Stilson’s Corner for Dec. 27, 2018

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Van Huyck: A Compromise Plan, If You Can Keep It

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Ben Franklin was asked at the close of the Constitutional Convention in 1787 by a citizen, “have we a Republic or a Monarchy?” Franklin replied, “A Republic, if you can keep it.” I was reminded of this quote as the question being asked about the newly adopted 2019 Loudoun County General Plan, “Is it a developer’s plan or a citizen’s plan?” And in my mind, it is a “compromise plan if we can keep it.”