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By Galen C. McBride
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
This is the third in a series of five articles on the state’s Six Year Plan to upgrade or improve secondary roads in the county.
Hampton District Supervisor Mike Massie believes that the Virginia Department of Transportation’s planning process “works very well. I think it is very healthy that more and more people are getting involved in the secondaiy (road planning) process every year. I think that the more people that get involved, the better the process will be.”
VDOT district resident engineer Bob Moore meets regularly with members of the board of supervisors, concerned citizens’ groups, and individuals interested in county road development.
On Monday, Dec. 8, Moore addressed a group of more than 20 residents, including members of the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection, the Piedmont Environmental Council and the Sperryville Historical Committee. Quarterly meetings are planned to discuss individual construction projects and progress of the Six Year Secondary Road Plan.
Moore will also attend the December board meeting to provide supervisors updated information on the Six Year Plan and the results of recent public hearings. The formal revised plan will not be available until the January meeting. It will be given to County Administrator John McCarthy just before Christmas.
The VDOT planning process is interactive, depending primarily upon input provided from citizens through the county supervisors or in public hearings.
Some citizens have complained that the board has voted to support a road project,
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