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Zoning administrator John McCarthy reported on Tuesday that preliminary testing conducted on the Stover property near Amissville indicates that it may be suitable for a landfill.
Geoseismic tests run Monday on the 100 acre tract off Route 639 showed “pretty good depth to bedrock,” Mr. McCarthy said. “We still don’t know what type of soil is there and we won’t blow until we drill test holes . . . The top is- clay, not great clay but clay. Underneath, it might be great clay or it might be sand.”
A determination on soil type must await permission from the property owners for more definitive testing. Reportedly, the Stovers are unwilling to allow test holes to be drilled — which would require felling trees - until the county has entered into a contract to buy the land. Mr. McCarthy noted that an independent appraisal of the property has been completed and work is continuing on a sales contract which will be acceptable to be the county and the Stovers.
Geo-seismic tests were also conducted Tuesday on 440 acres off Route 211 owned by Lee Albrecht. According to the zoning administrator, Mr. Albrecht is
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