Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, July 13, 1995 TAG: 9507140107
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: W-7 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: STEWART MACINNIS SPECIAL TO THE ROANOKE TIMES
DATELINE: NEW CASTLE LENGTH: Medium
The county has about $21,500 available to add roads to the secondary system.
Supervisors received petitions on Monday to include five sections of roads into the system. The petitions will be forwarded to the state highway department for evaluation.
Tpaved and cited the need for constant maintenance to eliminate potholes.
Scott Hodge, assistant resident engineer for the Virginia Department of Transportation, said bringing a gravel or dirt road
up to state standards can cost as much as $300,000 per mile. He
said projects accepted for inclusion in the system typically need to accumulate funding for several years before they can be upgraded.
"The whole thing rests with money," said Zane M. Jones, supervisors' chairman.
In another matter, County Administrator Stephen A. Carter announced he will meet with representatives of the fire and rescue organizations in the county Thursday to discuss details for providing medical insurance for emergency services volunteers.
Carter said the meeting will focus on developing an umbrella organization for volunteer fire and rescue agencies to receive county funds to pay for insurance premiums.
Chiefs of the five volunteer fire departments received a quote from one insurance company in which the annual premium would be slightly more than $10,000 for the level of coverage needed for all the volunteer emergency workers in the county.
The county now pays about $4,000 a year for an insurance policy that supplements a firefighter's personal insurance. The policy pays for medical expenses of up to $5,000. The chiefs want coverage of up to $25,000 per individual and for the county's insurance to be the primary coverage for volunteers injured in the line of duty.
by CNB