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dwindled, and because of increasing costs, government agencies have not. been able to keep up with the dferrjand' of public services...We can no longer afford the luxury of sprawl.”
With the prospect of an outer beltway looming before us, we in Northern Virginia have an extraordinary opportunity to conceive and implement'for-" ward-looking growth managertieht! principles. Now is the time to redouble; our efforts to change the patterns of development that are currently squandering our natural resources and iaying' waste our countryside.
As a personal protest against current “growth at any cost” policies in Richmond, and as an incentive' fdr Its’ promulgators to change their agenda, especially as regards to our region, I have recently begun a fast of 30 days I ask all of you who share these concerns about the future of the Piedmont to please get involved in your own way and let out elected and appointed1 officials and candidates know that here is a golden opportunity to show leadership and vision so that what We do here may serve as an example" to the rest of the nation.
REDMOND MANIERRE
The Plains
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