ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, July 20, 1996 TAG: 9607220033
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
DATELINE: PEARISBURG
SOURCE: CLAYTON BRADDOCK STAFF WRITER
The 1 1/2-mile stretch of road, closed for about 10 years, is dangerous and a liability to the state and the people of this region, Dan Brugh, resident engineer with the Virginia Department of Transportation, told supervisors. There are no residents living on the road, he said, and maintenance is costly.
The road may be dead but not forgotten - at least not by other officials and some citizens looking for a way to use a part of the short road.
The board said it will likely provide an easement for the Public Service Authority for passage of water pipes in part of the effort to bring additional water supplies throughout the county.
Some residents asked the board to find a way to use the road for recreation purposes, including an eventual connection with the Mary Ingle Draper Trail, which begins in West Virginia and ends in Radford. The PSA easement could be used as part of the trail, if legal and other aspects are approved.
In other business, the board:
Authorized the county engineer to seek funding sources for purchase of a water tank for Newport, which is struggling with an aging and leaking tank that provides water for some 54 connections to 110 residents in the village.
The Newport Volunteer Fire Department, which will be asked to manage the water distribution, will also be asked to seek residential approval to raise the water rate from $9 a month to a more standard fee of $24.
A tank, fittings and other materials will cost about $116,000, Chris McKlarney, county engineer said. The board expressed appreciation for the cooperation of Hoechst-Celanese Corp. in an effort to find a tank. An old tank from the Celco plant near Pearisburg, which at first was mentioned as a possible solution to Newport's water woes, was not available after further examination.
Approved an ordinance to regulate ownership of hybrid canines - sometimes called wolf dogs, which board Chairman Bill Freeman said is considered the "most dangerous canine in the state."
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