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whether the opinion of the county’s citizenry is known.
If public opinion is relevant to proceeding with the proposed construction, “why doesn’t an official body go out and poll the people instead of leaving it up to the citizens to come up with their own petitions?” Mr. White asked, adding that the county “might want to hire a consultant” to study the pros and cons of the highway project. “Is it good? Is it bad? Who the hell knows? Seventeen million dollars is being thrown up in the air and we’re ready to grab it,” Mr. White said, calling for “some kind of cost/benefit analysis” on the parallel-laning.
John Cadwalader, a leader of the Friends of Old Route 211, asked if the Planning Commissioners knew of any plans for commercial development which would be contingent upon four-laning the road.
Chairman A. Y. Stokes said he was aware of no such pending applications, but he pointed out that the county’s comprehensive plan designates the commercially-zoned Flatwoods area between B & B Service Center and the Co-op, on both sides of the highway, for future commercial development. The rest of the four-mile stretch, from the Covington River to the village of Sperryville, is zoned agricultural, Mr. Stokes acknowledged.
Mr. Cadwalader said he hoped the proposed widening of Rt. 211 doesn’t become a “newcomer versus old timer” issue.
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