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Will survey membership on dues increasesLMOA passes 2024
Dec. 23, 20230857 Will survey membership on dues increases By Heather MichonCorrespondent In its final meeting of 2023, the Lake Monticello Owners Association Board of Directors approved the 2024 budget and fee schedule on Thursday (Dec. 14). The $8.8 million budget is about equal to the 2023 budget. LMOA projects $10.2 million in revenue, with...
Members clash over appointment to new book evaluation committee
Dec. 23, 20230173 By Heather MichonCorrespondent Wednesday (Dec. 13) was supposed to be the night the School Board appointed citizen representatives to the Learning Resources Committee, a new body created in November to evaluate books and materials in the school libraries for inappropriate content. Those appointments did not happen. In...
Program is ‘Unlocking Help’ for Fluvannans having medical emergency
Dec. 23, 20230205 Contributed by Mike Feazel A Lake Monticello group has created an affordable and effective way to assure that rescue personnel can quickly help injured or sick people who are locked in their homes at the Lake and in Fluvanna County. And there’s already interest in expanding the program to surrounding counties – and beyond. The...
Large animal vet talks about her experiences in her new book
Dec. 23, 20230281 By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent Large animal or equine veterinary work is grueling, and it was unheard of at one point for women to engage in it or even become veterinarians in the male male-dominated workplace. Nowadays, women outnumber men in the field by 55 percent. Dr. Melinda McCall, who practices in Louisa, will talk about her...
Fluvana SPCA builds new meet and greet area
Dec. 14, 20230118 By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent Because of many volunteers and donors, the Fluvanna SPCA has been able to move forward with projects to make experiences better for volunteers, potential adopters, and dogs. Currently under construction is a new meet and greet area. FSPCA Shelter Manager Jessy Payne said more space was needed to...
Lake holiday display on national news
Dec. 14, 20230378 By Heather MichonCorrespondent Lake Monticello home has made a list of the country's biggest and best homemade holiday displays. Jeff Spinello’s annual Christmas display at 4 Lewis Court was selected as one of the top 20 displays by The National Desk, a daily news program and news website produced by the Sinclair Broadcast...
County approves $725,000 in carryover requests
Dec. 14, 20230261 By Heather MichonCorrespondent With the new budget season about to begin, the Board of Supervisors had to decide what to do with some unexpended funds from the previous budget season at its meeting on Wednesday (Dec. 6). County departments can request that unexpended funds be carried over for projects that couldn’t be started or...