
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, March 10, 1994                   TAG: 9403100131
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-3   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
SOURCE: ADRIENNE PETTY STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: BEDFORD                                LENGTH: Short

BEDFORD COUNTY MAY CUT LOSSES

The concession stand at the Bedford County Recreation Field costs the county about $16,500 a year to run.

It brings in $12,000 a year.

"We may as well hand everyone a free Coke," said County Administrator William Rolfe.

The concession stand is one of four county-run operations draining the county, Rolfe said during a budget work session Monday with the Board of Supervisors.

He suggested that the county hand over the unprofitable ventures - the recreation field, the Bedford County Nursing Home, the cannery and the landfill - to private businesses.

But the supervisors will consider Rolfe's recommendation over the next few months, then hold a public hearing.

Supervisor Calvin Updike was skeptical about having a private concern take over the landfill.

"I'm a little afraid of that," he said. "I'll just let that ride for now."

by CNB