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there would probably be a minor fiscal impact on the county..
But a case could be made that a segment of stable and professional county land management and public service responsibility might be transferred to an inexperienced town council with unknown economic resources. All this could be to the detriment of the county as a whole. Who will bail out a bankrupt town?
The sixth factor concerns whether the public services required by the residents of the proposed town cannot be provided by the county by the establishment of a sanitary district or by other means authorized by law.
This is a complex question and cannot be dealt with here. Suffice it to say that large sums of money are involved.
Lastly, the seventh factor considered is whether the petition for incorporation is reasonable. What petition? The first steps to incorporate a town involve a petition to the circuit court of Rappahannock County, signed by at least 100 qualified voters residing in the area to be incorporated. It must be accompanied by a plat prepared by a registered surveyor showing the boundaries of the proposed town. The petition must be served on the appropriate officials in the county, and the petition must be advertised and posted to inform the residents of the affected area of the proposed incorporation.
What are the reasonablen
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