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If the Scrutons decide to table their application, the supervisors’ will not meet Monday evening.
The proposals
Reactions to Fletcher’s and the Scrutons’ applications have been mixed, drawing both criticism and applause from county residents.
Some residents fear traffic, artificial lighting and noise associated with the venues will damage the quiet, scenic character of the area.
“A second conference center on the Miller property permitted on the same terms as Montpelier will unalterably change the nature of this stretch of one of Virginia’s most scenic byways and must not be approved,” wrote nearby property owners Clare Lindsay, David Kennell and Joseph Svates in a letter to McCarthy, the supervisors and the planning commissioners.
“We can hear a cow on Mr. Fletcher’s property. The sound carries there with incredible magnification,” said Anne Gray, who lives on Briar Ridge Lane on a mountain overlooking the Miller Farm. “There would be nothing happening outside the house that we wouldn’t be able to hear.”
Other residents have commended both the Scrutons and Fletcher for renovating two of Rappahannock’s most historic homes and working to keep their large properties intact and undeveloped. Both landowners have said they want to open events venues only to earn money for maintenance and further renovations on their historic properties.
“I don’t believe that it’s fair for fellow citizens to expect Mr. Fletcher to sit on his land and pay taxes, and in effect take a loss on his land every year,” said James Botsford, who lives in Hampton
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