Action pnum1183 Last 25 Messages Transmitted Log Vote NO on York County zoning change ********** [013350:062914] V.A., Rivesville, WV Please do what you can to preserve peoples freedom to farm. This rezoning idea is awful. A true American with any compassion at all would be disgusted to even think of voting for such a thing. Not only should you vote NO on R33 and York Point rezoning, you should get rid of whoever thinks this should have been brought up in the first place because they are dangerous to the rights of everyone. ********** [220127:062814] J.M., Purcellville, VA It is time for all Virginia county board of supervisors to remember that their primary responsibility is governing--letting private property owners do what they do best on their own property. Local boards are part of the legislative branch of government, not executive. Leave the innovators well enough alone. ********** [200956:062814] b.r., Upper Lake, CA I've been asked to be respectful, but you clowns deserve NO respect. Agriculture is what YOU need to live. Somehow, you imagine that your job allows you to purchase food which is anywhere near as healthy or good as what you could easily grow (or your neighbors) right at home. Guaranteed loss of nutrition, etc. STUPID call. If my county ever tried this you would find your keister out of office or worse. You have no right to be so dictatorial so shut the hell up, sit the hell down, and get out of these good people's lives and get a REAL life for yourself, you infantile nitwits. ********** [190158:062814] J.F., Lancaster, CA Yes, I am intensely interested in what happens in York County because we citizens ought to have the right to farm wherever we happen to be. We are under siege here in California, too, and I am fighting and donating money to stop these attacks on what should be a basic freedom. You serve the citizens at their pleasure. You would do well to remember that. ********** [163618:062814] G.O., Fresno, CA Dear York County Board of Supervisors: I'm shocked and saddened by the proposed rezoning of agricultural land in your county. Our nation is going in the other direction, and it is a good thing. Millions of Americans are now growing food for their families, neighbors and the public, and seeking out high-quality food from small farmers. Our strength and vitality as a nation has come from the food raised by our farmers. Farming should be encouraged and nurtured, not stifled. Thank you. Gary M. Ogden ********** [045512:061914] D.H., Norfolk, VA Local, state and federal government, please stop your encroachment on the lives of citizens' ability to pursue life, liberty and happiness. ********** [023650:061814] D.K., Williamsburg, VA I bought this property so I could have a garden and raise chickens, do not limit my rights to grow food. ********** [145706:061714] P.F., Harrisonburg, VA Please support local agriculture...It is what made America great. Agriculture is so many things, from water-culture to soil-culture. Half of the US is part of the Chesapeake Water Shed, so why shut it down. Be positive towards farmers, agriculture and those that support it ********** [143920:061714] B.H., Poquoson, VA We are from Poquoson, your nearest neighbor and a part of your community. Some 3 years ago you opened up freedom for residents to keep chickens on their property, that was not previously allowed. We thank you for that! There are many people who are now enjoying raising their own bit of food. 2 years ago there was hot debate over the keeping of chickens that would change the laws of Poquoson drastically. The city ordinances here in Poquoson were not changed. As a result the integrity of Poquoson has been preserved. We ask that our neighbors in York County are granted the same, that their ordinances and city zoning are not changed. ********** [143713:061714] R.B., Yorktown, VA Please vote NO to the R-33 zone and the re-zoning of York Point. I never thought that I would see the day when County Supervisors would devote so much monies, time and effort to take away our GOD given rights to decide what York County citizens can do with their private property. ********** [142954:061714] N.M., Blacksburg, VA I firmly believe we need to get closer to our food supply, not further away! Buying local means supporting our local economy and being ecologically sustainable. Not importing produce fromm 1000 miles away. This is a move in the WRONG direction!! ********** [141858:061714] M.A., Norfolk, VA What a ridiculous waste of taxpayers' money! You should be ashamed of yourselves for pretending to be public servants. Are you really going to negatively affect thousands of residents in order to "win" what has been a two year dispute over the right to continue an aquaculture business? Land of lakes people, this is a time-honored tradition that is a heritage to be proud of in the Hampton Roads/Tidewater area!! Let it be and move on to more important issues please!........Melissa A. ********** [141627:061714] P.P., Yorktown, VA Please vote 'NO' on the R33 rezoning request. It is shocking to see such a dogged effort to harm those that are trying to protect and benefit the Chesapeake Bay! Oysters are good for the Bay. Voting to create the R33 zoning district isn't. ********** [135113:061714] L.K., Virginia Beach, VA The world is going to be a very sad place if small family farms no longer exist. Fresh food and water are a fundamental human RIGHT and not merely a commodity to be controlled and manipulated by large corporations. There is more to life than living in an HOA and eating commercially produced garbage!! Please vote no and avoid this very slippery slope! ********** [132217:061714] M.A., Yorktown, VA You have a responsibility to the people of York County to uphold their constitutional rights. Shame on you for abusing your authority! How do you sleep at night?? ********** [131437:061714] J.J., Farmville, VA The essence of freedom is to be able to live without others telling you how to live or think. The first amendment to the US Constitution enshrines these rights, to worship as you see fit, the right to think and speak freely. The Declaration of Independence states the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. How can we, within sight, of the battlefields at Yorktown, create specific laws to restrict these rights? I see Federalism and the rights of individuals being challenged daily. Do not let this rule pass in York County. Stand with the founders and elevate our freedoms. ********** [123435:061714] J.S., Seaford, VA Dear Supervisors, As a York Point resident, I write to urge you to vote NO to rezoning York Point from RC to R33. I further beg that you cease your assaults on the oyster farmers in the country as well as any other small local producers of foods. The people of York County want sustainable local food. The Code of Virginia provides an alternative means for you establish setbacks for agricultural activities. It would be far more reasonable to use the tools that you have in your toolbox. Kind regards, Jon Smith ********** [123048:061714] K.J., Nokesville, VA I urge you to vote NO on R33 and NO on the the York Point rezoning. ********** [121715:061714] R.S., Sterling, VA York County Board of Supervisors might better be renamed Bards of Stupidvisors - overloards who are pursuing their own gain and political ends at the expense of citizens civil rights. York County board members exemplify the overbearing, self-serving conduct that is what is wrong with government today. ********** [114748:061714] K.H., Virginia Beach, VA Shame on you for seeking to strip these families of their God-given property rights. If you vote to take away their rights to use their property, I hope that each one of you is voted off the York County Board of Supervisors and that your political careers are ended. ********** [113344:061714] B.U., Yorktown, VA This is not an issue, taxpayers should be investing their money in. Aquaculture is protected by the constitution and the benifits far outweigh the negatives. Please vote no for zoning changes. ********** [111906:061714] C.A., Charlottesville, VA Please vote NO on R33 and vote NO on the York Point re-zoning. We need to retain access to our natural resources for the benefit of the masses not the few. Farmers and oyster men and oyster women want to provide product to the masses. Please allow us to enjoy our labor of love and not restrict our freedom. ********** [111449:061714] A.M., Sperryville, VA This is a huge overstepping of the BOS authority! They say "follow the money"! Who is supporting the Board to lay waste to the Rights and Livelihood of County Residents!?? ********** [105746:061714] B.C., Berryville, VA Small scale farming is a Virginia tradition, including semi-rural and urban farming. It's also the way forward. Farming doesn't happen in a factory or at a special facility. It happens anywhere there is water or land. Don't be the backwards industrial age folks who are trying to kill off farming in Virginia by zoning rural residential property in such a way that prevents farming. ********** [104713:061714] E.B., Virginia Beach, VA It is unconscionable for the York County Board of Supervisors to go through with this unprecedented land grab in violation of the Planning Commission's recommendation against it and purely because they are in a dispute with the oyster farmers. Shame on them! **********