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feel that we’re
helping
Rappahannock
County keep land in
agricultural use;
that our business...
will help maintain *
the agricultural
character of the
area.”
- Alex Sharp
But Mr. Sharp added that he’d be back for a new permit which would allow the flexibility he needs to manage his family’s expanded orchard operation, the largest in the county. Specifically, he will seek authority to house workers who prime trees from late fall through spring on the 450 acres of orchards which the family owns and leases.
And Mr. Sharp’s neighbors, Henry and Meredith Gorfein, announced that they also will return to oppose any easing of the restrictions governing the camp.
The controversy over the permit has continued for months, with both the Sharps and Gorfeins speaking through attorneys. But at Wednesday morning’s session, Alex Sharp offered his own testimony.
The young man, whose father George Sharp runs a pick-yourown apple and peach orchard just outside the town of Washington, said he and his wife started out leasing a couple of orchards. They rejuvenated the rented orchards and leased additional acreage, repeating the process until they now have 450 acres (of which they own only 25 acres). Last year, Mr. Sharp said, they purchased the cold storage and packing house in Sperryville.
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