Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, February 24, 1993 TAG: 9302240331
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: RICK LINDQUIST CORRESPONDENT
DATELINE: RADFORD LENGTH: Medium
PART-TIME HELP OK'D FOR ANIMAL SHELTER
The city's animal control officer will get a little extra help at the animal shelter, at least through the end of June.City Council has approved $1,500 in stopgap funding to hire additional part-time help. The action came during council's regular meeting Monday.
At council's last meeting, Radford Humane Society member Edward Jervey said the shelter is overburdened and understaffed.
"It's a very serious situation down there," he said.
Council plans to consider paying for physical improvements at the animal shelter, including completion of several dog runs, at a later meeting.
Council also approved spending $130,785 as its quarterly share of closing down the former Cloyd's Mountain regional landfill in Pulaski county. City Manager Bob Asbury said the city will have spent nearly $880,000 by the time the defunct landfill's closing is completed. Asbury said he hopes that will be by the end of this year.
Radford's share of the closing is 27 percent of the cost. Asbury said the city will continue to pay 9 percent of the operations and maintenance costs at Cloyd's Mountain, even after closing.
Council also approved receipt of $4,653 in emergency medical services funds from the state. Asbury said the money will be transferred to Radford Community Hospital, which contracts with the city to provide ambulance services.
Council also approved a resolution designating the New River Valley Planning District Commission as the lead agency to receive federal funds to study how recent cutbacks at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant affect the region.
The study, to be funded as part of the Department of Defense's ARMS Initiative, would look at how changes in defense spending affect the area's economy and what might be done to adjust. ARMS stands for Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support.
Dave Rundgren, executive director of the Planning District Commission, said Tuesday that his office is still in the application process. He said he expects the commission to receive about $100,000 for the study.
In other matters, council set four budget work sessions for the end of this month and through March.
Council also has invited local Simmons Cable TV manager Ervin Stauss to its next meeting, March 8, to respond to complaints about the company's recent rate increases and cable service plan restructuring.