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Our View
Like a good
neighbor,
nimby is there
Over on Clark Lane, there are a group of neighbors
that are at odds with another neighbor for
having a residence that may be designed for more than himself. They are fearful of impeding traffic, noise and their right to peaceful and quiet enjoyment of their surroundings. Understood.
There’s another group of neighbors, in fact what appears to be an entire neighborhood, over on Bear Wallow that doesn’t want Mountain Laurel Belle Meade to have a Montessori school. So vehement are they that a drive down Bear Wallow would violate a sign ordinance. At this point, the school has an option on a 35-acre piece of property with an existing building that ironically already looks like a school. While some residents simply do not believe that this is a good location for a school and the county is reticent based on safety issues - it’s not off a main road - for a farm-based school community of a couple dozen children, it’s a perfect place with trees, streams and plenty of nature.
And then there is another group of friends and neighbors that are opposed to the Town of Washington creating a wastewater treatment plant that would flow into the Rush River with its treated sewage. This is a tough one because while nobody wants perceived ‘poo’ water, wouldn’t it be better to have established controls over what goes in there. While they would like to explore another alternative this is an issue that has been plaguing the county for years and years. It just keeps erupting at different times along with the failing septic systems.
Another piece of land that is in contention right now is a small parcel across from West Wind Farm. The Amissville Fire and Rescue Squad owns it but they’d like to be able to sell it and get some money for needed equipment. Sounds like a plan.
However, in order to sell it they would need a variance to put a dwelling on it and there lies the rub. With two attorneys battling in semantics, the final decision rests now with Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey Parker. He’ll be issuing a written opinion in the near future.
Neighbors around that parcel insist that they have no objections to ‘certain uses’ of that parcel but deep down they would prefer nothing sitting there but trees.
Let’s see. What else.
What other neighborly things are going on in the county.
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