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Rappahannock’s Comprehensive Plan is also flawed, the precedent for legal challenge was set when the Supervisors approved the Scruton Application.
Mr. Svatoe also cannot quantify what type impact a Conference Center would have on Montpelier, but it sure sounds good.
On traffic, Mr. Svatoe should consider that low-income housing will likely produce more vehicle trips per year than the conference center, 15 households at two cars per household 1 round trip per day for 365 days equates to 10,950 vehicle trips per year. Low income residents would also place additional burdens on county services.
Another interesting question is who actually owns the land? Does the title owner own the land and have the right to use it in a responsible and economically beneficial manner, or is land use dictated by your neighbors.
Typically, landowners preserve their equity through development. An example is just across the road, the Montpelier tract which now has a number of different owners, none of whom do any farming, and the farm looks radically different than it did even five years ago. The Miller Parra could be divided into at least 30 lots for development or about 15 affordable rental units, none of which would be devoted to farming, and development would bring significant financial reward to Bill Fletcher's family
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