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To the editor
We learned of Rappahannock County and its natural beauty from the writings of Mr. James Kilpatrick which appeared in our military newspaper in Japan during the 60’s.
After retirement from the Navy in 1975, we spent a year searching for the right Northern Virginia location where our family could settle with a feeling of permanence after many moves. We remembered Rappahannock!
Several realtors showed us properties and we were introduced to the Peyton Farms area by Mr. Newbill Miller, an excellent salesman of his county’s environmental advantages. Two weeks later we decided to buy that property, but it had already sold. Many people were anxious to buy in this development.
Later we were thrilled to find a 10acre site on "Kinsey's High Hill,” the forested, 2,000 foot-wide ridge land bounded by the Rush and Covington Rivers toward the eastern end of Peyton Farm Estates. We built our home, became part of the county and planned to enjoy the beat of rural living America has to offer.
Our younger daughter, Denise, attended Rappahannock High School for four years before going on to college graduation and a career. Our elder daughter, Diane, completed college and married. As Mr. and Mrs. James W. Wood they taught school locally. Because of their love of this land they purchased property on the same road and are building their home. We have a third generation (grandson) in Peyton Farms now and envision him living here someday as a respected, adult dtiCan
you imagine our shock when we learned that the supervisors of this County had voted to condemn 138 acres of land which “fronts” on our Covington River upstream from Peyton Farms to use as a county landfill? The Covington and Rush Rivers are less than a mile apart in that area. The residents of Peyton Farms and others nearby are surrounded by those rivers! We all depend upon water wells of varying depths and/or ground springs for drinking. We all reside at lower elevation than the site. Many people in our development, including our daughter and fondly, are half-e-milo or closer to the site. The pollution possibilities for aO are a nightmare.
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