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weddings and other receptions, he added. “The library would be a good place,” Mr. Dickey said. “We want a chance to buy it, and we want the taxpayers to know that a better price is available than the town is willing to pay.”
Col. E.P. Luke, former chairman of the Board of Supervisors and now the county’s representative to the Planning District Commission, told the county and town officials that he does not favor allowing the library to fall into private hands. He suggested that the parties involved reach the best deal they could and strike a bargain.
“Part of the nature and general attractiveness of the town is buildings like the library.” It was constructed by bricklayers from Charlottesville, who also worked on the University of Virginia, and was designed by James Leake Powers, a protegee of Thomas Jefferson. "A lot , of people don’t want to see it changed - inside or out.”
“I feel so strongly about the future of the library that I am attending this hearing as a private citizen," said Sharon Kilpatrick, whose presence at public hearings is usually in the capacity of county government reporter for the Rappahannock News.
“I am unalterably opposed to moving the library out of town," Mrs. Kilpatrick told the two boards. “It would be a tragic mistake. Many people w'alk, kids bicycle, people come to town to go to the bank, the doctor’s office, and they get in a trip to the library ... I see a severe dropoff in library use if the library moves out there.”
Mayor Dean Morehouse pointed out that the library’s new location is not within the purview of either the town or the county. “That’s an issue with the Library Board."
“I know," Mrs. Kilpatrick replied, “but the first opportunity to address the proposed location was the rezoning hearing (for the donated property outside town). There never was a hearing to address the question of whether the library should move.”
Lucia Kilby, who spoke as a representative of the Rappahannock County Historical Society, said the group had been interested in acquiring the library for some time but had given up because they lacked the necessary funds. “It would be ideal for an office building. In fact, it served as the treasurer’s office when the county was formed in 1833."
Mrs. Kilby said that the Histori
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