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Virginia Department of Forestry gives Rockbridge County $3,764, outlines access, timber and road plans at Moores Creek State Forest
Summary
A Virginia Department of Forestry official presented a $3,764 in-lieu payment to Rockbridge County and described a Good Neighbor Authority partnership to construct a 1.1-mile management road into Moores Creek State Forest; the department also described timber-management practices and limits tied to topography and waterways.
Zach Olinger, manager of state forests for the Virginia Department of Forestry, presented the Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors a $3,764 in-lieu-of-taxes payment and described upcoming management work at Moores Creek State Forest. "I'm not asking for money. I'm giving you money," Olinger told the board during the Sept. 8 meeting.
The payment represents 25% of gross proceeds returned to the county from timber sales on state forest land, Olinger said. He said the department does not receive general fund money from Richmond to operate state forests and that…
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