A dozen of seventy people present spoke to the Henderson County Commissioners against the proposed zoning for their community. Unfortunately, this victory for property rights appears to have taken place for the wrong reason. Those quoted in the Blue Ridge Now article argue against externalities inflicted on them by other people’s zoning designations. The zoning was part of a small area plan, which the commissioners intend to create for all small areas in their jurisdiction. The commissioners could see it would not be to their political advantage to approve the small area plan, so they voted to delay taking action.