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“And then the owner of the land next to it can come in with 70 acres, and no judge in the land would sustain us if we turned it down,” Dr. Krebser said.
“I’m not meaning to choose sides, but simple contiguousness is not an argument for rezoning,” Mr. McCarthy said. “If you’re turning it down because it is not in the village district, that is something else.”
“It doesn’t seem to me that this thing is going to benefit the people of Rappahannock,” Mr. Fannon said.
“It seems like there are two groups of citizens in Amissville,” Mr. Clark said. “The last time the citizens of Amissville showed up, it was the other group. They couldn’t get enough two-acre lots. My biggest concern is where does it stop? How do you turn down the next person who wants 10-acre zoning?
“Col. Bingham,” Mr. Clark said, “you are always harping on the ‘common man.’ ... On the surface this looks great — 10 houses and not the kind of people who put a burden on the schools or county because of the cost of the lots and houses.”
"I don’t know how you define the ‘common man,’ nor do I know how you define ‘in and around the village of Amissville,”' Col. Bingham replied. “I think I am the ‘common man.’ I don’t think you have a right to tell him what he should do or not do. His plan is in the spirit of the Comprehensive Plan you passed, and it exceeds all expectations.”
On the motion to recommend denial, Mr. Fannon, Dr. Krebser, Mr. Clark and Ms. Pierce voted “aye.” Mr. Massie and Mr. Stokes abstained. Mr. Massie explained his abstention on the grounds that he will vote on the proposal as a supervisor. Mr. Stokes offered no reason for his abstention.
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