James City County approves changes to 470-home housing development plan

James City County on Tuesday narrowly approved an updated plan for a proposed 470-home senior community that reduces its minimum amount of assisted living or memory care rooms.

Board Member Jim Icenhour and Chair John McGlennon opposed the updated plan for Ford’s Village despite the developers making some changes after the Board of Supervisors reviewed it in February. Icenhour said his biggest concern is the reduction in assisted living rooms, but the density of the homes, high price tags and impact to the Powhatan Creek watershed didn’t help.

“It just keeps getting less and less for the citizens and more and more for the developer,” Icenhour said…

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