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essity of having some board or commission or association with power to decide issues on the basis of the overall good, the welfare of the largest number of people, rather than allowing everyone to do as he pleases, when he pleases, and where he pleases?
IT MEANS inevitible conflicts with strongly held beliefs in rugged individualism and American traditions of private property. Anything worthwhile has a potential for creating controversy.
By facing squarely the controversial aspects of a rezoning request, and deciding in favor of the overall community, the Supervisors have done Rappahannock a good service.
There are cynics of land use controls and planning who maintain that the most useless measure of all is zoning. Well, not necessarily; not if the zoning is done carefully and conscientiously, and not if it is upheld, and not allowed to be riddled by exceptions, special considerations and constantly subjected to change. Rappahannock’s zoning has so far survived attempts to undermine it. Keep up the good work.D
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