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“It's kind of hard to ex plain the feelings ir something like this,” begar Stuckey. He said he had planned on renovating hi; Sperryville property and retiring there because the town was such a nice residential community. He noted that he had expected the character of the^village tc remain basically the same, in part because the new sewer system was designed to serve the existing residents without a large built-in growth factor.
According to Stuckey, he was asked by DeMent if he objected to the antique dealer’s plans to build a storage shed with an "A" roof on the property adjoining Stuckey's. He added that there was no discussion on the size or location of the building. “I certainly didn't expect a 40 foot by 70 foot warehouse, especially something frame. Can you imagine the fire hazard there, especially with old furniture stored?"
Stuckey reported that he had been called by his sisterin-law who owns property across the street front DeMent's when construction began and had talked to Leake, the current tenant on the Stuckey property. According to Stuckey. Leake told him that he would be afraid to continue living there with DeMent’s warehouse located so close.
“I called DeMent and told him we would appeal,’' continued Stuckey, noting that this conversation took place before actual construction began, when only stakes and string marked the location of the new building. "I told him I'd hate to see him put in an expensive foundation...Mr. DeMent said that he would send us plans of what he intended to do." Instead, said Stuckey, he received "pencil drawn sketches that looked like a six year old child had drawn them." At about the same
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