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Vol. 4 No. 26 | Richmond Suburban News | March 13, 2019
Council invests in new pool and hikes rates
Ashland Musical Variety Show celebrates with retrospective
Joel Klein for Ashland-Hanover Local
As usual, with every Ashland Musical Variety Show, the program on Sunday at the Ashland Theatre wrapped up with the song, “Ashland, Ashland.” Leading the audience in the town’s anthem were, from left, Lorie Foley and Sue and Ritchie Watson. More photos on page 4.
By Jim Ridolphi for Ashland-Hanover Local
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ASHLAND -- When the Carter Park Pool opens in May, Ashland residents will be treated to a number of improvements resulting from a $1.5 million renovation. Unfortunately, they also will be greeted by increased admission rates for the first time in 10 years. Town Manager Josh Farrar told Ashland Town Council on Tuesday, March 5, that the increase is long overdue and will assist the town with operating costs for the community pool. While Ashland provides the pool memberships as a service to its residents and rates compare favorably with other pool options in the area, Farrar said that recouping 60
MECHANICSVILLE -- W. Canova Peterson has announced his candidacy for re-election to represent the Mechanicsville District on the Hanover County Board of Supervisors. “Eight years ago I made the decision to give back to this community, which has treated me so well PETERSON over the years. I did so by running as the Republican candidate to serve on the Board of Supervisors as the representative from the Mechanicsville District. That decision resulted in maybe the greatest honor I have ever received, that of being selected by my fellow citizens to fill that special role,” Peterson said. In January of 2012, when he took the oath of office in the Courthouse where Patrick Henry once stood, Peterson said, “I could not imagine
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Ashland Town Council has invested $1 million in renovations for the Carter Park Pool. During last week’s meeting, members also agreed to increase the price of admission for the first time in 10 years.
to 70 percent of those operating expenses is an operational goal. Last year, the Carter Park Pool collected about 53 percent of operating costs. “Our costs that our rev-
enues have covered have substantially decreased over the years,” Farrar said. “We want to try to run it to cover as many costs as we can, but we see COUNCIL, pg. 4
Goldsborough joins Ashland government as finance director Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com
GOLDSBOROUGH
ASHLAND – Charles “Cliff ” Goldsborough, who has been serving as operations manager in charge of treasurer functions for the City of Richmond, has accepted an offer from Ashland Town Manager Joshua Farrar to become the town finance director.
Re-election bid made by Peterson
Goldsborough earned his BA in English and Literature, with a Minor in Political Science, in 2005 from the University of Rhode Island, and earned his MBA in Business Management from Tulane University Freeman School of Business in 2016. He is currently pursuing the Master Governmental Treasurer Certification administered by the Treasurer’s Association of
Virginia. In Richmond, Goldsborough supervised 46 employees and oversaw all delinquent tax collections. He also sponsored two ordinances to align the City Code to best finance practices, and performed most of the functions typically associated with a Treasurer’s Office. He previously served as the business analysis manager for
the City of Richmond, and prior to that was with the City of New Orleans Finance Department from 2011 to 2017. Goldsborough and his wife Brittany live in Richmond. He said they “are excited at the opportunity to join the team in the ‘Center of the Universe’.” He will begin his new role with the Town of Ashland on Monday, March 25.
see PETERSON, pg. 2