By Kevin Au.en

By Kevin Au.en

RuppnlumniK'k News Staff Writer

VDOT

Virginia Department of Transportation Administrator David Cubbage told the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors on Monday that decreased revenues and increased costs have led to an expected 44 percent decrease in funding for road projects in the county and other jurisdictions in the commonwealth.

The budget crunch means the county's list of projects will he completed at a slower rate than in the past, he said.

VDOTs six-year plan for the county is scheduled to be approved at the supervisors' April meeting.

Landfill

County Administrator John McCarthy announced that the Virginia Department of Environmental duality has issued a $ 10,200 line against the county for violations at the Amissville Landfill.

McCarthy said DEtJ inspectors found insufficient cover on the landfill on several occasions. He took the blame for the violation. but also said Updike Industries, the contractor hired to operate the landfill, bears some responsibility as well.

McCarthy called the fine “out of whack." but added that the county has saved much more than $10,200 in the two months since closing the landfill. McCarthy’s contract

The supervisors agreed on a new four-year contract renewal for McCarthy. He made a salary of $109,000 in fiscal 2<X)H and will make $125,000 in fiscal 2009. His salary is scheduled to increase 5 percent annually in subsequent years to $144.70.1 in fiscal 2012.

The contract also includes a succession clause to provide for an “orderly transition" from McCarthy to his successor. The clause states that measures, such as hiring a deputy or assistant who will act as successor or hiring a consulting firm that specializes in executive succession. must lie undertaken by the third year of his contract.

McCarthy has worked for the county for 22 years and said he does not plan to leave the job