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03-15-1955 MinutesVIRGINIA: At an adjourned meeting of the [~oard of Supervisors of Chesterfield County, held at the Courthouse on March ]5, 1955, at 8:00 Present: Mr. Irvin G. l{orner, Chairman Mr. M. T. Goyne Mr. Stanley R. }{ague. Jr. 1)r. Robt. 0. Gill Mr. J. P. Gunter Mr. R. J. Britton The Chairman opens the meeting citing the fact that the Board was convened to discuss with the general public the feasibility of an Authority for the method of financing a sewer system in the northern part of the County. Mr. Ernest ~ates speaks on the legal nature of the Sanitary District, and rom an Authority. ~r. ~1aPk Smith f~om the F.%~, GFaigie Company. Financier, speaks in behalf of the sanit~ry district method of financing, explaining the advantages of this me tho d. }~. Gill Matt~Fn speaks in behalf of the Authority method of financing. %{. H. Galdwell, head of the Division of Planning and Economic Development for the State of Virginia, speaks for the orderly growth of the County, saying that the sewe~ system would be best for the .Guunty if left unrestricted as to boundamies. Mr. (;eocene 5hFopshiFe sDeaks for the Authority, citing its flexibility and o the~ features. M~. pinkney gowe~s, Chairman of the County Planning Commission, speaks fo~ the Authority and suggests that the wa]eu system be included in the Authority. ~]F. F~ed Grant, SauitaFian fop County ]{ea] th Department. urges action, saying that the Health Department ha~ had to turn d6wn many requests for I~u~ld ~n~ project~. Mr. Robt. ~rooke, Investment }{anke~, from Richmond, speaks fo~ the County- wide sanitary district method. After a lengthy ~nestio~ a~d answer ~e~iod, ~r. ~ritton states to the audience that he has not a~ yet decided which method would be the bette~. 5'~. C~yne states that the people are most apathetic, that we must take time cons lde~ this Mr. C~nte~, speaks in favo~ of the Autko~ity, sayin~ ~hat in his opinion it is by fa~ the bottom method. ~r. }[a~ue says that no Dub]lo action had led hin~ to believe that haste is necessary. D~. ~ill states that Ettrick is proud of their sewer system a~d urges ~hat the County take action to prevent the ~ossib]e spread of typhoid, polio, and o thump diseases. ~. }{uPnett, speaks for the Authority citkn~ the fact that the water system at present is hampered by lack of capital money which situation would be alleviated under the Authority method of financing. Mr. Icvin ~{oFner speaks for the Authority citin~ the ~:rowth of the County 0n ~notion of ~F. Gunter, ~econded by Mr. B~itton, it is mesolved that this ~%o~rd take no act~:~ ~n this matter at this ti,ne. 0n motion of Mr. []rit~on, secnnded by ~. Goyne, it is vesolved that this ~{oaFd ~rant variance to P.L. Travis to allow him to locate one corner of a service station 3-]/2 feet from the east stde of Covington Road. 0n motion, the ~neet~n~ is adjourned nnti~ }4arch zg, 195~, at 8:00 Secretary / Chairman ~