Resk v. Roanoke County

By Judge Robert p. Doherty, Jr.

The defendant Holrob Investments, L.L.C., (“Holrob”) submitted to the defendant Roanoke County Board of Supervisors (the “Board”) an application to rezone forty acres of land in Roanoke County and to obtain a special use permit for approximately four of those acres. Holrob intends to build a WalMart Superstore on this land. The plaintiffs, who own land and live near the proposed site, oppose the construction of the Wal-Mart Superstore. The Board approved Holrob’s request, passed an ordinance that rezoned the forty acres, and granted the special use permit.

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