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WITHOUT addressing the more controversial question of hiring a full-time county building inspector—that was put off until next month’s meeting—the Board of Supervisors last week approved levying a flat $5 fee for each sanitary system inspection conducted in Rappahannock County.
Chairman Pete Luke brought up the subject after District Health Officer Dr. R.S. LeGarde had appeared to hand the county a $1,070 check from the state, representing the county’s share of fees collected, “I think this shows we live close to the foot of the cross in keeping costs down,” said Dr. LeGarde, a man who enjoys a flowery phrase.
Dr. LeGarde also thought the subject of fees to help support the sanitarian serving the county was a good idea. If the county didn’t want to do it, he said, the Health Department could charge the fee and remit 20 percent of funds collected to the county.
“We’re the only county I know of that provides sanitary inspections at taxpayers’ expense—at no fee,” said Pete Luke. “I don’t think that’s very good. In fact,
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