ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, June 20, 1996 TAG: 9606200037
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: E-8 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: CHARLES STEBBINS
A dead landfill will be brought back to life in a useful activity if Vinton Town Council member Billy Obenchain has his way.
Obenchain has visions of a go-cart track or similar activity on the 15-acre tract on Third Street near Hardy Road.
"It's worthless now, just growing up in weeds," he said at a Town Council meeting Tuesday.
He believes the old landfill, closed for about 25 years, is a good site for recreational development.
Obenchain proposed that the town seek a private developer to lease the land from the town and convert it into recreational use.
Mayor Charles Hill and other council members wanted a better idea of what kind of activity could be conducted there, and asked for a report on how the property might be used. Town Manager Clay Goodman said he would seek ideas from other municipal leaders.
On another matter, members of council objected to a proposal by Roanoke County to move the North Vinton Precinct polling place from the Fire Department to the second floor of Vinton Baptist Church. They asked the county to find a ground-level site.
Obenchain said no second floor is a suitable spot for a voting place.
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