An overflow crowd showed up for the scheduled meeting of our HOA membership with ourcounty Supervisor, Dorothy Jaeckle, Dr. Pete Smith, Deputy County Administrator, and three department heads. Our President, Howard Corey, chaired the meeting and presented the questions that had been given to Sup. Jaeckle ahead of time to allow them to prepare the most complete information possible. The topics and responses are as follows:
1) Collapsed building disposition: The Director of County Building Inspections reported that he had spoken to the owner a few days ago. The owner still intends to rebuild to the same design, but he mjust settle insurance claims first, and then wait for the climate to improve for new businesses and for condo sales. He has been asked to remove the remaining building materials. The Director as spoken to the school system about sponsoring a contest for a mural to be painted on the blank wall. Betty Matthews (Director of the Arts Center) has offered to supervise and to help choose an appropriate design.
2) Pond Certification: The County has scheduled a June 23 meeting for all parties connected with pond ownership and regulation to decide on how to proceed. Certification that the pond was consgtructed according to the approved design. Silt must be dredged. After certification the County will maintain the pond.
3) "Abandoned" land at the end of Delavial St.: The Commissioner of the Commonwealth Transportation Board must certify abondonment. Then it reverts back to the owners of the land on both sides.
4) Annual certification of home back-flow valves: This is required to prevent contamination of drinking water. (Valves sometimes break and fail because of freezing while they lie dormant during the winter.)
5) High speed rail: The proposed Richmond-Raliegh connection will pass through Chester, requiring the closing of at-grade crossings (only some of which will have an overpass built).
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