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If anyone needs convincing of the problems that accompany uncontrolled growth, “just tell them to look over the mountain,” interjected Mrs. Malta. “There’s no plan that’s going to help Warren County.” According to the former Supervisors, Warren has hundreds of lots that were platted before the adoption of zoning and subdivision ordinances. The county has no control over the development of those lots except through Health Department requirements on sewage disposal and water supply, she explained.
She expressed concern that these controls might not be effective for much longer. “I don’t know what’s going to happen if we’re told that we have to provide (sewer and water) services.” She raised the possibility of the courts mandating the provision of these services since without sewer and water, many property owners are effectively deprived of the right to use their land.
Mrs. Malta continued that it takes leadership on the part of the Board of Supervisors to gain control over growth. “We finally got a zoning ordinance because enough people got the message that development wasn’t that good, that taxes weren’t that good...They put pressure on the Supervisors.” I
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