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Mr. Maben had originally applied to build the 3,600-square-foot post office and also another commercial building of no more than 4,000 square feet to house other shops.
Attorney Douglas Baumgardner, representing Mr. Maben, said that the application before the supervisors was a different application because Mr. Maben had agreed to proffer that he would not construct the other building. “We have gone a long ways to overcome the objections the Planning Commission might have had,” he said.
Mr. Baumgardner also submitted a petition signed by 56 people from the Amissville area supporting Mr. Maben’s property for the new post office. He had also submitted a letter from D.W. Tokasz, a real estate specialist for the Postal Service, noting that Mr. Maben’s property was the first choice of the selection committee members because of the site’s “visibility and accessibility” and because it offered the lowest cost rent. I Mr. McCarthy agreed with Mr. Baumgardner that the application had been substantially changed by the new proffer, but added, “I’m not sure that would have made a difference with the planners.”
He noted that there is no other general commercial zoning on the
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