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Social Changes

Fairfax is not the only area
in Virginia that is fighting
growth. In Charlottesville the
fight is being lead by such
groups as Zero Population
Growth, the American
Association of University
Women, and the Ivy Citizens
Association. These groups are
seeking something "in-between
the stagnation of no growth
and the suffocation of fast
acceleration," according to
Albemarle Supervisor Gerald
Fischer.

Mr. Fischer does not accept
the assumption that growth is
good. "We must define good.
Does 'good' mean bulldozed
land, erosion, urban blight,
pollution, increased crime,
social changes and
aggressiveness which become
more natural with more traffic
jams, parking shortages and
checkout lines?" Mr. Fisher
said at a meeting of Citizens
for Albemarle.