ESV Ground Water Committee – October 18, 2016
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The Eastern Shore of Virginia Ground Water Committee will meet at the Enterprise Building at 23372 Front Street, Accomac at 10am.
Governor Awards A-NPDC $48,000 for Planning of a Regional Entrepreneurial and Workforce Center in Northampton
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Governor McAuliffe made the announcement of funding at the Governor’s Summit on Rural Prosperity – Connecting Rural Virginia to the Global Economy. A-NPDC’s own Director of Planning Curtis Smith was on hand to acknowledge the award of $48,000 in funding. The…
Virginia Information Technologies Agency Declares Northrop Grumman In Breach of the State’s IT Services Contract
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The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) has released a memorandum detailing their findings in their oversight role of the state’s IT services disentanglement and transition away from the Northrop Grumman contract. The Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) in August…
Virginia Facing A $1.2 Billion Budget Shortfall On Top Of $280 Million Carried Over From The Previous Fiscal Year
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Governor McAuliffe addressed the General Assembly’s joint money committees and detailed the revenue shortfalls. Teachers, deputies and other state workers raises have been cancelled saving the state $125 million. The Governor also plans to ask for $378 million from the $630…
Planning District Commission Meeting – September 19, 2016 – 7PM
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Unless otherwise noted, the Planning District Commission meetings are held at the business office in Accomac, Virginia.
ESV Ground Water Committee – September 20, 2016
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The Eastern Shore of Virginia Ground Water Committee will meet at the Enterprise Building at 23372 Front Street, Accomac at 10am.
Regional Housing Authority Meeting – September 28, 2016 – 4 PM
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Unless otherwise noted, the meetings are held at the business office in Accomac, Virginia.
Eastern Shore of Virginia Housing Alliance Meeting – September 28, 2016 – 7 PM
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Unless otherwise noted, the meetings are held at the business office in Accomac, Virginia.
Migratory Birds Taste Test Results : Sassafras, Autumn Olive, Devil’s Walking Stick & Fox Grapes Preferred
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The Center for Conservation Biology (William & Mary, VCU) has released a report entitled “Fruit Availability and Consumer Demand within a Major Migration Stopover Area: The Lower Delmarva Peninsula”. The report found that there were several species of fruits that migratory birds…
Virginia, Home of the Original Whiskey Distiller, Comes Under Criticism for being the 3rd Highest Effective Taxer in the Nation
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An article in The American Spectator takes on the labyrinth of laws that govern distilling in the Commonwealth as well as commentary on how beer and wine aren’t subject to the same rules. The article is heavily critical of Virginia’s…