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terpretations of narrow Park interests. We believe that such exchanges of Park land for private land involve issues of sacred trust for land which has been entrusted to Park administrators for their protection, and not for purposes of bargaining. Park land should be alienated only under very stringent controls, perhaps requiring an Act of Congress. If you agree with us, we suggest that you write to the National Park Service and to members of Congress, expressing your opinions. A. STANLEY THOMPSON BARBARA S. THOMPSON Sperryville
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To the editor:
Once again the Rappahannock Board of Supervisors chose to meet in closed session regarding a matter of tremendous importance to many of the residents of this county.
The Board claims to be the elected representative of “all the people.” However, it seems to me that in the seven months since the denial of the application for the Alpine Sled, the Board has done little or nothing to gather any new information on the environmental impact on this community. It was suggested at the BZA hearings that before a building permit can be issued, the state, at no charge to the county, would undertake such a study. However, the only agency in the county who can request this is the Board of Supervisors. They have done nothing! I would like to suggest that should the Alpine Sled become a reality, the county undertake to study other installations of this type so that we might learn what goods and services the county would have to supply and how revenue is obtained by other counties (i.e. amusement tax. if any) to cover some of the cost.
It is now August. Perhaps the Board can still vote to have a referendum in November on the question of the Alpine Sled and some of the open-ended zoning. The cost of such a referendum would be minimal and would reflect, most importantly what the residents of our county desire. The issue now is that the county government has done nothing on the last seven months to Find out anything more about the impact which the Alpine Slide will create in terms of water, roads, traffic, garbage, law. and order (to mention a few) and then to share these findings with our fellow residents, most of whom are vitally interested in their community.
HENRY R. GORFEIN Harris Hollow Road
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