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ficult. They said there are more and more people joining the departments who do not know where all these roads are and more than one squad is sent on most calls. “Do you want to be responsible for mistakes?” Mr. Huff asked the supervisors.
"To me this is one more example,” Mr. Massie said. “The government is putting a tax on people because they’re too stupid to teach their children where they live. Any human being can learn how to give the fire department directions to your house.”
Richie Burke, Sperryville Fire Chief, said, “I can’t teach people to give me directions, not when they’re under stress.”
Dieter Kneupfer said he agreed with Mr. Massie’s argument that the change would make the county less rural, but added, “People who respond have to know where they’re going.”
“I accept the fact we’re going to have the signs,” Mr. Massie said. “I just want us all to know...we’re going to wake up one day and not be a free people.” But he said the county government was not usurping power because people were gladly giving up the power to goverment.
The board voted to table until the August meeting considering1 whether to advertise any changes in the road names already assigned..
The board also voted to adopt a new schedule of fees Tor building permits. Most fees will remain unchanged, but fees for electrical, mechanical and plumbing inspections will increase for residences that are more than 3,000 square feet. Those fees are $30 each. They will remain the same for houses that are 3,000 square feet or less but be one cent per square foot for larger houses. “The main thing I’m trying to catch is the $1 to $2 million houses,” building inspector Richie Burke said. He explained that several more inspections are usually required for such houses.
“Our fees are still lower than surrounding counties,” he added.
The supervisors also learned the school system has returned $57,962 to the county’s general fund from appropriations that were not spent during the past fiscal year.
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