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Planning Commissioner Walter Masterson said, “This is a formal application; why can’t we go ahead and act..?” Planning Commissioner A.Y. Stokes said, “It was advertised.”
Masterson said “the Supervisors will make the decision...” He made a motion to go ahead and make a recommendation to the Supervisors that night. Stokes seconded it.
Mrs. John Crews asked Baumgardner if he could summarize what Lea and his clients were requesting. Eileen Day wanted to know that, too. “Maybe we don’t need him (Lea),” she said.
BUT AUBREY Keyser wasn’t so sure the Planning Commissioners should go ahead. “Maybe this is just what Mr. Lea wants you to do. Then he could take you to court because he wasn’t here.”
Phil Irwin said, “I respectfully request, on behalf of the membership of the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection, the people here tonight have shown unanimous opposition to this request, and that you deny it.”
Fanning Baumgardner read Lea’s request. His clients wanted to subdivide the J.L. Williams tract, in the area of Routes 621, 626 and 668, into eight lots in order to convey the property to Williams heirs. Lea’s application notes that the Williams family is
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