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THE WARINESS of country people toward plans promulgated in the bureaucratic corriidors of Richmond and Washington is understandable. As readers of this newspaper know, we count ourselves staunchly among the doubters of bureaucratic wonders, in whatever guise they are presented.
But the cool reception given by many area residents and landowners toward “scenic river” designations for portions of the Rappahannock and Rapidan Rivers seems to be largely unwarranted. Fears have been expressed that such a designation would be but the first step toward eventual federal or state condemnation and confiscation, but from what we’ve heard thus far, the chances of this are remote—not to say nonexistant.
The dangers of wholesale exploitation, however, whether in the form of riverfront “development” or commercialized “recreation” are real and ever-present. So are the grandiose schemes of those who want to dam up every free-flowing stream for the benefit of “progress” and “growth” some
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