Fluvanna County – like all Virginia counties – must make trade-offs when choosing their tax rates. What exactly those considerations might be became evident in the recent Chamber of Commerce debate among the Rivanna supervisor candidates. ...
This is the first time in a long while that I am optimistic about the possible future of our county. I am excited about the candidacy of Tony O’Brien for supervisor and the refreshing vision and competence he could bring to our government. After years of our government wandering from study to study and holding back from action a man...
We all have unanswered questions about our school budget.How many students are really attending? How is $8.51 million, out of a total budget of $34.26 million, spent on things other than instruction? How is debt service in the school budget $186,030 while school debt service on the county budget is $6,524,095?
Two candidates are running for Lieutenant Governor, with strikingly different viewpoints on health care issues. The socially extreme Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor, E.W. Jackson, has made outlandish statements such as: “It is the principle of sin, rebellion against God and His truth which has brought about birth defects...
During the past few weeks of this election season we have been hearing from the naysayers of Fluvanna County: Rick Kelly, Elizabeth Franklin, Adrian Miller and Minor Eager. In their negative campaign ads these people have made choices to fix blame without offering any solutions for fixing the problems that Fluvanna County is facing. They...
Rivanna District candidates square off Rick Kelly and Tony O’Brien had another chance to sway voters Thursday (Oct. 17) when about 50 people gathered at the Lake Monticello Clubhouse to hear their positions on issues facing Fluvanna. O’Brien and Kelly are running for the open Rivanna district seat on the Board of Supervisors being...
Conflict over legal issue holds up Walker’s Ridge vote After 18 months of planning, analysis, and rallied opposition, the proposed development known as Walker’s Ridge was expected to receive its final verdict Wednesday night (Oct. 16). Instead, supervisors postponed their vote in order to give the developer more time to remedy a...
Former Commissioner of Revenue; school board member diesT. Kent Loving, 84, died on Thursday, October 10, 2013. He was the son of Thomas Joseph “T.J.” and Virginia Kent Loving. Kent is survived by his wife of 62 years, Harriet Layne Loving; a son, Thomas Joel Loving and wife, Betty; a granddaughter, Katie; a grandson, Andrew; a step...
