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Correspondent The Board of Supervisors met on Wednesday night (April 14) for public hearings on the FY21 budget and the tax rates. PUBLIC HEARINGS “This year was a pretty amazing year for reassessments,” said management analyst Liz McIver. Real estate assessments rose 6.87 percent. The real estate tax rate in the adopted FY21 budget was $0.925 per $100 in assessed value. For FY22, the proposed rate was $0.92 and supervisors have advertised a rate of $0.884. McIver calculated the equalized t...

By Heather Michon Correspondent With planning for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) now in its final weeks, the Board of Supervisors is preparing to vote on a $25 million capital improvement package, including $16.5 million for a new administration building and over $3 million in new fire and rescue vehicles. Capital Improvement Plans, or CIPs, are expenditures focused on building, upgrading repairing, or replacing equipment and infrastructure, generally over a four-year period. In recent years, supervis...

Fork Union woman gets water well fixed free of charge Fork Union woman gets water well fixed free of charge By Andrew Webb | March 16, 2021 at 3:54 PM EDT - Updated March 17 at 10:52 AM FORK UNION, Va. (WVIR) - Michael and Son Services was able to return running water to Barbara Hill’s house, free of charge as part of the company’s Helping Hands program. The project, which also received help from VAMAC Plumbing, would’ve cost Hill thousands of dollars. “When we notice we have a nei...

Correspondent Things got a bit tense between two School Board members during budget talks at Wednesday’s (Feb. 3) meeting. As Superintendent Chuck Winkler laid out the different scenarios of raises, salary scale adjustments and step increases, Charles Rittenhouse (Cunningham) asked what Winkler recommended. Winkler said he preferred giving staff a 2 percent raise with a minimum of $500 and no adjustments to salary scale. Which means if 2 percent of a person’s salary is less than $500, that ...

It’s budget time. Just about every meeting from the first of the year until it’s finalized is filled with budget considerations: health care, staff pay, bonuses, spending priorities and district-wide needs. This year the Fluvanna County School Board has an additional task: searching for a new superintendent. Current Superintendent Chuck Winkler will retire in June. The Board would like to hire his replacement as soon as possible. At Wednesday’s (Jan. 20) seminar, besides budget priorities...

By Andy Bitter and Daniel Popper Jan 12, 2021 15 The Athletic projected the Chargers to use the No. 13 overall pick on Virginia Tech offensive tackle Christian Darrisaw. Virginia Tech beat writer Andy Bitter describes Darrisaw’s skill set, and Chargers beat writer Daniel Popper discusses why Darrisaw might be a fit in Los Angeles. ...

Correspondent COVID, COVID, COVID was the word heard echoing throughout 2020. The pandemic was uppermost in our minds and influenced our thoughts and actions. It has affected us in many ways, prompting fear of the disease itself, economic instability, a growing political divide, and a belief by some that the pandemic doesn’t exist. Though 2020 will not be a year we want to remember, we will remember it in years to come because of its historical nature and ramifications. As of Jan. 3, there we...

Correspondent Since the first local cases emerged this past spring, the virus has altered our everyday lives, cleared our calendars of community events, and added a spice of danger to even our most mundane daily errands. To date, nearly 700 Fluvanna residents have been diagnosed with the virus, 52 have been hospitalized, and nine have died. Very few of us will be sorry to put 2020 in the rearview mirror, but you can’t say it hasn’t been one for history books. So, before we ring in the New Y...

Correspondent The Fluvanna Board of Supervisors met on Thursday (Dec. 17) after adjourning its Wednesday meeting due to the ice storm. County Administrator Eric Dahl thanked Fire & Rescue, E-911, VDOT, and both the Lake Monticello Police Department and maintenance department for so quickly clearing the roads of downed trees and debris in the aftermath of the storm. Staff bonuses One of the biggest items on the agenda was a state-mandated bonus for sworn sheriffs, deputies, and regional jail off...

Virginia Tech recruiting: A look at the 2021 class on defense The Hokies prioritized length and athleticism. Share this story Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images The Virginia Tech Hokies signed 25 players last week during the early signing period. They will add two more when twin defensive backs Jayden and Jorden McDonald of nearby Salem High School sign in February. The Hokies will continue to monitor the transfer portal for additions to the 2021 class and recruits who did not sign during th...