I obtained a copy of the lawsuit from the Fluvanna County Clerk’s office.The suit alleges, among other things, that a Special Use Permit was not required for the water intake project on the James River, citing Fluvanna County Zoning Ordinance, Sec 44-4-2.1 (Uses Permitted By-right). The suit claims the proposed intake is “a minor...
Stop all the drama! This is a simple land use matter. Fluvanna contracted with Louisa to allow a James River intake and pipeline and we can and should honor our commitment. Every reference in the original contract, the DEQ permit and every other document I can find refer to the intake at Columbia. Who in Fluvanna government authorized...
Fluvanna taxpayers will regret the “pipeline to Louisa” plan. Fluvanna is attractive because of what it is, not because of what developers imagine they can make it if they have taxpayers finance their experiment.After centuries, Fluvanna has no history of industry rushing here. Agriculture, small businesses, low taxes, fresh air and...
Larry D. Smith, 77, of Palmyra, Virginia, passed suddenly on Sunday, December 20, 2015. Mr. Smith was born on August 5, 1938, son of the late Lawrence and Ina Powers Smith of Honolulu, Hawaii. He was preceded in death by his twin brother, Jerry A. Smith, of Honolulu, HI, and his grandson, Daniel Smith, of Palmyra, Virginia. He is...
Sheridan elected top Fluvanna leader Supervisor Mike Sheridan became the county’s top leader when a vote from his peers elected him chairman of the Fluvanna Board of Supervisors. Supervisor Don Weaver nominated Sheridan for the role at the meeting Wednesday afternoon (Jan. 6), and Sheridan was elected by a 4-1 vote (Supervisor Tony...
The Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors elected Supervisor Mike Sheridan as chairperson in a 4-1 vote (O'Brien dissenting). Supervisor Mozell Booker was elected vice chairperson in a 3-2 vote (Weaver and Eager dissenting).
Cliva Haynes Kane, 80, passed away peacefully at home in Charlottesville, Va. on Friday, Dec. 18, 2015, surrounded by family and friends. She was born Oct. 16, 1935 in Pulaski County, Kentucky. She is survived by her husband, George Orine Kane of Charlottesville, Va.; her daughter, Amy Kane Smith and her husband, Matthew of Pinebluff,...
Betty Mahaffey, age 81, passed away on December 24, 2015 in Charlottesville, Virginia.Betty is survived by her husband, John Mahaffey, and their children, John Mahaffey (Sylvia), Ken Mahaffey (Nancy), Katie Roberts (Ian) and Laura Moyer (David), as well as their nine grandchildren; Julia, Daniel, Hannah, Sarah, Caroline, Jake, Kate,...
