Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 1 · column 2 of 4 · from the scan, no model involved
by LOU HATTER
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
C. E. (Skippy) Giles Jr. watched as his rezoning request sailed smoothly through the town’s Planning Commission and Council, but the town’s electric and telephone utilities found rough seas in Mr. Giles’ wake.
With no opposition, little public comment and a short discussion, first the town’s Planning Commission and then the Town Council voted unanimously to grant Mr. Giles’ request for rezoning his business property from village residential to village mixed use.
“Service in this town is
unbelievable: it stinks with
capital letters.”
— Fran Eldred
Although his request was specifically for the lot occupied by the Washington Cash Store, on the comer of Main Street and Blue Ridge Avenue, the Council also rezoned the three lots between the Cash Store and the Washington House of Reproductions to mixed use as well. That rezoning was necessary to fulfill a legal prohibition against “spot zoning,” the zoning of a specific piece of property for the benefit of an individual.
Although about three dozen people attended the Council meeting, only a handful spoke on Mr. Giles’s proposal. All urged approval of the request.
Camille Harris called Mr. Giles’ proposal for office space on the first floor and three apartments upstairs “sensitive to the needs of the community. I have stated publicly that the town’s zoning ordinances and comprehensive plan do not give enough outlets for modest business growth. I support Skippy’s plans and I support the rezoning.”
Eil06n Day said she also supported the request, and asked how many possible building sites are on the two unimproved parcels between Dean Morehouse’s property and the Cash Store.
90.3%