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has always been — an open and accepting community with a wide variety of residents and interests.”
Mrs. Young added that she feels the most important questions facing the planners are traffic planning and parking. “That is a very important aspect of preserving the community. Although,” she said, “I am the last one in the world who wants to see red lights.”
Ms. Vandort has lived in Washington for two years. She is an interior designer whose company, Hospitality Designs Inc., is based in Fairfax. She has been a frequent visitor to the town since 1980.
Growth is inevitable, Ms. Vandort said. “But growth can be controlled in a way that everybody can live with. The result can be a combination of business interests and residential needs.”
In the end, she said, the town’s destiny is up to its residents. “They must decide where their future lies.
“I’d like to keep it from becoming another New Hope, Pennsylvania — where you feel like you’re living on a fairground.”
And Ms. Vandort has experience in that area. “I’ve been working with developers for 20 years. I hope that I can bring that experience to the planning commission, to help them listen and to sort out proposals.
“I have benefited from living here — I enjoy living here,” Ms. Vandort concluded. “I want to do something to try and return some of those benefits to the community.” ; The appointment of the two residents followed a month-long delay requested by Mr. Skowronski, who complained at the September council meeting that he knew only one of the four applicants. He said last week that he had met with two of the four candidates in the interim.
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