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fic accident in July, 1986). That’s distress!”
Supervisor Mike Massie, whose Hampton District includes the section of Rt. 211 planned for dual-laning, reported that he has received numerous phone calls and letters on the widening project. “Everyone who’s talked to me has been opposed to it.”
When the project was first developed, “we didn’t have Interstate 66. That’s taken a lot of traffic out of Rappahannock County,” he said. “This issue has two sides. Let’s get both sides out on the table,” Mr. Massie suggested, calling for the project to be re-examined at a public hearing in Rappahannock County. “Then if we need to build the road, we should build it.”
“We’ve had public hearings (on widening Rt. 211) in previous years,” Mr. Estes replied. “We’ve heard from the public ... Most of the right-of-way has been purchased.”
Chairman Gilkey added that for those with concerns regarding the construction project, “the place to go is Culpeper” where the Highway Department will hold a public hearing at 10 a.m. on April 10 to address the six-year primary road plan for the Culpeper District.
But despite the opposition, Mr. Massie introduced a resolution calling for a public hearing in Rappahannock.
“I just can’t go along with that motion,” said Supervisor Ellis Bingham. “We need four lanes on that stretch simply for safety ... I drive that road, but I can’t tell you what’s on it. You can’t admire the views. If you don’t watch the road, they’ll have you hanging in the smokehouse!”
Reporting that he’d received 15 calls in opposition to widening the
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