Fort Whaley gets green light for expansion

Future expansion of the Fort Whaley Campground at the corner of Route 50 and Route 610, moved closer to fruition following the Worcester Commissioners approval of a rezoning request following a public hearing on Tuesday.

Attorney Hugh Cropper, representing property owner Sun Communities, which purchased both Fort Whaley and the Frontier Town RV Resort & Campground last year, said a 28-acre portion of the 72.19-acre Fort Whaley property was rezoned from agricultural to B-2 General Business District in 1971.

Prior to that time, Cropper said the entire parcel was zoned A-1 Agricultural District, which is what the owners would prefer, since it would allow the company to create more campsites.

“Right now you have 210 campsites which is really marginal to operate a campground,” he said. “If they could get 300 or 350 campsites it will have very little impact on the neighborhood because it would be wholly contained. What you’re going to see is a natural expansion of this campground.”

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