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Mrs. Betty Coates, recently appointed to the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors from Piedmont District, was well received at the initial meeting of her tenure. The November meeting was held Friday at the courthouse in Washington with ail members present and Chairman J. Newbill Miller presiding.
Mrs. Coates was named to the Refuse Committee with other committeemen, Supervisor Norman Wilbur and Commonwealth’s Attorney George H. Davis. She was also named to a committee for repair and painting necessary on the courthouse and county office buildings.
Relative to the junk and refuse, one board member reported he felt there was less trash being thrown on the hollow roads. Mr. Foster reported a bed spring and mattress had been left at the Flint Hill unit one day but it was gone the next. Residents are urged to limit trash to what will go inside of the units.
A sheep claim for $25 was approved after recommendation by Jack Bruce, Dog Warden.
This in turn led the conversation to damage done by bears coming from the sanctuary of the national park. Several calves and other animals, as well as fruit, have been destoyed by bears. There is no monetary compensation available to owners for bear damage, and the continued nuisance is distasteful to residents. Letters to officials and agencies have not resolved the matter. The only compensation known is the damage stamp levied by the Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries. To benefit from this, landowners must open their lands to any and all hunters without restrictions. There would not be many landowners who would do
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Discussion on roads was limited to the by-pass of the Town of Washington and expecially to cross overs on the dual lane here. It was felt by some that there should be a crossover at Payne’s Garage east of town since school
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Charlie Jackson of Gladys, Va. has completed his training and schooling with the Virginia Department of State Police. Mr. Jackson was a conditional trainee with Trooper W. A. Buntin in Rappahannock and Page counties from April to July of this year. He will graduate from the Basic Training School, State Police Headquarters, Richmond on Friday, November 7 and has received an assignment to the Arlington County area of the Second Division.
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