GOOCHLAND, Va. (WWBT) - In a split decision, the Goochland planning commission voted to approve the Technology Overlay District proposal Thursday night with some recommended amendments.

This comes after nearly 500 people across two Thursdays this month filled the Goochland High School auditorium.

Most of them were there to speak out against the proposal.

Some concerns include the amendment to include Small Modular Nuclear Reactor and a Gas Peak Plant to help Power businesses inside the TOD.

“I do not believe SMRs are the magic pill that some believe them to be,” said one resident.

The proposal will allow the county to add a special zoning designation on the eastern end of Goochland, which would add specific rules and uses to the existing zoning rules.

According to the county, the d

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