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[[File:20091027-WendellWood.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Wendell Wood speaking to the [[Albemarle County Planning Commission]] on October 27, 2009]] | |||
'''Wendell Wood''' is President and Chairman of [[United Land Corporation]]. He has been a land developer in [[Albemarle County]] since the early 1960s and has sold tracts of land for the development of [[Barracks Road Shopping Center]], [[Fashion Square Mall]], [[Hollymead Town Center]], Wal-Mart and the U.S. Army's [[National Ground Intelligence Center]], among other projects.<ref name=Hook>"King of the Road: The unstoppable Wendell Wood", Dave McNair, The Hook. 05 Feb. 2009. <http://www.readthehook.com/Stories/2009/02/05/COVER-wood-E.aspx></ref> | |||
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In 2000, Wood ranked 65th in ''Virginia Business Magazine's'' "The Virginia 100", which ranks the one hundred wealthiest individuals in the Commonwealth. At that time he was estimated to have a net worth of approximately $160 million<ref name=VBM>"The Virginia 100, Page 7." Virginia Business Magazine. <http://www.virginiabusiness.com/edit/magazine/yr2000/june00/va100/list7.html></ref> | In 2000, Wood ranked 65th in ''Virginia Business Magazine's'' "The Virginia 100", which ranks the one hundred wealthiest individuals in the Commonwealth. At that time he was estimated to have a net worth of approximately $160 million.<ref name=VBM>"The Virginia 100, Page 7." Virginia Business Magazine. <http://www.virginiabusiness.com/edit/magazine/yr2000/june00/va100/list7.html></ref> | ||
==Developments== | |||
===Somerset Farms=== | |||
Wood has proposed a 1,902-home development called [[Somerset Farms]] along Route 20 south of Charlottesville. However, the development would be just outside the [[designated growth area]].<ref name="ctom-pc">{{cite web|title=Albemarle planners look favorably on expansion of growth area along Route 20|url=http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2011/06/somerset_farm.html|author=|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=June 8, 2011|accessdate=January 5, 2012}}</ref> The [[Albemarle Board of Supervisors]] last discussed the development in November 2012, when it split as to whether it should consider the proposal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Board stalemates on Somerset Farm expansion despite road promise|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/13527-somerset-farm/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=18 Nov 2013|accessdate=31 July 2013}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 17:00, 31 July 2013
Wendell Wood speaking to the Albemarle County Planning Commission on October 27, 2009
Wendell Wood is President and Chairman of United Land Corporation. He has been a land developer in Albemarle County since the early 1960s and has sold tracts of land for the development of Barracks Road Shopping Center, Fashion Square Mall, Hollymead Town Center, Wal-Mart and the U.S. Army's National Ground Intelligence Center, among other projects.[1]
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In 2000, Wood ranked 65th in Virginia Business Magazine's "The Virginia 100", which ranks the one hundred wealthiest individuals in the Commonwealth. At that time he was estimated to have a net worth of approximately $160 million.[2]
Developments
Somerset Farms
Wood has proposed a 1,902-home development called Somerset Farms along Route 20 south of Charlottesville. However, the development would be just outside the designated growth area.[3] The Albemarle Board of Supervisors last discussed the development in November 2012, when it split as to whether it should consider the proposal.[4]
References
- ↑ "King of the Road: The unstoppable Wendell Wood", Dave McNair, The Hook. 05 Feb. 2009. <http://www.readthehook.com/Stories/2009/02/05/COVER-wood-E.aspx>
- ↑ "The Virginia 100, Page 7." Virginia Business Magazine. <http://www.virginiabusiness.com/edit/magazine/yr2000/june00/va100/list7.html>
- ↑ Web. Albemarle planners look favorably on expansion of growth area along Route 20, Charlottesville Tomorrow, June 8, 2011, retrieved January 5, 2012.
- ↑ Web. Board stalemates on Somerset Farm expansion despite road promise, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, 18 Nov 2013, retrieved 31 July 2013.