A Texas company wants to purchase the former Quail Run Assisted Living/Nursing Home on Lankford Highway near Parksley and use it to provide temporary care for unaccompanied (immigrant) children between 13 and 17 years old, who are under the care of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of Refugee Resettlement.
Representatives of the company, Responsive Deployment LLC, were not available for comment Tuesday night. However, Accomack County Administrator Mike Mason was quick to nix any possibility of this endeavor. Mason answered a reporter’s inquiry by email. In his message, he stated the company was advised “this type of use is not allowed in any zoning district under the existing county zoning ordinance.”
Mason said the county has had multiple inquiries from the company. On May 12, the company “indicated by email that they wish to initiate an amendment to the county’s zoning ordinance that would allow a children’s residential facility to be a conditional use in the Agricultural District.”
Mason stressed “children’s residential facility is our term for the proposed use but others might have a different definition for what Responsive Deployment would like to use this property for.”
Amending the county ordinance entails action by the board of supervisors. The usual practice is for the panel to request a recommendation from the planning commission. A request has not been made and is not on tonight’s agenda of the board.
“According to my conversations with Chairman (Robert) Crockett, the company’s request will not be taken up by the board now or in the future,” Mason said. Responsive Deployment provided the county with an overview of the proposed use of the property.
They will be sorry for sure and for certain that is a troubled age to deal with under the best of circumstances. Living in a neighborhood of almost all immigrants I know what I am talking about They will have many problems.
Remember the promises made about the Jail in Princess Anne… This is an exact parallel situation. If they are planning for less than a couple hundred residents, it will actually be a thousand jammed in the facility like so many chickens. The “children” will turn out to be delinquents and gang members with adult mentalities and no conscience…. And eventually adults.. All for massive amounts of government money. Liar, liar, pants on fire. Don’t do it ! ! !
Texas should send back to mexico
NO!!! NIMBY!!!!!!
Illegal Children are NOT Migrants !!!! Deport them ALL !!!!
Illegal Children are NOT Migrants / NOT Immigrants !!!! Deport them ALL !!!!