Category: Development News

New RV park opens near Farmington

A five-space recreational vehicle park has opened at 38 A Road 5474 near Farmington. The Little Park, owned by Autumn von Flotow, offers internet, 30 amp electrical, water and waste hookups. Flotow stated in a news release that TLP nests on a cul-de-sac with quiet neighbors and is fenced and gated. The location, halfway between Farmington and Bloomfield, offers easy access to the San Juan River and to hiking and biking trails. She stated the U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the 140,000 people living nomadically doubled or tripled since the…

Great Sacandaga campground approved

The Adirondack Park Agency unanimously approved plans for an RV campground on Great Sacandaga Lake in the town of Mayfield, though it brought up jurisdictional questions. Commissioners spent nearly an hour deliberating plans for an expanded state boat launch seven miles up the lake from the Mayfield campground. The Adirondack Blue Line, however, cuts off at the lake’s southern tip, giving the APA no say over the campground’s proposed dock and boat slips. The 277-site campground is on 83.4 acres in the area of Woods Hollow Road and state Route…

Torrington Neighbors Say RV Plan Preferable to Subdivision

Neighbors of 232 Klug Hill Road say they are not opposed to an RV park being built on the site. At a Planning and Zoning Commission hearing last Wednesday, Lelah Campo, owner of Cozy Hills Campgrounds, said she would like to transform the property into an upscale RV campground. The two residents who spoke at the hearing voiced a few concerns about such things as driveway width, site lines and digging of wells potentially interfering with private wells or septic systems, but had no other issues with the idea. “I’d…

Forested Land in South Bend Bulldozed to Make Way for 13-Acre RV Park

A plan to develop an RV park on Bend’s forested southern fringe moved forward last week when the developer had most of a 13-acre lot cleared of ponderosa pines and juniper trees. Bend-based Kine & Kine Properties owns the land and intends to build the 176-space RV park and open it before the end of the year. In addition to the 13-acre RV park, a variety of other features are also planned on the 29.3 acre property, including mini storage, RV storage and seven acres of residential units. At a…

Developer Proposes 306-Stall RV Park in Animas Valley

More than 60 peopled filled the Animas Valley Grange this week for a neighborhood meeting held by the La Plata County Planning Department to learn details of a proposed luxury RV park north of Durango. Area residents approached the evening with a mix of wariness and enthusiasm as Scott Roberts, the developer behind the project, addressed the crowded room. More than anything, attendees had minor questions for Roberts. The development would be under the Village Camp brand, an offshoot of Roberts Resorts, a company founded by Scott’s parents 55 years…

Heyburn Planning Commission Approves Permit for Lucky Lake 208 RV Park

The Heyburn Planning and Zoning Commission gave a nod to a special use permit for Lucky Lake 208 RV Park near Interstate 84, exit 208, after a public hearing on Tuesday. This will bring people into the area and increase revenues for the city through taxes.” The permit, granted to the Harry Clark estate and the 55-acre parcel buyer, Nikki Beck, will allow the company to develop 100 RV sites and up to 35 cabins. It does not need city council approval, Heyburn Planning and Zoning Attorney Paul Ross said.…

Bedford Supervisors OK Lake Development

Two special use permits to develop a proposed RV site and other lakeside amenities in Moneta, VA were approved Monday in split votes by the Bedford County Board of Supervisors. Stewart Garland, of Richmond, with the services of Amy Seipp, of Accupoint Surveying and Design in Lynchburg, applied for permits to develop a campground site on two properties totaling 43 acres in Moneta. One parcel of land, measuring 27 acres, already features a marina and the Halesford Harbour Inn. The new developments will be an expansion and continuation of amenities…

City of Sioux City Awarded $104,000 Grant for Campground Near Big Sioux River

The City of Sioux City has been awarded more than $104,000 in grant funding from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to develop a campground on the north side of the Sioux City Railroad Museum, adjacent to the Big Sioux River. The City Council will be presented, for consideration, a (capital improvement program) FY 2024 budget request in the amount of $320,000 to be allocated towards the remaining funding for the property acquisition.” The City Council will be asked Monday to approve a resolution authorizing the Parks and Recreation Department…

Gorges State Park Opens 13-Acre Campground

Thanks to funds from the Connect N.C. Bond Project, Gorges State Park will open a family campground on Saturday, Oct. 29, according to the Division of Parks and Recreation. The 13-acre campground features five camper cabins, 14 campsites and 16 tent campsites. The campground also has a modern bathhouse. Brantley Construction began work on the campground in August 2020, but material and labor delays slowed the project, according to a news release from the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. The new campground, completed this fall, will help meet…

Work on New Love’s RV Park Likely to Begin in 2023

Construction of a new Love’s RV Park slated to begin this year likely will be pushed into 2023 after some late-coming input from the Colorado Department of Transportation. Local officials, however, are doing everything within their power to continue to push the project to the finish line. The nearly 52-acre lot located at the eastern entrance to Cañon City is slated to include an RV park, hotel and travel plaza. There are several phases that must gain approval from the city, and the city requests input during each phase from…