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said, and as such, for every dollar it collects, a penny comes back to the county as state sales tax revenue. “People passing through, if they don’t know where the businesses are, they’ll drive on to a restaurant in Page County. . . I think signs are very helpful.”
“The School House Restaurant should have all the signs it needs,” but only on-site, said Phil Irwin, the sole speaker at the commission’s public hearing on Mrs. O’Brien’s application. “To stick a sign out in the middle of nowhere is inappropriate . . .Pm against putting off-site signs anywhere for anything. They’re always a visual blight.”
Addressing Mr. Swindler’s point. Supervisor Massie acknowledged Rappahannock County needs additional sales tax revenue, but maintained allowing off-site signs would, in the long run, defeat the purpose of attracting more customers to local businesses.
If Rappahannock’s mountain vistas are blocked by the clutter of signs, tourists will simply stop coming, he said, as by a 4-1 vote., with Mr. Swindler opposed, the Planning Commission recommended the special exception permit be denied by the Board of Supervisors.
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