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Testing is proceeding there but since the Board of Supervisors’ consultant advised that soil borings couldn’t be completed in time, this tract will not be under consideration at a public hearing on Wednesday, April 8. At that hearing, the board will determine simply if using the Stover site as a sanitary landfill complies with the county’s land use plan and then forward a recommendation for action to the state’s landfill permitting agency.
Amissville area residents got the jump on that hearing at Monday’s board meeting, giving the supervisors a preview of the heavier crossfire they’ll face in two days.
Lorraine Early handed in a petition with 49 names to add to the 288 on record opposing the Stover tract as a landfill site. “This is our official message to each and every one of you,” she told the board members. “The petitions are instead of writing or calling . . . We want to be sure that each supervisor takes this into consideration.”
Noting that more than 100 people came to an anti-landfill meeting at the Amissville fire hall last Friday night, opponents predicted that the turnout for this Wednesday’s public hearing will exceed the courthouse capacity. A quick check by administrative assistant John McCarthy found the elementary school auditorium to be available and Chairman Hubert Gilkey directed that the hearing be held there instead.
Supervisor A1 Henry, representative from Jackson District, challenged the findings of the landfill search committee, specifically questioning why the Powers/Talley property on the Shade Road was ranked “probably not a good site” due to the “well populated” surrounding area while proximity to the village of Amissville was not found to be a negative factor for the Stover property.
In addition, he pointed out that the preliminary consideration of the Willis tract mentions the nearby village of Slate Mills. “Was there any consideration given to Amissville?” Mr. Henry asked.
Regarding the Powers/Talley property, “we looked at the large number of houses that would have to be passed by the trash trucks” compared to only three residences on the access road to the Stover tract, Mr. Massie replied. As to the Willis tract, any landfill site on that parcel would be visible from the village of Slate Mills, he said, adding that for
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