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(Continued from Page 1) granted by the board of supervisors.
In addition, Konick noted that if the majority of the tract on which the tower is to be located has less than 25 percent slope, the zoning office would approve subdivision of a 25 acre lot, contingent upon the access road being improved to standards specified in the county’s subdivision ordinance. If a majority of the tract is over 25 percent slope or the road doesn’t meet standards, then the minimum lot size is 50 acres, the zoning administrator informed the communications company.
Konick told the supervisors that he’d suggested the company wait until the new ordinance becomes effective before applying for a permit.
Charles Estes, the board’s representative on the planning commission, relayed the commissioners’
position that the tower should be located on Chester Gap Mountain, already the site of similar communications equipment.
Konick later explained that the tower is part of the MCTC line from Richmond to Winchester. “The service will not be available to anyone in Rappahannock. The only benefit it will provide to the county is additional tax revenue,” he said.
In addition to the proposed tower here, MCTC is also seeking approval for a similar relay tower on Cedar Mountain in Culpeper, according to the zoning administrator.
Utility Tax Adopted
Neither local residents nor utility representatives showed up for the advertised public hearing on a proposed utility tax ordinance. Chairman J. R. Latham opened and closed the hearing all within a minute, before the board voted unanimously to adopt ttje one-half of one percent levy on gross receipts.
The new tax, which will apply to telephone, telegraph, heat, light and power companies, is expected to bring the county $20,000 annually, according to accountant Wally Cox.
Noise Complaints
In what has become almost a regular agenda item, Claybert Smoot was back before the board to complain about noise, trespassers and other disturbances coming from the Community Center across the street from his residence on Fodderstack Road.
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