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After a year of contentious debate and partisan wrangling, House Democrats have their coveted prize which now goes to President Obama’s desk to be signed into law.
In late night drama, House Minority Leader, John Boehner, argued that Democrats were pushing ahead a bill that the public does not want, “We have failed to listen to [...]
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Late Sunday afternoon the General Assembly passed a new two-year budget that includes unprecedented cuts to state services and programs. After weeks of negotiations, the two houses were able to find areas of compromise and produce the final document.
The House voted 73-23 to approve the $84 billion funding plan, while the Senate passed it 34-6 [...]
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The fire-flow issue that has plagued the construction process for the new high school may have reached a turning point. On Tuesday night the Berryville Town Council addressed the issue in its monthly session and was presented with a framework agreement that could satisfy requirements and assuage the fears of the Town and [...]
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Last night the Berryville Town Council held its regularly scheduled meeting to discuss an agenda loaded with important items. A primary issue for discussion and public comment was a resolution authorizing the issuance of an 18 million dollar bond to fund construction of the new sewage treatment plant by the Town of Berryville. The controversial [...]
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Brett Networks, LLC has completed a major network infrastructure upgrade for the Clarke County Public School System and the Clarke County Government. The re-designed network merges the County and Public Schools onto a modernized system that incorporates cost efficiencies and service enhancements.
“We were confronted with two piecemeal infrastructures featuring aging components that lacked the flexibility [...]
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In a year that has seen a slew of gun legislation introduced in the Virginia General Assembly, the Democratically-controlled Senate has thrown the breaks on a repeal of the “one gun a month law” in the Commonwealth. The signature 1993 gun law passed in Virginia limiting handgun purchases to one a month will remain in [...]
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Secretary Shaun Donovan
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to 31 counties and nine cities in Virginia and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes following a severe winter storm and snowstorm.
On Tuesday, President Obama issued a disaster declaration for Albemarle, Allegheny, [...]
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The looming specter of rate hikes for sewer service in Berryville moved closer to reality at the recent Town Council meeting. Based on the bid that the town accepted, the rate for sewer service in Berryville will need to exceed $20.00 per 1000 gallons.
The upgrade to the wastewater treatment plant, initiated by the town [...]
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On January 13th, VDOT held a scoping meeting for the planned construction of Mosby Boulevard. The meeting, held in Staunton, was attended by representatives from VDOT, the town, and the school board, via teleconference from the Luray VDOT office. The purpose of the meeting was to determine the design of the proposed Mosby extension and [...]
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Citizens who were curious enough to answer a phone call from an “unknown name” and “out of area” phone number around 7p.m. Tuesday evening, were afforded the opportunity to remain on the line and participate in an interactive town hall meeting with Republican State Senator, Jill Holtzman Vogel. Senator Vogel represents citizens in Clarke, Fauquier, [...]
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