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Published: Feb 03, 2012  Two more members of the Goochland County Planning Commission have decided not to honor the request of the Board of Supervisors and resign. In a letter sent via email and regular mail Feb. 3, 2012, to County Administrator Rebecca T. Dickson, Planning Commission Chair Courtney Hyers from District 5 and James P. Atkinson from District 1, joined Ty Querry from District 2, who said last week he would not resign, in announcing their decisions. The letter said that “the Board’s request for resignations of planning commissioners in mid-term implicates state law governing planning… Read more... Published: Feb 01, 2012  After meeting every week in January, the Goochland School Board last night passed a balanced budget for fiscal year 2013. The vote was unanimous. The budget assumes a $17,386,626 transfer from the county. The total operating fund expenditures and revenues balance out at $23,624,799. “It’s been a long, difficult, gut-wrenching four weeks,” said school board chair Beth Hardy after the vote. Hardy emphasized that there could be further tweaks in the process going forward if more savings are found. She said the focus was on classrooms and students and establishing… Read more... Published: Feb 02, 2012 Police Academy sign-up ends Feb. 13 The Goochland County Sheriff’s Office will be holding the Spring 2012 Sheriff’s Citizens’ Academy starting on February 22nd. Come learn about the Sheriff’s Office and participate in some very interesting classes. Samples of the classes that will be taught are: DUI Operations, Forensic Investigations and Traffic Operations. We will also have a K9 demonstration, a tour of the Henrico County Jail facility, speakers from the Virginia State Police, Postal Inspectors Office and many more activities. Participants in the academy will also have the opportunity… Read more... Published: Feb 01, 2012 The Goochland County Planning Commission could see a lot of change between now and Friday as the clock ticks on a request by the board of supervisors to have all 10 members of the commission resign no later than Feb. 3. In a letter to each of the commissioners dated Jan. 23, the supervisors asked that the resignations be effective April 1, 2012, to give the supervisors time to amend the county code to restructure the planning commission and to appoint new members in April. The supervisors want to reduce the number of members on the commission by half to five members, one from… Read more... Published: Feb 01, 2012  Goochland’s Chamber of Commerce held their annual dinner meeting last Thursday at Hermitage Country Club. Dubbed “Big Time Stars – Small Town Heroes,” the highlight of the evening was a talk by keynote speaker Richard Verlander on his and his wife Kathy’s experiences raising one of the most successful major league pitchers in history, their son, Justin Verlander. Wayne Dementi in his introduction reminded the audience what the Goochland baseball star has achieved. In 2011, said Dementi, all Justin Verlander did was win the American League’s… Read more... Published: Feb 01, 2012  If you live in Goochland County and your home or business suffered damage from the Aug. 23, 2011, earthquake, you can still register for financial assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In order to register for a FEMA grant, property must have been damaged in the initial earthquake Aug. 23, 2011, or in one of the subsequent aftershocks through Oct. 25, 2011. The deadline for registering is March 5, 2012. To register, call 800-621-FEMA (3362). If you use a TTY, call 1-800-462-7585, and if you use 711-Relay or Video Relay Service (VRS), call 1-800-621-3362… Read more... Published: Feb 01, 2012  Anne Morrissette is going for a walk in July. It’s going to last about 10 days and cover between 150 to 200 miles. In the Northern Frontier District of Kenya. Morrissette, a frequent patron of the Goochland Family YMCA, said she was recruited by Elk Hill School Director Michael Farley to take part in this year’s Proper Walk, which is the largest fundraiser for the Makindu Children’s Program (MCP), a 501c-3 supporting the Makindu Children’s Centre (MCC). The MCC is a day use facility that cares for more than 400 AIDS orphans and other vulnerable children… Read more... Published: Jan 26, 2012 Goochland man faces drug charges in Henrico incident Henrico County authorities investigating the shooting death of a 22-year-old man last week have made an arrest related to the case. Funeral services were held today for Dreshaun Antonio Travis of the 800 block of Willomet Lane in Henrico. Travis’ death has been listed as a homicide by the state medical examiner’s office; he was shot in the chest. A Goochland County resident, John R. Phifer, 22, of 2300 Good Luck Road, has been arrested on drug charges in the case after officers responded to a Twin Hickory address Jan. 18 regarding a shooting and found Phifer there,… Read more... Published: Jan 26, 2012  The Goochland School Board held its official public hearing on the budget Tuesday night, in preparation for a planned vote to approve a budget next Tuesday, Jan. 31. Just five speakers came to the mike to address the board after Goochland School Superintendent Linda Underwood’s budget presentation, the latest version of a continually changing plan as the board and school administration attempt to balance revenue and spending. The proposal to outsource custodial jobs proved to be the most controversial topic Tuesday evening. Changes presented last night included adding… Read more... Published: Jan 25, 2012  In his characteristic quiet voice, new board of supervisors chairman Ned Creasey last Friday described the life journey that brought him to leadership in Goochland after an historic local election. Born 68 years ago in Maryland, he grew up with his mom and dad and one sister in McDonough County in Illinois, about 90 miles west of Peoria. It was no Chicago. “It’s a little different down state,” he recalls. His parents ran a short order restaurant and Creasey learned the value of work helping out there. After high school Creasey went straight into… Read more... |
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