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hauler could lose his permit.
The supervisors asked Mr. McCarthy to approach owners of the Flatwood property about using that as the central trash dropoff site.
Mr. McCarthy said work on the new cell at the landfill has already begun and the bonds to pay for the construction were sold Tuesday. The county was able to get a 5.8 percent interest rate, which reduced the amount borrowed to $1.62 million, Mr. McCarthy reported Tuesday.
The supervisors got into a discussion of future uses for the Aileen plant when Mr. McCarthy reported that the juvenile detention facility in Loudoun County apparently will be funded by the General Assembly this winter. Rappahannock County has contracted for the use of one bed in that facility.
Col. Bingham suggested instead the county should consider converting the Aileen plant into a large juvenile detention center. He suggested it could hold “up to 500 } wayward children” and bring in a profit to the county.
Mr. McCarthy said the future use of the plant would depend on finding out if the problem with the contaminated well can be solved and what happens with the company’s bankruptcy situation. He said the company values the property in excess of the county’s $1.4 million assessment.
Mr. Estes said there had been “more work done on that than a lot of people realize.” He said the plant has in excess of 104,000 square feet and is “a nice facility.” He said he would prefer to see the property used as a production facility again.
Mr. McCarthy agreed but said “the water problem is a biggie. ”
Mr. Estes asked Mr. McCarthy to look into how toxic a plastics molding plant would be.
Circuit Court Clerk Diane Bruce reported that there is a potential problem with providing bailiffs for civil cases. She said the state compensation board will not pay for bailiff time during civil trials, but judges expect to have a bailiff available. Former state trooper and Sheriff W.A. Buntin serves as a part-time bailiff to cover district court, juvenile court and for criminal cases in circuit court, she said. If a civil case comes up, he usually stays, but some civil cases take several days, and then on occasion she has had to serve as bailiff.
Sheriff John Heriry Woodward said he might have to ask for additional funds from the county to pay for more time.
Hampton District representative Mike Massie said, “You’re telling us we may have to appropriate to spend more money the court requires us to spend. What else is new?”
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