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economist’s projections were “pretty solid.” He volunteered the Planning Commission's assistance in helping the PD9 staff “separate the wheat from the chaff.”
Citizen Participation?
“I concur with John Capelle—as far as he went (in detailing ideas on comprehensive planning),” commented Phil Irwin, president of the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection. “But I want to know, where is the opportunity for citizens input along the way?”
Capelle replied that he didn't mean to omit citizen participation in the planning process, adding that he gave an outline of content—not technique.
As the individual chapters come back to the Planners for review, said Luke, citizens will have an opportunity to present ideas.
Irwin maintained that county citizens will have to vote in a public referendum to adopt the comprehensive plan and insisted that they'd vote against it "unless they’re a party to it. understand it and are force-fed its concepts.”
“Does it have to be approved by referendum?" asked Miller.
Capelle and Luke both agreed that this was not the case.
Only Beginning
“Right now, we’re only getting off the ground,” said Masterson. He indicated that the public would be involved after the Planners dealt with maps and other cut and dried, non-controversial parts of the plan.
Irwin forwarded an offer by RLEP members, approved at their annual meeting, to piovide people, advice, Organization and money “in order to support a citizen - jderived comprehensive plan.” j "We don’t intend to finish the comprehensive plan and say ’here it is,’ ” stated chairman Barksdales. He assured Irwin that the Planners would follow the same route they’d taken in adopting the county's zoning
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