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Marc Malik from Gid Brown Hollow Road asked if VDOT was working in conjunction with the Planning Commission. Moore replied that cooperative projects with several citizens’ groups have been very fruitful, particularly where citizens specifically represent their magisterial districts.
Frank Warner, a Scrabble Road resident, pointed out that both the population and residents’ attitudes toward road construction have changed dramatically over the past 30 years. “Most roads in the county are passable,” he observed. Some people wanted “some improvement — now it’s too much.”
Moore recognized that environmental awareness and the need for preservation has spread all over the country. He referred to the Golden Crescent — pressure from population centers on the East Coast — and said, “I anticipate us doing fewer roads but spending the same amount of money.”
Joy Sloane, the newly-elected president of RLEP, proposed that VDOT consider the needs of people who use dirt and gravel roads for hiking, biking, and horseback riding. “We are discussing speed versus a slower life style, not just paving versus
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