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Vol. 1 No. 30 | Richmond Suburban News | January 27, 2016
Reality replaces optimism in HCPS budget By Jim Ridolphi for The Hanover Local
Jim Ridolphi for The Hanover Local
Dr. Michael Gill, superintendent of Hanover County Public Schools, presented his first budget Jan. 19 to the Hanover County School Board.
ASHLAND — When Hanover County Public Schools officials initially began considering a new budget last year, the prospects looked promising with a recovering economy and a slightly increased enrollment in county schools. That optimism was replaced with a healthy dose of reality last week as Dr. Michael Gill, superintendent, presented s Hanover County School Board members with his 2017 budget proposal
… and there are challenges. When Gill said he realized the early numbers were not sufficient and more money would be needed, he worked with county administrator Cecil R. “Rhu” Harris Jr. to solve the problem. “The county administrator stepped up to the plate and recognized that — while the funding was not forthcoming from the state as we had expected — we would be able to make up for that locally,” Gill said. see BUDGET, pg. 5
Jim Ridolphi for The Hanover Local
Hanover County School Board members Marla Coleman, left, Sue Dibble and Robert Hundley listen to Dr. Michael Gill’s proposed 2017 budget presentation.
Council OKs height exemption for R-MC building By Meredith Rigsby News Editor ASHLAND – Randolph-Macon College’s request seeking an exception to the height regulations was approved Tuesday, Jan. 19, by Ashland Town Council. R-MC asked that a new addition
to the Copley Science Center be constructed, noting Section 21-123(b) of the Town Code, that would match the size and scale of the existing building and would not exceed 54 feet in height. The new building will be buffered from residential areas near the campus
by the existing Copley Science Center, which is located between where the new building will be constructed and residences along Caroline Street and Macon Circle. R-MC has sent letters to abutting property owners to make them aware of its plan to make the height exemp-
tion request. The height of the building will be measured from the eave to the ground, which will be in-filled with about four feet of dirt before the building’s construction, creating a four-foot grade on which the building will sit. During the presentation, Nora
Amos, director of planning and community development, listed the heights of other already existing buildings on the campus to provide some perspective as to the height of the new building. Andrews Hall is 31 feet tall,
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