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From Page 3 Rappahannock County is on record as not being willing to assist with funding the project.
“Out of these 40 people who’d have to pay, 34 are widows. Their income is from World War I widow’s pensions, Social Security and highway compensation,” Luke said. Thus, the community voted down the Martin and Clifford study, knowing they did not have the taxable income to underwrite it, according to Luke.
LUKE STRESSED the immediacy of the problem in the light of the Health Department ruling. “We have to get something immediately that will be acceptable to the state, so that these businesses can stay open.” Luke said a major objection to the engineers proposal was what he called the inevitable state disapproval of the “lagoon” method.
Steve Dice, representing Hayes, Seay, Mattern and Mattern, suggested that the county apply for a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He added that the study and solutions offered by Hayes, Seay, Mattern and Mattern were only a “preliminary report.”
The engineers acknowledged Sperryville’s unique situation, according to Dice. The solution here will probably not be “standard” and will require special consideration from the State Water Control Board, he said.
Dice noted that Sperryville might claim “economic hardship” for an FHA grant. But he added that he understood little grant money is available
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