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One entrepreneur responds to nostalgic complaints about the gradual disappearance of the island’s character and charm with the terse comment that there already is enough “quaint" in the community.
Chincoteague or Rappahannock—ocean community or mountain county—to “develop” or not to “develop," that is the question.
Any business successful enough to draw customers from considerable distances can have a beneficial effect on other local businesses and even spawn new businesses. This happened extensively in Chincoteague and it has occurred in Rappahannock County.
Change is inevitable. Development, in the sense of exploitation, is not. A certain amount of growth may be beneficial while growth out of control, like cancer, can be a disaster.
A quaint community with friendly residents, an inviting environment with panoramic views and pure-water mountain streams, an attractive countryside with desirable living space; these blessings will, indeed, attract.
Consequently, if they are not to be lost, they must be protected and preserved.
Zoning, therefore, is a vital process required for good community planning. Although difficult to administer because it comes into conflict with the human factor, it can be accomplished intelligently. It"&houl<J, above all, reflect the will x»f the majority of the people.
Without enlightened zoning management, the hodgepodge often associated with unrestrained development almost certainly will occur.
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