This is an neutral open question. I have mulled this over on my own and, could not come up with a viable answer. If hunt field or similar development is built in Jefferson County. Fair question, Joe, and one that deserves an answer. I can think of a number of potential effects, some of which play one way and some the other.
Impact fees can offset the first shock of such development, but only that.
Increasing the concentrated population at centers in the county like Charles Town may help to build the critical mass that brings better services to the area. If the development of areas like Hunt Field is purely residential, and serves to meet the needs of developing employment centers in Loudoun County and elsewhere, then we ultimately lose. On the other hand availability of communities like this could be a draw for new economic development coming into the county. We need a balanced development strategy. Hunt field could be a smart development.