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In Brief . . .
Bath County Board of Supervisors
¦ On a motion by supervisor Stuart Hall, the Bath board of supervisors declared the county a drought disaster area and requested Virginia Cooperative Extension agent Rodney Leech assist the county with becoming eligible for assistance to farmers impacted by the low summer rainfall. Leech said Bath is a contingency county since it is adjacent to Rockbridge, which has been declared a drought disaster area. However, rainfall has been highly variable in Bath, Leech said, and the county as a whole probably does not qualify for primary drought status. Some farmers received adequate rain from thunderstorms, he said, while others are already feeding hay from the only cutting they were able to make this year. ¦ Supervisors scheduled three public hearings for Oct. 9 at 7:30: An application by Hugh and Jane Dunnagan and Bacova Investments to rezone a one-acre parcel on Klondike Drive from residential limited to medium density residential; an application by Traywick and Carol Duffie to rezone two contiguous parcels totaling 18.61 acres in Mitchelltown from residential to agricultural; and to consider disposing of the former solid waste site on Crooked Spur in the Millboro district. ¦ Supervisor Buzz Nowlin announced a program providing free dental work to Bath County residents will begin on Oct. 19, 20 and 21 under the auspices of the Rural Health Outreach Consortium. Eligibility will be determined by the county health department and is based on being a Bath County resident, meeting income requirements and having Medicaid eligibility or no dental insurance. Notices will be forthcoming about where to call to qualify. The board extended special thanks to Becky Armstrong of Bath Community Hospital and Jackie Baugham of the health department for their work in bringing the program to Bath. Four dentists will work three days from 9 to 6 p.m. in a mobile office they have provided free of charge. ¦ County attorney Mike Collins told supervisors negotiations continue with the Department of Environmental Quality to obtain an operating permit for the new Cedar Creek wasterwater treatment plant. The county public service authority is currently operating the plant under contract with Cedar Creek Associates. Its DEQ permit is issued to Cedar Creek, and includes draining and cleaning up the lagoon used for wastewater treatment prior to July 9 when the plant came online. The county declined to take transfer of the permit because the lagoon was included. Collins said DEQ is willing to issue a new permit only to the county at no cost, saving Bath the estimate $6,000 fee for the transfer. Cedar Creek Associates will continue to be responsible for the lagoon under the old permit. ¦ David Keyser was appointed to the Bath County Planning Commission. ¦ The board recommend the appointments by the circuit court judge of Richard Barnes and Patty Clark to the Bath County Board of Zoning Appeals. ¦ Claudia Campbell was appointed to the Bath/Highland Disability Services Board. ¦ The boarded recommend the appointment of Wayne Hiner and Lonnie Martin to the Warm Springs Sanitation Commission, and approved the appointment of Ray Rodgers and Paul Dressler to the Board of Building Code Appeals. ¦ Supervisors will join a resolution by Culpeper County to the Virginia General Assembly requesting legislative action on illegal alien problems in localities. The board directed county administrator Bonnie Johnson to research and draw up a resolution specific to Bath County for the board to consider. Resident Nancy Smith asked the board to recognize English as the only official language for the county and to take proactive steps to deny county assistance to illegal immigrants.
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