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John Mullins moving ahead with plans to develop Chancellorsville land Date published: 1/7/2004 By RUSTY DENNEN Mullins moves on project Houses could soon sprout on land connected to the Civil War's Chancellorsville campaign. John Mullins, who owns nearly 800 acres along State Route 3, also appears to be moving ahead on plans for commercial development on a portion of the historic tract as well. Mullins, owner of Covenant Funeral Service, is awaiting approval of a site plan submitted to Spotsylvania County planners last fall for Section Two of Ashley Farms subdivision. That could happen within the next few weeks. The plan calls for 32 houses on lots ranging from two to five acres in size. In papers filed with the county, Mullins says site work could begin as early as March. Section Two encompasses 136 acres of the 273-acre Ashley-Orrock tract. Mullins already has county permission to develop 30 lots in Section One. Just before Christmas, signs went up on Mullins' property advertising the availability of commercial pad sites. The telephone number listed on the sign is Mullins', who does business as Mullco Inc., with his wife, Barbara. The signs don't mean that stores and offices will appear anytime soon. No plans have been filed for 55 acres zoned for commercial use by lame duck county supervisors in late 1999. "The next step would be a site plan," said Wanda Parish, Spotsylvania County planning manager. Mullins declined to comment yesterday. He has made several attempts to develop the 781 acres he bought in 1995 for $2.8 million. In 1999 he withdrew a plan for a golf course, subdivision and office park. Last year, a plan to sell the land to a Northern Virginia developer who wanted to build a large mixed-use village called Chancellorsville, fell through when the county refused to rezone the property. Mullins has the zoning he needs to build up to 225 homes, offices and small stores on the Ashley-Orrock parcel. Even that has been a long and drawn out process due to review by local, state and federal agencies. Last October, the Army Corps of Engineers gave conditional approval to Mullins' plans after reviewing six proposed stream crossings.
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