There was a letter to the editor in the Free Lance Star today from a Spotsylvania resident who is opposed to the prospective Crucible military training facility being located in the Thornburg area. In January 2017, the Crucible's operator Radio Reconnaissance Technologies Inc. showed interest in a nearly 78-acre site at 6116 Jefferson Davis Highway, which is about a mile south of Dominion Raceway. The Planning Department has not yet advertised when this proposed re-zoning and Special Use permit hearing would occur.
Click here to read the full letter to the editor.
Click here to read an earlier Free Lance Star article from January 6, 2017 that provides additional information about the Crucible training facility.