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almost died. Ms. Maier has been treating her as an herbalist and that as a result she is doing much better. Her doctors at Georgetown University Hospital now ask her, “What does your herbalist say?” Mrs. Carney said, “She has done remarkable things for me. 1 hope and pray you support her in this.”
Speakjng in opposition to the Center, Betty Settle said that she had several concerns, including the bathroom facilities. Ms. Maier responded that the students would be taught ecologically, and be shown not to do anything near a water source and to bury it. She said that a mullein leaf is “nature’s toilet paper."
Ms. Settle also said that she was concerned about the allowance of camping on Ms. Babcock’s property setting a precedent for overnight accommodations.
Jack Jenkins, another neighbor, said he believed that the standards had not been met, and pointed out several sections in the ordinance that he felt were in conflict. “If we let this happen then we might as well through the book away,” he said.
Mary Atkins Jenkins said that she felt the Center would cause air and water pollution. “I have concerns about the streams through our lands being polluted,” she said. She added that she had seen on television that “herbs make you high....We need to preserve that land instead of having it as a stomping ground for a few elite. I say God Bless America and keep our neighborhood rural” she added.
Jonas Jenkins said that he was concerned about traffic. “1 like it the way it is and I want it to stay the way it is. I don’t want to see a business out there,” he said.
BZA Chairman Jennifer Matthews said that the Board of Zoning Appeals acts as an extension of the Circuit Court judge, and if people are still aggrieved about a decision of the BZA, they can contact the Circuit Court judge.
The BZA approved the Center for Herbal Studies, saying that it would not have to be reapplied for every year, but it would be up for review after the first year. Also, all access to Ms. Babcock’s property relating to the Center will be from a road off Route 624 in Harris Hollow.
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