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School board approves rescue squad entrance onto Dennis Riddle Drive after safety debate; animal shelter transfer tabled
Summary
After extended discussion about sight lines, traffic and emergency response, the Campbell County School Board voted 4–3 to allow the county's proposed rescue squad entrance onto Dennis Riddle Drive and tabled a separate request to transfer roughly 2.4 acres for an animal shelter pending a detailed site plan.
The Campbell County School Board on Jan. 12 voted 4–3 to approve a county request authorizing the proposed emergency services/rescue squad entrance onto Dennis Riddle Drive, after residents and several board members raised safety and traffic concerns.
County deputy/representative Cliff Tweedy described two county requests: an easement for the rescue squad facility and a separate transfer of about 2.4 acres of school property for an animal shelter. He said public-safety staff had worked with designers and VDOT to locate an appropriate access and that the rescue squad could use a loop through an adjacent subdivision when the primary entrance is…
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