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a Rappahannock resident failed to stop at a stop sign, was not wearing a seat belt, ran into another vehicle causing $5,000 in damage and injured two people.
The paper stated that no charges were filed. Is there a difference in stop signs?
My father said that this was Rappahannock at its best. It is not what you do but who does it in this small county. ! ,
Q. EARL YANCEY
Front Royal
No Shift in Tax
Base Needed
To the Editor:
The conclusion of the Editorial inthe May 7th issue of the Rappahannock News is that the county should seek, revenue sources other than from ReaJ, Estate. One must be extremely cautiou^, about that and remember that we pay for what we get.
Land is our greatest asset — am} scenic beauty, uncontaminated land,,, views, horizons, and a peaceful rural way of life. Any source of revenue, other than that based on the land’s productivity itself brings what we’ve seen, increasingly in our neighboring counties: industry, increasing big business-, es, population, roads and mass housing.
Residents here of all walks of life^. repeat that the above named assets are , why they chose to live and to stay here., Rappahannockian’s appreciate thi$ quality of life. ,
If we had industries such as our, neighbors have — we too could, “enjoy” contaminated streams, polluted air, over-crowded schools, new trans-* portation corridors, broadened bridges, ' vibrating noisy trucks in ever increasing numbers, a higher crime rate all “advantages” that come with shifting the tax base from Real Estate.
WILLIAM YOUNG,
Washington
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