Town Planner William M. Moore reported that he would be briefing FUOG/ Interbuild, the low bidder on the Town's project to improve pedestrian safety and traffic flow on Madison and Marshall in the weeks ahead.

Moor could not yet give Council a definite start date for the work, he said, because the land use permitting process with VDOT was still in progress. Work should begin, he hoped, "within a couple of weeks."

When Chief Panebianco questioned if the project schedule took Christmas in Middleburg into account, Town Administrator Martha Semmes noted that Town staff would let the contractor know that horses would be going through the intersection. Town Planner Moore confirmed that, if necessary, the contractors would "button up the site" for the Christmas festivities.