ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Wednesday, June 26, 1996 TAG: 9606260025
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
DATELINE: PULASKI
SOURCE: PAUL DELLINGER STAFF WRITER
Flea markets are generally popular, but some Dublin-area residents doubt that they fit in with the planned Dublin Town Center being developed in a newly acquired southern part of the community.
One of those is Pulaski County Supervisor Charles Cook, who questioned a county Planning Commission approval of a site plan allowing periodic flea markets across Virginia 100 from the Dublin development, next to the Dublin Shop-Eez store.
Cook had asked for an appeal of that decision to the Board of Supervisors at its meeting Monday night. But the board ended up taking no action on the appeal, mainly because of built-in restrictions within the special-use permit.
Harold Chrisley, who has owned the property where the markets are held since 1981, said major flea markets would be no more often than twice a year, with smaller ones twice a month. Cook said that kind of market "doesn't lend itself to what we're trying to project here. ... This is going to be taking away from what we're trying to do."
Dublin Planning Commission Chairwoman Patsy Akers agreed, noting the planned Dublin Town Center developments including a new town hall, post office and other buildings. "We're afraid that this is going to give a wrong impression at the entrance to the town of Dublin," she said. She was also concerned about traffic problems.
Others spoke in favor of flea markets as places where senior citizens or people with limited incomes can make purchases of items that others want to get rid of.
Cook said Chrisley had originally asked for approval of a plan to allow yard sales, which are different from flea markets. County Administrator Joe Morgan explained that yard sales are only allowed in residential zones. Flea markets would be the closest approximation allowed in areas zoned commercial, as this one is.
The Planning Commission imposed conditions limiting the flea markets to weekends, no more than two per month, keeping the site free of litter, and holding the markets only from April through September.
The supervisors showed some impatience Monday at a seeming inability by Holston River Quarries and surrounding property owners to get together on conditions acceptable to both sides for expanded quarry operations.
"I was led to believe by both parties that you were in agreement with everything," Cook said, only to find out differently. Supervisor Jerry White suggested that both sides at least draw up a list of items on which they agree and disagree, and go from there.
The board ended up accepting a motion by Supervisor Bruce Fariss to delay any board decision on the matter until August. That gives both sides until Aug. 16, 10 days before the August board meeting, to come up with an agreement for the board's consideration.
Town Attorney Tom McCarthy will act as a mediator between quarry representatives and property owners.
The board voted 4-1 to approve a draft of a new animal control ordinance for a public hearing. Fariss cast the dissenting vote, arguing that there might be future difficulties in deciding whether it governed mistreatment of animals other than dogs or cats as it is now worded. Supervisor Frank Conner said its listing of "dogs and other animals" was sufficient and Conner, a former county sheriff, said law enforcement officials need it to prevent cruelty to animals in general.
McCarthy will check out animal control ordinances in other jurisdictions to see how they handle regulations pertaining to different animals.
The supervisors gave themselves a raise, effective July 1. Monthly compensation for board members will go from $400 to $600 a month, with the chairman continuing to get an extra $125.
The resulting $7,200 per year for members and $8,700 for the chairman compares to $6,926 and $8,124 in Montgomery County, $8,200 and $8,800 in Wythe County, $4,000 and $4,800 in Bland County and $4,200 and $4,800 in Giles County. Wythe pays its vice chairman $8,200 and Bland, $4,200.
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