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the lack of growth boundaries - where does the town stop? Many people feel that there is a dichotomy betw een jobs and land preservation, he said, and that some people erroneously view the environmental movement as elitism by the wealthy. Long range planning and a growth strategy' are needed by the state.
Audience member Pat Saltonstall pointed out that action was needed to stop putting houses on the top of ridges.
Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson humorously recalled life in Rappahannock County in 1935 when the local stores didn’t sell paprika, and the quality of your telephone service depended on whether or not the two telephone operators liked you.
Speaker Hal Creel told the audience that the plan to kill REC’s proposed line is to keep up the pressure on REC, accept no substitute but keep the line out altogether, and get Potomac Edison to buy out REC.
He urged everybody to write letters to elected and public officials and REC officers their opposition to the line.
Speaker Adam Haase talked about environmental activities and awareness in the school system, and Robin Creel told members how. as an artist, she appreciates and is inspired by Rappahannock County.
Singer and local musician Lorraine Duisett dedicated a song to Rappahannock County. The meeting concluded with a medley of footstomping numbers by the Free Swingers.
Correction
Kay Kohler was misidentified in last week’s Rappahannock News color photograph showing her preparing dried flowers.
The Rappahannock News regrets the error.
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