
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, July 24, 1990                   TAG: 9007240345
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: CHRISTIANSBURG                                LENGTH: Short

MONTGOMERY PLANNERS OPPOSE AUTO JUNKYARD

In a contentious public hearing Monday, a Craig County man accused his neighbors and Montgomery County officials of trying to put him under "communist rule" because they object to his automobile graveyard.

"This has all been a pack of lies," Roy Law said of complaints that his cars, kept in a field off Virginia 621 just inside the Montgomery line, were an eyesore.

Two Virginia Tech faculty members said battery acid, gasoline and oil could pollute nearby Craig Creek if the cars stay there.

Law denied that and challenged county supervisors to drive out and see for themselves.

After the hearing, the Planning Commission recommended denial of Law's request for a rezoning and special use permit. The Board of Supervisors will act later.

- New River Valley bureau

by CNB