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Funding Bombshell
The problem with meeting this year's schedule for improvement and maintenance projects is money. "Two weeks ago, a bombshell HI) my desk that said we eould eapeet a 4b pereent reduetltm in secondary road tunds/' the resident ehgtneer said. the anttetpated revenue is slightly above Happahannoeh's IW2 albeation hut today's dollars will build only two-thirds or the road that eould he hum with the Same amount mo« years agm he added. Without question* our Rnanees are simply a disaster as hir as road improvements m Kappahannoek County...n win not allow us to aceompliih what we envisioned In the sia year plan," Askew said. Leading oft « handful or speakers canon hmnsoH had nothing but praise (or the highway department, "fcappnhartttock County tan tee! very tortunte in having the highway erew that we
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