Lynchburg appoints new city manager
Lynchburg has a new city manager: Wynter Benda of Norfolk, Virginia is currently the Chief Deputy City Manager for Norfolk and has worked across multiple city departments in Norfolk. He has also worked for the cities of Hampton and Chesapeake. Benda will take over as Lynchburg’s manager August 4
th. Benda was born in Norfolk and raised in Virginia Beach. He and his wife Shannon have three daughters.
Reid Wodicka has been serving as the interim city manager since Bonnie Svrcek retired last year.
Here is the entire news release from the City of Lynchburg:
HRSD says it s seeing lowest numbers of COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic
COVID-19 rates across Hampton Roads are on a decline and Hampton Roads Sanitation District says its studies are mirroring the same trends. Author: Anne Sparaco (13News Now) Published: 1:00 PM EDT May 17, 2021 Updated: 1:00 PM EDT May 17, 2021
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. Hampton Roads Sanitation District said it is still tracking COVID-19 cases through wastewater. Meaning, whatever you flush down the toilet, they are tracking each case of COVID-19 that goes with it.
HRSD Environmental Scientist, Raul Gonzalez, said his team helps track viruses of all kinds such as Influenza and the Norovirus. However, their tracking of COVID-19 variants is making an impact on finding trends in Hampton Roads.
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Investment in wastewater systems will help protect the Chesapeake Bay from harmful pollutants which threaten its ecosystem, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Christy Everett writes.