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To the editor:
I’m finally disgusted to the point that I can’t help but write a letter about the litter problem in the county. I’ve been all over this nation of ours and I can say that I’ve only been in a couple of places with more roadside litter than Rappahannock County.
Let’s face it, well never touch New York City for trash in the streets. But, this is a beautiful rural county and it’s discouraging to see the amount of trash on the roadside here.
Any doubters should go look for themselves; check the westbound side of 211 just east of Old Hollow or the 622/211 intersection by the Covington River or for that matter anywhere people park to commute pr park to socialize and drink. Check any secondary road. Check around the dumpsters. It’s disgusting!
OK. Granted, littering is a bad local habit and it does make a big mess, that is one thing; but, this is an area that relies heavily on tourism. It’s plain bad business for all the county residents who rely on the income produced by those mountain viewers and apple buyers.
People aren’t going to want to stand on the Burger King wrappers and Budweiser cans and look at the views.
This costs every retail outlet, every apple stand, every restaurant dollars and cents everytime somebody says “Let’s go to Leesburg, Middleburg or The Plains”. That means less money injected into the local economy,
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