Farmers in Fauquier County are planning to
bring their pitchforks to an Aug. 2 hearing before the Board of Zoning
Appeals to protest the arbitrary treatment of one of their own. On April
30, Zoning Administrator Kimberley Johnson sent Martha Boneta an
official cease-and-desist notice for selling farm products and hosting a
birthday party for her best friend's 10-year-old daughter on her
70-acre Paris, Va., farm without a special administrative permit.
Johnson threatened to fine Boneta $5,000
per violation if she did not stop the alleged unlawful activities within
30 days. In doing so, Boneta's fellow farmers say, Johnson stepped far
beyond her authority. They're supporting her appeal before the BZA
because they rightly fear that left unchecked, this infringement on one
farmer's freedom to make a living will spread to other agricultural
enterprises like a dangerous pest.
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