Major Elliston housing project facing uphill battle

By Marty Gordon [email protected] Affordable housing, infringement on the historic Fotheringay property and the effect on the horizon driving view were three concerns expressed this past week by individuals on a proposed 300-plus housing project in Elliston. Stateson Homes is proposing a 263.5-acre residential development along Roanoke Road in the Elliston-Shawsville area. The project shows a mix of 349 single-family and townhome units near Eastern Montgomery Elementary School. The county’s planning commission would have to change the current zoning from Agriculture 1 to Planned Unit Development Residential. The group held a public hearing on the matter two weeks ago. The...

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