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And the biggest pressure for change originates all the way “down country/’ in Washington, D.C. People seeking relief from the often intolerable pressures of modern urban life are producing the greatest pressures for changing the Rappahannock landscape. This is noted not to deplore the new citizens— as they’ve been valuable additions, by and large, and the county is in many ways a livelier and more interesting place because of them. But if we are not to destroy the very thing we love—the beauty of Rappahannock—the need exists for some careful decisions about our county’s future.
ONE guide to reaching decisions about land use problems and zoning and planning considerations is provided by our neighbors and nearby jurisdictions. How they’ve reacted to development pressures could give us valuable information about how to avoid costly and damaging mistakes.
In Northern Virginia and the Northern Piedmont, the examples began with Arlington and Alexandria and Fairfax. Then the suburban pox spread
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