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

DATE: TUESDAY, April 2, 1991                   TAG: 9104020476
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-3   EDITION: BEDFORD/FRANKLIN 
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DATELINE: WINCHESTER                                LENGTH: Short

OFFICIALS, OWNERS AGREE ON TIRE-FARM MEASURES

The owners of a farm where an estimated 1.25 million tires are stored have agreed with authorities on a plan to prevent the tires from catching fire and to clear them from the site.

According to Monday's agreement, Paul E. and Alma B. Rhinehart have one month to complete a field survey of the land and 100 days for an engineering plan for the tire removal. The Rhineharts also must submit a fire-prevention plan to the state Department of Waste Management.

The agreement was in response to a suit Attorney General Mary Sue Terry's office filed against the Rhineharts on Feb. 8, claiming violations of the Waste Management Act. The farm is where more than 7 million tires burned in 1983. - Associated Press

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