Echelon Resources plans to build 62 apartment units on 2.3 acres on Spotswood Drive, even though Lexington residents previously opposed development of the site.
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The Rockbridge Area Relief Association made a deal with the city to buy the Piovano Building at 350 Spotswood Drive while City Council solicits offers for the rest of the property.
RARA and Ben Grigsby, a former trustee of Washington and Lee University, each offered to buy the Piovano Building to save the organizations housed on site.
The proposed development plan would displace two nonprofits that serve the poor in Rockbridge County. The Rockbridge Area Relief Association and the Community Table have been located on the property for several years.
By Caitlin Doermer, Andy Soergel and Emily Leventhal Voters turned out in large numbers in Buena Vista, where more than…