Monday's Internet Edition, May 12, 2008.
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| Tom Campbell and Laura Mathis are looking for ways to maintain the rural character of Farmington. A meeting on the issue will be held Sunday afternoon. - Photo by Robin Snow |
No stoplight, no complicated driving maneuvers, no traffic jams.
There are no convenience stores, no large chain stores, no high-rises, and so far, no large developments.
And some people in Farmington want it to stay that way.
Laura Mathis, executive director of the Farmington Community Association, is one of them.
“It’s not that we’re against growth. It’s just that whatever comes in needs to maintain the historical flavor Farmington has now,” Mathis said.
Mathis, Tom Campbell, who will soon take over as president of the association, and Bert Bahnson, who owns about 350 acres in the community, are working with County Manager Terry Bralley to develop a plan that would prevent the urban sprawl that has taken place in Hillsdale from spreading to Farmington.
Bralley confirmed he had been approached by Bahnson and Campbell and said, “As long as this is something the people agree to and ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise Record, P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.