if only...

• the north fork of the shenandoah river was cleaned up
• strasburg's water supply problem was solved
• strasburg didn't have a smelly and dangerous milk plant and industrial buildings in the center of town
• huge tractor trailer trucks and farm equipment had routes other than US 11 and US 55 to get around the center of town
• children, elderly and handicapped could get safely to and from the madison heights area to town park
• west king street was more pedestrian oriented (eliminate parking on west king and massanutten streets and widen sidewalks)
• adequate parking was provided for shops in the historic district
• the noisy, archaic, 24/7 siren was replaced by one of several modern alert systems, e.g. Active911 or IamResponding smartphone apps, automated text messaging, digital pagers, etc.
• the noise ordinance was enforced 
• birds and wildlife returned
• strasburg had more than one grocery store
• strasburg had a zoning plan that made sense
• strasburg's town council stopped granting zoning exceptions
• town staff and town council were more visionary

then maybe strasburg might become all that it can be.

North Fork Shenandoah River at Strasburg Park public boat landing in Shenandoah County VA. E. coli levels on Wednesday June 22 versus Thursday June 23, 2022.

source:  FSSP NF Shenandoah River E. coli levels on Wednesday June 22 versus Thursday Jun 23 - FOSR - FOSR