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November 16th, 1999, 10:47 AM
99-671 - Richmond NBP (VA) - ARPA Case
On February 15th, ranger Barry Krieg came upon a contractor for Bell
Atlantic-Virginia trenching and digging two holes for a new
underground telephone line on park land along Battlefield Park Road.
Krieg ordered the work to be halted immediately, as the park had no
prior knowledge of this project. The contractor was also planning to
trench through the adjacent Civil War era earthworks. A damage
assessment was completed by NER archeologist Allen Cooper which
documented monetary damage of $8,789.45. Further investigation
revealed that the excavation was in direct violation of an existing
right-of-way agreement between the park and Bell Atlantic for
maintaining underground telephone cables located in the area. A
notice of violation letter was sent to the company, requesting payment
for the cost of the archeological assessment and all site restoration
work. Representatives from the park and Bell Atlantic subsequently
met and worked out an arrangement whereby Bell Atlantic paid $1,856.49
to cover all costs incurred. [Tim Mauch, SPR, RICH, 11/10]
http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/msg00398.html
On February 15th, ranger Barry Krieg came upon a contractor for Bell
Atlantic-Virginia trenching and digging two holes for a new
underground telephone line on park land along Battlefield Park Road.
Krieg ordered the work to be halted immediately, as the park had no
prior knowledge of this project. The contractor was also planning to
trench through the adjacent Civil War era earthworks. A damage
assessment was completed by NER archeologist Allen Cooper which
documented monetary damage of $8,789.45. Further investigation
revealed that the excavation was in direct violation of an existing
right-of-way agreement between the park and Bell Atlantic for
maintaining underground telephone cables located in the area. A
notice of violation letter was sent to the company, requesting payment
for the cost of the archeological assessment and all site restoration
work. Representatives from the park and Bell Atlantic subsequently
met and worked out an arrangement whereby Bell Atlantic paid $1,856.49
to cover all costs incurred. [Tim Mauch, SPR, RICH, 11/10]
http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/msg00398.html