THE FREELANCE STAR: WILDERNESS ‘COMMON GROUND’ A STEP FORWARD
Recently, members of historic preservationist groups as well as business men jointly signed a letter of understanding in Fredricksburg, VA. This letter laid out a way to move forward in the standoff between preserving and protecting historic ground in Orange County and the county’s desperate need for jobs and revenue. Both groups have worked hard to try to understand each other’s point of view. This conflict is about more than potential businesses construction could bring to the county. If Orange County cannot move forward with a long-range plan to sustain economic viability, the whole county will suffer. The preservation groups have offered to pay for a plan to study a way to attain the goals of the developers and protect Orange historic sites.
Question to the Blogosphere: In what ways could this newly found common ground improve the situation in Orange County, VA? Do you foresee any way to construct in Orange County without making preservationists upset? In other words, are the interests of the two groups mutually exclusive?
