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Aqua Virginia abandons rate increase, will study outdoor use
Infrastructure charge of up to 7 percent still in play By Heather Michon, correspondent In a surprise move, Aqua Virginia has abandoned its proposed rate increase and says it will refund customers for the increased rates paid over the past three months. Aqua had already significantly reduced its request for a rate hike after the...
Troxell pleads guilty in bank robbery
Apr. 24, 20180498 By Heather Michon Correspondent A Chesterfield County man charged in the October 2017 robbery of the Union Bank & Trust entered a plea of guilty in Fluvanna County Circuit Court on Friday (April 20). Under the plea agreement, Jeffery W. Troxell, Jr., 27, was sentenced to 20 years in prison, with 10 years suspended. Judge...
School threat results in arrest
Apr. 16, 20180241 By Ruthann Carr, correspondent Fluvanna school administrators, teachers, parents and students faced a uniquely modern fear Tuesday (April 10). Someone used social media to warn Fluvanna students not to go to school. Two emojis were attached to the post: a skull and a handgun. Capt. David Wells said the Fluvanna County...
Supervisors dive into budget details
Mar. 30, 2018082 TAX VOTE SET FOR APRIL 11 By Christina Dimeo, editor With less than two weeks to go, the Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors is closing in on finalizing a budget and tax rate. During a March 28 work session, supervisors and county staff ran through several budget iterations. Numbers were pulled, moved and shuffled; tax rates were...
Fortune 500 company headed to Fluvanna
Mar. 30, 20180256 SUPERVISORS APPROVE CONTROVERSIAL AUTO RECLAMATION FACILITY By Christina Dimeo, editor A Fortune 500 company is on its way to Fluvanna County. The Board of Supervisors Wednesday night (March 28) unanimously approved a special use permit to allow LKQ Corporation, an auto reclamation company, to open a facility off Route 250 near...
Aqua meeting reveals customer anger over steep bills
Mar. 30, 20180111 By Heather Michon, correspondent With just weeks to go before public hearings on the latest round of proposed water rate increases, Aqua Virginia invited customers to an information session Thursday (March 22) at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church that exposed the tensions between the company and residents over high water...