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Moving ahead on the funding application for Sperryville’s long awaited sewer system, the Rappahannock Water and Sewer Authority on Monday night approved hiring a representative to conduct the necessary house-to-house survey in the village.
WSA members Carson Johnson and James Leake were authorized to find an individual for the job at a target rate of SI.75 per house.
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