Q: One of our neighbors has a dog that is constantly roaming our street. He is not vicious, but does chase my daughter in our yard, terrorize our outdoor cats, and his new trick is to just follow me inside the house. We have taken her home countless times.
The owners seem not to care at all and since they only speak Spanish itâs hard to communicate with them.
I have called the sheriffâs department non-emergency number and reported it at least 20 times, and nothing has been done. I donât want to see her hit by a car, but I guess if her owners donât care itâs a matter of time.
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Shirley Carwile, a longtime vendor at the Lynchburg Community Marketâs Heritage Crafters Gallery, was forced to suspend much of her business last March as the novel coronavirus swept across Virginia.
But in early January, the gallery, a large indoor space where local artisans sell handmade crafts, was reopened to the public for the first time since the public health threat began, allowing Carwile and other vendors the chance to resume in-person sales at the Hill Cityâs popular downtown market.
Carwile, who described her business as a hobby, sells handsewn doll outfits and kitchen aprons. Her most popular items are a relatively new phenomenon: colorful face masks.
The Bahama Village Redevelopment Advisory Committee withstood a full-court press from city officials Thursday to green-light the selection of a local non-profit housing group to develop a 3.2-acre parcel without competitive bidding.
Instead, BVRAC members voted 5-1 to recommend the city put out a formal request for contractor bids to develop the 3.2-acre parcel in Bahama Village as affordable workforce housing. City officials had asked BVRAC to approve local non-profit service agency AH of Monroe, Inc., as project developer on what is likely to be a multimillion-dollar project without going through the usual RFP process.
The city charter allows it to bypass the normal RFP process for reasons âin the best interest of the city.â