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will be until it’s completed,” Mr. Johnson said, adding that “the corner in Sperryville is another trouble spot.”
“I feel the dual highway is safety, and I’m for it,” said Donald Porter.
“The project should be completed,” added Phil Irwin, noting that the 500 signatures collected l)j opponents represent less than 10 percent of the county’s population. “Less than 10 percent doesn’t constitute a mandate.”
Countering the arguments of opponents, Supervisor Mike Massie maintained that “interior” improvements to an existing highway will not spur development and might even have the opposite effect since many people willing to reside along a single lane road would not want to live along a dual lane.
The issue of a by-pass is separate from the dual-lane question, he maintained. “Each road (project) must be considered on its own merits If there’s a major problem at that turn (in Sperryville), we need a by-pass with or without the fourlane.”
Commending the opponents for their research. Supervisor Ellis Bingham nonetheless supported Mr. Massie’s resolution. He likened abandonment of the project after building the four lanes out from Warrenton to “spending a dollar ifor a funnel and then plugging half of it.”
Supervisor Charles Estes likewise complimented the Friends of Old Rt. 211 for a “fine and strong effort” and he challenged them “to pick up the flag for opening Rt. 17.”
With the vote 4-0 to endorse the Rt. 211 resolution (Supervisor Nelson Lane was absent from the April board meeting), administrative assistant John McCarthy asked for volunteers to support the county’s case at the April 11 primary road allocation hearing in Culpeper.
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