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Alan Zuschlag said that he was a small farmer and “would be out of business without land use.” He also expressed support for the present plan and suggested to those who wanted more development, “If you want Manassas, jnove to Manassas. Keep Rappahannock as it is.”

Merrill and Philip Strange both encouraged the Planning Commission to keep the Comprehensive Plan as it is. Mrs. Strange said that she “really loves the rural quality of Rappahannock,” and Mr. Strange added that “we were very, very fortunate to live in our county,” and he thanked the commission for what it had done.

Susan Babcock read letters from county children on the benefits of life in Rappahannock. She said that “the Comprehensive Plan can be improved upon slightly, but basically we have a good document.”

Paul Komar said that there was sufficient land available with the existing zoning, and that all that was necessary to buy smaller parcels was to “convince your neighbors to sell.” He said that there were “200 lots from two to 25 acres without homes on them” and if everything was subdivided that was possible to subdivide, it would yield “over 1200 lots in the Jackson District.”

Russ Scoville added anther

See PLAN, Page A3

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