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of adequate notice which he said had been rectified, be made a part of the permit.
With a motion that Mr. Critzer perform the work, the cost to be split between the Butlers ($500) and the town ($700), the permit was approved 5-0, with Mr. Skowronski abstaining as an adjoining landowner.
Gourmet specialty store approved
A second special use permit, requested by Rae Haase for a gourmet specialty and natural foods store to be located across from Trinity Church on Gay St., was also approved at the council’s meeting last week.
The application had raised a number of questions from members of the council during the public hearing Oct. 14, whch Ms. Haase addressed in written packet which she presented with the application last week. A legal problem raised over whose name the application should be presented in was resolved by having Barbara Wood sign the application along with Ms. Haase and Roger Batchelder, the contract owner, she said.
“It is my intent,” Ms. Haase said, “to establish a gourmet speciality and natural foods store, like the Town Duck in Warrenton and Better Thymes in Front Royal. It will sell natural foods, packaged and in bulk, cheese, wine, fine beers and baked goods.
“Unlike some have suggested,” she added, “it will not be a place where hippies hang out. It is my intent and commitment to have a positive contribution to the Town of Washington - and a business which is in harmony and in keeping with the Comprehensive Plan.”
She told the council that the chief concern voiced about the proposal, the lack of adequate parking, should not be a problem. (The town’s zoning
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