11-13-2013 King George Virginia Journal

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Letters: More Letters when I first purchased a home in Colonial Beach in the late 1970’s. I received a knock on the door, and there stood a very large police officer. He politely asked my name and then explained that he was there to tell me that my son had called from Northern Virginia, and that he would like me to call him as soon as possible. Wow, that would never happen in Northern Virginia, but that type of hometown police community service still prevails. Sure, we all may have experienced a problem now and then with an officer or two, but maybe we did deserve a ticket and now realize they were only doing their job. There are improvements that could enhance our police force, and those should be worked out between the Chief and the Town Manager/ Council. Our town charter specifically states that we shall have our own town police department. Just because a few are not happy,

does not give them the right to change the town charter to serve their personal beliefs. I understand that many of the council members would like to dissolve the town police department and turn the law enforcement entirely over to the county’s sheriff ’s office. Again, please explain, “WHY?� How can the county handle such a large impact. Sheriff Balderson and his staff have done a terrific job in supporting the Town of Colonial Beach, but currently, only two officers are allocated for Colonial Beach 24/7. The state mandates the number of county officers assigned to any municipality, and I understand that Colonial Beach currently only qualifies for two officers. So how would the town work out that problem? That’s a lot to think about when it comes to safety and welfare 24 hours a day. I think we should look at our past mistakes and grow from them, not re-invent the wheel.

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BENEFIT/ Fundraiser OGVFD presents the Holiday Craft & Vendor Show, November 16th, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Oak Grove Vol. Fire Dept. 121 James Monroe Pkwy. 804-2384622 for more info.p Holiday Craft Bazaar Craft & Vendor Show; Dec. 7th from 8AM - 2PM at the CBVRS. For more info call (804) 761-5115.p

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PETS/ FREE/ FOR SALE / ADOPTION Wendys Feline Friends. Cats and kittens for adoption. Many different colors and ages. All fixed with rabies shot. See pics at westmoreland.petfinder. org. For more information call Wendy 804224-1079 Animals Available For Adoption. The Animal Welfare League has dogs and cats available for adoption. For more information please call 804435-0822, 804-435-6320. Hours Monday, Wed., & Friday. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Lots of animals are at the shelter - call 804-4627175.

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NOTICE TOWN OF COLONIAL BEACH TAXPAYERS The 1st half of the Real Estate Taxes for fiscal year 2013/2014 and 2013 Personal Property taxes are due December 5, 2013. As always, our drop box is located on the side of our Town Hall building at the intersection of Irving Avenue and Hawthorn Street and available 24 hours for your convenience. Our mailing address is: PO Box 450, Colonial Beach, Va. 22443 The bills have been mailed. If you have not received your bill, please contact the Treasurer’s Office at 804-224-7183. It is the responsibility of the taxpayer to see that the proper tax bill is received and paid on time. If your real estate taxes are escrowed, please mail the extra copy provided in your bill to your mortgage company. If you receive a supplemental bill and your taxes are escrowed, you must also mail it to your mortgage company. If there is a question about the property assessment listed on your bill, please call the Commissioner of the Revenue at 804-493-0113. Property is assessed by the Commissioner of the Revenue. The Treasurer’s Office cannot make corrections to the assessments, they only collect as assessed. If there is a question concerning delinquency, please contact the Treasurer’s Office at 804-224-7183. Please take the time to check the mailing address on each bill and correct, if necessary, with the Treasurer’s Office.

Joan H. Grant Chief Financial Officer 11/13/2013

I will never understand why we let politicians run our police force! We should just hire a highly qualified Chief and let him run his department, not micro-manage it for him. All concerned Citizens should voice their opinion Thursday, November 14, at 9:30 a.m. at the Town Council work session and again that same day at the council meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. With all the problems that the Town has that need fixing, why fix something that is not broken? Think about this – When you hear that bedroom window break in the middle of the night, do you want instant police response? You do get that service now. Bob Swink Colonial Beach To the Editor: Election Day 2013 is now behind us and your vote was cast. You have done your civic duty

by participating in the election process and I thank you for making that effort. Hopefully, you were able to acquire enough knowledge about the candidates for consideration. Now your part is done and you can just sit back, relax and let your elected officials take care of everything. Unfortunately, that is exactly what a majority will do and this results in an ineffective government. I encourage you to stay informed of the main topics of discussion at all levels of government. When something sparks your interest, take the time to gather more information. If you are still intrigued, then just maybe it is time for you to take action. Elected officials are put into office to serve the electorate, which means, in order to effectively do so, they need to hear from you. There are many avenues available for contacting your elected representatives at all levels. The local county level affords you a

more direct link to your representative and unfortunately that link becomes more disconnected the higher the level of government. This occurs partly due to the larger number of constituents being served, but they still find it very important to hear from you. In a respectful manner, share your thoughts, ideas, comments and opinions. Remember, whether you voted for them or not, they are still your representative and are to serve you. Take a moment to write that letter, send that email or make that phone call. Do not perceive yourself as bothering your elected official because there is no way for your representative to know how better to serve you than by hearing directly from you. The elections are over for now. Take a moment to reach out to your representatives at all levels and do your best to stay informed. Ruby Brabo Dahlgren Supervisor

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Call Bonnie at 540-775-2024 to place your classified ad TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 1129 French Court King George, VA 22485

In execution of a Deed of Trust in the original principal amount of $280,800.00, dated December 11, 2006, recorded among the land records of the Circuit Court for the County of King George on December 18, 2006 as Instrument #20061218000097770, the undersigned appointed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction at the main entrance of the courthouse for the Circuit Court of King George County, 9483 Kings Highway, King George, VA on December 3, 2013 at 10:00 AM, the property described in said deed of trust, located at the above address and briefly described as: Lot 230, Section 12, Oakland Park Subdivision, as more particularly shown and described on that certain plat made by H. Aubrey Hawkins & Associates, Ltd., dated March 19,1993 and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of King George County, Virginia in Plat Book 16 at page 191-192. Commonly known as 1129 French Court, King George, VA 22485. Tax ID: 21A 9 230. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $11,000.00 or 10% of the sale price, whichever is lower, will be required in cash, certified or cashier’s check. Settlement within fifteen (15) days of sale, otherwise Trustee may forfeit deposit. Additional terms to be announced at sale. This is a communication from a debt collector. This notice is an attempt to collect on a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Loan Type: Conv/Conv (Trustee # 545040) Substitute Trustee: ALG Trustee, LLC, C/O Atlantic Law Group, LLC PO Box 2548, Leesburg, VA 20177, 703-777-7101, website: http://www. atlanticlawgrp.com 11/13/2013, 11/20/2013 We are pledged to the letter and spirit of Virginia’s Policy for achieving equal housing opportunity throughout the Commonwealth. We encourage and support advertising and marketing programs in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status, or handicap. All real estate advertised herein is subject to Virginia’s fair housing law which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status, or handicap or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.� This newspaper will not knowingly accept advertising for real estate that violates the fair housing law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. For more information or to file a housing complaint call the Virginia Fair Housing Office at (804) 367-8530. Toll free call (888) 551-3247. For the hearing impaired call (804) 367-9753.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY - APPRENTICE LINEMAN

The major duties of this job are the construction and maintenance of overhead and underground electric lines. The job requires working in all weather conditions with high voltage lines. Must be willing and able to effectively work both at the top of poles and in muddy ditches. Overtime work is required frequently. Must be capable of understanding technical material in order to meet the job requirement of successfully completing the Cooperative’s Lineman Development Program. Must have or be able to obtain a Virginia Commercial Driver’s license. Must be a high school graduate or equivalent and pass a rigid physical medical exam. Excellent fringe benefits. An Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants may read the job description and obtain the “Application for Employmentâ€? at the Virginia Employment Commission’s (VEC’s) office located at 14243 Historyland Highway, Warsaw, VA or on the VEC’s website at www.vawc.virginia.gov. Applicants may contact the VEC at (804) 3333675 with questions. Applications need to be submitted to the Virginia Employment Commission, P. O. Box 67, Warsaw, Virginia, 22572 or via e-mail to warsaw@vec. virginia.gov by December 4, 2013. Applications will not be accepted at Northern Neck Electric Cooperative’s office. Northern Neck Electric Cooperative • 85 St. Johns Street • Warsaw, VA 22572

Town of Colonial Beach BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS PUBLIC HEARING The Town of Colonial Beach Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, November 19, 2013, in the Town Center Building, located at 22 Washington Street, Colonial Beach, Virginia 22443: Beginning at 5:30 p.m. AA-01-2013 – Sharon Fortier (Owner/Applicant): Request an Administrative Appeal of the Colonial Beach Zoning Administrator’s determination regarding Article 7 Resort Commercial Zoning District, specifically Sections 7-1 Permitted Uses and 7-2 Conditional Uses. The property is located on tax map #3A2-2-87-2, zoned Resort Commercial (RC). Administrative Appeal: An Appeal of an Administrative decision relating to proposed use of the property as a residential dwelling. V-01-2013 – Demitrius Tiches (Owner/Applicant): Request a variance of the Colonial Beach Zoning Ordinance, Article 6 Section 6-4, Bulk and Area Regulations, Table 6-4.1 Lot and Principal Structure Requirements. The property is located at 2-10th Street (tax map # 3A3-1-3C-1). The property is zoned as Residential – 2 (R-2). The applicant wishes to reduce the front and rear setbacks. The front required setback is 15 feet (minimum) and the rear setback is 25 feet. The applicant proposes a front setback of 3 feet resulting in a variance of 12 feet. The applicant proposes a rear setback of 2 feet resulting in a variance of 23 feet. Any persons desiring to be heard in favor of or in opposition to the above are hereby invited to be present at the Public Hearing. Copies of the above are on file in the Department of Planning, 905 McKinney Blvd., Colonial Beach, Virginia 22443

Gary Mitchell Director of Planning, Community Development and Property Maintenance Department of Planning, Community Development & Property Maintenance 11/6/2013, 11/13/2013

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NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SALE 9804 Mohawk Drive, King George, VA 22485 By virtue of the power and authority contained in a Deed of Trust dated March 21, 2007, and recorded at Instrument Number 20070329000125170 in the Clerk’s Office for the Circuit Court for King George County, VA, securing a loan which was originally $193,600.00. The appointed SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE, Commonwealth Trustees, LLC will offer for sale at public auction at 9483 Kings Highway King George, VA 22485 on:

December 9, 2013 at 11:30 AM

improved real property, with an abbreviated legal description of All that lot, tract or parcel of land, together with all improvements thereon and all rights and privileges thereto appurtenant, lying and being and situate in the Rappahannock Magisterial District, King George County, Virginia, designated as lot 11A, Section One-B, Caywoods, as shown on a plat made by David L. Deputy of Deputy Land Surveying inc., dated June 23, 2000, duly recorded among the land records of King George County, Virginia, in the office of the Clerk of Circuit Court in Deed Book 351, at page 332. Being the same parcel conveyed to Gordon Hafford and Annabelle Hafford by deeds recorded 9/10/03 in book 450 and page 129., and as more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. TERMS OF SALE: The property will be sold “AS IS,� WITHOUT REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND SUBJECT TO conditions, restrictions, reservations, easements, rights of way, and all other matters of record taking priority over the Deed of Trust to be announced at the time of sale. A deposit of $18,000.00, or 10% of the sale price, whichever is lower, in cash or cashier’s check payable to the SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE will be required at the time of sale. The balance of the purchase price, with interest at the rate contained in the Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date said funds are received in the office of the SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE, will be due within fifteen (15) days of sale. In the event of default by the successful bidder, the entire deposit shall be forfeited and applied to the costs and expenses of sale and Substitute Trustee’s fee. All other public charges or assessments, including water/sewer charges, whether incurred prior to or after the sale, and all other costs incident to settlement to be paid by the purchaser. In the event taxes, any other public charges have been advanced, a credit will be due to the seller, to be adjusted from the date of sale at the time of settlement. Purchaser agrees to pay the Seller’s attorneys at settlement, a fee of $445.00 for review of the settlement documents. Additional terms will be announced at the time of sale and the successful bidder will be required to execute and deliver to the Substitute Trustees a memorandum or contract of the sale at the conclusion of bidding. FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosenberg & Associates, LLC (Attorney for Commonwealth Trustees, LLC) 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 750 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 301-907-8000 www.rosenberg-assoc.com 11/13/2013, 11/20/2013

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SALE 4196 Hemlock Drive, King George, VA 22485 By virtue of the power and authority contained in a Deed of Trust dated November 13, 2006, and recorded at Instrument Number 20061129000092690 in the Clerk’s Office for the Circuit Court for King George County, VA, securing a loan which was originally $375,000.00. The appointed SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE, Commonwealth Trustees, LLC will offer for sale at public auction at 9483 Kings Highway King George, VA 22485 on: December 2, 2013 at 11:30 AM improved real property, with an abbreviated legal description of All that parcel of land in Borough of King George County, Commonwealth of Virginia, as more fully described in deed book 503, page 587, ID # 13-111, being known and designated as Green Heights, filed in Plat Book 403, page 704, recorded 07/30/2002, metes and bounds property, parcel 11, containing 10.0765 acres. By fee simple deed from Todd L. Sikkink and Dawn R. Sikkink, husband and wife as set forth in book 503 page 587 dated 10/15/2004 and recorded 10/18/2004, King George County records, Commonwealth of Virginia., and as more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust. TERMS OF SALE: The property will be sold “AS IS,� WITHOUT REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND SUBJECT TO conditions, restrictions, reservations, easements, rights of way, and all other matters of record taking priority over the Deed of Trust to be announced at the time of sale. A deposit of $36,000.00, or 10% of the sale price, whichever is lower, in cash or cashier’s check payable to the SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE will be required at the time of sale. The balance of the purchase price, with interest at the rate contained in the Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date said funds are received in the office of the SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE, will be due within fifteen (15) days of sale. In the event of default by the successful bidder, the entire deposit shall be forfeited and applied to the costs and expenses of sale and Substitute Trustee’s fee. All other public charges or assessments, including water/sewer charges, whether incurred prior to or after the sale, and all other costs incident to settlement to be paid by the purchaser. In the event taxes, any other public charges have been advanced, a credit will be due to the seller, to be adjusted from the date of sale at the time of settlement. Purchaser agrees to pay the Seller’s attorneys at settlement, a fee of $445.00 for review of the settlement documents. Additional terms will be announced at the time of sale and the successful bidder will be required to execute and deliver to the Substitute Trustees a memorandum or contract of the sale at the conclusion of bidding. FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosenberg & Associates, LLC (Attorney for Commonwealth Trustees, LLC) 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 750 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 301-907-8000 www.rosenberg-assoc.com 11/6/2013, 11/13/2013

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