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ture is integrally important to the county, but that agricultural is not necessarily a synonym for environmentally sound — a balance must be achieved.
What I see is an issue that needs further discussion. We are entering a very delicate era. Rappahannock is an exception in a sea of encroaching development. And paving Route 621 is about development — it makes land more accessible, “safer” or more quickly and easily employed by not only agricultural machinery and cars, but construction equipment, school buses and tour buses. The threat of subdividing is brought closer to home when the county makes decisions that seems to cater to it.
The Route 621 issue is a microcosm of a struggle Rappahannock will face over and over in the future. Whether or not Route 621 is paved, the issue will arise again. We, as citizens of Rappahannock and as elected officials must be willing to make and support decisions that may seem inconvenient at the moment, but that will assure the future beauty of our county.
Everything this county does sets a example to the world outside. Everything that the board of supervisors does in the direction of devel
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