Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.

Page 1 · column 5 of 7 · from the scan, no model involved

The clipping this text was read from
The clipping this text was read from

By JANE BANGLEY

Rappahannock News Staff Writer

Approximately 60 percent of the easements for the collection lines for the Sperryville Sewage System have been signed by landowners and returned according to Rappahannock Water and Sewer Authority member Carson Johnson. Johnson reported on the easements at the WSA’s meeting on March 7.

An easement is the right of one property owner, in this case the WSA, to use the land of another. Johnson said that the other property owners have the easement agreements, but that some of the people have questions.

“There are two or three that still have questions about where the lines will be, and how the lines will affect shade trees or something like that,” Johnson said. “I haven’t been able to answer their questions satisfactorily, so they’re waiting for more information from me, the engineer or the contractor on exactly where the lines will go.”

Hank Gerhart, of the engineering firm of Buchart-Hom, Inc. in Williamsburg, said that a clause could be written on the easement agreements that would protect any trees in the tempof

92.4%