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them to give us their sense of the project’s life.”
Whether the money spent is county money or state money, Mrs. Early said, “it is taxpayers’ money.” She said she understood, along with the residents of Jackson District, that the landfill location, “is not a permanent situation. It is not good business sense to throw good money after bad.”
Noting that there are few houses along the 7/10-mile, dead-end road, “Why go to all this money if it is not for a long time?” Mrs. Early asked. “. . . I’m not saying that the road is not necessary to get to the landfill. I’m concerned about the amount of money we are thinking about spending.” The road needs work, she said, “but perhaps not $413,000 worth.”
Three members of the Board of Supervisors, Chairman Hubert Gilkey, Hampton District representative Mike Massie and Jackson District Supervisor Ellis Bingham, spoke in favor of the road improvements. “It is a needed project to service the county landfill,” Mr. Gilkey stated.
Mr. Massie conceded that there is some question as to the life expectancy of the landfill, with estimates ranging from two years to 40 years. “Four hundred thousand dollars is a lot of money, I agree. But if that’s what it takes to build a safe road to the landfill — if it lasts two years or 40 years — if it saves one life it will be worth it.”
Col. Bingham seconded Mr. Mas, sie’s concern about the safety of residents driving to and from the landfill, but added that the improvements could cause additional problems — namely that the isolated stretch of pavement could become “a racetrack” and a haven for midnight parkers.
“// there are only two or three years of life at the landfill, is there any way to upgrade the road and still keep the gravel base?” Col. Bingham asked.
James Carter, who owns property adjoining the road, rejected Col. Bingham’s suggestion. Noting that VDOT’s figures estimate that the number of vehicles traveling the road will climb from 10 per day in 1986 (before landfill construction began) to 240 by the year 2000, “you don’t want as many Vehicles traveling as you propose on a gravel road. In the summer you would not be able to stand it because of the dust... It should be a hard surface — even if you have to put speed bumps on it.”
Mr. Carter added that he is not sure if the construction would affect his building lots. Mr. Moore replied that VDOT would be happy to send
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