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By THERESA REYNOLDS
Rappahannock News Special Writer
A bitter and angry Washington Town Council assembled for its regular October meeting last Thursday night and directed Mayor Dean Morehouse to send a letter to the Board of Supervisors stating in the firmest possible terms the town’s opposition to the proposed landfill site on the Lee property off Fodderstack Road.
The council asked Mr. Morehouse to cite the protection of the town water supply and the newly adopted Comprehensive Plan as reasons for its opposition.
“The proposed site makes a mockery of our comprehensive plan,” commented councilwoman Evelyn Willis. “The supervisors followed none of the guidelines recommended by the committee they formed two years ago. There has been no logical or deliberate procedure as recommended by that group.”
(Mrs. Willis was referring to the recommendations of the Solid Waste Management Advisory Committee, formed in response to the last proposed landfill at Peyton Farms estates. Among other recommendations, the committee suggested that the sanitary landfill should not endanger drinking water supplies.)
Adding to the council’s obvious indignation was the lack of communication or response to the concerns expressed by the town’s governing body at a meeting in early October.
In the letter later sent Friday by the mayor to Hubert Gilkey, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, he stated that “In our naivete we assumed that the process was at a very early stage and, therefore, sought first to communicate to you several questions we had and hazards we foresaw concerning the proposed site. Our intention was to seek clarification of the issue in a measured and conciliatory manner.”
The letter, dated October 9, continued, “Unfortunately, it is evident that our expression of concern was met with total disregard. You appear to have already reached a decision in your own minds and it is clear that our attempt to appeal to you in an open, honest, and cooperative manner simply left us vulnerable to your intentions.”
Mr. Morehouse added that he and the council were “disappointed in the manner in which the Board has conducted itself in this matter.”
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