Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, November 1, 1994 TAG: 9411010078
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-6 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: BRIAN KELLEY STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: CHRISTIANSBURG LENGTH: Medium
The pool near the New River Valley Mall is the only major public swimming spot in Montgomery County outside Blacksburg. It never opened this past season after the failure of a valve caused major damage in May.
On Saturday, the county Board of Supervisors hired Siska Aurand Landscape Architects Inc. for $30,000 of architectural and engineering services.
County Administrator Betty Thomas said with the approval of the contract, work could be completed in time for spring. Insurance will cover the $200,000-plus repair cost.
Supervisor Nick Rush said the new design will include several safety features, such as changing the deep end from 12 to 14 feet deep to 10 feet and eliminating the high dive. The children's wading pool also will be modified, he said.
In other recent action, the Montgomery supervisors:
Appropriated $20,000 to the Christiansburg Rescue Squad toward the emergency purchase of two replacement cardiac monitor defibrillators and related equipment. Town and county money had already covered $40,000 of the $60,000 cost of the devices, used to treat heart-attack victims.
The Christiansburg squad is one of four in the county the Board of Supervisors is funding in the current fiscal year for a total of $105,300. The Christiansburg squad had asked for $52,000 this year from the supervisors, but received $18,600. That was still a $7,000 increase, or 65 percent over the 1993-94 budget. Last spring, Christiansburg urged the county to increase its funding for the squad, based on the number of rescue calls it answers in the unincorporated areas of the county versus in town. Based on that equation, the town said, Montgomery should have nearly tripled its funding to the squad in 1992-93.
Gave final approval to two subdivisions last week, one near Riner and another outside Blacksburg on Mount Tabor Road.
The Smith Creek subdivision includes 35 lots off Smith Creek Road, across from the existing Eaglebrook Estates near Riner. Dan and Bonnie Myers are the developers and sold their first lot Monday. Another 13 lots are reserved and expected to be purchased soon, Dan Myers said.
The subdivision will be unique because it includes a 77-acre park - featuring riding and walking trails - that will be owned by the homeowners association, Myers said.
The average lot size is 3 acres and the price about $37,000. The lots will be served by private wells and septic systems.
The Shilo Way subdivision on Mount Tabor Road is the second new development. It will include nine lots on 15 acres near Coal Bank Hollow Road. All will be served by individual wells and septic systems. Lot sales cannot start until the developers, Nick Romantini and Allison Wilson, receive final approvals for septic systems, erosion-control plans and other matters. Those approvals are all pending.
by CNB