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Groundbreaking held for $36 million affordable housing development in Waynesboro

WAYNESBORO, VA (Rocktown Now) — Construction is moving forward on a $36 million affordable housing development in Waynesboro that will bring 96 new apartments to the city. Enterprise Community Development joined Waynesboro Mayor Kenny Lee, state and local officials, business leaders and community members Thursday for the groundbreaking ceremony at 1030 Alston Court.

Waynesboro, VA · 23h

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Charlottesville pauses enforcement action against owner of incomplete Dewberry Hotel

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The City of Charlottesville is pausing enforcement action against John Dewberry, owner of the incomplete building over the Downtown Mall, after the city attorney’s office said the property is under contract. In August, the property was given 60 days to make a plan. 29News had...

Charlottesville, VA · 3d

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Voters make their voices heard in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District

10 News Community Journalist Ethan Ellis gives you a 6 p.m. update:. Virginia’s 5th Congressional District race between Republican incumbent John McGuire and Democratic challenger Tom Perriello is expected to be one of the closest congressional contests in the region, with voters pointing to the cost of living and the war in Iran as major concerns.

Virginia · 2d

Greene Journal

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Charlottesville businessman threatened with jail over Madison County Zoning violation

A retired judge from Virginia Beach was ready to throw the book and incarceration on a Charlottesville businessman Thursday in Madison County Circuit Court. Judge Designate H. Thomas Padrick sternly looked down on defendant Ton Dinh, who owns a 5.9-acre property on Jacks Shop Road in Rochelle. Dinh has a Saab repair shop in Charlottesville and has used his Madison […] The post Charlottesville businessman threatened with jail over Madison County Zoning violation first appeared on The Piedmont Journal Recorder .

Madison County, VA · 22h

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Tom Perriello concedes 5th District race to Rep. John McGuire

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Democratic nominee Tom Perriello conceded the 5th District Congressional race to Rep. John McGuire on Thursday, calling the Republican incumbent to congratulate McGuire on his re-election. “I congratulate Rep. John McGuire on his re-election and wish him well in his second term,” Perriello...

Charlottesville, VA · 23h

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UVA Health outpatient center on Pantops could cost Albemarle County about $330,000 a year in property taxes

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) -UVA Health bought land and buildings in Pantops, and reports put Albemarle County’s property tax loss at about $330,000 a year because the University of Virginia is tax-exempt. UVA Medical is the specific entity that bought the property. It is part of the university. Abbey Stumpf,...

Albemarle County, VA · 1d

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Voters in Amherst, Pulaski counties reject referendums on Rosie’s gaming facilities

(WSET) — Voters in Amherst and Pulaski counties both rejected referendums to allow pari-mutuel wagering that would bring gaming facilities to those areas. Had the questions been approved, Churchill Downs Incorporated, the company behind Rosie’s Gaming Emporium, would have been allowed to open locations in both counties. UP-TO-THE-MINUTE...

Amherst County, VA · 3d

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Democratic midterm gains are results ‘you only see maybe once in a lifetime,’ Sabato says

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Seats in the House and Senate flipped across the country in this year’s midterm elections, and UVA Center for Politics’ Larry Sabato says the election was a once-in-a-lifetime kind of event. Democrats flipped seats in states even they didn’t think were possible. “No...

Charlottesville, VA · 1d

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Albemarle County Proposed Sales Tax Hike Is Yet Another Bloated Bureaucratic Blunder

One key provision to watch as Albemarle County residents head to the polls this Tuesday is the proposed sales tax hike. The county wants to increase the sales tax by one percentage point, pushing the total sales tax rate, combining both local and state, to 6.3%. While an increase from the current 5.3% combined sales tax to 6.3% may seem futile to many administrators in Albemarle, it represents yet another opportunity for a failing bureaucracy to justify taking more of the constituency’s money to bail them out of bad policymaking.

Albemarle County, VA · 3d

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Political expert reflects on Democrats’ gain across Shenandoah Valley in election

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - With Election Day in the rearview, Virginia’s 6th Congressional District remains in Republican hands, but Rep. Ben Cline’s margin of victory shrank compared to previous elections. Cline, a Republican, won a fifth term in Congress on Tuesday night, even though the state saw Democrats...

Harrisonburg, VA · 1d

Cardinal News

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Researcher: Valley Link is now $5.1 billion and 2031. PJM’s own rules give the counties a question to ask.

Every date in Valley Link's table has moved, the line's by more than a year and a half. The post Researcher: Valley Link is now $5.1 billion and 2031. PJM’s own rules give the counties a question to ask. appeared first on Cardinal News .

Buckingham County, VA · 9h

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Albemarle Supervisors to consider rounding bills down because of national penny shortage

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors will consider Wednesday changing the way the county handles cash payments by rounding down in light of the dwindling supply of pennies. “This is a prime example of when something happens elsewhere in the country, the world,...

Albemarle County, VA · 2d

Charlottesville Tomorrow

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Judge dismisses most claims in UVA Health lawsuit, allows others alleging workplace retaliation to proceed

The ruling comes a year after the lawsuit was filed and nearly two years after UVA Health faculty raised concerns about patient safety, workplace retaliation and leadership practices. The post Judge dismisses most claims in UVA Health lawsuit, allows others alleging workplace retaliation to proceed appeared first on Charlottesville Tomorrow .

Charlottesville, VA · 2d

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Charlottesville holds first listening session on plans to transform melted Robert E. Lee statue

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) -The bronze from Charlottesville’s former Robert E. Lee statue is getting a new purpose, and the people behind the transformation want the community to have a voice in what comes next. The Swords Into Plowshares project held its first listening session Wednesday, November 4, at First...

Charlottesville, VA · 1d

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Albemarle Planning Commission recommends denial of rezoning for 237 units at Gander North

After a two-and-a-half-hour public hearing on October 27, the Albemarle Planning Commission recommended that the Board of Supervisors deny a rezoning request of nearly eight acres to allow up to 237 housing units on Carrsbrook Drive. “I think all of us are supportive of housing, but I really hear a...

Albemarle County, VA · 2d

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Pulaski voters reject pari-mutuel wagering referendum

PULASKI, Va. – Pulaski residents voted against pari-mutuel wagering Tuesday, blocking Rosie’s Gaming Emporium from opening a location in the town. With 56 percent of the vote, citizens rejected the referendum alongside Amherst County voters, who turned down a similar measure the same night. Pulaski Town Manager Todd...

Pulaski, VA · 1d

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Charlottesville EDA hears from nonprofit developers on affordable housing bridge loan program

Earlier this year, the city’s Office of Economic Development launched an affordable housing program that is separate from the one overseen by the Department of Neighborhood Development Services. “The Charlottesville Affordable Bridge Loan (CABL) Program provides short-term, low-interest financing to not-for-profit housing organizations working to preserve and create affordable...

Charlottesville, VA · 1d

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UVA’s replacement of coal at heat plan requires public notice for permit modification

A public comment period is open for the University of Virginia’s plans to replace a coal-fired system with one that is occasionally used to provide heat and hot water for parts of Grounds and the Medical Center. The specific request is for a “significant amendment” to a Prevention of...

Charlottesville, VA · 1d

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Kate Acuff participates in School Board town hall as petition to remove her gains traction

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The Albemarle County School Board held its second official town hall Wednesday, with Board Chair Dr. Rebecaa Berlin and embattled Jack Jouett representative Dr. Kate Acuff taking questions at Greer Elementary. While the board’s first town hall last week saw frustration and anger...

Albemarle County, VA · 1d

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Gov. Abigail Spanberger previews ‘Farm and Forestry Prosperity Plan’

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – During a visit to Charlottesville on Thursday, Gov. Abigail Spanberger and Secretary of Agriculture Katie Frazier offered a preview of the “Farm and Forestry Prosperity Plan” the Governor is expected to unveil on Dec. 1. “I think it’s extraordinarily important for...

Virginia · 6h