In answer to people who have asked about the rescue squad article published two weeks ago in the Fluvanna Review, the article referred to the Fluvanna County Rescue Squad (FCRS), not the Lake Monticello Volunteer Rescue Squad (LMVRS). The Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) scheduled inspections of FCRS and LMVRS several...
There were absolutely zero, new foreclosures listed in this week’s property transfers section! I cannot remember the last time there was no “John Doe to FannieMae, Foreclosure” notice.
The time is here to make your plans to play in the 35th annual Lake Monticello Fire and Rescue Golf Tournament. The date is June 22 with two planned shotgun starts. One at 8 a.m.and one at 2 p.m. From noon to 2 p.m. there will be a lunch for all players. The rain date is August 10.
As co-president of the Fluvanna Education Association, one of my responsibilities is to maintain the Fluvanna Education Association Facebook page. This duty sometimes makes it painfully obvious that educational staff in Fluvanna are not protected from the teacher bashing of recent years. We are not immune to punitive legislation, lowered...
Since receiving a copy of Lake Monticello Owners’ Association President Val Palamountain’s e-mail (and candidate’s campaign flyer), in which she endorsed two of the three candidates running for the LMOA Board, considerable outrage has been expressed as a result of her actions. LMOA Bylaw PM 02.01, 4.10.c clearly states: “The...
The Annual Lake Monticello Members Meeting is scheduled for June 29. You have until June 21 to vote by proxy or attend the meeting and vote. Your vote to select two new board members is important. The current Lake Monticello Owners’ Association Board has run amuck. The current leadership is taking the community down a path we may not...
I was shocked to receive a copy of a recent email sent out by the president of the Lake Monticello Owners’ Association Board of Directors. With no apparent sense of embarrassment, this email endorsed two candidates for the board. Why should there be embarrassment? Because it is illegal for board members to endorse candidates. It...
There has been a recent controversy at Lake Monticello regarding the interpretation of Bylaw 4.10.c which states “The Board of Directors shall not endorse any candidate solicitation material and shall not be responsible for any material by a candidate.” For the Board of Directors to endorse any candidate, the following steps must be...
Recently in the Lake Monticello News, each candidate was asked two objectives if elected: Dylan Combs; “Very few preconceived notions of those issues which our Board of Directors ought to take up.” I typically refrain from speaking without knowing, and not yet having been exposed directly to the issues facing our Directors in their...
