Barge Proposal is a ‘no-go’ in Westmoreland County

Westmoreland County

“At its next regularly scheduled meeting on Nov. 13, the Westmoreland Board of Supervisors will receive a report from the Northern Neck Planning District Commission that will mean the end of a proposal to use barges to transport logs from Maryland to Westmoreland County to be milled at Potomac Supply in Kinsale.

The planning district commission was to have done a feasibility study in two phases. One report to determine whether the barge proposal was an economically viable method of transportation. If pursuit of barge transportation was feasible, then a second report was to have presented a plan for its implementation.”

~Writes Richard Leggitt of The Journal

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Out-of-Date Disaster Plan Reviewed by Beach Council

Town of Colonial Beach

“Colonial Beach Town Council continued to work on the town’s emergency shelter and disaster preparedness plan. Council Member Jim Chiarello brought in Ruth Lovelace, Director of Emergency Management and Safety for the University of Mary Washington. She works with the American Red Cross during large scale emergencies.

Lovelace offered her expertise to help the town update their emergency manual prior to the mandatory Sept. 2014 state deadline. Virginia has certain templates that all localities in the commonwealth must follow for emergency situations. The state is working toward having a unified way to do things during a disaster to make it easier when emergencies strike.”

~Writes The Westmoreland News

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