Washington Boards Approve Retirement Community Project For Abingdon

Abingdon, VA, approves rezoning to allow a continuing care retirement community near the new Johnston Memorial Hospital. Read the excerpt below. TriCities.com - Johnson City,TN,USA By Debra McCown June 30, 2009 ABINGDON, Va. – The Washington County Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors both unanimously approved a rezoning and special exception permit Monday that will allow a continuing care retirement community near the new Johnston Memorial Hospital to move forward. “It’s something the community needs, definitely,” Kenneth Reynolds, chairman of the Board of Supervisors, said after the meeting. “We’ve had a number of our senior citizens who’ve had to relocate because there was not anything available like this facility.” Read the excerpt below: http://www.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/washington_boards_approve_retirement_community_project_for_abingdon/27629/