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The James City County Board of Supervisors is holding its public hearing to decide on the rezoning of Parcel C of the Eastern State Hospital surplus land on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM. Residents are invited to attend and speak on the development or to submit written comments (by mail, fax or email). The hearing will be in the Government Center Board Room, 101 Mounts Bay Road, Building F.

 

The meeting agenda will be available on the JCC website next week.

 

Prior to this hearing, Jamestown District Supervisor Jim Icenhour is holding an informational meeting about the Westwood Park project tomorrow evening, October 2nd at 7PM at Legacy Hall, 4301 New Town Avenue.

 

Background: Westwood Park is the 79.56 acres development by ABVA adjoining Charlotte Park in New Town and is proposed to build 172 units (82 single family and 90 multifamily homes) with its own parks, pool and amenities, and homeowners association. An additional 24,000 square feet of commercial space will be provided. Access to the new community would be via Discovery Park Boulevard. As currently depicted, Westwood Park will have no association with New Town. The impacts of the development on stormwater protection resources and traffic have been continuing concerns, and led the James City County Planning Commission to not recommend its rezoning approval in its April 2025 meeting. Since then the applicant, ABVA, has modified its plan to mitigate some of these issues. JCC Staff will report its evaluation of these additional changes to the Board of Supervisors. (See August Town Crier article.)

 

The Board of Supervisors must now decide whether or not to approve the rezoning of public use land to multi-use for this development.