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Residents urge paving of Firehouse Road; VDOT right‑of‑way and eminent‑domain issues cited
Summary
Multiple residents told the Floyd County Board of Supervisors that Firehouse Road is unsafe and needs paving; VDOT representatives and supervisors said right‑of‑way and stormwater/condemnation complications have so far prevented completion of the work.
Several residents from the Indian Valley and Little River districts urged the Board of Supervisors on May 27 to prioritize paving and repairs on Firehouse Road, describing deep potholes, narrow lanes and safety risks for school buses, emergency vehicles and residents.
"It is very unsafe," said Doris Bolt, reading notes from a neighbor. She described a one‑mile dirt section that is effectively a single‑lane path used daily by school buses, trucks and trailers. "This 1 mile section ... is basically a 1 lane road…
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