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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS/VDOT 
6-YEAR PLAN WORK SESSION 
Tuesday, November 19, 2002 

Present: Mr. Bruguiere, Mr. Harvey, Mr. Wood, Mr. Harris, Ms. Brennan 
Staff: Mr. Carter and Mr. Boger 
VDOT: Mr. Kevin Wright and Mr. Mike McCormack 

Mr. Wright presented a Secondary System plan based on allocations of 
$858,704 for regular construction and $567,643 for unpaved roads for a 
total allocation of $1,426,347 for FY 03-04.  

Due to a realignment of funds set aside for county-wide incidental 
improvements based on a more realistic history of usage, Mr. Wright 
suggested using the small surplus of funds in that account to develop a 
list of projects for spot improvements on roads.  He noted the example 
of Old Rose Mill Road, saying that the residents were immediately 
interested in correcting a .20 mile section for safety reasons. 
Supervisors agreed to work on developing a priority list for spot 
improvements. 

Under regular construction projects, Mr. Wright reviewed the top 
priorities as identified by the Board in previous years and agreed to at 
this meeting.  They are as follows: 

#1 Rockfish River Road Rt. 617 - from Rt. 800 to Rt. 804.  Completed 
#2 Perkins Mill Road Rt. 827 - bridge replacement 
#3 & #4 Perkins Mill Road - construction of bridge approaches 
#5 Buffalo Mines Road Rt.676 - bridge replacement at Allens Creek and 
bridge approaches 
#6 Falling Rock Drive Rt. 654 - bridge replacement over Tye River and 
approaches 
#7 Berry Hill Road Rt. 613 - work ongoing to determine bridge 
replacement or addition of bridge and to reconstruct .20 miles of Rt. 613 
#8 Wilson Hill Road Rt. 665 - reconstruct 2.65 miles from Rt. 29 to Rt. 655 
#9 Rockfish River Road Rt. 617 - reconstruct .73 miles from Rt. 630 to 
Rt. 804 

Under Unpaved Roads, the priorities identified for Surface Treatment 
were as follows: 

#1 Phoenix Road Rt. 661 - 1.69 miles from Rt. 654 to Rt. 662 and the 
bridge over Morse Creek 
#2 & #3 Union Hill Drive Rt. 626 a .75 mile section and a 1.26 mile section 
#4 Keys Church Road Rt. 722 - 2.34 miles from Rt. 647 to Rt. 56 
#5 Findlay Gap Road Rt. 647 - .24 miles from Rt. 722 W to Rt. 722 E 
#6 Level Green Road Rt. 679 - .76 miles 
#7 Dark Hollow Road Rt. 672 - 2.89 miles from Rt. 724 to Rt. 673 
#8 Buck Mountain Lane Rt. 791 - .91 miles 
#9 Virginia Lane Rt. 612 - .50 miles from Rt. 151 to Rt. 613 
#10 Rock Spring Road Rt. 620 - 1.80 miles from Rt. 617 to Rt. 670 

Noting the Rural Rustic Roads program, Mr. Wright said that several of 
the unpaved road priorities could fit the criteria.  He specified the 
following as good candidates: 

Priority #4 Keys Church Road 
Priority #5 Findlay Gap Road 
Priority #7 Dark Hollow Road - may need some spot improvements 

He said that Phoenix Road, Level Green Road, Virginia Lane and Rock 
Spring Lane would not be candidates for the program.  Mr. Wright said 
that Buck Mountain Lane had not yet been reviewed for the program. 
Noting the savings in utilizing the program for the roads that fit the 
criteria, he said that the #10 priority could conceivably move up the 
list by 5 years.  Mr. Harris, noting the Rural Rustic Roads requirement 
that the county discourage growth on roads paved under the program, said 
that in the past a road would be paved and people would immediately move 
onto that road.  (Information on the Rural Rustic Roads program is 
available at http://www.ruralnelson.org/RuralRusticRoads/RRR.htm) 
  
Mr. Wright presented a list of roads to be considered for inclusion in 
future 6-Year Plans and Supervisors agreed to add to the list for next 
year's Plan. 

In Other Business, Supervisors voted 5-0 to appoint Dr. Valdrie Walker 
as the South District Planning Commissioner.  Voting 5-0, Mr. Montie 
Pritchett was appointed as the East District representative to the 
Service Authority.  

Supervisors asked Mr. Carter to gather and present information on the 
current determination of Land Use Taxation.  Mr. Wood noted that a group 
of citizens who are interested in establishing an Agricultural/Forestal 
District have prepared an ordinance based primarily on the State Code 
for the county's consideration.  Mr. Wood suggested that the group 
present their information to the Planning Commission and Board of 
Supervisors.  He noted that an Ag/Forestal District is another voluntary 
tool to preserve land. 

The next Board of Supervisors' meeting will be Tuesday, December 10, 2002. 
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P. O. Box 401 
(622 Front Street) 
Lovingston, VA  22949 
434.263.5000 
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