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Looking at Loudoun County and the effort there of
some to salvage a slower growth philosophy is disheartening.
Taken to the Supreme Court, a decision by that court will now open up potential development to a future 50,000 or more homes.
So much for keeping a lid on sprawl and lamentingly perhaps by a “technicality.”
These are hard lessons but for a county like Rappahannock who has not experienced the explosive growth that is happening just a few counties away it is a lesson to be learned.
Keeping and maintaining a position of slow, smart growth, preservation and a hard line on unwanted development, traffic congestion and bottom line—a fundamental change in how you choose to live and what you choose to see as you go about your daily business is a community challenge.
It will require that the citizenry of Rappahannock County stand behind and elect government officials that share their vision.
While there is a great deal of sanctuary sentiment that is alive and well in Rappahannock, it is imperative that being comfortable doesn’t slide into apathy, indifference and taking for granted what has been a mainstay 1 in this county for decades—privacy, preservation, volunteerism and an embracing of values that is truly unique and applauable.
Recently, the Board of Supervisors in Fauquier County solicited the citizens there to send in a new slogan to put on their signage as you enter the county.
One humorous suggestion that surfaced was “Welcome to Fauquier County—Gateway to Culpeper.”
Development in Fauquier County continues to spread faster than the infrastructure can keep up with it. Currently, it is predominately in the eastern and southern parts of the county. Without an efficient water/sewer system, the northern end has remained relatively untouched.
Within a few years, as you head west out of Fauquier with whatever development happens in that area it could well be a smooth transition right into another development—Clevenger’s Comer in Culpeper County.
So much for the gateway idea and traveling through—that’s not possible now as there is too much traffic to navigate.
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