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Former

landmarks

undergoing

big changes

Public House going

retail; Blue Rock

delays opening

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Rappahannock News Staff Writer

The former Public House - once a storied restaurant in Flint Hill - may soon become office and retail space pending a proffer from a group of investors to expand the existing listing of allowed uses from that of a restaurant and bed and breakfast only

Rappahannock County Administrator John McCarthy initially recommended approval of the change at last week's county Planning Commission meeting, but the issue was tabled pending a request for more detailed drawings on the intended improvements and additions to the property

The Public House closed last year due to high food prices and the declining economy said former proprietor Denise Pearson at the time. The property is owned by

See LANDMARKS, Page A7

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