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firm construction schedule, Franklin said that they will “start in places we can work this time of year which is in the streets and not the yards” of tow n residents.
He said they plan to work in sections so as not to “tear up the whole town at once.”
The town is taking great care to work on a schedule that will minimize the impact on the town's businesses said Dodd. This would include halting construction over the Valentine’s Day weekend, and working around businesses such as the Inn at Little Washington which w ill be closed for annual maintenance during the first week in February.
There are still the issues of resolving easement access to properties within the town, and whether or not some residents will refuse to hook on to the system (see related story on Al.)
This is not unusual for small jurisdictions said John McCarthy, the county’s administrator, and that even the Sperryville project proceeded in much the same way. The big difference, of course, is the cost. At the time, there was more grant money available, and the hookup cost to Sperryville property owners was minimal ($275) compared to what those in Washington will have to pay (upwards of $7,500). %
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