Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, January 22, 1992 TAG: 9201220284
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-6 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: M.J. DOUGHERTY CORRESPONDENT
DATELINE: FLOYD LENGTH: Medium
SUPERVISORS VOTE AGAINST SEEKING SCENIC DESIGNATION FOR LITTLE RIVER
The Floyd County Board of Supervisors has decided the Little River is scenic enough without official state recognition.There was no opposition or discussion Tuesday as the supervisors voted against seeking Virginia Scenic River Designation for the part the river that flows through the county.
The supervisors' decision probably means there will be no special designation for the Little River. State officials have said that they would not seek such a designation unless it was supported by all the localities involved - Floyd, Montgomery and Pulaski counties.
Before the vote, county resident Pamela Carney gave the board a petition opposing the designation.
Linda Coyle of the New River Valley Preservation League was the only speaker in favor of the state scenic river proposal.
In other business, the supervisors:
Agreed to schedule a public hearing on the School Board's request to seek $390,000 in Virginia Public School Authority bonds for improvements at the county's six schools. Both boards must pass resolutions by Feb. 14 for the county's request to be included in the spring bond sale.
Revised the terms of the contract with Pat Therrien for operating the Floyd County Recycling Center. The supervisors agreed to nearly double its monthly payment to Therrien to $1,500 from $800.
They also agreed to provide a pickup truck for collection of recycables and pay the telephone costs for the center.
Therrien agreed to expand the center's hours to 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 9 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday and to develop new drop-off sites.
The agreement also called for a review in six months as well as for an automatic reduction of the county payments if recycling markets improve.
Learned that all 13 of the counties' underground storage tanks at the landfill and fire stations would have to be replaced by 1998 because they do not meet future federal guidelines.
The supervisors also made the following appointments:
Greg Clabaugh, Larry Robbins and Roger Lewis (reappointed) to the Industrial Development Authority.
John Martinkosky to the New River Valley Overall Economic Development Commission.
Supervisor William Whitlock to the New River Valley Planning District Commission and Board Chairman Howard Dickerson to the Public Service Authority to replace former Supervisor Lowell Boothe.
Voted down proposed amendments to the county's mobile home park ordinance that would have required public hearings before new mobile home parks could be established.