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gested, excessive large truck traffic all along Route 211,” the petitioners say.
In addition, they charge that hauling trash from the dumpsters “could expose all residents to this unhealthful situation of spreading germ-laden disease-provoking microbes throughout the county.”
The petitioners also state that a landfill in the Amissville area, particularly at the Stover tract, will:
• Create noxious odors and infestations of rodents, birds and other animal pests.
• Contaminate groundwater.
• Require the construction of a “strong-foundationed super two-lane roadway” for access.
• Downgrade property values and intensify all health and traffic hazards.
In an personal reaction to the proposed dump, Robert Duxbury, absentee owner of land adjoining the Stover tract, is threatening to sue the county and its officials, “individually as well as collectively,” for any illnesses which may result from locating a landfill there.
In a letter dated March 5, Mr. Duxbury, who now lives in California, notes that he had planned to
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