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together to keep the Kellerco plan from happening.
Bruce Sloane said Rappahannock County seems to be surrounded by counties that are “pro-growth of any sort. What happens to Rappahannock Counties when the other counties are on a growth binge?”
Frank Reynolds agreed that Rappahannock County is going to be surrounded, but he said, “We don’t have a single supervisor in the rape and pillage camp.” He suggested, as he has in the past, that reviewing the Comprehensive Plan should start by having people get together and say what they like about Rappahannock County and want to preserve.
Bonnie Lofton said she has been sitting in on the Planning Commission’s discussions of the Comprehensive Plan and has not found that a way “to discuss the general picture.” She suggested getting small groups together in local churches and other organizations.
Melinda Alexander said the county should adopt a policy of allowing no roads to be wider than two lanes. She said the economic basis of the county is farming and tourism and four-lane roads are “not conducive” to those activities.
Douglas Ginsburg said the county should try to develop a future as a “destination,” neither a bedroom community for other employment centers, nor a corridor cars and trucks pass through. He suggested working on bike paths and trails as part of making the county more of a “destination.”
Several more people asked how they could become involved in the revision of the Comprehensive Plan.
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