Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, June 15, 1990 TAG: 9006160437
SECTION: SMITH MOUNTAIN TIMES PAGE: SMT-10 EDITION: BEDFORD/FRANKLIN
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DATELINE: BEDFORD LENGTH: Short
"Such a position is necessary if the county wants to do more than to pay lip service to the erosion and sediment-control problems that are occurring in this county almost on a daily basis," County Administrator Bill Rolfe said in a memo to supervisors.
On June 26, the Board of Supervisors will consider rewriting its local erosion and sediment-control ordinance to include, among other things, regulation of single-family-home building sites.
As part of the ordinance, Rolfe has proposed raising erosion-control fees to cover the cost of a new staff position to enforce the ordinance.
At the June 26 meeting, the Board of Supervisors also will consider a stricter policy for "no-wake" zones at Smith Mountain Lake.
The board appointed Rolfe and two members from the lake area, W. Calvin Updike and James A. Teass, to recommend criteria for the placement of no-wake zones, where motorboats are prohibited from traveling at faster than idle speed.
Franklin County recently adopted a policy restricting future no-wake zones to marinas and voted to review the status of all existing zones. Pittsylvania County also adopted strict criteria.
Some lake officials say the proliferation of no-wake zones has created a navigational and safety hazard.
by CNB