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primary highway projects in Fauquier, Loudoun and Rappahannock Counties.
J. E. HARWOOD opened the proceedings at the Culpeper District headquarters of the Highway Department (even the biggest highwayman of them all in Virginia, Douglas Fugate, was in attendance) with an invitation to “public input.”
Harwood said that until last year, the Department had contented itself with two hearings—one in Roanoke and one in Richmond — based on “tentative allocations” for primary road projects. But last year, a series of hearings was held in each Highway District, dealing with some projects not even marked down for “tentative allocations,” and the Department liked the idea. The two allocation hearings will still be held, in June, he added.
Harwood had little else to say about specific departmental plans or problems, beyond raising a question about the possible impact of “the fuel crisis.” He said current figures indicate the department will lose 10 per cent or more in highway tax revenue; maybe even 15 or 16 per cent. (January reports showed highway usage in Virginia down almost 30 per cent, but Harwood didn’t mention that figure.)
Various projects were supported by H.S. Hume Jr. of Arlington, W. H. Carpenter of Madison, Giles H. Miller Jr. of the Town of Culpeper, H. F. Noel of Orange, and French Slaughter. A favorite project mentioned often was improvement of Route 3 leading to Germanna College and Lake of the Woods residential area.
Delegate Slaughter also thanked the Department for “its consideration” of the crossover problem on Route 211 at Amissville.
Mrs. J.W. Sinclair of Warrenton was next, and she was not awed by the lineup of Highway Department officials. (A fellow member of the Warrenton Improvement League, Cloyce Huston, was pre
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