Elkton awaits VA loan approval amid collateral dispute
Elkton's $2.4 million loan from the Virginia Resources Agency remains pending with town attorney Lauri Sigler citing a complex approval process. A looming federal deadline signals potential action, but Rural Development and the VRA both seek to claim water and sewer revenues as collateral. Rural Development already secured a $300,000 old sewer loan in 1981.
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Elkton
State of Virginia Resources Agency
VRA
Lauri Sigler
Federal Rural Development Office
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Seven major sewer leaks targeted for repairs in Elkton
Elkton designated seven large sewer leaks to be repaired over the coming months. Town Manager Reid Wodicka showed a map to a Department of Environmental Quality delegation, with Public Works Director Tim Turner coordinating in-house crews. Leaks include 500 feet on North Avenue near Clover Lane, 1,300 feet behind Ace Hardware, and several hundred feet along Old Spotswood Trail.
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Elkton
Reid Wodicka
Department of Environmental Quality
Tim Turner
North Avenue
N. Stuart Avenue
Clover Lane
Ace Hardware-Dean Home
Stuart Avenue
Harnsberger Street
Old Spotswood Trail
Spotswood Avenue
Elkton Boys and Girls Club Announces Summer Hours
The Elkton Boys and Girls Club will open this summer from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and provide free hot lunches for members. The Elkton Elementary Club, for ages 5 to 15, runs June 14 to August 19 with fees of 65 dollars full-time and 30 dollars part-time. Fundraisers, including a May 22 Help Save the Elkton Club event at Domino’s in the Food Lion center, support operations and field trips remain planned.
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Elkton Boys and Girls Club
Elkton Elementary
Elkton Domino’s
Help Save the
Food Lion
Elkton raises Mount Pleasant Road speed limit to 35 mph
The Elkton Town Council voted 5-0 to raise the speed limit on about 300 yards of Mount Pleasant Road from 25 to 35 mph once signs are installed. Chief Kevin Whitfield noted signs were stolen after a prior 25 mph limit. VDOT officials had advised the change after touring the area in March.
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Council
Mount Pleasant Road
VDOT
Whitfield
Elkton
Gene Kite
Kevin Whitfield
Virginia Department of Transportation
Elkton Optometry Practice Closes After 59 Years
After 59 years in Elkton the office of Drs Garner Downey and Robert Veith on Old Spotswood Trail shuts down. Downey opened in 1950 after World War II service and optometry training in Philadelphia. Veith joined in 1969 and has since visited irregularly. Downey recalled personal care with tales of home visits and the staff who became family.
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Garner H. Downey
Robert Veith
Old Spotswood Trail
Downey
Army Signal Corps
Optometry School
Philadelphia
Veith
Mae Frances
Busi
Downeys
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