Residents opposed to a proposed Dollar General Market in Cascade are urging Washington County officials to advance a zoning amendment they say is needed to protect historic Fort Ritchie and clarify what types of retail can be built in the county’s rural villages.

The Committee to Protect Our Mountain — a grassroots group fighting the project — has raised about $18,000 in donations to cover legal costs, said spokesperson and Cascade resident Tory Fitzgerald.

“It is likely we will need to hold another fundraiser in late winter/early spring to continue to fund our legal fees,” she said.

The store is proposed for a site across from Fort Ritchie, the former Army base now undergoing redevelopment and viewed as a significant cultural and historical asset. Opponents argue the store’s “cookie-

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