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the right-of-way and the Virginia Outdoors Foundation, whieh holds the easement had agreed, and then the owner changed her mind.
Mr. Sherertz asked Mr. Moore if he had thought of condemning the land. Mr. Moore said the supervisors had agreed that the limited funds would be used on roads where there was'a need and landowners had agreed to donate the required rights of way.
Mr. Pullen noted that the highway department Jiaa a 30-foot right-of-way. He suggested the road could be improved within the 30 feet.
Mr. Moore said state guidelines require 50-foot right of way standards for road improvements. The budget for road improvements has been running about $620,000 per year, but had been reduced to $570,000 and might be further reduced. He said improvements within the 30-foot right-of-way would have to come out of the department’s maintenance budget, which also covers the cost of routine grading and snow removal.
Mr. Moore said the highway department could not dig into the embankment very far without causing fences to fall down. He agreed to meet with residents to see if improvements could be made without acquiring additional rights of way.
Marc Malik said the highway department needs a solution between widening the road with a 50-foot right-of-way and leaving the road alone.
Mr. Estes said he had worked on getting
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