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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1952-01-16 A regular meeting of the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, was held at the Office ~ilding of said County on the 16th day Of January~ 1952. Present: Messrs. C. Purcell McCue, Henry Chiles, H. Ashby Harris, Edward L.. Smith, Jo W. Williams and W. W. Wood. Absent: None. Officers present: County E~ecutive and Commonwealth's Attorney. Minutes of the meetings of December 19, 1951 and January l, 1952, were read and approved. The following applications having been made to the ~Board of County Supervisors to approve of the placing of the roads as described in the applications in the Secondary Highway System, it is hereby ordered that Messrs. J. G. White, J. B. Kegley, Hugh N. Clark, C. C. Wade and A. Gaines Fray, resident freeholders of this County, any three of whom may act, be an~ they are hereby appointed Viewers whose duty it shall be to examine such roads and report upon the expediency of establishing same; they shell, as soon as practible after receiving this order, proceed to make the views, and may examine other routes and locations than the ones proposed, and if of ~the opinion that there is a necessity for establishing public roads, they shall locate the same, return a map or diagram thereof, with a report to the Board stating locations of such roads, the convenience and inconvenience that will result as well as to the individuals as to the public, whether said roads will be of such mere private convenience as to make it proper that they should be opened, established, and kept in order by the person or persons for whose con~ venience they are desired, whether any yard, gardens, or orchard will have to be taken; the names of the landowners on such roads, which of such landowners will require compensation, what will be a just com- pensation to the landowners requiring compensation for th~ land so taken, and for the damages of the res- idue of the tract, if any, beyond the peculiar benefits to be derived in result to such residue from the roads to be established; and all other facts and circumstances in their opinion useful in enabling the Board to determine its expediency of establishing the roads, and t~ey shall file such report with the Clerk of this Board; In the event that some of the landowners do not require compensation and they will execute written consent, giving the right of way in question, the said Viewers shall obtain such consent and re- turn it with their report; Provided, however, that the Chairman of the State Highway Commission, sometimes celled the Sta~e Highway Commissioner, shall forthwith be notified and made a party to these proceedings, and that he shall likewise be notified of the time and place of the meeting of the Viewers herein designated. (1) .~ mile - Road beginning at junction of private road with Highway 20, 2 miles northeast of Rivanna River Bridge and ending at white cottage, .~ mile northwest from point of beginning. (2) 1000 feet - Road from Railroad Avenue to Jarman Gap Road in Crozet, turning from Railroad Avenue at Crozet Cold Storage. (~) .~ mile - Road beginning at Rt. 60% and running northwesterly to the property line of Theodore Roach, Earlysville. (~) 500 yards - Road beginning on Route 766 at end of maintenance and endi~ at the end of mouth of ~lbemarle Lake where cars turn around. (5) ~ mile - Road beginning at Orange County line about one mile southeast of Barboursville and ending one-fourth mile up the road leading to the top of the mountain. (6) .~ mi. - Road beginning at end of state maintenance on Route 6~9 south from Lindsay and ending at bars on Mrs. Arbogast's place. (7) Request for extension of Avon Street (with hard top) southwardly acr~oss Moore's Creek to connect with the 01d Scottsville Roa~, and request for resurface with hard top the Old Scottsvill~ Road, from the point of connection southwardly to Route 20. (8) .~ mi. - Road beginning at intersection of Keith Valley Road and St. Anne's Road and ending at a point on Meadowbrook Road where F. L. Harris land joins land of A. J. Zuchello and land of Mrsl N. W. Larkum. ~ (~) .5 mi. - That portion of the following request which was not taken into the Secondary System in 1950 -- Beginning at Route 625 on top of hill near Hattons Ferry and extending 0.9 mile to the East to Mrs. Lane ' s ~ate entrance. Mr. D. A. Robinson, Director of Finance, submitted a Statement of Expenses of the Department of Finance for the month of December, 1951, one-third of which to be borne by the~State. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, this Statement was examined, verified, and approved. Mr. D. A. Robinson, Director of Finance, submitted a Statement of Expenses of the Sheriff's Office for the month of ~ecember, 1951, two-thirds of which to be borne ~Y the State. Upon motion, duly made ~nd seconded, this Statement was examined, verified, and approved. Mr. D. At Robinson, Director of Finance, submitted a Statement of Expenses of the Commonwealth Attorney's Office for the month of December, 1951, one-half of which to be borne by the S~e. Upon motion, duly made and seconded, this Statement was examined, verified, and approved. Statement of Expenses incurred in the maintenance of prisoners confined in the ~County Jail during the month of December, 1951, along with a Summary Statement of Prisoner Days, was submitted~ Upon motion, duly made and seconded, these statements were examined, verified, and approved. Communication was received from Mr. J. Gordon Bennett, Auditor of Public Accounts, advising that the audit of the records of the County Sheriff will be made as soon as possible after December 31, 1951. Report of the County Executive for the month of December, 1951, was presented, approved and ordered filed. Mr. Ollie W. Estes and a number of other citizens appeared and requested restu~facing of Route 663 from Earlysville to Route 810,~a distance of approximately 5.6 miles. Upon motion, made by Mr. Williams, seconded by Mr. Harris, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Cotuuty Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, that the State Department of Highways be and is hereby requested to give consideration to the surfacing of Route 663 from Earlysville to Route 810 with black top when preparing the coming ~iscal year's highway budget. Mr~ Williams A. Dawson's letter of resignation was again 'presented and upon motion, made by Mr. Harris and seconded by Mr. Williams, was accepted with regret. Mr. Harris nominated Mr. Forrest Paulett to replace Mr. Dawson as a member of the School Board from the Scottsville District, which ~omi- nation was secor~ed by~. Williams and unanimously approved by the Board. Mro Chiles asked the Commonwealth's Attorney, Mr. Downing L. Smith what the tenure of the School Board was. Mr. Smith advised that the School Board has no definite term but rather serves at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors. M~. J. R. Wingfield also asked the Commonwealth's Attorney if a member of the School Board had to be ousted before a replacement can be appointed and Mr. Smith replied that he did but this was a matter of procedure as to how it can be done. P~. Wingfield stated that if there is any charge against any member of the School Board, he would like to hear it and have same sub- stantiated. Mr. W. Wo Wood stated that he would like to request that he be allo~d to replace Mr. Oglesby by reason that he went entirely against the School Board policy when he participated in the campaign last year for ~. Henley to the State Senate. Mr. Wood stated that he did not think it was proper for a School Board member to take an active part in politicm. Mr. R. T. W. Duke stated that there is no law that gives to any representative of a given district the right to appoint or remove a member of the School Board; that this is a previlege Of the Board of Supervisors as a whole. He expressed the opinion that the Board should consider the interest of the County as a whole. Mrs. Mary Hill expressed favor of the conduction of School Board meetings, the way in which they discussed all questions completely a~ reached fi~ial and full agreement and the way they worked witl the Board of Supervisors, and expressed the opinion that Mr. Henley and Mr. Oglesby were the most active members of the School Board and requested that Mr. Oglesby be continued on the Board. Mr. John Farish expressed the opinion that a School Board member should not be expected to serve at the individual discretion of one Board member but at the will of the entire Board of Super- Mr. J. R. Wingfietd stated that Mr. Henley was more a principal in politics in the past election than was Mri Oglesby and challenged Mr. Wood to dismiss Mr. Henley on the same basis. Mr. Wingfield also requested that the Board adopt a resolution to continue Mr. Oglesby in office. Mr. J. W. Williams stated that it has been the policy of the Board since 1934 to appoint or reappoint the School Board every four years and requested that the chairman call for a roll call vote on this matter. Mr. W. W. Wood made a motion requesting that the Board take no action due to the fact that he did not have a nomination to make at this time, and that action be continued for thirty days. No sec- ond was received to Mr. Wood's motion. Mr. Williams made a motion to nominate and elect the School Board as it now stands, including Mr. Paulett, which motion was seconded by Mr. Harris. This motion was carried by the following recorded vote: Ayes - Mr. C. Purcell McCue, Mm. Henry Chiles, Mr. H. Ashby Harris, Mr. Edward L. kith, and Mr. J. W. Williams. Noes - Mr. W. W. Wood. Mr. Henry Chiles expressed the appreciation of the Board of the interest of the citizens of the Coun~M in this matter as well as in other matter~. Colmmunications were received from the Red Hill Parent-Teachers Association, the Mcintire Parent-Teachers Association, and the League of Women Voters requesting the continuance of the present School Board. Mr. W. W. Wood requested that the Board set up a policy regarding all county offices and officers in regard to politics. Mr. Robinson stated that he wished to continue the policy in his office of requesting that all employees not participate in politics. The Board expressed the opinion that it was satisfied ~th the way things now stand and did not wish to mak~ any change. Mr. T. W. Ross, Right of Way Engineer of the Department of Highways., appeared and requested that the Board guarantee a &O foot right of way in connection with Route 649. Upon motion, made by Mr. Wood and seconded by Mr. Williams, the following Resolution was unanimously adopted: WHERE.~S, the Commonwealth of Virginia through the Department of Highways has prepared and submitted plans to the Board for the Construction or improvement of a section of Route 6&9 of the State Secondary System, Project 1302-07-08, in Al- bemarle County, from int. Route 20 (Near Eastham) to 0.125 mi. N. Int. Route 643 (Near Proffit), approved December 27, 1951; and WHEREAS, it is proposed to finance the cost of construction fifty per- cent from Federal Aid Secondary Funds and fifty percent from State funds allocated to Albemarle County; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Board that said road be improved in ac- cordance with said plans. NOW, THEREFOP~, BE IT RESOLVED: That this Board hereby approves the plans and reques~s.~theqRep~rtment of Highways to proceed with construction in accordance with these plans, and this Board hereby agrees to and does guarantee a 40 foot right of way as indicated or noted on said plans, together with the right and easement to use the additional areas shown as being required for the proper execution and maintenance of the work as indicated on plans, it being understood that incidental costs such as moving and resetting existing fences, houses, structures, utilities, or other obstructions of such nature, are to be paid from Secondary funds allocated or to be allocated to Albemarle County. It is further understood and agreed that in the event one or more property owners refuse to execute a deed covering land required from their properties for right of way purposes, this Board hB~eby authorizes the Commonwealth of Virginia, De~ partment of Highways, to institute condemnation proceedings and agrees to pay from funds alloaated or to be allocated t6 Albemarle County all costs in connection there- with including awards of ~Ommissioners. Upon motion, made by Mr. Nood and seconded by Mr. Chiles, it was ordered that Nr. Hugh N. Clark, Mr. A. Gaines Fray, and Mr. J. B. Kegley be and they are hereby appointed to serve on the Equal- ization Board for the year 1952. Reports of the Department of Public 'Welfare for the month of December, 1951, were presented in acoordance with Section 371 of the 1950 Acts of the General Assembly. Mr. Chiles expressed the opinion that the National and Peoples Banks should have similar amounts on deposit by the County and made same in form of a motion. This motion received no second. Upon motion, made by Mr. Harris and seconded by Nr. Wood, Mr. D. A. Robinson, Director of Finance, was ........ ~ ~ ~ .... ~ ~ .... ~+o ~* ~ ~v ~ as ~earlv as possible on an equal basis between ~r. D. A. Robinson presented the following letter regarding a Finance Board from Mr. J. Lindsay Almond, Jr., Attorney General: Honorable D. A. Robinson Director of Finance, County of Albemarle Charlottesville, Virginia Ny dear Mr. Robinson: January 3, 1952. I am in receipt of your letter of December 26, 1951, in which you ask the following question: ~As you may know the County of Albemarle operates under the county executive form of county organization and government as provided for in Sections 15-272 to 15-30A. I shall appreciate your opinion as to whether or not a co~uty finance board is required in a coun- ty operating under the above county form of government or whether the Board of County Supervisors under Section 15-288(~) acts in its stead." In my opinion, the effect of Section 15-288Ce) is to confer upon the Board of County Supervisors of a county operating under the county execu- tive form of government the authority to designate what bangor %~st com- passes shall be depositories for county funds. Indeed, it seems to me that the section confers upon the Board of County Supervisors substantially all of the powers and duties of the County Finance Board in counties generally. While I can find nothing that abolishes the County Finance Board in these counties, it would appear that, if such ~a Board were in existence, it would have no duties to perform. Therefore, it would appear that nothing would be accomplished by setting up such a Board. Very sincerely yours, (Signed) J. Lindsay Almond, Jr. Attorney General. After a discussion of this letter, Mr. Robinson recommended that the duties of the Finance Board be turned over to the Board of Supervisors. At the recommendation of Mr. Downing Smith, Commonwealth's Attorney, the following resolution, offered by Mr. Williams and seconded byNr. Harris, was unanimously adopted: BE tTRESOLVED by the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, that the ~ctions of the County Finance Board be and the same are here- by ratified, approved and confirmed, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all future functions of such a Board from this date shall be performed by the Board of County Supervisors or a committee appointed from said Board. The Commonwealth's Attorney was requested to call the attention of the Court to this action of the Board~ The appointment, of a finance committee was deferred until the ~ext meeting of the Board. Mr. R~binson advised the Board that new escrow a~reements wo~ld have to be prepared Mr. C. B. Mackreth, Agent of the New Amsterdam Casualty Company, appeared and requested the Board to present to his company evidence of termination of bonds with the New Amsterdam Casualty Company. Upon motion, made by Mr. Wood and seconded by Mr. Williams, Mr. Robinson was authorized to give evidence to the New Amsterdam Casualty Company of the termination of the bonds on County Official~ and to advise the said Company that the bonds have now been placed with the American Motorists Insurance Company. Upon motion, made by Mr. Chiles and seconded by Mr. Wood, Mr. Robinson's bond as Director of Finance was approved as to the amount given of $300,000.00. On motion of Mr. Wood, seconded byMr. Williams, Mr. Robinson was also authorized to sign cancellation agreement with Indemnity Insurance Company of North America on public official bond of ~rs. Eva ~. Naupin, Clerk of the Circuit Court. Claimof Dr. Richard T. Ergenbright in the amount of $20,00 for services rendered as Jail Physician during the mOnth of December, 1951, was presented and approved for payment. The following appraisals on property of G. Bourne Wayland in the Crozet Sanitary District were presented to the Board: ApprAisal of Fred W. Watson $1,800.00 9,500.00 to $t0.000.00 Appraisal of C. C. ~ade $t,000.O0 8,000.00 Acreage (Approx,) 3 acres 55 acres Mr. Robinson recommended that the County purchase the three acre~tract as soon as possible for $1,O00.OC andupon motion, made by Nr. Chiles and seconded by Mr. Williams, Mr. Robinson's recommendation was ac- cepted. Communication wa~ received from Mr. R. M. Youell, Director of the Division of Corrections, enclosing report on the inspection of the County Jail which recommended the following: "It would be possible for the jailor to ~ock the entrance gate to the walled enclosure and pass the key through the window to his wife which would delay an escape by prisoners long enough for help to be called from the police headquarters only a few blocks away. It is recommended that this procedure be followed." It was ordered that this recommendation be passed on to the Sheriff with the request that this matter be given due consideration. Report was received from the Department of Welfare and Institutions on commitments to county ahd city jails during September, 1951, and was ordered filed. Communication was received from H. P. Spotswood, Commissioner of Revenue of Orange County, re- questing assessable value of registered and grade cattle in Albemarle County. No action was taken by the Board on this request. Upon motion, made hyMr. Williams and seconded by,Ir. Wood, it was ordered that the Directo~ of Finance request the League of Virginia Counties to mail to each Supervisor Legislative Bulletins pre. pared by the League. Mr. Robinson presented to the Board a report of Clerk's Fees for the year 1951 received from Mrs. Eva W. Naupin, Clerk. Upon motion of Mr. Williams, seconded bY'~r. Smith, cancellation of the following checks was authorized; Check Mom Date Payee Amo~ 585 6-F~/51 J. Mason Smith, Sheriff $ ~.00 1649 11/23/51 The Interstate 6.8~ 1902 12/1$/5t Heirs of Noses Jones lO0.O0 Communications were received from the State Chamber of Commerce and ordered filed. Communication was received from Fred C. Kimbo. Mr. Robinson advised the Board that the December water bill of the Peoples National Bank at Crozet was out of line with past bills and the meter had been rechecked and found to be correct. Mr. Chiles suggested~that the matter be checked, for ~nother two months to see how the readings woo~d com- pare with the December reading. Upon motion, made by Mr. Harris and seconded by Mr. Williams, Mr. Chiles suggestion was accepted. Mr. Williams advised the Board that Mr. W. S. Cook, Sheriff, had contacted him and requested that the Board appoint a~Sheriff's Committee. Mr. Downing Smith, Commonwealth's Attorney, was requeste( to contact Mr. Cook to determine exactly what he desired in this respect. The Commonwealth'E Attorney reported that he had investigated the matter of having two meet- ings of the Board of County Supe~isors each month and had found that the Statute ~provides for only one regular monthly meeting. Upon motion, made by Mr. Williams and seconded byNr. Smith, it was ordered that the Board continue with the same regular meeting date and time. The Commonwealth's Attorney stated that when he was employed 2e render legal assistance to the former Commonwealth's Attorney in condemnation proceedings regarding acq~istion of the Charlottes- ville-Albemarle A~rport site, it was his understanding that at the time he to~E office, Mr. D. B. Marshall would be employed in the same manner, and he recommended that this be done promptly if this wa the Board's wish. Upon motion, made by Mr. Chiles and seconded by Mr. Williams, it was ordered that Mr. D. B. Marshall be employed on a commercial basis to assist in said condemnation proceedings and that ~Mr. Marshall be instructed to segregate the record of his time between court work and other work. Mr, Downing Smith reported that under the present law regarding salary of Supervisors the Judge is authorized to fix a total salary, not exceeding $2,000.00, to be d~tvided between the number of members on a Board. Due to the fact that the Chairman is now being paid more than the other members Claim of J. T. Camblos for five lambs killed by dogs was presented. Upon motion, made by Williams and seconded by Mr. Harris, Mr. Camblos was allowed $25.00 for each of these lambs. Claim of Robert T. Smith for one calf claimed to have been killed by dogs was presented. Upon motion, made by Mr. Williams and seconded by Mr. Harris, this claim was denied on the' basis of the evidence given. Claim of W. F. Via for three sheep killed by dogs was presented. Upon motion, made by Wood and seconded by Mr. Williams, Mr. Via was allowed $25.00 each for these sheep. Claim of Justine D. Ferguson for one ewe killed by dogs was presented. Upon motion~ made by ~ir. Wood and seconded by Mr. Smith, this claim was denied due to the fact that the carcass was not viewed by the Game Warden and because of the fact that the matter was not reported to the Game Warden by the claimant until approximately a month and a half after the date of damage. Upon motion, made by Mr. ~arris and seconded by Mr. Smith, it was ordered that the following reports of the Compensation Board regarding salary allowances be approved: Departme.n.t Name, Position .A. meuA~. Approve~ Department of Finance D.A. Robinson Dir. of Fin. & Co. Ex. $9,000.00 Robert C. Sours Asst. to Dir. of Fin. 3,840.00 ~amuel S. Clark Asst. to CO. Ex. 4,680.00 ~nme T. Via Clerk 2,880.00 Virginia Cassidy Bookkeeper 2,220.00 Marj orie Johnson Clerk 2 ,!00. O0 Caroline ~ood Clerk 2 ,i00.00 Margaret R. Pace Clerk 1,8~0.00 Nary Alice Lynch Clerk t,740.00 Assessors 3,600.00 Extra Help 1,800 oO0 Sheriff's Office W.S. Cook Sheriff ~,000.00 P. M. Elliott Dpty. Skf. and Jailor 2,400.00 Thos. W. Wolfe Deputy Sheriff 2,920.00 C. R. Narsha!l Deputy Sheriff 2,920.00 Fulton Thomas Depty. Skf. & Asst. Jailor 2,100.00 James W. Cobbs Deputy Sheriff 2,600.00 Ro~s H. Butler Deputy Sheriff 2,600.00 ~- Earl H. Davis Deputy Sheriff 2 ~ 600.00 Lewis B. Johnson Deputy Sheriff 2,100. OO Mrs. P. M. Elliott Jail Cook 600.00 Comm. Attorney's Office Downing L. S$ith Commonwealth's Attorney 4,000.00 ~argaret M. Morris Secretary 600.00 The following ~resolution was unanimously adopted: BE IT EESOLVh~ by the Board of County Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, that funds sufficient to cover the increase~ approved by the Compen- sation Board for the Department of Finance, the Sheriff's Office and the Common- wealth's Office be and the same are hereby appropriated from the Unappropriated Reserve of the General Fund. Mr. Robinson advised the Board that Sheriff Smith would not be included for social security benefits unless employed for six additional months and suggested that the Sheriff he employed at a small salary for six months. It was the expressed opinion of the Board that there would certainly be no objection to this and upon motion of Mr. Harris, seconded by Mr. Wood, Mr. Robinson was authorized to pursue the matter. Mr. Robinson was authorized to call upon the Commonwealth's Attorney and any two members of the Boar~ to atteng sessions of the Legislature or committee meetings thereof whenever he felt it wa beneficial to the County to have someone attend. Upon motion, made by Mr. Chiles and seconded by Mr. Williams, the following letter was ordered forwarded to Mr. Stephen A. McClellan, President of Specialties, Inc. contingent upon the City Council passing upon similar action. Mr. Stephen A. McClellan, President Specialties, Inc. Skunks Misery Road Syosset, L. I., New York Dear Mr. McClellan: Your letter of January 7, 1952, addressed %o Mr. Henry Chiles~ Chair- man of the Joint Airport Committee, has been referred ~y that Committee to the City Council and Board of Supervisors, and after due consideration of all of _. At the out-set I must advise you again that the decision of the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County to proceed with the construction of an air- port is contingent upon the final appropriation of matching funds by the Civil Aeronautics Authority. You, I believe, are familiar with the status of the matter now resting before the officials of that Authority. All of our answers must therefore, of necessity, be made upon the assumption that matching funds in the neighborhood of $&QO,O00.00 are appropriated by the C. A. A. Going directly to your letter, I have been advised to answer in their respective order your seven questions as follows: 1. There is enclosed a plat by O. R. Randolph, Engineer, giving the metes and bounds description of the proposed airport. It is our understanding that this plat has been approved by the C. A. A. and you will see that monuments have been placed on both ends of the reserved strip at the points where it cor- ners the property to be retained by Specialties, Inc. Between these monuments is shown the course and distance of the line which will separate Specialties' property from the reserved section of the airport. 2. The only engineering plans which~ now have are preliminary draw- ings which have been approved by the C. A. A. and I believe that you have a copy of these. Final engineering plans have not been prepared nor have we had an op- portunityio select an ~engineer to represent the City and County in this uuder- taking. YOu will be interested to know, however, that we have asked for bids from several recommended firms and hope to make some decision on the selection of a firm or individual engineer within a reasonable length of time. Of course it is anticipated that the approaches to the runway are to be protected by what- ever easements appear necessary from C. A. A.'s recommendation~ and the present plan is to grade an area 6000 feet long and 500 feet wide and to construct a run-way 5,000 feet long and 150 feet wide, with a black top surface. 3. To answer your question relating to the permanency of the proposed airport, I shall quote from a Resolution of the Board of Supervisors passed at its meeting on September 13, 1951, as follows: "NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Joint Airport Committee ~of this Board and the Charlottesville City Council, is hereby authorized and directed to acquire by purchase or condemnation, in the joint names of the City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle, the necessary land for an airport according to O. Ri Randolph's survey, and dedicate the same in perpetuity for an airport, and said Committe~ is further directed to take such other steps as may be necessary for the establishment of a City- County municipal airport in accordance with the terms of the Resolutions of this Board and the Charlottesville City Ootmcil, adopted in Joint Session on September 6, 1951." As you knew, the Resolution of September 6, 1951, stated that the Board of Super- ~isors of Albemarle County is prepared to appropriate~$200,O00.O0 for the es- tablishment of a joint municipal airport, provided Specialties, Inc. furnishes satisfactory proof (which apparently it ~s) that it is prepared to proceed with the construction of its plant contiguous to the airport site, and provided further that the airport project has the approval and sanction of the C. A. A. with reference to eligibility for matching funds. In further pursuance to the above stated Resolution the City of Char- lottesville and County of Albemarle have already authorized the conde~mation of all the land embraced in the Randolph plat which has not been acquired by pur- chase. The unequivocal intentions of these two governmental bodies to use the site for a m~nicipal airport is established b y these Resolutions and of course it is anticipated that such use will continue as long as it is consistent with the public necessity. ~. As expressed in our Resolution of September 13, 1951, the County of Albemarle is ready, willing and anxious to start construction of the airport as soon as there is an official statement from the C. A. A. to the effect that an ap- propriation of matching funds has been made to the prSject. We are progressing as rapidly as we can toward this end, but you are fully aware of the situation with the C. A. A. 5. It is contemplated that Specialties, Inc., will have every use of ~he field which it aay desire consistent with the operation of. the field as a public municipal facility.on a non-discriminatory basis. There will, of course, be no discrimination either for or against Specialties, Inc. in regard to fees charged for such uses as they may desire to make of the facilities. 6. All questions of highway relocation made necessary by the establish- ment of the airport c sonot be answered until our engineers complete the master plan, which will show the proposed relocated highways. The Highway Department has demonstrated its willingness to cooperate fully iu the matter of planning reloca- tions. We have also requested the State Highway Department to prepart plans at once for the relocation of State Route 7&3 near the southwest corner of the runway and near your proposed location, since we appreciate the necessity of your having this information at once. 7. It is the present intention of the Board of Supervisors to acquire and retain title ~o all the land within the restricted area, but we have been advised by the C. A.A. that it would be permissible to allow Specialties, Inc. to erect a security fence on the area, provided it complies with certain Well established specifications. We also see no particular objection to allowing Specialties, Inc. to maLntain a paved apron upon the area for the purpose of servicing planes. However, we are of the opinion that no structures (buildings or sheds) or storage above the ground other than aircraft should be permitted in this restricted area. We feel, however, that this matter can be worked out to our mutual advantages with the terms of the understanding being set forth~in a definite agreement. It seems to us that the only satisfactory way to dispose of your ques- tion regarding the availability of dirt for filling purposes at your plant site is to state that apparently there is enough dirt for these pnrposes, but before we can make a definite promise we should have from you a specific request as to how much dirt will be needed so that we may obtain our engineer's approval. There wo~d of course be no charge to Specialties, inc., for available dit~ which is needed for its purposes. You understand of course that it is not our intention to be unduly ar- bitrarybut since this undertaking is a new experience for must of us we must be as cautious as possible until the program is further clarified. It will be our wish to cooperate with you and your Company in all possible ways so long as it is consistent with an intelligent overall program. With the ~ope that this letter fully answers your inquiries, I remain, Eincerely yours, (Signed) D. A. RObinson County Executive Claims against the County amounting to $248,472.47 were presented, examined, and allowed and certified to the Director of Finance for payment and charged against the following funds: General Fund School Fund Dog Tax Fund Crozet Fire District Fund Crozet Sanitary District Fund Joint Health Fund School Construction Bond Fund Albemarle Central High School Const. Fund Comm. of Virginia Current Credit Account Comm. of Virginia Dog Tax Credit Account $ 23,832.35 70,967.18 1,150.80 50.11 25,169.96 2,859.24 35,963.90 53,999. ~5 34,470.74 $248,472°4? Upon motion, made by Mr. Harris and seconded byNr. Wood, the meeting was adjourned until 7:30 P.M., January 17, 1952. Chairman