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

DATE: TUESDAY, June 14, 1994                   TAG: 9406140377
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: By RON BROWN STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: FINCASTLE                                  LENGTH: Short

OFFICIALS SEEK PROPERTY FOR DALEVILLE FACILITIES

Botetourt County authorities are shopping for a tract of land to house an elementary school, a fire and rescue station, and a recreational facility for Daleville.

The Board of Supervisors and School Board formed a four-member subcommittee Monday to evaluate potential sites.

With residential development booming, Daleville is one of the fastest-growing sections of the county.

It does not have a fire station or a rescue squad in the immediate area. If current growth continues, planners believe an elementary school will be needed by the late 1990s.

County Administration Gerald Burgess said he hopes that the committee can find a site within 60 days.

Rapid development in the area is gobbling up available land and is driving real estate prices up.

"The longer you wait, the less land you have," Burgess said.

Burgess said the committee will be looking for a 25- to 50-acre tract in the Daleville community.

The land will need to be located near existing secondary roads, Burgess said.

Supervisors Chairman Bob Layman said the county can always sell the land if it finds it doesn't need it.

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