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Cannon spoke of the likely adverse impact of increased school enrollment on local roads, and the impairment to fire and rescue operations. He reiterated his desire to see Rappahannock County remain rural, and asked that the commission reject the application.
The weight of the negative comments at this point appeared compelling, and Mr. Clarkson commented that “it appears that sentiment is against” and suggested that the commission “kill the school.”
After the public comment, Mr. Baumgardner reviewed the justification for approval, and noted that the “ordinance said that the use is allowable if conditions are met” and he cited again the benefits of the proposed use to the county.
Lorin Maazel spoke again on behalf of the application, and he noted his flexibility with regard to controversial issues. He offered, for example, to investigate the use of car pools, vans, and a “staggered system of school hours” to minimize traffic and, in response to an opponent who decried the elitist nature of the school, told the commission and attendees that they are “not running the school for special children—but are running it for a cross-section.” “Those who can’t pay are offered scholarships,” he said, “it is not an elitist undertaking—children of every ethnic and cultural background can learn to grow together in Rappahannock.”
After Maestro Maazel’s comments the commissioners grappled with the case— Susan Babcock finding that there would be impact upon traffic and neighbors; Tom Tepper expressing concern with the layout of the temporary site; and Tbm Junk commenting that “I like cows in an agricultural zone instead of students.” Jackson District Supervisor Ron Frazier, the Board of Supervisors representative to the planning commission, provided an objectively developed solution that was ultimately accepted by the commission.
He successfully proposed that the temporary permit be extended for a two year period, that an enrollment cap of 75 students be set, and that the applicant pay for a traffic study to factually establish
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