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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957-08-08SPECIALAugust 8, 1957 ii Pursuant to the following waiver, members of the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle Couuty, Virginia, met in special session on this date in the County Office Building, Charlottesville, Virginia, at 9:00 A.M. with the following present: Messrs. Edgar N. Garnett~ H. Ashby Harris, Edward L. Smith, M. Y. Sutherland~ Jr. and Robert Thraves. Absent: Nr. John W. Williams. We, the mudersigned, members of the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, hereby waive notice and special service thereof, of a meeting to be held at 9:00 A.M. on the eighth day of August, 1957, in the County Office Building, Char- lottesville, Virginia, for the purpose of considering_the matter Of-'drsught ~nd.~.we do hereby consent to the transaction of any and all business and the' taking of such action at said meeting upon the matter hereinabove mentioned as May be law- fttl, incident and necessary thereto. Edward L. Smith U~. Y. Suther!afid,~Jr. Robert Thraves Officers present: County Executive and Commonwealth's Attorney. . a_bemarle Mr T. O. Scott, County Agent, appeared before the Board and presented reasons why County should be designated as a "disaster area". He advised that the drought this summer was one of the most severe this area had experienced and recommended that the Board take steps to request the Governor to designate Albemarle County for such relief as may be forthcoming. Considerable discussion was given to this matter and an opportunity was given to those of the public present to speak. After the discussion and on motion of Mr. Thraves, seconded by Mr. Garnett, the following resolution was unani mously adopted: ~HEREAS, Albemarle County is experiencing a severe and prolonged drought, with consequent reduction in corn for grain and ensilage and with no prospects for mid-summer and fall cuttings of hay; and WHEREAS, pastures are no longer furnishing any grazing on many farms and only about fifteen per cent of normal in the rest of the county; and WHEREAS, dairy cattle, beef cattle and some sheep flocks are on full winter feed and are rapidly consuming the smmll supply of hay and ensilage on hand with no visible prospect for additional harvest; end ~gHEREAS, under these conditions 2he breeding herds will have to be partially, in some cases completely, dispersed for slaughter, muless governmental aid is made available. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, that the Honorable Thomas B. Stanley, Governor of Virginia, be, and is hereby, requested to designate Albemarle County as a Disaster Area~, as a result of the drought, and, that governmental aid be made available to the livestock b~eeders of Albemarle County, in order to prevent destruction of breeding herds that are essential to the future production of cattle and sheep in the said county. On motion, the meeting adjourned.