Couple plans to transform former school into new event, tourist rental facility [Video]

Seven years after the closure of Pleasant View Elementary School, a local couple is working to transform the property into a multi-purpose event venue for entertainment, short-term tourist rentals, weddings and other public uses.

The Amherst County Planning Commission voted unanimously Aug. 15 to approve a special exception permit for Jenna Lloyd Fisher and her husband, Ron, to operate the venue at 229 Dancing Creek Road. The former school closed in the summer of 2017 and has been vacant in recent years after receiving rezoning from public lands, P-1, to agricultural residential, A-1, in December 2018.

“We are incredibly excited about the opportunity here,” Jenna Fisher said. “This is where I went to school as a child with a lot of my family members of that community. Pleasant View Elementary School has always been the heart of the community and a central hub for activities for the community to come …