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money. The county gets only a small share of the overall secondary road improvement money from Virginia. There are two major pots of money: the unpaved road fund, and the regular construction fund. The unpaved road fund is a sacrosanct fund. It is 5.75 percent of the transportation budget taken right off the top after federal requirements have been met. The money is doled out according to Rappahannock’s portion of unpaved road compared to the state’s total, hut 50 or more vehicles must use such roads each day. Out of a total of 106.47 miles of unpaved roads in the county, 50.86 miles qualify. This is 0.08 percent of the state’s total, so the county gets 0.08 percent of the unpaved road fund. Last fiscal year (1997-98) this was $247,680.
The second pot of money, the regular construction fund, is shared out according to Rappahannock’s area and population versus the state’s figures. This factor is Weighted, though, 20 percent for area, 80 percent for population. The county has 215.73 square miles and a population of 6,900 (VDOT data). The state has 34,200.39 square miles and a population of 4,140, 935. The county’s share comes out to be 0.259 percent, and in fiscal year 1997-98 this was $532,012. Total money available was thus $806,692.
In general, our Six-Year Plan involves about $4.7 million. It is interesting to note that at the current rate of paving gravel roads, say 15 miles according to the plan, it won’t take long to wrap up the 51 miles of unpaved roads we had a year ago.
Don Audette
Sperryville
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