The Monacan Indian Nation wants elected officials in Louisa and Fluvanna counties to seek an independent investigation of consultants on a contentious water project.
Point of Fork, also known as Rassawek, the historic capital of the Monacan Indian Nation, is the planned site for a water intake and pump station, part of a larger project through the James River Water Authority to bring water from the James to a water treatment facility in Louisa. The treated water ultimately would serve the Zion Crossroads area in Fluvanna and Louisa.
In a letter sent to both counties’ boards of supervisors, the tribe and their attorney, Marion Werkheiser, ask the boards to “engage a respected third-party to conduct an independent investigation” into whether consultants the Timmons Group and Circa~ Cultural Resource Management “defrauded the public during purported archaeological investigations at Rassawek” and if JRWA used taxpayer dollars to pay for “illegal and unethical practices.”
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