Residents press county on trash pickup and roadside maintenance near Samaria Church

Several residents raised everyday public-works concerns and asked the board to take action.

Preston Atkins described repeated trash along a main route near Samaria Church and said attempts to reach public works by phone were unsuccessful. He told the board a sheriff's deputy eventually cleared the debris. "All the trash had one address on it," Atkins said, and asked county staff to respond to repeated complaints.

Board members also noted a visibility problem at the Dollar General stop sign in the Wayside area and asked staff to notify the store to trim vegetation on its side of the intersection; County Administrator Rogers said staff would follow up the next day.

The meeting included no binding policy changes on these issues, but supervisors asked county staff to investigate and contact property owners and VDOT where appropriate.