The “Promenade at First Town Center” project in Dumfries is moving ahead.
Dumfries will hold a public hearing to get feedback on a plan to sell nearly four acres of land on Main Street (Route 1 south), between the ACTS Thrift Store and the existing “First Town Center” office building next to Town Hall for $150,000.
Real estate developer Pete Singh needs the parcel to build the “Promenade at Dumfries First Town Center,” a mix of retail and residential in the heart of the town.
A date for the public hearing should be set at the next town council meeting on Dec. 2. The town council unanimously approved the motion to move the land sale to a public hearing on Tuesday.
The area in which the Promenade will be built is slated to be dubbed a conservation area revitalization area on Dec. 2. The designation will allow Singh to apply for low-interest financing from the Virginia Housing Development Authority to construct the center, according to town documents.
Councilman Derrick Wood also wants to also include both of the town’s major shopping centers, Dumfries Shopping Center on Route 1 north, home to Todos Market and a public library, and Triangle Shopping Center that is home to a McDonald’s and the town’s police department, as conservation revitalization areas.
