By Taylor Boyd
State Sen. Bill Stanley encouraged compromise between supporters and opponents of the proposed Dogwood Road closure during a May 7 community meeting attended by more than 70 people at Stella Christian Church.
The proposed closure involves a 0.06-mile section of Dogwood Road in front of Hardin Reynolds Memorial School.
School Board Chairman Amy Walker, of the Mayo River District, said the Virginia Department of Transportation approached the school division about abandoning the section of road “free of charge.”
The school board approved a request in June asking the Patrick County Board of Supervisors to consider beginning the abandonment process. Supervisors approved the road closure request at their Sept. 8 meeting.
