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trary to his claim, Konick re ilied “Father the signees didn’t understand what was in the proposed ordinance or they were misled, or a combination of both.”
Konick said that people “were misinformed about what you can and can’t do under the proposed ordinance.” He cited an instance where a local contractor was told he wouldn’t be allowed to continue his business the way he had been if the new ordinance passed. In fact, said Konick, that man’s business would not have been affected by the proposed ordinance. Konick affirmed his point that overall the new ordinance provides for more land uses than the 73 ordinance.
Asked what he thought about the use of referenda, Konick replied “As a general rule I do not support the concept of referenda." He continued “The constitution provides that each state shall have a republican form of government,” which according to Konick, “means that the elected and appointed officials have a duty to exercise their best judgement in legislating and mak ing other decisions.” Konick added thal if the electorate doesn’t feel the rep resentatives are making the right deei sions, it can vote them out of office.
A member of RPAC's steering committee, Robert Fiastham, in re sponse to the bill’s poor showing at the General Assembly, said “I am disap pointed for the people of Rappahan nock by the committee’s decision te pass by indefinitely a bill supported bj the people.” He could not speak foi RPAC but said that he would pursue the matter further. “Eventually w< will obtain for Rappahannock a mech anism through which our governing body will be able to determine th< sense of the people in a mathematica manner.”
Asked about whether a referen dum on zoning should be advisory o binding, Eastham reiterated RPAC’: and his own feeling that a referendun should be advisory in order to respec the authority of the supervisors Eastham added “You believe, though that they (the supervisors) will respecl the will of the majority."
Eastham summed up the reasor for his dedication to this zoning issue by saying that he can’t agree to anything “that is contrary to the proposition that the will of the people shall prevail.” Then he added that a majority of the people in Rappahannock are opposed to the proposed zoning ordinance.
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