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The Washington Town Council la9t week gave the rest of Rappahannock's governing bodies an example to follow.
The issues at Wednesday’s meeting were hot but tempers stayed cool and voices low as the council, the Washington Volunteer Fire Department and its ladies auxiliary worked together to defuse controversies provoked by the swap of the old fire hall for the Methodist church.
The land transaction, which gave Washington a new town hall and increased the worth of town property, also left the ladies of the auxiliary without a spot for their thrift shop, an operation which provides the financially strapped fire department with its only sure source of revenue.
In addition to the potential loss of badly needed income, the firemen faced having to dig into their depleted treasury for funds to finance the relocation of the company’s siren.
The town, on the other hand, had to cope with the anger of citizens who objected to the secrecy surrounding the trade, secrecy that was both legal and proper in view of Virginia’s Freedom of Information Act.
The Act specifically provides for matters relating to land acquisition to be conducted in executive session. The provision is for the protection of the people since notice of local government interest in land generally serves to drive
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