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them.” The council approved her suggestion unanimously.
Mayor Dean Morehouse noted that the town does not presently have a contract in effect for snow removal. John Norman’s contract expired in October, and the council did not renew it. The members cited a need to review the town’s needs for grass cutting and snow removal, and referred it for study.
“It is not a crisis,” Mayor Morehouse assured the council. “We have no mythical responsibility for pushing snow. As a matter of fact, in most jurisdictions, the property owners would be fined by the town if they did not shovel their walks.”
In other business, the council:
• on Mr. Morehouse’s request, asked Mrs. Willis to get a further explanation of the $600 bill submitted by stonemason Terry Waggoner for the refurbishment of the town monument. “When he submitted an estimate he gave us a $400 price. What happened?”the mayor asked.
• approved Mr. Fisher’s spending authority, to a limit of $500. The authority is necessary, he explained, in order that routine bills, such as utilities and bills submitted with a 15 days net due date, can be paid between council meetings. Under state law, absent such authority, the council must approve each payment before disbursement.
• referred to the Rappahannock County Historical Society a request for funds from the Washington Old Hall, a preservation trust in England administered by descendants of George Washington’s family in that country, which collects works and relics from Washington’s life. “I think that Washington’s works should stay in this country,” Councilman Peter Skowronski said.
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