Eastern Shore CIRCULATION 12,000 Free July 9, 2021 Northampton Two Fatally Shot Approves New in Deep Creek Staff Report Zoning Text An Exmore man was arrested and charged in connection with the fatal By Stefanie Jackson shooting of two people Saturday eve- The Northampton planning com- ning in Deep Creek. mission voted unanimously Tuesday Frederick Barnes, 34, is charged night to approve a zoning text amend- with two counts of second-degree mur- ment that will allow double-frontage der, one count of attempted murder, lots in certain circumstances, which and three counts of use of a firearm in commissioners agreed would help commission of a felony, according to Ac- those who wish to build homes in comack County Sheriff Todd Wessells. Northampton but whose land may not Barnes is incarcerated in the Acco- conform to the standards set by the mack County Jail with bond denied. county zoning ordinance. The Accomack County Sheriff’s Of- A double-frontage lot stretches fice received a report Saturday, July 3, from one side of a block to the oppo- at around 8:53 p.m. of two people shot site side, giving a home on the prop- at a residence on Deep Creek Road, ac- erty frontage on two streets. cording to Wessells. The zoning text amendment, sug- When deputies arrived on the gested by county supervisors, was scene, they found a man and a woman proposed to the planning commis- unresponsive. sion through a zoning application The victims, Dean Reid, 53, of Parks- prepared by County Administrator Independence on the Shore ley, and Brenda Barnes, 75, of Exmore, Charlie Kolakowski. Attendees hold their hands over their hearts during the national an- were pronounced deceased at the scene. The case that may have prompt- them at Onancock’s patriotic band concert and ice-cream social Satur- The victims are being transported to ed the proposal was that of Zena day, July 3. Photo by Carol Vaughn. the Norfolk Medical Examiner’s Office Jones, of Birdsnest, who owns two to determine the cause of death. small, adjacent lots that she wishes Chuck Shade, a representative of home. The road lies roughly perpen- Investigation into the incident led to to combine so she has enough space Clayton Homes in Delmar, Del., the dicular to her property, then bears warrants being obtained for Frederick to replace her old single-wide trailer company from which Jones is pur- right at the front right corner of the Barnes. with a brand-new modular home of chasing her new home, disagreed lot. The driveway in the right of way The Accomack County Sheriff’s Of- approximately 1,800 square feet. that combining the two lots would meets the road where it curves.) fice was assisted by the Onancock Police The two lots are each .22 acre, for a create a double-frontage lot. Furthermore, a road could not Department, the Onancock Volunteer combined total of just under a half acre. He explained that neither lot be built on the 20-foot-wide right Fire Department, and the Accomack The front lot has a well and the back lot fronts an existing street. The back of way because modern standards County Department of Public Safety. was approved for a septic system. lot is on Stevens Street, a road require an area 30 feet wide for a Anyone with information on this However, Jones was informed that that was planned but never built. road, Shade said. or any other crime is asked to con- combining her two lots would cre- The front lot is not on a road but a According to Northampton circuit tact the Accomack County Sheriff’s ate a double-frontage lot, which has 20-foot-wide right of way. court records, the property originally Office at 757-787-1131 or 757-824- been prohibited by Northampton’s (Jones’ address is on Sealey Road, was platted in 1903, which planning 5666 or tips may be submitted at zoning ordinance since 2009. the only existing road close to her (Continued on Page 27) www.accomackcountysheriffsoffice.org 2 • EASTERN SHORE POST • JULY 9, 2021 Onancock Council Addresses Sewage Plant Transfer to HRSD By Carol Vaughn ‘Road Diet’ Approved for Route 179 an lanes on both sides. said during a report for the water- The Onancock Town Council at Onancock resident Steve Johnsen, The $1.7 million project is in- front committee. the June 28 meeting authorized a member of the Commonwealth cluded in the six-year improvement The town was awarded a grant transfer of ownership of the town’s Transportation Board, said during plan approved by the transportation through the Virginia Port Authority wastewater treatment facility to the the public comment period that board. to make improvements to the front Hampton Roads Sanitation District. among items the board approved in The six-year plan allocates $24 bulkhead at the wharf. The HRSD will pay off all remain- June is a road diet project on Route billion to Virginia highway, rail, Town Manager Matt Spuck said ing debt owed on the facility, accord- 179 (from Hill Street to Route 13). and public transportation projects engineering and design work and ing to the agreement. Safety concerns on the road in- through 2027 and includes $1.38 permitting will begin for the project, “You guys have taken the first big clude increasing numbers of pedes- billion for 167 projects under the which could begin either later this step,” said Councilman Bob Bloxom trians and bicyclists using it to ac- fourth round of Smart Scale, a state- year, if the work can be completed by in his report for the HRSD commit- cess Riverside Shore Memorial Hos- wide program in which transporta- March 1, 2022, or be done next year tee. The next step involves the col- pital and Four Corner Plaza and the tion projects are scored based on an after boating season. lections system, which Bloxom said lack of a dedicated center turn lane objective, outcome-based process. The waterfront committee at its could take six or more months be- to allow vehicles to turn off the road There were 406 applications sub- June meeting discussed dust and cause of the number of easements without impeding through-traffic, mitted under the Smart Scale pro- noise issues at the T&W Block prop- involved. according to a 2018 discussion at an gram this year for projects around erty at the wharf, Bloxom said. The council adopted a $3 million Accomack County Board of Supervi- the state, including 12 from the East- Genevieve Walker of T&W Block town budget for fiscal year 2022. sors meeting. ern Shore, according to Johnsen. and several Onancock residents at- The council appointed T. Lee Byrd A road diet is a technique where The road diet project application tended the meeting. and Carol Tunstall to the planning the number of lanes is reduced to was submitted by Accomack County. “I thought it was a good give- commission and appointed Sarah increase safety and improve opera- “It’s a positive situation for Onan- and-take on a difficult subject and, Nock to fill a vacant seat on the coun- tions. The changes could be accom- cock and Onley,” Johnsen said. frankly, one that we do need to help cil, after Catherine Krause resigned. plished mainly by restriping the Waterfront Report broker a solution to,” Bloxom said. 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