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1 m very concerned about what might happen to Mr. Smet’s property. What he’s proposing is right for that property at this time.”
Henry Digges said, “You’re in a unique situation as a planning board. You could have been faced with a two-acre subdivision. Let him go with his plan as submitted.”
When no one else wanted to speak for the proposal, Chairman Allen Stokes asked for those who wished to speak in opposition. Phil Irwin said he was speaking for himself. “With all the planning, we’ve come down to where we can create 10 new' parcels with the stroke of a pen,” he said.
“The counsellor says it would demand no additional public services. Each house would have 2.2 children. That would be 22 children, and it would tilt the scale when we would need a newr school. It does not comply with the plan. I’m not happy with a 10-acre subdivision. It would create a dramatic impact on the economy of Rappahannock County,” Mr. Irwin said.
No one else in the audience spoke in opposition to the plan, but one woman said, “I have a question. I would like to kn w why Mr. Fannon changed his mind.”
“There are almost 90 lots available around Amissville now,” Mr. Fannon said. Before the hearing started Mr. McCarthy had given the planners a list of undeveloped land in the Amissville area, zoned R-2 or RR. Mr. McCarthy explained that not all of the 87 potential new' lots shown on his list would necessarily be developable, due to poor soils, topography or other factors.
“There would be no advantage for the local people of Rappahannock County,” Mr. Fannon continued. “When wre devised the rezoning, we rezoned a lot of land, some on Mr. Smet’s property. There is enough R2 and R-5 to satisfy the needs of the
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