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nock County along with an agreement for a boundary adjustment by June 15.
The “straddle lot” problem surfaced again at last week’s Town Council meeting, when Mr. Smoot accused the council members of approving the L.O.M.P. subdivision, whose partners are town officials, and refusing to consider his request for a subdivision of his property. “I’ve tried for six years to get one -- you’d think that what is good for one should be good for all.”
Mr. Reynolds reminded Mr. Smoot that he had never filed a subdivision application.
“I gave it to John McCarthy,” he replied. Mr. McCarthy serves as the town’s zoning administrator.
“You were asking to subdivide a parcel which was not large enough,” Mr. Reynolds said. “I told you a year ago to check about the right-of-way problem,” he added, referring to the shape of Mr. Smoot’s lot and the question of whether it is wide enough to allow a right-of-way to the back of the property, which is where he wants to create the lot for his daughter.
The town attorney continued, “You will note that in that subdivision across t|je road they had to put in a 50-foot wide road. If you can get a 50-foot right-of-way back in there you have no problem.”
As Mr. Smoot continued to insist that the council members have used a double standard to prevent him from subdividing his property, Mr. Reynolds finally retorted, “Yes, and I’m sure that they put that right-ofway requirement in there just to prevent you from building that house.”
“I wouldn’t doubt it a damn bit,” Mr. Smoot said in reply.
Hampton District Supervisor Mike Massie, who attended the council meeting, asked to be recognized. He emphasized the importance of all “straddle lot” owners making application for the boundary line adjustment before the March 1 deadline.
However, as of Tuesday, Mr. McCarthy said, there have been no applications filed in his office. For more information about the requirements, contact Mr. McCarthy at the county zoning office (675-3342).
In other business, the council:
• heard from council member Reinhardt Lynch that he has spoken with the Washington Volunteer Fire Department about the possibility of building a permanent pad for helicopter landings in the field next to their fire hall. It could then be used for medical evacuation helicopters as well as for guests arriving at The
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