At the Jan. 20 public hearing, I pointed out that the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) water permit compels Fluvanna to build a lot of costly infrastructure in a short time. The permit says Fluvanna must:• Complete water infrastructure at Zion Crossroads by January 2018, and • Have capital improvements ready to serve...
The interjurisdictional agreement between Fluvanna County, Louisa County and two water authorities doesn’t mean what it says, according to Fluvanna Administrator Steve Nichols. Did anyone explain that to Louisa officials before they filed massive lawsuits to enforce that agreement?According to Nichols, a covenant within the agreement...
It’s remarkable how the pundits in the Washington bubble together with the establishment media still fail to understand what Bernie Sanders is talking about. They continue to make comments like Bernie can’t win or that he’d never be able to get his issues through Congress. Their heads are wrapped around politics as usual. His...
George Robert (Bob) Miyagawa went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016. He was born on July 30, 1932 to George Yoshio and Myra Nielsen Miyagawa in Kalamazoo, Michigan.Bob is survived by his wife, Bonny Miyagawa; his older brother James Miyagawa and wife Betty; his son John Miyagawa; his daughter Kay Miyagawa Ennis and...
Supervisors hash out ideas for 2016 Holed up in the Fluvanna Community Center on a sunny Saturday (Jan. 30), the Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors and 12 staff members hashed out ideas for the new year.
Helen Marie (Messemer) Dallanegra, 82, of Lake Monticello, Virginia (previously of Holtsville, New York) passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at her residence. She was born in Manhattan, New York on February 3, 1933, a daughter of the late Charles and Ann (Sullivan) Messemer.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Public hearings to inform county officials of constituents’ thoughts on Special Use Permits for a joint Fluvanna-Louisa water project revealed grave errors in local government’s procedures.Mistake #1: Fluvanna contracted to build an inter-jurisdictional water pumping station on the James River in Fluvanna without first securing a...
As you now know, the vote on Jan. 20 passed 4-0. This moment will be one of my proudest moments as a public servant, for I truly believe that it will greatly strengthen our county.The vote was a difficult choice for Mr. (Don) Weaver and Mrs. (Patricia) Eager, and a let-down to those citizens that fought hard to have the pipeline moved...
