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By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON
Rappahannock New* Staff Writer
At the February 21 meeting of the Rappahannock Planning Commission, the planners turned down a request from Capt. George Sharp to amend the county’s zoning ordinance to allow permanent mobile homes (outside of trailer parks).
Appearing at the recommendation of Commonwealth Attorney George Davis, Sharp proposed the amendment to allow for migrant worker housing during harvest season. Adequate housing, he said, is “absolutely essential” to “attract and hold experienced harvest labor.” This labor is not available locally, he added.
For a small operation such as his Washington orchard, conventional housing that meets all federal requirements is too expensive, Sharp maintained. He noted that he must provide lodging with hot and cold running water, health
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