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lionttnuea trom rage i) December 8, 1977. "We assumed we’d have feedback if the Rappahannock Planning Commission saw any problems," said Jacobsen, adding that his office had received no response. "It appeared that the coast was clear.”
Since there was no adverse response, Jacobsen containued, he saw no need to hold a public hearing on the transaction. He noted that there was no legal requirement for such a meeting and added that notice of the transaction had been sent to newspapers. The Park, he maintained, was not derelict in notifying adjoining land owners.
Legal Exchange?
It appears there’s some question as to whether the proposed land exchange is legal under Virginia Law.
The Virginia Code in section 7.1-22 states that if the U. S. government ceases to be the owner of any park land conveyed to it by the Commonwealth, the right and title of that land shall immediately revert to the Commonwealth.
In 1975, the Code was amended by the addition of a paragraph that authorized the exchange of Park Land without its immediate reversion to the Commonwealth.
This paragraph was deleted from the Code in
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