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Resident urges county to pursue repair of Criglesville swinging bridge; board asks county attorney to review liability
Summary
Marty McGettrick, a resident, described multi-year efforts to keep the Criglesville swinging bridge open and urged the board to rescind a VDOT deconstruction order and negotiate repairs. Board asked County Attorney Hannon Wright to check liability; no formal action taken.
Resident and attorney Marty McGettrick told the Madison County Board of Supervisors he would organize a nonprofit or trust to help preserve the Criglesville swinging bridge after VDOT closed it and issued an order to deconstruct. McGettrick recounted earlier work with VDOT, an independent estimate that placed repairs at roughly $15,000, and a later VDOT figure that he said exceeded $1 million.
McGettrick said he initially resisted citizen-funded…
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