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dog pound where the landfill is.”
“That decision has been made,” Mr. McCarthy said. He said with the dog pound at the landfill site Mr. Artz could help run the pound.
“We’ve got a dog warden,” Col. Bingham shot back.
“There’s not one jurisdiction in the state where the dog warden also runs the animal shelter,” Mr. McCarthy said.
“How much gas do we pay Mr. Artz to sit in his truck and run the heater?” Hampton District representative Mike Massie asked. “We could go ahead and borrow the money. It might be cheaper,” he added.
“They rent for very little,” Col. Bingham said, referring to construction trailers.
‘We’re going to build it this year anyway,” Mr. Massie said.
Mr. McCarthy said he would explore the cost of various options.
The supervisors authorized County Treasurer Frances Foster to borrow up to $250,000 to keep the county running. She had not had to borrow money earlier because she has used money left in last year’s school budget and set aside to meet July and August school payrolls, Mr. McCarthy said. However, that money will have to be turned back to that account before the end of August, he explained.
“I call that robbing Peter to pay Paul,” Mr. Anderson said.
“That’s what it is, but we haven’t had to pay interest,” Mrs. Foster agreed.
“I wish you wouldn’t call it that,” Commonwealth Attorney Peter Luke commented.
The supervisors also voted to advertise the list of those taxpayers who haven’t paid their 1988 taxes as of the end of the fiscal year on June 30. Mrs. Foster noted that the list showed $55,000 in unpaid taxes including penalties.
She explained that some of those people have since paid the taxes, but that the list would have to be as of June 30. She said she had notified these landownSee
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