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DR. R. S. LEGARD, chief medical officer, stands ready and willing to be described as a “harsh old man” where strict regulations regarding septic tank developments are concerned.
“The average subdivision doesn’t have sufficient land for individual wells and septic systems, and we won’t issue the first permit unless there is adequate land to put in a replacement field without endangering the water supply on the lot in question or the neighboring lots.”
Dr. LeGard made this assertion last Thursday to the Board of Supervisors of Rappahannock County, which may be grouped with Fauquier under a new Health Department organization designed to make these departments conform with new planning regions in Virginia.
“People may > say I’m a harsh old man, but we’re not going to repeat the mistakes of the past,” Dr. LeGard stated. “And we’re determined to control the sewage problem.”
DR. LEGARD made his comments on subdivision controls while beseeching
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