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recognized Commissioner Jim Rich for his direct involvement in the somewhat controversial project. “The Rappahannock Board of Supervisors reaffirms its support for the compromise design and plan,” said McCarthy.
However, McCarthy ex-' pressed concern that the renovation of the old Sperryville schoolhouse at the U.S. 211/522 intersection by the Faith Mountain Co. would bring substantially more traffic to the area than earlier anticipated.
“The only thing I am suggesting is that while we know that the length of that turn lane has been substantially reduced, we hope that there will be sufficient right-of-way if we do have to come back in the future to extend that turn lane, we can do so,” said McCarthy.
Jim Eastham, vice president of Faith Mountain Company, also addressed the board. He explained why his company had taken a longterm lease on the old schoolhouse building (which formerly housed That Sperryville Emporium) last January, and has invested significant money in improvements.
“What we hope to do is create a new destination in Sperryville,” said Eastham. “When the Emporium chose not to renew their lease, we saw an opportunity to help our business and the county as well.”
Eastham noted that the design of the new intersection was negotiated before his firm’s plans to expand its local retail operation were completed. “We plan to advertise this facility in our 18 million catalogues, as well as doing direct mailings,” said Eastham.
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