The Mobjack Rowing Association is seeking to rezone an 11.29-acre parcel from residential to business that it owns in Bohannon. It will be used for training. The matter will come before the Mathews County Planning Commission, with a public hearing to be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10 in the historic courthouse on Court Street. Four other public hearings are on the agenda, as well. The association purchased the property at 449 Quail Road on Raines Creek for $550,000 in late August. According to the application, signed by MRA president Tim Ulsaker, the site will be used for training for rowing activities. Rowing machines will be installed in the main room of the 6,200-square-foot home on the property, says the application, and the site will be improved with docks and ramps for water access and the installation of outside racks for boat storage. The application states further that the property has excellent road access, provides good waterfront access, and “is complementary to the Boh...
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