possible conflicts with the town’s Comprehensive Plan. “If indeed

possible conflicts with the town’s Comprehensive Plan. “If indeed fchuP (comprehensive) plan is a good fine, could it have become outdated so quickly?”

Julian Kulski, an architect who is presently involved in the expansion of The Meadows home in town, noted that he last spoke at the hearing on the jail addition. “I spoke about the need to maintain historic continuity. I’m here tonight for the same reason.

“It is not a question of growth versus no-growth,” Mr. Kulski maintained. “It is a question of the type of growth. If designed properly and fit into the pattern of the town, the Inn can add on and be a good thing. If designed wrong, it can destroy it.”

Nan Thomasson presented a petition to the planners with 56 signatures urging that some compromise be sought.

Diane Bruce said that, in response to Mr. Miller’s reference to Mr. Gannon’s opinion piece, she was “offended that the Town Council and the Board of Supervisors could be thought to be so unsophisticated that they would allow this one application to be the ‘Fairfaxing’ of Rappahannock County.”

Laurie Marshall said that, in her opinion, Mr. Gannon’s article missed one important point. “Retired people coming here are a part of the problem. It’s very hard to make a living here.”

Former mayor Newbill Miller suggested two amendments to the Comprehensive Plan’s goals which would have made them slightly more restrictive, but failed to gain a motion for a public hearing on either one from the Planning Commission.

Mr. Wickens asked the Inn’s representatives if they planned to offer any amendments to the Comprehensive Plan. Their counsel, Mr. Dickey, said no.

“It is our belief that, if fairly construed, our application is not in conflict.”

“So it is the position of the Inn that the application is in conformance with the goals?” Mr. Wickens asked.

“Substantially,” Mr. Dickey replied.