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used to obtain grant money. ' The sites pinpointed by the Commission could also be used for work towards a private operation, said Stokes. The county could make a plan for solid waste management without considering a grant at all, added Barksdale.
Rappahannock would not be losing anything with having a plan with the ultimate objective of the county owning the land, said Baumgardner, since grants take three or four years to secure.
Luke said that the Commission had all the tools available to them to begin locating possible landfill sites with maps in enough detail that show house sites and landfill criteria from the state.
Masterson also suggested that the wording on the special use permit section of the county ordinance could be changed to allow for a type on “contract zoning,” a suggestion offered by Zoning Administrator Evan McNear.
But in the final analysis, it may be necessary to go outside of the county to buy or lease land, said Masterson. “The headwaters of several rivers rise in Rappahannock. We may end up contaminating. ..”
“Everything,” finished Luke. “I appreciate what you’re saying.” He agreed to work with Baumgardner, taking the soil maps and state landfill criteria, “sticking in pins at possible suitable sites.” But, he cautioned, the ongoing work could not become general public knowledge or “we’ll create all sorts of backfires.”
The rest of the members agreed that only the Commission should be informed of Luke’s and Baumgardner’s progress.
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