According to New Era Progress, Amherst will not be home to a new motorcycle track any time soon. The director of planning and zoning said the proposed developer would have to wait 12 months to reapply for the same change based on current zoning regulations.

"Following months of debate, the Amherst County Board of Supervisors denied a zoning change Tuesday that would have allowed motorcycle tracks in agricultural districts.

Supervisors voted 4-1, with Vice Chairman Chris Adams voting no, to turn down a recent recommendation from the Amherst County Planning Commission to permit the tracks, defined in proposed zoning as off-highway vehicle recreation facilities.”

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