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How about taxes? They went up, not down. Expanded and new roads, additional police, schools, teachers, r traffic lights and other services be- ; came necessary as residents and tourists increased. Bitter divisions have grown between long time resi- >' dents and newcomers. In just 15 ; years I watched the island lose or re- ' strict most of the aesthetic attrac- ; tions that had drawn me there.
It can’t happen here? That’s what we said when Amelia Island was beautiful, uncluttered and unspoiled ' as Rappahannock County is today. [ My wife and I felt so fortunate to ; find a home in this wonderful county; ; with it’s rolling hills, farmland, hard- • wood forests, sweeping mountain ■ views, bountiful wildlife and small communities, unplagued by the unchecked development we left be- ; hind.
We also love “Little Washing- « ton,” having married at the Court- ! house in 1988. We’ve enjoyed Independence Day celebrations with * local residents in Washington both * years since moving here.
We both feel that the proposed expansion of the Inn at Little Washington would be a step in the wrong direction for Washington and the county.
How do you stop granting zoning exceptions once you start allowing them? How many developers are following this controversy with dollar signs in their eyes, picturing mountain top resorts, hotels, shopping centers or subdivisions where we presently enjoy natural postcard settings?
I realize that I’m still an “outlander” myself, as Jack Kilpatrick put it, by virtue of my short-term residency here, but it would break my heart to see Washington or Rappahannock County ruined in the same way that Femandina Beach was in 15 years’ time. , Once developers and expansionists get their feet in the door, they want to redecorate the whole house. I hope that other residents, particularly those with some established influence here, will lock the door before the foot gets inside by saying “No” to the proposed expansion of the Inn.
PAT ROE
Slate Mills
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