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rs of the Rappahannock County ht, Jennifer Matthews, Raymond I Henry and Charles Strittmatter • the county's future at a meeting lursday.

percent of the cost of such improvements can be written off thanks to federal and state tax credits.

County resident Don Audette also urged villages to breathe new life into their neighborhoods, and also find a unique way to market themselves to the outside world. As examples, he suggested Amissville could build a health spa to draw in Culpeper’s residents while Sperryville, already a gateway to the Shenandoah National Park, could offer tourists a variety of natural foods.

Gannon suggested initiatives to move older citizens into the villages as another way to reinvigorate them. This, he said, would put elderly residents closer to emergency services.

He also spoke about the possibility of creating a community designed especially for Rappahannock’s aging population as seen in more urban areas^ie said this is important for the county since the elderly find taking care of large homes and acreage difficult

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