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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1974
Page
8
Editor notes the second of four Winchester master plan installments outlines physiographic considerations for planning. It highlights climate health, terrain slopes under five percent favored for commerce and housing, hillside development rules, soil and cavity concerns, sewer hookups, and floodplain restrictions to curb upstream flood risk.
The plan urges culverts and dry floodpassages on streams, channels surface and subsurface water to protect homes, and highlights Abrams Creek passages under Valley Ave and Paper Mill Road. It classifies land use into seven categories and favors centralized commercial districts, limited housing densities, and mobile homes in parks. It calls for industrial standards, new zoning, housing expansion to 1980, and equal housing opportunity amid racial balance goals and substandard rental housing concerns.
Wellington H. Jones arrived as the new director engineer of the Frederick County Sanitation Authority. He met with residents about water and sewer problems and outlined priorities including the Red Bud Run project while adjusting to his duties and the staff.
Dan Denson of James Wood FFA received the highest Agriculture Mechanics Award at the Virginia FFA Association convention in Blacksburg. He earned a plaque and a $100 National FFA Foundation prize for proficiency and skill, with National Competition next fall in Kansas City.
Sheriff Lacy Anderson announced immediate enforcement of the junk car ordinance requiring abandoned vehicles on private property to display a county sticker. Stickers cost 10 dollars at the Frederick County treasurer’s office. Berryville notes Clarke County Educational Fund has aided 76 students in its 10 years.
Marion T. Wood is named assistant principal of Dowell J. Howard Vocational School by the Joint Committee for Control. He will fill the job created by Joseph Huffman’s upcoming retirement and brings 18 years with Clarke County School Board plus 17 years supervising the Apprentice Training Program.
Mayor Belchic and Benjamin Belchic led a tour for Alexandria Bicentennial Center new employees. Anne Evitt and six others joined to view historic Winchester sites, followed by a social with Jean Keith and Gary Lewis. Winchester will display Bicentennial exhibits and is led by H Robert Edwards with other local organizers. Guests dined at Wayside Inn and stayed at Duff's, Inc.
A summer quarter course AUTO 176 will teach small gasoline engines at Lord Fairfax Community College. Lab work covers valve grinding, piston rings, tuning and maintenance. Instructor E A Armentrout, with over twenty years in automotive mechanics, leads the class Mondays 5 30 to 10 30 p m beginning June 19. Registration June 17 18 hours 9 12 a m and 1 4 p m call 869 1120.
Berryville The School Trustee Electoral Board will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday in the county courthouse to appoint two members to the county School Board. The four year appointed terms of John Milleson and A Garland Williams will expire June 30. The terms for the new appointees will also be for four years. Board members are appointed on a staggered system.
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