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But the rest of the board balked at adding Mr. Lane’s proposal to the county's petition to the game commission, some fearing that equalization could mean a shorter season here and others rejecting the idea of telling other localities what the length of their hunting season should be.
With no amendments to Mr. Miller’s motion, it carried, 4-1, with Supervisor Henry opposed.
In other action, the board:
• Requested the Highway Department to schedule a public hearing on adding Route 231 to Virginia’s system of scenic and historic byways.
• Tabled again a proposal from building inspector Emil Smet to institute a licensing program for mechanical, electrical and plumbing contractors.
• Agreed to set up a meeting with resident engineer Don Askew to present petitions from road users and local residents requesting improvements to Route 522 between Chester Gap and Huntly.
• Tabled adoption of rules of procedure for board meetings.
• Elected Hubert Gilkey chairman and Charles Estes vice-chairman.
Landfill
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dywine loam and Culpeper loam in the area, all soil types which “may be suitable” for a landfill.
The committee determined that a landfill on the Stover property would “probably have no visual impact at all.” Ultimate use of the site could be a park or recreation area. If this property is used as a landfill, the evaluators note, additional trash collection sites may have to be provided at other locations in the county. But on the plus side, they point out that timber from the property could be sold.
According to the evaluation form, the owners arp asking $210,000 for the 99.75 acres. However, when the board returned to open meeting following a long executive session, Supervisor A1 Henry, a real estate agent and appraiser, corrected that figure to $199,500.
In executive sesssion, the board met with engineer Leonard Joyce, the consultant who is investigating out-of-the-county trash disposal options. Following an hour and a half behind closed doors, Chairman Gilkey reported that no action had been taken. The supervisors recessed Monday’s meeting, agreeing to wait for further information from Mr. Joyce before authorizing additional testing on the Stover property.
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