Subdivisions and Zoning
The News Leader - www.newsleader.com - Staunton, Va.
William Bashaw, a Goshen-area farmer who served on the agricultural task force, said a retreat from strong land-protection ordinances could spell “the beginning of the end” of Augusta County’s agricultural vitality.”There are quite a few people who are willing to cash in on their land at the county’s expense,” he said. “Poor land development is an added expense for the average taxpayer.”
Ok, here are my problems with that last statement. The land belongs to the owner. They should be able to do whatever they want with it. How is poor development and added expense to the county? Is the county doing something to maintain someone’s private land? If so why? Why is it anyone else’s business what this person does with their own land?