Cowboys LLC gets the boot The Board of Supervisors denied a controversial request to rezone 2.6 acres just above the Rivanna River in Palmyra on Wednesday (March 19). The applicant, an entity called Cowboys, LLC, sought to rezone the parcel of land...
Supervisors propose tax increase of 11 percent The Board of Supervisors voted Wednesday (Mar. 19) to advertise a real property tax increase of almost 11 percent to pay looming new costs, some of which are mandatory. Supervisors faced pre-existing and new debt service, infrastructure repairs, a contract with the University of Virginia to...
Judge Wants Davenport Lawsuit “Resolved” Within the Year Get. It. Done. Judge Designate Alfred D. Swersky today (March 20) told attorneys arguing the case of the Fluvanna Board of Supervisors v Davenport & Co LLC he wants the case resolved by the end of the year. “My concern is this lawsuit is two and a half years old… I’m...
Low-interest mortgages available for Fluvanna residents For just a few months Fluvanna residents have the opportunity to access $2.7 million in discount mortgage funds from Piedmont Housing Alliance (PHA). But the allocation only lasts until June 30, so PHA wants to spread the word.
Mar. 18, 2014090Adrian Eugene Miller, 75, of Lake Monticello, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at Hospice House in Charlottesville. Born on April 2, 1938 in Alexandria, Virginia, he was the son of the late Clancie Hope Hamilton Miller and David M. Miller. He was also predeceased by his brother Richard M. Miller.After eight years in the...
On behalf of Fluvanna County High School students and staff we thank the Friends of the Library for its generous donation to our high school library. We appreciate their support and the purchase of 20 new books. These books will be used to enhance the library collection for our career-technology education students. The CTE program is a...
Supervisors contemplate 8.5-cent tax hike After supervisors spent Wednesday night (Mar. 12) hashing out the budget for FY15, they arrived at a tentative tax rate of 88 cents. Starting with County Administrator Steve Nichols’s budget, which suggested a tax rate of 85 cents, supervisors moved through line items, cutting and adding as...
School board approves budget Despite several teachers requesting the salary scale in the proposed FY2015 budget be changed, the School Board Wednesday (March 12) approved the budget as presented in a 4 – 1 vote. Charles Rittenhouse (Cunningham) voted no. At a March 19 budget work session with the Board of Supervisors, Keller will...