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By CINDY MAHAN
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
The Washington Town Council granted approval for the Rappahannock Association for the Arts and the Community (RAAC) to use the Town Hall for a public coffeehouse for one evening.
Page Smith, representing RAAC, approached the council with the request to have a coffeehouse open to the public from 8 p.m. to midnight. Coffee and pastries will be available, and no alcohol will be served, she said. Entertainment will probably be provided by folk musicians. Admission will be free, but a hat will be passed for donations, she said.
“If it serves a public purpose, I believe the building should be used and not sit here dark,” said council ■member Ray Gooch. ! “I like the idea. I think RAAC is a broad enough organization that this could be called a public use of the building,” said council member Newbill Miller.
Mr. Gooch added, “Three,of us on the council have met before about this public use of the town hall, and we need to meet again to make some decisions.
Louise Van Dort said, “We should make it perfectly clear to anyone who uses the Town Hall that the top floor is off-limits.” The council decided that it could be easily roped off to keep people downstairs.
Also, Ms. Van Dort brought up the issue of keys for the Town Hall. “The lock needs to be changed, and I need a spare key,” she said.
Mayor Dean Morehouse said, “We should get new keys and have a $10 or $20 deposit from people who check it out. If we lend out the town hall, we trust the people who are us
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