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Budget pressures force tax increase
Feb. 9, 2018068 By Christina Dimeo Correspondent Budget pressures will force another tax increase, the Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors learned Wednesday (Feb. 7) afternoon. While presenting his fiscal year 2019 (FY19) budget, County Administrator Steve Nichols recommended raising the real estate tax to 93.9 cents per $100 valuation from...
County pursues strategic zoning for Zion Crossroads
Feb. 5, 20180119 By Christina Dimeo Editor Rezoning land for economic development in the Zion Crossroads area may soon get a little easier. The Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors directed county staff Wednesday (Jan. 31) to move forward with implementing “strategic zoning” in the Zion Crossroads community planning area (CPA). A...
CVEC announces new broadband access project
Feb. 1, 2018085 By Heather Michon Correspondent Central Virginia Electric Cooperative (CVEC) has unveiled a plan that could bring high-speed internet to customers across its 14-county service area. CVEC plans to spend at least $100 million over the next five years to install fiber optic cable parallel to its 4,600 miles of electrical lines. When...
Lake Monticello police to enforce low-level speeding
Jan. 30, 20180682 By Heather Michon Correspondent Drivers, beware. Exceeding Lake Monticello’s 25 miles per hour (mph) speed limit could soon result in a $50 fine. Currently, the Lake Monticello Police Department (LMPD) only issues Fluvanna County traffic citations for drivers caught going 39 mph or above. But starting “immediately,”...
Two defendants plead guilty in 2016 shootout
Jan. 25, 20180234 By Heather Michon Correspondent Two men charged in a 2016 attempted robbery and gunfight at a private garage off Lake Monticello Road entered guilty pleas to multiple felony charges in Fluvanna County Circuit Court on Thursday (Jan. 18). John Morton Abbitt and Thomas Andrew Jackson both pleaded guilty to counts of...
Dominion to mothball Bremo power station
Jan. 22, 20180761 By Heather Michon Correspondent Dominion Energy announced Wednesday (Jan. 17) that it will be closing nine units at five of its power generating stations across Virginia, including both units at Fluvanna’s Bremo Power Station. The decision to shutter the units came at the end of a month-long review the company said will...
