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them to help with the baseball program at the same time they sought permission to use the field from the Stuarts.
The real problem with Mrs. Stuart’s proposal lies in the aim of those opposed to the ballfield transfer, Mrs. Early said. "They would like to close the right-of-way (to the property),” she said, informing the supervisors that the access has been in existence since 1921 when it was dedicated by P. A. and Virginia Hughes.
Contradicting charges by opponents, Mrs. Early insisted that traffic on the right-of-way does not raise excessive dust. Replying to accusations that the ballfield area is littered with trash, she passed out photographs. “We’re not ashamed of the condition of those fields.”
In Character
With Neighborhood
She acknowledged that Mrs. Stuart will be left with a three acre lot if the subdivision exception is approved. However, Mrs. Early pointed out that the Pauls, adjoining landowners opposed to the exception request. have a 1.5 acre lot while other nearby lots are 4 acres and 4.1 acres.
As to the possibility of buildings being constructed on the eight acres to be donated to the Ruritans, she maintained that “if a meeting room and kitchen are ever proposed, it’s only fair they should be approved (by special use permit),” adding that the Board of Supervisors has repeatedly held that growth should come in existing towns and villages.
Reacting to charges from opponents that the fields will be used at night, Mrs. Early noted that the by-laws of Amissville’s Little League teams specify that no one is allowed on the fields after dark.
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