The Mathews County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Monday to deny an application for a conditional use permit by Rhetson Companies LLC to place a 10,640-square-foot Dollar General store at the intersection of Routes 198 and 3 in the Cobbs Creek area of the county. Dissenting on the vote to deny were chairman Mike Rowe and Amy Dubois.

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In his report, Planning and Zoning Director Thomas Jenkins said that the parcel was rezoned from Rural to Business in July 2021 at Rhetson’s request, and a conceptual plan showing four retail stores was submitted. A public hearing was held on the matter in November, but the application was withdrawn and resubmitted with a modified septic plan that involved a pretreatment system initially, with future connection to the Hampton Roa...