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Residents press for more dirt-road funding as VDOT outlines repairs and rural projects
Summary
Residents at the Scott County meeting urged more funding for 252–253 miles of county dirt roads; VDOT's Alan Sumter said crews are addressing mowing delays, a Route 72 sinkhole, and several rural-rustic projects but federal permitting and resource juggling limit immediate fixes.
Several residents used the citizen-expression period to press the Board of Supervisors for more funding and attention to Scott County's dirt roads. Peggy Tyson and others said Snowflake Road and many other unpaved routes are straining buses and vehicles and urged delegates and the county to seek more resources for paving and maintenance.
Alan Sumter, VDOT residency representative, told the board crews have struggled with equipment breakdowns and unusually rapid grass growth this season, which slowed mowing schedules in…
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