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‘That s extremely important,” Councilwoman Evelyn Willis agreed.
Mr. Smoot asked why the line could not be redrawn to where it was before the 1984 boundary adjustment. “It was a satisfactory line, no one was upset with it. ”
The mayor replied that, according to the stories he had heard, there was no surveyed line. “One of the reasons for redoing the town's charter was to make a definitive line. The town hired an engineer and a surveyor to go out and determine the line. We are not going to try to reverse that, but it has left us with split lots. We have been wrestling with this for a long time, and it has created a hardship for people like you.”
Mr. Smoot protested that, at the time of the boundary change in 1984, he knew nothing of the action. “We shouldn’t have to suffer the consquences.”
Mr. Gilkey replied that the process had been discussed by both the Board of Supervisors and the Town Council, had been advertised in the Rappahannock News and that public hearings had been held.
“Yes, it was,” said long-time council member Brad Fisher.
“This council did not change the boundary,” Mr. Gooch added, “and we have no intention of making further changes. We want to work out some way to work out an equitable solution to your problem. ”
“We didn’t create this problem,” the mayor said, “we are trying to find a solution.”
“I believe,” Mr. Smoot retorted, “taht it would be in our best interests to go to court and see what the judge has to say. ”
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