Chesapeake City Council voted 7-2 Tuesday to approve the rezoning of approximately 25 acres of land off Kegman Road. That’s where a new 43-home neighborhood called Viridian Reserve North will be built.
The development, proposed by Kroll Residential, Inc. and owned by Draughon Development Group, LLC, will rezone the land from agricultural to residential. It is located west of Berkshire Forest, north of Viridian Reserve and south of Hanbury Woods.
Neighbors who live on Wisdom Path — a road that will be connected to Edinburgh Parkway as part of the development — say they are upset with the council’s decision. Eight residents spoke against the development at Tuesday’s meeting…