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What I do know is that once the 1 laws are changed in favor of growth; • there are two ways in which they are" reversed: by drastic economic hard- - ship such as the downturns in the I auto and steel industries which af-I flicted Detroit and Pittsburgh. And,; places where the only remaining * wildlife are rats, cockroaches, and* drug dealers. Those who can escape,» do.
Rappahannock is certainly a de-| sirable place to live, but once you | sell out in mass, sell the farm for a f quick buck, you will find yourselves | outnumbered and outdollared by 1 those who will move in. ;
And, I can assure you that their! values will not always be like yours* f No roots, no heritage and most im-1 portantly no concern about the envi-1 ronment. ; *
Since there is money to be mad£ J by building, most counties hav^' found it easy to side with pro- * growth. Anybody can give in to the * pressures of growth. It takes i strength in numbers and a clear vi- 1 sion of the future to hold fast to that* 1 which is quickly vanishing — place^V like Rappahannock County. S |
Another old saying comes to*i mind: “An ounce of prevention ifc j worth a pound of cure.” ,t
WAYNE G. KANABY'’
Woodinville, WAt J
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