.
During the evening session, they will hear a special use permit request for a 110-foot telecommunications “stealth” bell tower facility to be built at the corner of Minnieville and Smoketown roads. T-Mobile is hoping to build the tower on the property of the Bethel United Methodist Church, which is located at 13506 Minnieville Road.
The tower will be made of galvanized steel with beige-colored panels and fake bells. The Planning Commission recommended approval in December, contingent on buffering and setback conditions. At the commission’s public hearing, several people spoke for and against the application.
County staff, which also recommended approval, has received a petition against the application with 60 signatures.
With the widening of Spriggs to a four-lane road, county staff is recommending the board request the restriction be removed. Currently, in order to get to Hoadly Road, trucks have to bypass Spriggs when traveling north on Va. 234. The same scenario occurs for those traveling west on Hoadly Road that want to access Va. 234.
According to the staff report, the Virginia Department of Transportation created the restriction on Spriggs in 1999. If approved by the transportation board, signs restricting truck traffic on Spriggs would likely be removed within a four-to-six-week period.
The transportation board meets the third Wednesday of every month in Richmond.
Staff writer Kipp Hanley can be reached at 703-530-3904.
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