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BECAME
two-way
on
Maple
Street
this
past
week.
The
arrows
above
show
the
new
traffic
pattern
around
the
Grundy
Post
Office,
with
motorists
encouraged
to
look
for
parking
first
in
the
new
upstream
lot,
before
circling
around
to
Maple
Street.
At
right,
construction
begins
on
the
new
flood
ringwall. |
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Traffic
Change
Maple
Street
Is
Two-Way
Road;
Trolley
Coming |
by
Cathy
St.
Clair
News
Editor |
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As
work
to
raze
downtown
Grundy
buildings
continues
as
part
of
the
Grundy
Flood
Control
and
Redevelopment
Project,
motorists
have
been
advised
to
be
aware
of
changing
traffic
patterns.
Additionally,
Town
Manager
Chuck
Crabtree
reminded
residents
that
no
one
is
allowed
behind
the
concrete
barriers
after
the
contractor
is
off
duty.
Vacant
buildings
have
been
posted
as
"no
trespassing"
and
Crabtree
indicated
the
contractor
has
stated
he
will
prosecute
those
caught
violating
the
no
trespassing
order.
He
added
there
have
been
serious
problems
with
people
entering
the
buildings
unauthorized.
On
the
traffic
pattern
changes,
Crabtree
noted
this
past
week,
Maple
Street,
which
cuts
between
the
Grundy
Post
Office
and
Terra
Tech,
was
changed
to
be
a
two-way
street
as
additional
parking
was
developed
on
the
upstream
side
the
post
office.
Motorists
will
now
find
parking
spaces
for
the
post
office
on
Maple
Street
angled
the
opposite
way
and
accessible
by
first
visiting
the
upstream
parking
area
and
then
if
those
spaces
are
full,
driving
through
the
back
lot
behind
the
post
office
to
make
a
left
on
Maple
to
access
the
new
angled
spaces.
The
other
travel
option
through
the
back
lot
is
to
make
a
slight
right
to
continue
travel
on
Maple
past
Rife’s,
Italian
Village
and
TruPoint
Bank
to
the
intersection
with
Main
Street.
Roads
unaffected
by
the
change
include
Court
Street
which
remains
one
way
behind
the
courthouse
and
Walnut
Street
which
also
remains
one-way
in
front
of
the
courthouse
area.
Signage
to
further
clarify
the
area
is
expected
to
be
posted
sometime
this
week.
In
an
effort
to
ease
the
congested
parking
situation
which
now
exists
in
the
downtown
area,
Crabtree
noted
plans
are
going
forward
to
develop
a
trolley
system
to
carry
those
with
business
in
the
downtown
area
from
various
parking
areas
to
their
destinations.
Crabtree
noted
that
parking
is
available
in
several
locations,
including
the
parking
building,
a
new
lot
developed
at
the
Grundy
Church
of
Christ,
at
the
Hoot
Owl
Bridge,
the
former
Food
City
lot
and
behind
the
former
Street
Law
Firm
location.
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County
Okays
$41.66
Million
Fiscal
Budget
County
Employees
Get
Raise;
No
Tax
Increase
Projected
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by
Cathy
St.
Clair
News
Editor |
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A
$41.66
million
county
budget
was
approved
Monday
by
the
Buchanan
County
Board
of
Supervisors.
The
budget,
which
includes
$8.4
million
in
local
funding
for
the
Buchanan
County
School
System
was
passed
without
a
tax
increase.
Factoring
in
flow-through
monies
received
by
the
county
to
operate
various
federal
and
state
component
programs,
the
overall
combined
budget
is
$102.38
million.
The
motion
to
pass
the
budget
as
presented
was
made
by
Knox
Supervisor
Pat
Justus
and
seconded
by
North
Grundy
Supervisor
Carroll
Branham.
The
vote
was
unanimous.
Tax
rates
are
unchanged
at
49
cents
per
$100
assessed
value
for
real
estate
and
mobile
homes;
$1.95
per
$100
assessed
value
for
personal
property;
$1.95
per
$100
assessed
value
for
machinery
and
tools;
and
$2
per
$100
assessed
value
for
merchants
capital.
Board
members
further
agreed
to
amend
language
in
the
budget
document
to
state
that
the
tax
on
motor
vehicles
will
be
adjusted
to
reflect
a
64
percent
rate
of
return
from
the
state
on
qualifying
vehicles.
The
state
reimburses
localities
for
a
portion
of
the
car
tax
due
by
individuals.
The
rate
for
2006-2007
will
be
64
percent.
Last
year,
the
rate
was
70
percent,
however,
the
state
changed
the
formula
by
which
car
tax
relief
is
paid
to
localities.
Board
of
Supervisors
salaries
are
also
proposed
to
remain
unchanged
in
the
coming
fiscal
year,
with
the
chair-man’s
salary
set
at
$8,800
annually;
vice
chairman,
$8,200
annually;
and
all
other
members,
$7,000
annually.
Included
in
the
categories
listed
is
a
$1,500
across-the-
board
raise
for
all
full-time
county
employees
and
an
additional
$2
per
hour
for
part
time
employees
Joseph
Deel,
Faustino
Mendez
and
Patricia
Nuckles.
Additional
raises
were
also
awarded,
by
resolution,
at
$5,500
each
for
County
Administrator
W.
J.
Caudill
and
Public
Works
Director
Earl
Rife;
$3,000
for
E-911
Coordinator
Greg
Clev-inger;
$3,000
for
newly
appointed
Assistant
Public
Works
Director
Keith
Bald-win;
and
$1,500
for
Emergency
Services
Coordinator
and
Maintenance
Worker
Kenneth
Ratliff.
The
raises
resolution
also
stated
raises
for
constitutional
officers
and
their
staff
would
be
based
upon
the
recommendation
of
the
Virginia
Compensation
Board
to
begin
on
or
near
December
1,
2006.
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