 | The Cavalier daily Tuesday, December 8, 1970 |  |
Out of Character
The Hurt proposal is
conspicuously out of character with
that portion of the City. It faces
directly on the University to one
side and to residential areas on the
other. The request for a rezoning
indicates that it is a departure from
the previous intended use
Planning is no easy task, either
on a City or University level. There
are so many intricacies that the
complexity of the problem may
pass beyond the comprehension of
the human mind. The failure to
plan rationally is evident all over
America; Charlottesville being no
exception. "Neon Row" on Route
29 North is a monument to rapid
growth and negligible planning.
Those opposed to the Hurt plan
generally do not deny that
expansion is a reality and future
development of presently unused
land a nuisance the
opponents do contend is that
unbridled development by business
interests must be checked by those
with a stake and valid interest in
the area. The University
community the local residents, and
the entire Charlottesville
community qualify as interested
parties.
| The Cavalier daily Tuesday, December 8, 1970 | |