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From Page 1 preserving areas of historic value. “I hear that in Lancaster County they’ve formed a committee to look after the historic buildings. I’d like to see all the clubs start thinking about community projects that affect the vis-v ual image. For instance, I’m on the trash committee. But as we see growth come, we may see more neon, more plastic.”
“Maybe we should send copies of these goals to all the clubs,” Luke suggested. “There are a lot of women, with a lot of energy and ideas and force who could work with us to help achieve these thngs. And we’ve got to have county support to attain them.”
Herbert Barksdale wanted to know how Luke was going to get all these groups involved. “We tried sending out letters to the clubs to ask for suggestions on the goals for the plan. We sent out 30. And how many answers did we get? Fifteen finally. It looks like we’ve got to reach them in a different way. How do you suggest we reach them?”
“Send them out a letter and they come up with how their group can help,” Luke thought.
“It’s a good idea to get people to go along while we do a survey of the county. As people get involved, they begin to notice the county more and what’s here that’s worth saving,” White said.
“I SEE ONE problem coming up,” Pete Luke said. “This wilderness business. You know, in parts of the Park that will mean, no trails, no shelters. Maybe we can work something out with Bob Jacobsen -(superintendent at the Shenandoah National Park). I know he wishes the counties would absorb some of those pressures put on the rest of the Park.” (Outside the area proposed to be designated as a Wilderness Area by Congress).
“Planning District Nine is trying to arrange a meet-. ing w'ith representatives of the area affected by the Wilderness Area,” Jim White said.
Fanning Baumgardner thought that the Planning Commission had obtained enough suggestions to come up with “the first cut, mostly narrative, of a comprehensive plan.” He hoped that an outline of
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