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ness next to us. We don’t need a Greenbriar over there. Rappahannock is too beautiful to have it destroyed for personal financial interest."

He said he is a light sleeper who is easily disturbed. He said the expansion would take away his view and privacy. "They would build a big resort to attract more people and more crowds. 160 people is a lot of people," he said.

Dick McNear said he disagreed with Mr. Baumgardner’s contention that the expansion meets the standards of the Zoning Ordinance. "The size and scale are out of character for the area," he said. He said the 12room addition “looks like a motel 1 with a peaked roof.”

Mr. McNear said he felt such a facility would be appropriate on a 400-acre or larger property, but not on one of 80 acres. “How much is too much is your legislative decision,” he said.

He suggested that if the planners approved the application, they set several conditions on it. He suggested that they provide that the lighting not be visible to surrounding properties, and that conditions be set on the times music would be played. He suggested that patrons not be allowed to ride horses without a member of the staff present who would make certain they stayed on the property. Finally he asked that the public be allowed to review the final conditions.

Mitzie Young said she felt the expansion would not be a proper use of the land.

When no one alse in the audience wanted to discuss the application, the planners began their discussion.

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