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Facing facts
DR. R. S. LeGARDE wasn’t kidding when he warned the "Board of Supervisors at their June meeting that he had a “controversial” matter 5 for discussion. That there has been no widespread reaction yet to the discussion that ensued, and which included phrases like “close down Sperryville,” can probably be attributed to stunned silence.
But the silence, whether stunned or not, should not continue. We suspect that Dr. LeGarde would welcome the fullest examination of Sperryville’s serious sewage disposal problems, in the interest of working toward a solution of a situation that obviously cannot be allowed to continue forever.
Virginia has been among the forefront of those States which have begun to deal seriously with stream pollution problems. Good citizens who care about Virginia can only applaud the stringent rules and regulations which are beginning to be applied throughout the State. As Commonwealth’s Attorney George Davis remarked at that “controversial’’ discussion of Dr. LeGarde’s, everyone has “got to realize that raw sewer lines are out!”
YET, “RAW SEWER” lines into the Thornton River are exactly the situation in Sperryville, and Dr. LeGarde is to be commended for refusing to look the other way any longer. No one who * cares about the quality of life in Rappahannock County or Virginia should disagree with Chairman Newbill Miller’s response to the problem posed by the county’s chief Health Officer: “I won’t tell you to close down Sperryville, but I’m not going to tell you to violate the law.”
Exactly. The sooner the seriousness of the situation is faced, the sooner will Sperryville and Rappahannock begin to arrive at a solution, however painful. □
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