Every five years Hanover officials review the comprehensive plan and make revisions, and it's time for that to happen again, according to The Mechanicsville Local.

Some officials are concerned that the county did not grow as much as it did in the previous fiscal year. Which raises questions about what kind of future developments should occur in the county. What resources, services or products could Hanover offer that would entice people to live in the county?

For now it seems county officials aren't going to make major adjustments to the comprehensive plan, but will continue to do more analyzing and discussing.

Homeowners in Hanover should take note of these stats and how the Board of Supervisors is figuring out the development and agriculture land use balance because these decisions could affect property values.

"The best of both worlds.

In pursuit of an ideal balance, the Hanover County Board of Supervisors — upon receiving an update on the comprehensive plan — is looking at how development and agriculture coexist.

Michael Crescenzo, Planning Department director, said the county had experienced a growth rate of 0.9 percent for Fiscal Year 2009 as compared to 1.3 percent in 2008 as part of a status report he presented at last Wednesday’s regular meeting. He said the estimate is based on issuance occupancy and does include the Town of Ashland."

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