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by the applicants which limit its future use to the type of retail and mail-order business Faith Mountain is now engaged in, Mr. McCarthy told the supervisors. Most of the testimony was similar to that given at the Planning Commission meeting February 15.
Col. Bingham asked Mr. Woodard if the highway department had already bought the land it would need for the widening of Route 211. He was told that sale had not gone through. “I know you’re going to spend X amount of dollars for land at commercial rates. I would not like to see you then jack the price up to the state. We're not here to take money from the taxpayers," Col. Bingham said.
Mr. Woodard was less certain that after the highway is finished, he will move his retail business to the new location. He said he would want to wait until the highway is finished and then drive up and down it several times to decide if the location would be suitable.
“You’re in a good building for what you’re selling," Mr. Lane said.
Mr. Woodard agreed that he might now want to lose the village atmosphere of his present location in Sperryville.
During their regular monthly meeting earlier in the day the supervisors learned that flyers on bright pink paper stating the rules for the use of the dumpsters and the landfill are ready for distribution. Mr. McCarthy also notified them that the gates restricting access to the landfill during hours wrhen it is not open are ready to be installed when the weather allows and that the sheriff s department will be patroling during hours that the landfill is closed.
The supervisors also voted to sign a new contract with William Frizzell for providing food services for the jail. The new contract can be terminated on 30 days notice by either Mr. Frizzell or the county.
Commonwealth’s Attorney Peter Luke told the supervisors that Mr. Frizzell had wanted a 15-day notification period, in case he sold the business, but had agreed to 30 days. Sheriff John Henry Woodward said it might be as late as the end of the year before the kitchen in the new jail addition would be ready to take over the job. The final plans for the addition will be ready in about two weeks, but it will not be until the hew budget year in July that a contract for construction could be accepted.
The supervisors also agreed to take the School Board’s van with no money changing hands and to consider a request for money for a reCall
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