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Badly Needed
“I’ve lived in Amissville for 60 years and we never did have a place to play ball when I came along,” said Robert “B” Settle. “There hasn’t been enough emphasis on how badly this is needed,” he said, noting that Washington and Sperryville communities are close to public ballfields at the elementary school. If the 100 children from Amissville have no place else to play, they will overcrowd the RCES facilities, he maintained, adding that it would also work a hardship on many families to provide transportation.
“This is a generous lady. Amissville has been here 200 years and nobody’s ever done anything like this before. She's willing to give and the Ruritans are willing to maintain the fields ...We’re not asking for any tax dollars,” he reminded the supervisors, adding that the ballfields will be fenced and policed, the gates locked when the area is not in use. and the access road properly maintained.
“I think it’s wonderful what Mrs. Stuart is trying to do,” said Charlotte Tummeyer of Flint Hill whose eight year old son participates in the Amissville baseball program. “It’s not just for the children of Amissville... This will benefit the entire community. Why should zoning laws try to hurt people rather than help?”
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