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Rather than concern over imag-*3* ined dangers, opponents of the high- * way improvement should recall recent deaths at the Covington •, River and the Rappahannock Co-op. - * The planned widening of Rt. 211 will make it safer for everyone who uses , . it.
Even so, as a strong supporter of balanced budgets, I would be willing . to delay the planned improvement if' we were assured that the fundswould be returned to the U.S. Trea- , sury and used to reduce the deficits. ^ That will not happen: the money will' be spent on other highway needs, of which there are always more than1’' there are available funds. As Ameri—■' cans we’d be no better off; as users ir , of Rt. 211 we’d be still in danger. If/..; Highway Department engineers, examining state-wide needs, consider _ this work worthy, we should give * them credit for their expertise. ,1 !
Nor does this short, approxi- * | mately four miles, widening- "1 { threaten the character of our { county. The National Park and the | National Forest will continue to be j bottlenecks along Rt. 211. Four additional miles of four lanes will not,,, suddenly draw people to use Rt. 211 j rather than 1-66 or Rt. 29 to reach I- ’/ ! 81 and points west. j
To summarize: the proposed road •;j improvement will not threaten the .v { beauty and quiet of Rappahannock - ; County. Abandoning it will not save r- 1 tax monies. Doing it will improve ‘ the safety of a now dangerous - • stretch of Rt. 211. It should be com- ! pleted as planned, and our supervi- ’• | sors should be told that you agree. ;
JOHN L. MAROCCHI. ■ • Sperryville !
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