Tag: wedding venue
By Stefanie Jackson – The Northampton planning commission recommended approval of a special-use permit (SUP) for a wedding and event venue near the small residential community of Cherrystone on Wednesday night, following two hours of discussion, including public comments that were largely in opposition to the proposal.
“Within the adjacent...
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton supervisors will soon be faced with a decision to permit another new wedding venue in the county, months after they approved one for John and Linda Cleaveland in spite of mass opposition from neighbors.
“We feel that the addition of our wedding venue will only...
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton County Board of Supervisors Chairman Spencer Murray threw one of the rules out the window Tuesday night at a public hearing on the event venue that John and Linda Cleaveland proposed for hosting weddings and other special events at their creekside home in Wellington...
By Stefanie Jackson – Linda Cleaveland wants to set the record straight about the Wellington Neck home she shares with husband John Cleaveland and about the controversy the property generated among neighbors after the couple applied for a special use permit to use the property overlooking Nassawadox Creek as...
By Stefanie Jackson – The Northampton planning commission voted 3-1 Wednesday night to recommend the rejection of John and Linda Cleaveland’s special-use permit application to use their Wellington Neck property to host outdoor weddings.
The decision was made in spite of the argument made by the Cleavelands’ attorney, Carl Eason,...
By Stefanie Jackson – An anonymous writer who claims to be from Wellington Neck recently sent letters to neighbors warning them about John and Linda Cleaveland’s plans for a wedding venue on their property and the potential negative impacts it would bring to the quiet, residential neighborhood.
One of the...
By Stefanie Jackson – The Northampton planning commission was left to reconsider the effectiveness of its communication following two long and contentious public hearings April 2.
Eyre Baldwin, of Pearl LLC, received the planning commission’s approval for a minor special use permit (SUP) to convert an old farm shed into...
