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Supervisors wrestle with budget
Mar. 23, 20230239 By Heather MichonCorrespondent The Board of Supervisors voted on Wednesday night (March 15) to set the maximum advertised budget for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) at $104,261,993. The vote came after a lengthy pre-meeting work session that drilled down on some of the outstanding issues that need to be decided before the finalized...
Lake home breaks sales record, sells for over one million
Mar. 23, 20230385 Contributed by Judy Fish A waterfront home at Lake Monticello recently sold for more than one million dollars—the highest sales price ever recorded at Lake Monticello, according to Vicki Wilson, owner of Monticello Country, Realtors in Palmyra and the agent who sold the home. “It’s a good thing,” Wilson said of the...
Peggy Kirk Bell tournament offers close finish
Mar. 23, 20230177 By Duncan NixonCorrespondent It was a chilly weekend on March 18 and 19, but the young women in the Peggy Kirk Bell Commonwealth Classic, Bell National Division, bundled up appropriately. However, it is hard to score low in golf when playing all bundled up. Only one sub-par round was turned in by the young women competing. On...
The importance of pollination subject of upcoming talk
Mar. 23, 20230363 By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent The Lake Monticello Wildlife Committee will present a program on the importance of pollination on March 26, at 2 p.m. at the Lake Monticello Golf Course clubhouse. Allison Wickham from Siller Pollinating Co. will discuss their mission to stop the decline in the bee population. Major food crops,...
Rescue Squad trailer donation boon to high school culinary class
Mar. 23, 20230149 Contributed by Mike Feazel A food trailer donated by the Lake Monticello Volunteer Rescue Squad to the Fluvanna High School culinary classes “will be used to cater events and also fundraise for the department,” said culinary teacher Jonnay Grooms. “The students will cook food to order and serve to the guest,” Chef...
Special needs playground gets underway
Mar. 23, 2023092 By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent Supervisor Chris Fairchild, General Manager Tom Schauder, Lake Monticello Community Foundation President Nancy Parsons, and Lake Monticello Board of Directors President Larry Henson broke ground for the new special needs playground at Lafayette Park at Lake Monticello on March 17. “If everything...
Commission Announces $1 million donation to celebrate nation’s 250th anniversary
Mar. 15, 20230151 Press Release The Virginia 250 Commission has announced a $1 million donation from the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation in support of statewide programs commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence and Virginia’s key role in achieving it. Dominion Energy’s donation is the first corporate gift toward the...