SALEM, Va. (WDBJ) – Residents of a Salem neighborhood are worried about a large housing development that has been proposed near their homes.
ABoone Real Estate is looking to rezone a 40-acre property on Newman Drive that currently houses the old WSLC radio station and several radio towers to build a 171-unit townhome community called Creekside Park.
“We plan to continue to pursue development of a townhome community to create a new housing community that will have lots of amenities. It will have lots of options for people. It will help Salem grow its population, and it will help people who already live in Salem find a home. We were looking at the MLS listings yesterday, and there are fewer than 50 listings of all types in the City of Salem, which is a tiny percentage of what it needs to be,” said Alexander Boone, President of ABoone Real Estate…