THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, February 14, 1996 TAG: 9602140384
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B3 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY KATRICE FRANKLIN, STAFF WRITER
LENGTH: Short : 31 lines
Residents of Chesapeake and Suffolk decided Tuesday night that they are going to the state Supreme Court with their fight over the rezoning of an industrial park and racetrack.
The residents, who call themselves Citizens Against the Racetrack or C.A.R., have been trying to raise $5,000 since November, after a Suffolk judge ruled in favor of the city's plans for the proposed site.
The organization, which met Tuesday at Russell Memorial Library in Chesapeake, is still about $1,500 short of its goal, but leaders said an appeal will be filed Feb. 23.
``We're in good shape,'' said David Walkup, one of the leaders. ``We've done very little active fund-raising, and checks keep coming in. That's very positive.''
The organization has been fighting the city for more than a year over its decision to rezone 684 acres near Shoulders Hill Road and Nansemond Parkway in Suffolk for an industrial park and racetrack.
The council rezoned the land in March despite arguments by residents that the development, along the Chesapeake-Suffolk line, would increase traffic and noise. by CNB