WARM SPRINGS – Bath County supervisors recognize excellence when they see it.
Tuesday night, the Bath County Board of Supervisors honored student-athletes from Bath County High School for their recent achievements.
Recognized were coach Dave McGee and members of the BCHS girls volleyball team that recently finished second in the state tournament.
Team members include Emily Bartley, Chelsea Dudley, Jordan Fry, Beth Gentry, Hillary Jessee, Mary McCoy, Sara Philpott, Ashley Rice, Katie Rice, Amanda Shifflett, Carey Trimble and Amelia Walters.
Supervisors approved the purchase of a plaque that will hang at Bath County High School in recognition of the volleyball team’s achievements.
The plaque will include the names of all players and coaches.
Also recognized were coach Terry Bradley and Alex Fry of the BCHS golf team along with coach Daphne Davidson and Matt Persinger of the cross country team.
Instructor Willie Jenkins and his industrial maintenance class were cited by supervisors for their work with the Bath County Christmas Mother program. The class has also been making signage for public safety departments.
Class members include John Altizer, Courtney Bosserman, Joshua Feury, James Hamilton, Nathaniel Moran, Matthew Quantz and Jesse Thompson.
Supervisors thanked all the coaches, teachers and students for their achievements.
“This board appreciates each and every one of you,” Supervisor Richard Byrd said.
In other business Tuesday night, supervisors received an update on the ongoing reassessment from Steve Wampler of Wampler-Eanes, the Botetourt County firm conducting the reassessment.
Wampler reported that he and his staff had completed about 18 percent of the fieldwork, and the sales study started in July.
“We are also photographing everything in the county – all improved dwellings and even unimproved,” Wampler explained. “If we can identify the tracts, we’re also going ahead and photographing them, too.”
Supervisors awarded the reassessment to Wampler-Eanes on June 6. The reassessment date is Jan. 1, 2011. Fieldwork is expected to be completed by September 2010, and informal hearings should be completed by January 2011.
“It’s going good – we’ve got a good start,” Wampler added. “Our timeframe is looking good.”
Also Tuesday night, members of the Bath County Relay for Life Board of Directors provided a report to supervisors.
Co-chairs Kim May and Trudy Woodzell reported that the 2009 Relay for Life raised $34,058 in the battle against cancer – the highest total ever raised in Bath County.
There were 12 teams and 169 participants in the 2009 Relay for Life.
“We all strongly believe in the cause,” Woodzell said. “We had a good year in 2009 and we’re looking for another good year in 2010.”
The 2010 Relay for Life is scheduled for Aug. 21 at Bath County High School.
In other business Tuesday night, the Bath County Board of Supervisors:
– approved a request by Sheriff Larry Norfleet to file for a grant to purchase a new vehicle for his department. The amount of the grant is $40,500 with a 5 percent match by the sheriff’s office;
– approved a request to ratify a preschool grant for Bath County Public Schools;
– received an update on Cabin Creek studies and flooding concerns in the village of Millboro from County Administrator Bonnie Johnson and Millboro Supervisor Carol Hardbarger;
– received an update on the Thomastown-Pinehurst Heights neighborhood improvements grant. The next community meeting on the project is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 21, at the Hot Springs Firehouse;
– discussed a potential ordinance regarding fire alarm maintenance and repairs.
Supervisors voted 5-0 to begin the process of preparing the ordinance after discussing 76 recent false alarms at the Mountain Crest Retirement Home, including 13 in one night.
Supervisors said the high number of false alarms creates a strain on volunteer rescue workers and other emergency agencies in the county.
“It’s really hard on our volunteer workers,” Supervisor Stuart Hall said.
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