NC Plan Update and the Village Center Concept

In March, BCA voted to formally update its NC Plan. This fall BCA will distribute an in-depth questionnaire to all Bluemont households (approx. 2,000) as part of the NC Plan update process.

One NC-related issue of ongoing discussion is the potential redevelopment of the Safeway site. BCA’s NC Plan update process may provide a means of reaching a consensus on what type of development Bluemonters would accept at that site. (Note: The plan will be subject to county approval, and the county will have input into the final plan.) The NC Plan update committee is working in conjunction with the Bluemont Village Center Working Group (formerly the Wilson Boulevard Revitalization Working Group) to determine whether Bluemonters would be in favor of a “village center” design concept to help guide future redevelopment of the Wilson Boulevard commercial area.

Members of the update committee and the working group recently met with Shelley Mastran, a Virginia Tech professor who teaches urban planning. It is hoped that Mastran’s classes may be able to help BCA determine feasible options for the potential redevelopment of the commercial area. In order to garner initial feedback on the proposed village center concept, a brief preliminary survey appears below.