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The planners also approved a $28,300 budget for next year. They recommended that $3,300 to administer a litter control program be taken out of the Planning Commission budget and put in the budget for the landfill. The litter control program is funded by the state. Mr. McCarthy explained that the funds are used for an educational program at the schools.
The planners also cut $150 for travel from the budget. Those funds have been included for several years but have not been used. Mr. McCarthy explained that they had been used in the past to reimburse members for travel when they held public hearings in other parts of the county, such as during the months leading up to the adoption of the 1986 zoning ordinance.
The largest item in the budget is $17,500 for professional services. Mr. McCarthy said that would be used to do a study of one of the villages. He said the planners should recommend to the supervisors the village to be studied when they approve zoning changes to establish the general commercial zone.
Dr. Krebser suggested Amissville should be the first village area studied “because that’s where the biggest impact is.”
The planners approved a capital improvements plan. The major discussion was on acquiring land for school expansion. Several members suggested that it be put at the top of the priority list. “The longer we wait, the more expensive it will be,” Dr. Krebser said.
“This looks like a heck of a good time to seriously consider buying land,” Stonewall-Hawthom District representative Sharon Pierce said.
On the vote to put the highest priority on acquiring land for school expansion. Chairman Allen Stokes voted “No.”
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