Members of the Cumberland County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing January 8, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. to discuss a temporary construction yard for materials to be used for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP). According to a public notice from the commission the discussion will concern a conditional use permit (CUP) for a parcel of land on Salem Church road. The permit requests ‘allow(ing) borrowing and stockpiling of soil, gravel and sand, as well as utility operations,’ according to the public notice. ‘The intended use is a temporary yard for storage of equipment and material for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.’ According to the notice, the request will cover 75 acres out of a 337-acre parcel. The property is zoned as Agricultural-2 and is not considered to be in a growth area in the county’s Comprehensive Plan, according to the notice.  [Info from the Farmville Herald]