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Page 30 • Warren County Report • Early December, 01 Read all issues in their entirety FREE on www.WarrenCountyReport.com RSW Regional Jail By Carol Ballard Warren County Report The Rappahannock Shenandoah Warren Regional Jail Authority board met on Nov. 9 to hear progress reports on the construction of the $8 million jail which will serve to incarcerate inmates from the three counties. At the end of the meeting, Brandon Hefty of Hefty and Wiley Law offices, lawyers for the Authority, asked that the board go into a closed session regarding the lawsuit brought by Mark A. Prince of Shenandoah County against the Authority. Prince’s contention was that bond obligations for construction of the jail could not be authorized without a voter referendum of the three counties involved. On September 8, 01 , 6th Judicial District Circuit Court Judge Dennis L. Hupp ruled in favor of RSW as the defense, and dismissed the lawsuit. After the closed session on Thursday, Hefty said the plaintiffs filed an appeal to go to a three-judge panel of the Virginia Supreme Court. He said a decision on whether the Supreme Court judicial panel will hear the appeal is expected in February 013. In other business, Warren County’s North River District Supervisor Dan Murray praised jail construction contractor Howard Shockey & Sons for keeping the site clean and debris-free and putting gravel down so grounds aren’t muddy. “I drive by there every day, they’re doing an excellent job,” he said. The board heard a financial update from Shenandoah County Budget Manager Garland Miller Jr. He said there’s been a $ .4 million payout so far, with $ . million going for construction. He also stated that the interest on the SunTrust portion of the loan has been paid. The authority’s owner representative, James Marstin, reported on aspects of the roof construction and said cells will have roof slabs in next week. “We hope to have roughly onequarter of it under roof by Christmas – if the weather cooperates – so work can continue there during the winter,” he said. The project is on schedule for the projected April 7, 014 completion date and Marstin praised Shockey for staying on track. He noted that the arrival of the precast 70-sq. ft. -cell jail units has been accelerated. According to a status report from Moseley Architects, Octo- To advertise in Warren County Report: Contact Alison at alisond@warrencountyreport.com • 540-551- 07 or Angie Buterakos at angie@warrencountyreport.com - 540-683-9197 Lawsuit appeal filed, in-house roofing oversight approved Ivy Lodge Gift Shop 101 Chester Street Front Royal, VA (540) 636-1446 Open Mon-Fri 9:30 am - 4 pm Great Gift Ideas, including: Books, Pewter, Brass & Pottery Locally Handcrafted Gift Items & Much More Proceeds benefit the Warren Heritage Society ber’s progress included: completion of a majority of the building’s footings; placement of some precast wall panels and of cells in the female medium and maximum security areas; widening of shoulder and turning lanes at Rte. 5 N; and completion of underground utility work. A report and photo presentation of this progress was given by Project Manager Carrie Henaghan of Moseley Architects. Marstin, who is also a certified building inspector, proposed that he be responsible and on-site to inspect the roof construction as it occurs. He explained that it is usual to hire former roofers to come and watch progress on that aspect of construction. However, he noted that often results in “paying people to sit around and do nothing” be- One Stop Carpet & Paint Your One Stop Shop for ALL your flooring needs! Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed! We also carry McCormick Paint 15 Years Experience FREE Padding w/purchase of carpet Exp. 12/31/12 In-house Financing! Open Mon. - Sat. 327 N. Royal Ave onestopcarpetandpaint@hotmail.com 540-650-6449 571-345-5266 cause there may not be roof construction going on when they get there at 8 a.m., but they still have to be paid for a full day. “Even though there are a lot of advantages to hiring them, it’s expensive,” he said, adding, “The testing budget doesn’t have enough money left to have the other roofers there full time.” The board approved his request. Warren County Administrator Douglas P. Stanley who is also the Authority’s chairman said he liked the idea because there had been a construction problem in the new public safety building. Construction of a section had already been built before it was inspected, and had to be torn out and replaced. “It’s good just to make sure simple things are taken care of,” he New & Used car rates starting at Rate subject to change without notice. Membership required. Qualifications apply. If you borrow $20,000.00 for 60 months at 2.50% your payment would be approximately $354.95. *APR=Annual Percentage Rate. For more information visit: www.frontroyalfcu.org Federally insured by NCUA 2.50% APR* 540-635-7133 230 N Royal Avenue, Front Royal 113 South Street, Front Royal
Read all issues in their entirety FREE on www.WarrenCountyReport.com To advertise in Warren County Report: Contact Alison at alisond@warrencountyreport.com • 540-551- 07 or Angie Buterakos at angie@warrencountyreport.com - 540-683-9197 said. The board approved the Nutrient Offset Agreement, required by the Virginia Dept. of Environmental Quality before they would issue the Virginia pollutant discharge elimination system permit which is necessary before the sanitary sewer system can be installed. The system will collect and convey wastewater to a new RSW municipal water treatment plant. Warren County’s Grants Coordinator Brandy Rosser presented samples of logo designs for the new website to be created by Emedia Associates of Bristow and Shenandoah Valley Productions. There was a lively discussion on the merits of the 16 designs she presented. The board agreed to include elements of each county in the logo but didn’t come to a final decision on how exactly it would look. 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Stanley; Dan Murray of Warren County Board of Supervisors; Warren County Sheriff Daniel McEathron; Shenandoah County Sheriff Tim Carter; Rappahannock County Sheriff Connie Smith; Brendan Hefty of Hefty and Wiley Law offices; Owner‘s representative James Marstin of JRM Consultants; Correctional Consultant Chris Webb County Fire & Rescue sponsors needy families It’s that time of year again! The Department of Fire and Rescue Services will once again be sponsoring families this Christmas Season. This is our 5th year being able to take on this task thanks to the generous donations we receive from local businesses, citizens, and employees. The Department will be placing donation boxes in the Public Safety Building, Government Center, and in local businesses throughout the Town and County. We are in need of non-perishable food items, clothing, toys, monetary and/or gift card donations; all donations will be used strictly for our Christmas Families. If you are interested in helping out in any way, please call Fire Administration at 636-3830. As in the previous years, we are having our boot drive on Saturday, December 8th. We will be setting up at the Riverton Commons Shopping Center and the K-Mart Shopping Center. Our volunteers will be standing by the road with their boots ready to take your donations, so come on by and let’s make this the best year to date! It is very encouraging to know that we have a great working relationship within our community and can depend on you in a time of need to help those less fortunate than us. We thank you in advance and wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas! (From a release) Are you “stuck in neutral”? Feel like you just can’t get ahead? Northern Shenandoah Valley Adult Education can help YOU GET IN GEAR! Free Adult Education classes, practice tests, and vouchers to take the exam for free. ESL classes also available. 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The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal has received funding from the National Forest Foundation to assist private landowners in restoring native warm season grasses on their property. Interested landowners may receive up to $100 per acre to help pay for seed, herbicides and technical assistance, and will also have use of the Smithsonian’s no-till drill. To receive funding, the field(s) to be planted must be located in Shenandoah, Frederick, Warren or Page Counties, and must be at least 10 acres. Ideally, the field should be located within 3 miles of the George Washington National Forest boundary. In addition, landowners must have access to the farm equipment needed to prepare the field and must agree to manage the fields to maintain the native grasses for 5 years. The installation of the grass must be completed in 013. Applications for this funding will be accepted through January 8, 013, and decisions will be made in early February 013. 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