The Agenda: Local government briefs for 5.10.21
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Henrico supervisors meet in regular session at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Full agenda here.
Public hearing items include rezoning and provisional-use permit requests for a 500-unit apartment development to replace the former JCPenney at Virginia Center Commons. The apartments would add to a larger redevelopment of the VCC site by Rebkee Co. and Shamin Hotels, which purchased the 7-acre department store building in January for $3 million.
RJM Land LLC seeks approvals for a detached-homes subdivision on 30 acres on the north side of Mountain Road west of Woodman Road. HHHunt seeks to increase the number of condos for its
As Vaccinations Drop, North Carolina May Offer Financial Perks
Written by BRYAN ANDERSON
At a time when fewer and fewer North Carolinians are coming in for a COVID-19 vaccine, state health officials are examining ideas from other states to see what incentives might work to boost participation.
Among the proposals being actively discussed are savings account payments to younger adults a group that has been less willing to get the vaccine, according to Mandy Cohen, secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services.
North Carolina’s top public health official said in an interview on Thursday that her team has looked into a new program in West Virginia, where the state’s Republican governor recently announced that residents between the ages of 16 and 35 would be eligible for a $100 savings bond if they get the vaccine or have already gotten it.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — At a time when fewer and fewer North Carolinians are coming in for a COVID-19 vaccine, state health officials are examining ideas from other states to
As vaccinations drop, N. Carolina may offer financial perks
BRYAN ANDERSON, Associated Press/Report for America
May 7, 2021
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FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2021 file photo, a healthcare worker prepares to administer a COVID-19 vaccine at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. North Carolina lawmakers on Wednesday, May 5 advanced a bill through a committee that would prevent state and local governments from punishing workers who choose not to get a COVID-19 vaccine.Gerry Broome/AP
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) At a time when fewer and fewer North Carolinians are coming in for a COVID-19 vaccine, state health officials are examining ideas from other states to see what incentives might work to boost participation.
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Here’s another vaccine incentive, for those keeping track: Rowan University, in New Jersey, is offering up to $1,000 for many students who get the Covid-19 vaccine.
The incentive is for full-time students who show proof of vaccination by August 7. They’ll get $500 toward course registration, and students who live on campus will get an additional $500 to pay for housing.
It’s an unusually generous incentive, but it’s far from the only one. At the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, students who are vaccinated could enter a lottery for free housing, textbooks, or meal credits. Other campuses, including Siena College, said they would relax certain Covid-related rules once a certain percentage of in-person students got the shot.