Category: Development News

After extended discussion about dust control Tuesday, the Brown County Board unanimously approved a conditional use permit application filed by Brian Domeier to allow expansion of Shirley’s Park and Country Retreat from 24 to 70 campsites. A condition added to the application requires 300 feet of gravel road dust control for events with more than 100 people. Other conditions are recreational vehicles must have toilet and bathing facilities. If not, the operator would be required to provide a central building with such facilities. Several letters praised the park, calling it…

Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville company has expanded its footprint in Sevier County with a massive RV resort and lodge in Pigeon Forge. Camp Margaritaville RV Resort & Lodge – Pigeon Forge held its grand opening Wednesday, Sept. 7. Located at 149 Cates Lane, it offers both accommodations for recreational vehicles as well as traditional full-service hotel amenities. The site features a pool recreation area with a double loop water slide, lazy river, family entertainment center with an arcade, hot tub and fire pit, kid’s playground, pet park, pickleball courts, duckpin bowling,…

A proposed RV park along the Cowlitz River is moving forward after a county official approved key permits despite public opposition to the project. In early July, Cowlitz County Hearing Examiner Mark Scheibmeir OK’d the special use and shoreline permits and the campground and recreational facility preliminary site plan for the project, with conditions, following two public hearings the prior two months. “After careful consideration, I conclude that the public’s reasons for opposition do not overcome the factual presentation made in support of the requested permits,” Scheibmeir wrote in his…

Plans are unfolding to develop a high-end recreational vehicle (RV) resort in Fayetteville catering to Arkansas Razorback and outdoor recreation fans. A group of out-of-state investors closed a $1 million land purchase in August for 43.5 acres ($0.53 per square foot) west of Interstate 49 and south of Lowe’s at 3231 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The Citizens Bank of Batesville backed the land purchase. Cobb Brothers & Westphal Properties LLC was the seller. This will be a Class A, resort-style development; it will be the first of its type…

The Boulder City Planning Commission approved a recommendation to the City Council at its Aug. 17 meeting that would amend the city’s master plan future land use map for a proposed recreational vehicle park and cabin rental facility. Commissioners Nate Lasoff, Lorene Krumm and Paul Matuska voted for the approval and Ernest Biacsi and Beth Bonnar voted against it. The 74-acre parcel for the RV park is west of Adams Boulevard and Veterans Memorial Drive. Elite RV would lease the land from the city. If approved by the City Council,…

The owners of the Beaver Brook Golf Course are seeking permission to put a campground of up to 50 sites on the property, a move that is generating opposition from some town residents. Beaver Brook’s owners Chris and Rosana Duval have applied for a special permit with the town’s Zoning Board of Appeals under the name Equinox Partners LLC. The seasonal campground would be located at multiple locations on the same property as the golf course at 183 Main Road, and be provided water and electricity part of the year,…

Metro Vancouver is planning to spend $40 million to create a new regional park that would bring overnight camping to Bowen Island. “It’s really, truly an amazing opportunity,” said John McEwen, chair of Metro Vancouver’s Regional Parks Committee, of the plan to purchase almost a square kilometer of land around Cape Roger Curtis at the island’s southwest tip. There’s a great shortage of campsites. This is a modest increase, but I believe people will be excited.” The land is a mixture of waterfront and forested area, and has been owned…

Bonner County commissioners tabled a decision July 26 to accept grant funding from the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation for an extension of the Bonner County Fairgrounds RV Campground, at the same time as Sheriff Daryl Wheeler and others have pushed against the expansion as an encroachment on county land better saved for a new justice facility. The two acres up for debate are located between the fairgrounds and the sheriff’s complex, and are currently empty but frequently used for fairgrounds event parking. In January, commissioners gave Fair Director…

The Valley City Council’s vote on development of a controversial RV park along the Platte River has been delayed until August. The council’s vote was set for Tuesday, but it has been rescheduled for Aug. 9 at the request of the developer. Brad Brown, who builds high-end homes in the Omaha metro area, is hoping to turn about 100 acres along the river into an RV park for about 275 campers and recreational vehicles. Among its most controversial aspects: facilities for airboats, which can be loud and users must wear…

James Ledford and Amy Sanger Ledford are the new owners of River Camp RV Park and celebrated with a grand opening. They are pictured here with Stephanie Kobald and Emily Mohr from the Meeker Chamber of Commerce, along with visiting guests Mark, Heather, Jared, Marissa, Jason and children; Erik, Chelsea and children and Colt the dog. River Camp RV Park now features a bathhouse, one room cabin, horse friendly sites, trailers to assist OHVs to the Wagon Wheel trails, music events with Saturday night steak nights. In addition, they are…