The L'Arche Metro Board has been working for almost a decade on its plan to bring a L'Arche Home to the Richmond Metro area.  If the definition of "group home" is changed to include the proposed words "supervision by persons in direct care  positions who do not live in the home" this will impact the work of our vision in perhaps an insurmountable way.  PLEASE reconsider this stipulation.  Our present model on which we have made substantial and exciting progress calls for a person (L'Arche names "Assistant") to live, family-like, in the home.  I appreciate your consideration of our earnest request.