ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – A proposed event center and restaurant in the Massanutten area was back on the Rockingham County Board of Supervisor’s agenda last night. The project, which would also include a craft brewery and restaurant, was tabled at the Board’s meeting earlier this month after residents near the proposed site on Resort Drive spoke against it. County staff also voiced concerns about a lack of access for emergency vehicles on site.  

District 5 Supervisor Joel Hensley said those concerns eased after the applicant drew up a new plan addressing that need.  

“Staff has assured me that they will work with the applicant and the site plan, so I would like to see the applicant continue down that process,” Hensley said. “I don’t see any reason why we should hold up that process and we trust staff to work with them on that site plan to make sure that it is adhering to all our ordinances.”

The board granted a special use permit for the project in a 3-to-2 vote. Supervisors Rick Chandler and Sallie Wolfe-Garrison voted no, as they felt the application was too vague.