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She even said my sister and I could stay up late to watch what I thought was going to must-see TV.
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I quickly fell asleep on the sofa on the first night of the convention, only remembering glimpses of white men in suits with funny hats.
To a 5-year-old, it seemed more like an excuse for adults to act like children, which also explained its late night scheduling.
To be honest, I only remember bits and pieces of
CARES
said Director of Finance and Management Services Jacob Sumner. “Hanover’s portion of these funds is another $9.4 million.”
How, when and for what those funds can be used for are governed by strict guidelines that also were in place for the first round of relief.
First and foremost, the funds must be used to address COVID-related issues incurred due to the pandemic. The funding also cannot be included in the current budget approved in March, and expenditures must occur between March1 and Dec. 31 of this year.
“The eligibility requirements are the same as the first round of funding, but we now have a much more condensed time frame in which to spend the funds,” Sumner said.
As in the initial round of funding, the lion’s share of the federal money is targeted for education. More than $350,000 is planned to support additional school personnel like temporary crossing guards, custodial hours, bus driver hours and other teacher support.
The funds also will allow the ensuing two weeks. But even those clouded memories revealed the first signs of a house divided, thankfully in political terms only.
My mother was an Adlai Stevenson supporter while my father supported Dwight Eisenhower.
Like most who served in World War II, he joined others who believed in the man that led the invasion at Normandy and freed the continent.
I’ve never been sure if it was that devotion, or a true belief in the Republican Party platform that motivated him to support Ike.
Later in life, my mother the system to purchase five new buses at a cost of $500,000 to allow for adequate social distancing when transporting students.
Additional classroom equipment and supplies will require an additional $1.5 million. The latest round of funding provides $2 million to provide devices for pre K-2 students and support staff.
With the previous round of CARES funding, all Hanover students will have devices in the near future. There are some delays due to the increased demand for laptops and other devices, but school officials hope to complete distribution by year’s end.
The CARES funding also will address technology upgrades at the Pamunkey Regional Jail.
“This will include laptops for jail staff and wireless internet points for the medical staff to conduct inmate health screenings within the unit,” Sumner said.
The sheriff’s office is slated to receive funding for additional patrol car partitions, a new transport van for court services and additional safety equipment.
“The county intends to informed me long after my father’s death that he had, in fact, supported many candidates who identified as Democrats.
Honestly, I had rarely heard them discuss politics and I have no recollection of these discussions ever becoming heated.
Looking back, I suppose their political differences represented a very small portion of the things they shared in common. I also admire their respect for civility when politics were the subject.
As I watched my much too many to count convention last week, the starkness of the conreimburse itself for public safety personnel costs ($225,000) directly related to COVID-19 pandemic,” Sumner said.
Other projects included in the second round of funding include Fire/EMS equipment and a mobile response unit at a cost of $778,000, and almost $850,000 for community support.
“This round of CARES funding will also allow the county to support its social safety net programs,” Sumner said. “These programs include those in need of housing or rent assistance, utility bill assistance or food insecurity needs. Funds would also be available for additional testing and PPE.”
Public Works and the Registrar’s Office will both receive funding to upgrade services required by the pandemic.
The Pamunkey Regional Library will receive $264,000 for improved safety measures and more than $500,000 will be earmarked to improve customer and employee safety measures like sneeze guards at various county facilities.
The Town of Ashland will receive $684,000, and $1.3 million is reserved for technology upgrades that enhance remote trast of now and then could not have been more blatantly evident.
For starters, both parties would not recognize the platforms put forth in the 1950s, and, more importantly, neither would claim allegiance to those outdated positions compared to where they stand today.
I also was further convinced that the true defining principles of each party has become buried in hopeless deadlocks where policy decisions are often made to please those political or party concerns.
As for this year’s virtual or hybrid versions of the traditional gatherings, I’ll be access and promote social distancing. These funds also will be used to extend fiber services to outlying county facilities and upgrading access at county buildings.
Not included in the list of projects for the second round of funding is a small business assistance program contained in the first funding.
County Administrator John Budesky said funds from the first CARES funding has not been exhausted and said he did not see a need to extend the program at this time.
In two rounds of distribution, about $230,000 of the allotted $300,000 has been accessed by local businesses, and another round of applications is pending.
Some supervisors expressed a need for more specificity regarding school personnel funding and just how those funds are expected to be utilized.
“There was going to be a discussion a little bit on the specificity of the school funding for positions, and I wanted to see that information,” Chickahominy supervisor Angela Kelly-Wiecek said.
Sumner said that information was provided to the Finance Committee. The busy doing something else. Whatever happens it too will be predictable, over-produced and weepy for my sense of nostalgia that somehow misses those days of flag-draped delegates roaming the convention floor slightly buzzed and talking much too loud to any reporter who would listen.
Those crazy hats mixed with one too many frozen drinks produced an atmosphere that perhaps better reflected what politics used to be in America, or maybe it’s an image that’s as obsolete as those platforms that once defined each party, or maybe it’s the hope of the future. chairman of that committee, Canova Peterson, explained that the Hanover County School Board had not had the opportunity to study those figures and the breakdown.
“We may want to wait for them to bring that information back to us,” Peterson said.
South Anna supervisor Sue Dibble encouraged school board members to consider the allocation as soon as possible.
“I think it’s very important that our school board members review this detailed list and vet this list and approve this list before it comes to us,” Dibble said. “I think that step in the process is very important to protect our students and our public.”
“We have no desire to hold up funding for the schools,” Ashland supervisor Faye Prichard said. “However, in the second round there is some lack of clarity from our end about how that funding should be dispersed. We would very much like the school board to have an opportunity to look at that before we make the final decision about whether we agree or disagree.”
Prichard said she would like to accept the education portion of the money without
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public information officer. specifying where the funding would be spent to allow the school board time to study the issue.
Assistant Superintendent for Finance Terry Stone informed board members of the possibility that next month’s school board meeting currently scheduled for Sept, 8 could be moved back a week to allow access to a venue capable of accommodating more people.
The upcoming school board meeting will be the first in person event since the pandemic began in March.
The board of supervisors is next scheduled to meet on Sept. 9, so the consideration requested would not be available at that time unless a special meeting of the school board is held in the interim.
School officials announced the following day that a special school board virtual meeting would take place at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 1, to consider the funding.
The regular September meeting of the school board also has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 16, in the County Administration Building at the Courthouse Complex in Hanover .
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Kickers gut out win against No. 1 Triumph
By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor
While the contest between Greenville Triumph SC and the Richmond Kickers had a lot riding on it – a pairing of the top two teams in USL League One – it was not played in a vacuum. It began with both teams on their knees for seven minutes, one minute for each time Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was shot in the back by a Kenosha police officer the week before.
But after the seven minutes of silence, the game began in earnest, and the action never let up. By the time it was over, the No. 2 Kickers one-upped the Triumph, holding on a man down the final 15 minutes of regulation plus and additional five of stoppage time for a 2-1 victory.
The victory brought Richmond to within 3 points of Greenville in the USL League One standings. Greenville (5-2- 1) has 16 points to the Kickers’ 13.
Richmond head coach Darren Sawatski wasn’t always thrilled with the way the Kickers (4-1-1) played during the game, but he was pleased with how his team fought when the momentum seemed against them.
“Greenville’s a good team,” said Richmond head coach Darren Sawatski. “They made the final last year and [Triumph head coach John Harkes] brought back most of his team and actually added some good players.
“We’re down a guy. [Kyle] Venter and Ivan [Magalhães] and Scotty [Thomsen] and Ian [Antley], until he took an early exit, and then Luca [Cuomo] – I’m really proud of the group, not just the defense. I think the nine guys towards the end, plus Akira [Fitzgerald, the goalkeeper], I’m really proud of them
VHSL mulls shorter seasons, playoff s
By Tim Pearrell
Alexa Welch Edlund/Times-Dispatch
Greenville Triumph SC’s Noah Pilato watches as Richmond’s Emiliano Terzaghi wins a ball Saturday in the No. 2 Kickers’ 2-1 win over visiting Greenville at City Stadium Saturday. Terzaghi’s goal in the 15th minute gave Richmond an early lead.
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see KICKERS, pg. 10
The Virginia High School League is considering a plan where teams would play 60% of their normal regular-season games, followed by a shortened time frame for regional playoffs and two rounds of state playoffs. The plan would cut region playoffs in football to four teams and eliminate state quarterfinals in all sports.
In late July, the VHSL’s executive committee voted not to play sports this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic and rearrange the three seasons – winter, followed by fall
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Continued from pg. 9 because they really defended well.”
Richmond, which had struggled in terms of possession time this season, was on a more equal footing with the Triumph, the team that handed the Kickers their only defeat earlier in the
VHSL
Continued from pg. 9 and spring - into a condensed calendar starting in December. The VHSL executive committee met during a working session Monday to discuss a draft -- but not a final plan -- for the regular season and postseason formats.
Region playoffs would be conducted in one week. For region playoffs except for football, VHSL executive director Billy Haun said each region could determine the number of qualifiers and the format, although only one team would advance to the state semifinals in all sports.
Football generally has eightteam regionals, but teams can only play one game a week, Haun said, and the plan has only two weekends to play games.
Football teams would be given seven weeks to play six regular-season games, starting Feb. 22 and running through Friday, April 2. Regionals could begin on Wednesday, April 7, and run through Saturday, April 17. The state semifinals would be on April 24, with the championship games on May 1.
“I’m a half-full guy all the time,” Highland Springs coach Loren Johnson said. “I’m looking at the positive. We get to play, and that’s what I’m excited about, if everything works out.”
Basketball also has eightteam regionals, with two teams from each region moving on to the state quarterfinals.
Basketball teams would start play on Dec. 21 and have 14 season. The Kickers’ dominated early and struck first in the 15th minute after Matt Bolduc found running room down the right side, then slipped the ball from the corner to Emiliano Terzaghi in front of the Greenville box.
Terzaghi sideswiped the ball with his right foot past Triumph keeper Dallas Jaye.
It did not take long for regular-season games. Regional tournaments would run Feb. 8-13. The state semifinals would be Feb. 16 and the finals Feb. 20.
“At this point, I would just be happy to get back with my team and practice, whether we’re playing 14 games or 22 games,” said Monacan boys basketball coach R.J. Spelsberg, whose team advanced to the Class 4 state tournament last season as the Region B runnerup. “I just think that these kids rely on sports. It’s good for them mentally, academically, as well as athletically. I would just be happy to play in some format.
“I want to be picky and complain like this many teams should get in, but at this point, I think everybody just wants to get back to playing sports.”
Under what the league called the “Championship + 1” format, teams that do not advance to regional tournaments can schedule another game, as long as it’s completed by the deadline for region playoffs.
Spring sports would start play April 21 or 26, with the state finals finished by June 26.
The number of regular-season games/meets for: gymnastics (6), indoor track (6), swim and dive (6), wrestling (8), competition cheer (3), cross country (6), field hockey (10), golf (8), volleyball (12), baseball (12), lacrosse (9), soccer (10), softball (12), tennis (10), outdoor track and field (9).
For other state tourneys: • Wrestling would have an eight-person bracket contested in one day; Cross country would have the top team from each region Greenville to equalize, however. The Triumph found its mojo and attacked vigorously, catching Richmond off balance when Brandon Fricke sent a ball high toward the net. Kickers’ keeper Fitzgerald got a hand on the ball, but deflected up to the crossbar. In a bit of bad luck, the ball ricocheted straight down
toward Fitzgerald and off his
and the top five individual finishers; Indoor track would have the top three region finishers in each event; • Outdoor track, as well as swimming and diving, would have the top four region finishers in each event; • Boys golf would have the top team from each region plus the top three individuals; girls golf would have zone qualifiers; • Gymnastics would have the top team from each region plus the three individual finishers in each event.
Also under the plan, regular-season games that are not played because of COVID-19 issues would not be considered a forfeit.
The executive committee will give regions a chance to digest the plan and give feedback before meeting again on Sept. 3.
Any plan still is contingent on more athletic activity being allowed to start in the winter. With the state still under Phase Three reopening restrictions, sports considered high risk, such as football and basketball, likely can’t be played until the guidelines are loosened.
“Before we even get to a point where we can play, they’ve got to let us back in school,” Johnson said. “When it’s all said and done, if we can play, I’m ecstatic about that. I want to play. If we can play and have some playoffs, even better.”
Tim Pearrell can be reached a tpearrell@timesdispatch.com. back into the net.
Richmond struggled to find opportunities for much of the rest of the first half, but pounced in the 45th minute. Luke Pavone took a bouncer and fired it hard toward the net, a shot that may have been slightly deflected, and the ball came back hard off the right post toward Ryley Kraft, who was wide open. Kraft fired it toward the far corner for the game’s final goal.
Dave Lawrence can be reached at dlawrence@mechlocal.com.
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Richmond midfi elder Mutaya Mwape and Greenville Triumph SC defender Tyler Polak race for the ball in the Kickers’ 2-1 win.
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Notice is hereby given that the Hanover County Board of Zoning Appeals has set Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at 7:00 P.M., in the Board Room of the Hanover County Government Building at Hanover Courthouse, Hanover, Virginia, as the day, date, time, and place for a public hearing to consider the following case, at which public comments will be accepted:
VAR2020-00008, DAVE LOCKS
Requests a variance from Section 26-26.1.(b) of the Hanover County Zoning Ordinance, which specifies that dwellings in the A-1, Agricultural District, when located on an 80-foot ultimate right-of-way shall have a minimum front yard setback of 100 feet. The request is for a 70.5-foot front yard variance, which would allow a building lot to have a front yard setback of 29.5 feet. The property is identified as GPIN 8708-17-3126, consisting of approximately 2.12 acres, zoned A-1, Agricultural District, and located on the south line of Peaks Road (State Route 657) approximately 487 feet east of its intersection with Stumpy Road (State Route 654). (PUBLIC HEARING)
Magisterial District: Beaverdam
Copies of the above cases may be reviewed in the Planning Office any regular business day, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. C. Jason Hazelwood Code Compliance Supervisor
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Notice is hereby given that the Hanover County Planning Commission has set Thursday, September 17, 2020, at 7:00 P.M., in the Board Room of the Hanover County Government Building at Hanover Courthouse, Hanover, Virginia, as the day, date, time, and place for a public hearing to consider the following cases, at which public comments will be accepted:
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT
CPA2020-00001, LINDA F. & NORMAN L. SCHOOLS
Request(s) to amend the Comprehensive Plan for Hanover County, Virginia, adopted February 14, 2018, pursuant to Sections 15.2-2204, 15.2-2223 through 15.2-2232 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended. The proposed amendment will be a change to the adopted Comprehensive Plan as follows: General Land Use Plan Map – An amendment to change the land use designation from Suburban High (3-7 Dwelling Units Per Acre) to Commercial in the vicinity generally located on the north line of Mechanicsville Turnpike (U.S. Route 360) approximately 1,000 feet east of its intersection with Creighton Parkway (State Route 1015). (PUBLIC HEARING) MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT: Henry
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REZ2020-00022, LINDA F. & NORMAN L. SCHOOLS
Request(s) to rezone from A-1, Agricultural District, to B-3(c), General Business District with conditions, on GPINs 8725-51-6043, 8725-51-8270 and 8725-61-1369, consisting of approximately 3.64 acres, and located on the north line of Mechanicsville Turnpike (U.S. Route 360) approximately 1,000 feet east of its intersection with Creighton Parkway (State Route 1015). The subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Suburban High (3-7 Dwelling Units Per Acre) (pending concurrent CPA2020-00001 to change the Land Use Plan Map to Commercial). The proposed zoning amendment would allow for development of a car wash with fuel sales. (PUBLIC HEARING) Magisterial District: Henry
REZ2019-00019, HICKORY HILL II, L.L.C.
Request(s) to rezone from A-1, Agricultural District, to MX(c), Mixed Use District with conditions, and B-2(c), Community Business District with conditions, on GPINs 7880-92-1335 and 7880-81-6802, consisting of approximately 51.5 acres, and located on the north line of East Patrick Henry Road (State Route 54) at its intersection with Providence Church Road (State Route 662). The subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Planned Business and Commercial. The proposed zoning amendment would permit 42.33 acres to be rezoned to MX(c) for development of a mix of commercial (retail, office and restaurant) uses and residential uses (100 townhome units) for a gross density of 2.36 dwelling units per gross acre, and 9.17 acres to be rezoned to B-2(c) for a mix of commercial that may include a convenience store and a fast food restaurant with drive-through. (PUBLIC HEARING) Magisterial District: Beaverdam
REZ2020-00030, ANNE BULLOCK MELTON
Request(s) to rezone from A-1, Agricultural District, to RS(c), Single Family Residential District with conditions, on GPIN 8735-18-4348, consisting of approximately 3.0 acres, and located on the south line of Pole Green Road (State Route 627) approximately 1,025 feet east of its intersection with Walnut Grove Road (State Route 615). The subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Suburban General (1.5-3.0 Dwelling Units Per Acre). The proposed zoning amendment would permit the creation of one additional building lot for a family member for a gross density of one (1) dwelling unit per 1.5 acres. (PUBLIC HEARING)Magisterial District: Henry
REZ2020-00031, JASA, L.L.C.
Request(s) to rezone from A-1, Agricultural District, to B-1(c), Neighborhood Business District with conditions, on GPIN 8707-57-3758, consisting of approximately 10.09 acres, and located on the west line of Chamberlayne Road (U.S. Route 301) approximately 350 feet north of its intersection with Pine Ridge Road (State Route 1930). The subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Commercial and Suburban General (1.5-3.0 Dwelling Units Per Acre). The proposed zoning amendment would allow offices in an existing building. (PUBLIC HEARING) Magisterial District: Beaverdam
REZ2020-00032, KEVIN COREY JAMES FAMILY TRUST, ET AL.
Request(s) to rezone from A-1, Agricultural District, to AR-6(c), Agricultural Residential District with conditions, on GPIN 6798-96-4782, consisting of approximately 11.0 acres, and located on the west line of Watkins Road (State Route 721) approximately 1,000 feet north of its intersection with Dogwood Trail Road (State Route 620). The subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Agricultural. The proposed zoning amendment would permit the sale of a portion of the subject property to allow it to be combined with an adjacent property. (PUBLIC HEARING)
Magisterial District: South Anna CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
CUP2020-00002, HEIDI M. AND LAMERRO L. MASON
Request(s) a Conditional Use Permit in accordance with Section 26-20.14 of the Hanover County Zoning Ordinance to permit a recreational facility/event venue on GPIN 7861-31-5506, consisting of approximately 11.86 acres, zoned A-1, Agricultural District, and located on the east line of Horseshoe Bridge Road (State Route 686) approximately 300 feet north of its intersection with West Patrick Henry Road (State Route 54). The subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Agricultural. (PUBLIC HEARING) Magisterial District: Beaverdam
CUP2020-00006, HANOVER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
Request(s) an amendment to a Conditional Use Permit in accordance with Section 26-20.11 of the Hanover County Zoning Ordinance to permit the installation of accessory freestanding solar panels at an existing school on GPIN 8707-42-2766, consisting of approximately 39.96 acres. The property is zoned A-1, Agricultural District, and located on the north line of New Ashcake Road (State Route 643) at its intersection with Seminole Road (State Route 1211). The subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Suburban General (1.5-3.0 dwelling units per acre). (PUBLIC HEARING) Magisterial District: Beaverdam Copies of the above cases may be reviewed in the Planning Office, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the Hanover County Board of Supervisors has set Wednesday, September 9, 2020, at 7:00 P.M., in the Board Room of the Hanover County Government Building at Hanover Courthouse, Hanover, Virginia, as the day, date, time, and place for a public hearing to consider the following cases, at which public comments will be accepted:
SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS SE2020-00010, TUCKERKIPLING, L.L.C., ET AL.
Request(s) a Special Exception Permit in accordance with Section 26-21.6 of the Hanover County Zoning Ordinance to permit an equestrian facility on GPINs 7769-10-5661, 7769-21-4146, 7769-20-0391, and 7769-20-6798, consisting of approximately 40.05 acres, zoned A-1, Agricultural District, and located at the terminus of Whisana Lane (private road) approximately 1,200 feet east of its intersection with Cedar Lane (State Route 623). (PUBLIC HEARING)
Request(s) a Special Exception Permit in accordance with Section 26-21.19 of the Hanover County Zoning Ordinance to permit a home occupation in an accessory building on GPIN 8800-81-9869, consisting of approximately 6.9 acres, zoned A-1, Agricultural District, and located on the north line of Depot Road (State Route 1001) approximately 0.43 miles west of its intersection with Hanover Courthouse Road (U.S. Route 301). (PUBLIC HEARING)
Magisterial District: Beaverdam SE2020-00016, THERESA W. AND CHARLES J. BLAIR, IV
Request(s) to rescind a Special Exception for a commercial greenhouse that was permitted in accordance with Section 3.6.2(c) of the Repealed Zoning Districts in the Hanover County Zoning Ordinance on GPIN 7779-27-9672, consisting of approximately 16.7 acres. The property is zoned R-1, Single Family Residential District, and is located on the northeast quadrant of the intersection of Elmont Road (State Route 626) and Ashcake Road (State Route 657). (PUBLIC HEARING)
Magisterial District: South Anna SE2020-00019, DONNA ANTHONY (COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL)
Request(s) a Special Exception Permit in accordance with Section 26-21.14 of the Hanover County Zoning Ordinance to permit a child day care center at the Chapel Church of Christ on GPIN 7823-34-8553, consisting of approximately 1.98 acres, zoned A-1, Agricultural District, and located on the west line of Woodman Hall Road (State Route 674) approximately 300 feet north of its intersection with Parrish Farm Road (State Route 761). (PUBLIC HEARING)
Request(s) a Special Exception Permit in accordance with Section 26-21.17(b) of the Hanover County Zoning Ordinance to permit a manufactured home in the case of a medical hardship on GPIN 7748-89-1221, consisting of approximately 1.64 acres, zoned A-1, Agricultural District, and located on the west line of Mountain Road (U.S. Route 33) approximately 1,600 feet north of its intersection with Gordons Lane (State Route 730). (PUBLIC HEARING)
Magisterial District: South Anna
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TOWN OF ASHLAND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Please take notice that on the 9th day of September 2020 at 7:00 p.m. at the Ashland Town Hall, 101 Thompson Street, Ashland, VA, the Ashland Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing for the purpose of receiving input and may make a recommendation on the following application: CUP20-0729, 301 Caroline Street Paul Davies, the applicant on behalf of Randolph-Macon College (R-MC), is requesting approval of a conditional use permit (CUP) to change the use of the home at 301 Caroline Street (GPIN 7870-82-9155) from residential to an office use. Se cti on 21 -4 0(l ), Us e R eg ula tion s, pe rmi ts of fic es associated with a college or university in the R-2 district with a CUP. The property is zoned R-2, is 0.54 acres in size, and has a future land use designation of Traditional Neighborhood (1-4 units/acre).
ORD2020-13 Residential Monument Sign Amendment Town of Ashland is requesting to revise Sec. 21-207.1, General Provisions Definitions and Sec. 21-208 (a) (b) (c), and (d) Signs Permitted, to limit the number of monument and freestanding signs in residential districts.
Any person requesting copies of the application or has questions about the request can contact Bernadette Cornelius at bcornelius@ashlandva.gov or (804) 798-1073. All interested persons may attend the public hearing and express their views. However, the number of people ad mi tte d t o T ow n H all is be in g l im it ed in ac co rd an ce with CDC Guidelines. Citizens are encouraged to submit comments electronically or by mail. Written comments may be submitted to planning@ashlandva.gov or Town of Ashland, P.O. Box 1600, Ashland, VA 23005. Any person with a disability requiring assistance in order to participate in this public hearing is asked to contact Town Hall in advance so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
Historic sites reopen with protocols in place
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RICHMOND -- Preservation Virginia has reopened several key historic sites so visitors can experience first-hand centuries-old American history — but with modern-day protocols in place during the pandemic.
The sites include Scotchtown in Hanover County, home of Patrick Henry, famed orator of “Give me liberty, or give me death”; the John Marshall House in downtown Richmond, where Chief Justice Marshall (Marbury v. Madison) lived until his death in 1835; and Bacon’s Castle and Smith’s Fort in Surry County. The former was occupied by Nathaniel Bacon’s men in 1676 during what became known as Bacon’s Rebellion, and is nowadays notable for its rare triple-stacked chimneys, original outbuildings and a reconstructed 17th-century English formal garden.
Smith’s Fort, site of an 18th-century manor house and unfinished fort built by John Smith in 1609, also is the tract of land given as dowry by Chief Wahunsenacawh to John Rolfe upon his marriage to Pocahontas in 1614.
Scotchtown and the John Marshall House hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Bacon’s Castle and Smith Fort are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon to 5 p.m.Sunday, as well as from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday (Mondays until Labor Day only).
Per current guidance from the CDC and other agencies, Preservation Virginia staff wears masks, practice physical distancing and have daily wellness checks.
At each location, there also are hand sanitizer stations and high-touch surfaces are frequently cleaned.
Visitors are required to wear masks indoors (also recommended outdoors) and asked to observe physical distancing.
Guided interior tours are available through “no touch” ticketing so visitors can reserve and pay for tickets in advance online at preservationvirginia.org.
Interior tours are limited to groups of six at the John Marshall House and Smith’s Fort, and eight at Bacon’s Castle and Scotchtown.
Guided exterior walking tours are conducted at Scotchtown, Bacon’s Castle and Smith’s Fort; Preservation Virginia recommends calling ahead to confirm availability. Admission for guided interior and guided exterior tours is $10 for adults; $9 for seniors (age 60+), military and AAA members; and $8 for children and students. Children under the age of six are free.
Self-guided exterior walking tours are available at Scotchtown, Bacon’s Castle and Smith’s Fort. Access to the grounds is $5 per person or $10 per car, where visitors receive a site map and can explore the grounds following a numbered path.
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TOWN OF ASHLAND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Please take notice that on the 15th day of September 2020 at 7:00 p.m. at the Ashland Town Hall, 101 Thompson Street, Ashland, VA, the Ashland Town Council will conduct a public hearing for the purpose of receiving input and may take action on the following item:
ORDINANCE NO. 2020-10
Ordinance No. 2020-10 amends the Ashland Town Code by modifying Article I, “In General,” Section 21-3, “Definitions,” and Article XIII, “Limited Industrial District M-1,” Section 21-119, “Permitted Uses,” Section 21-120, “Requirements for Permitted Uses,” and Article XV, “Industrial District M-2,” Section 21-135, “Permitted Uses,” Section 21-136, “Requirements for Permitted Uses.” Ordinance No. 2020-10 is considered pursuant to the grants of authority contained in VA. Code §§ 15.2-2200, 15.2-2240, 15.2-2280, 15.2-2285, and 15.2-2286.
Copies of the requests may be obtained by contacting Town Hall at (804) 798-1073. Written comments may be submitted to planning@ashlandva.gov or Town of Ashland, P.O. Box 1600, Ashland, VA 23005. All interested persons
may attend and express their views, however, the number of people admitted to Town Hall is being limited in accordance with CDC Guidelines. Citizens are encouraged to participate electronically; please contact Bernadette Cornelius, bcornelius@ashlandva.gov to make
those arrangements. Any person with a disability requiring assistance in order to participate in this public hearing is asked to contact Town Hall in advance of the public hearing so that appropriate arrangements may be made.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Please take notice that on the 15th day of September 2020 at 7:00 p.m. at the regular monthly meeting of the Ashland Town Council, at Ashland Town Hall, 101 Thompson Street, Ashland, VA 23005, a public hearing will be conducted on: ORDINANCE NO. 2020-12
ORDINANCE NO. 2020-12 GRANTS A NON-EXCLUSIVE
TELEPHONE UTILITY FRANCHISE TO LEVEL 3
COMMUNICATIONS OF VIRGINIA, INC. IN THE TOWN
OF ASHLAND; THE FRANCHISE INCLUDES THE
NON-EXCLUSIVE PRIVILEGE TO INSTALL, MAINTAIN
AND OPERATE UNDERGROUND WIRES, AND
UNDERGROUND CIRCUITS NECESSARY TO SUPPLY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.
A copy of Ordinance No. 2020-12 may be obtained by contacting Town Hall at (804) 798-9219, Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Written comments may be submitted to Matt Reynal via e-mail at mreynal@ashlandva.gov or through regular mail to Matt Reynal, Town of Ashland, PO Box 1600, Ashland, VA 23005.
All interested persons may attend and express their views, however the number of people admitted to Town Hall is being limited in accordance with CDC Guidelines. Citizens are encouraged to participate electronically; please contact Matt Reynal to make those arrangements.
Any person with a disability requiring assistance in order to participate in this public hearing is asked to contact Town Hall in advance of the public hearing so that appropriate arrangements may be made. Following the public hearing, the Ashland Town Council may take action on Ordinance No. 2020-12 By Order of the Ashland Town Council
2020 drinking water testing clinic off ered
ASHLAND -- What’s in your water? Did you know that private water supplies like wells and springs are unregulated? It is the responsibility of the homeowner to regularly test water quality, maintain the water system, and address any problems.
Affordable, confidential water testing and education will be offered through Virginia Cooperative Extension offices in Hanover County.
Pick up your kits at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 21, at the Doswell Ruritan Club at 16433 Washington Hwy. in Doswell.
This year kits also can be picked up on Monday or Tuesday (Sept. 21 or 22) at the Hanover Extension office at 13015 Taylor Complex Lane in Ashland. Then Wednesday, Sept. 23, plan to drop off your samples on from 7 to 10 a.m. at the Hanover Virginia Cooperative Extension Office at 13015 Taylor Complex Lane in Ashland.
Participation is voluntary and confidential.
Water samples collected by participating homeowners will be analyzed for 14 parameters, including bacteria, metals, nitrate and hardness at a cost of $60.
Results and water system care and maintenance information will be shared at an information meeting.
All information is kept strictly confidential and results are reported only to the homeowner.
To register, contact Missy Johnson at mcjohnson@ vt.edu or 804-752-4310.
To ensure you receive a kit, pre-register by Sept. 9.
For more information about the Virginia Household Water Quality Program, as well as many resources relevant to private water systems, visit www. wellwater.bse.vt.edu.
Important dates – listed as event, date and time, and location – are: Pick up sample kit with physical distancing measures, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday or Tuesday, Sept. 21-22, at Hanover’s VA Cooperative Extension Office at 13015 Taylor Complex Lane in Ashland. Pick up sample kit with physical distancing measures, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21, at the Doswell Ruritan Club at 16433 Washington Hwy. in Doswell. Drop off samples with physical distancing measures, 7 to 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, at Hanover’s VA Cooperative Extension Office at 13015 Taylor Complex Lane in Ashland. Results/interpretation information will be mailed or emailed on Wednesday, Oct. 21.
If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, contact Laura Maxey-Nay at 804-752- 4310 during business hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to discuss accommodations five days prior to the event. *TDD number is (800) 828-1120.
Hanover Humane to hold Fifth Annual ‘Pool Paw-ty’
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ASHLAND -- Hanover Humane will host All registration materials are available at its Fifth Annual “Pool Paw-ty” from www.hanoverhumanesociety.org. noon until 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept, Registration will be available the day 26, at the AshCreek Subdivision. of the event as well.
The registration fee is $25 per dog For more information about the and includes unlimited swim time for event, email info@hanoverhumanesoparticipating canines. ciety.org.
In addition to unlimited swim sessions, Pool The Hanover Humane Society is a 501(c) Paw-ty 2020 will offer doggy treats, doggy nail (3) nonprofit entity for IRS tax purposes. All trims, as well as microchip installation/registraproceeds for this event will be used to support tion for participants. Hanover Humane's animal adoption, education,
Lifeguards will be onsite during the event. and prevention programs. Planners to meet VDOE creates school reopening map next Wednesday; Staff Report news@mechlocal.com Parks & Rec on 10th; EDA on the 17th ASHLAND – The Ashland Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, RICHMOND -- The Virginia Department of Education has created an interactive map that illustrates how the commonwealth's 132 school divisions are reopening this month. Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com The map is updated as the VDOE learns of decisions by local school boards to revisit reopening plans approved earlier in the summer. The map in available on the website: http://www.doe. virginia.gov/support/health_ medical/office/reopen-status. shtml. Sept. 9. The town’s Parks and Tap Takeover slated Sept. 4 at Tavern Recreation Committee follows at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10 The Economic Development Authority is scheduled for at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17. Town of Ashland meetings are held at Ashland Town Hall at 101 Thompson St. in HANOVER – Tap Takeover will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 4, at the Hanover Tavern at 13181 Hanover Staff Report news@mechlocal.com The event will include pub foods, Midnight Brewery Beer, and music on the patio. Reservations are recommended. For more infwormation, call 804-537-5050 or visit Ashland. Courthouse Rd. in Hanover. Hanovertavern.org.
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Emory & Henry equestrians earn designation
EMORY -- Emory & Henry College is pleased to announce that 44 E&H student-athletes from the Intermont Equestrian, cheer and dance teams earned the designation of Emory & Henry Scholar-Athlete for the 2019-20 academic year.
Eligibility for the Emory & Henry Scholar-Athlete is open to student-athlete that competes in an E&H varsity sport, regardless of academic class. Student-athletes must achieve at least a 3.25 grade point average for the year to be considered.
Students from the region included on the list include:
Bobbie Adsit of Montpelier, Intermont Equestrian.
Becca Pagnini of Beaverdam, Intermont Equestrian.
Pets of the Week
Photos submitted by Andrew Hodnett
The Hanover County Pound, located at 12471 Taylor Complex Lane in Ashland, has wonderful pets available to a good home. Bandit, Animal ID# 576176, is a 9-year-old neutered male feline ragdoll. She has had her fi rst set of vaccines and is FELV/FIV test negative. Bandit is a sweet unique cat. He is a ragdoll cat that is very sweet. Bandit was surrendered to the shelter a few weeks ago. He is well-trained and clean. Bandit does well with people he comes into contact with. He has been an inside cat for most of his life, so that will be the best living situation for him. Bandit will be a good companion for someone who is looking for a nice house cat. Butterscotch, Animal ID# 576278, is a 3-year-old female canine hound. She has had her fi rst set of vaccines and is Heartworm test negative. Butterscotch is a nice girl that has had a rough one. She was rescued from a bad living situation from the City of Richmond. She is a little timid, but also very sweet. Butterscotch has done much better getting to know new people. She loves to be pet on her head and back. She also has done well interacting with other dogs. Butterscotch will need a new owner who can be patient with her and give her lots of love. She should turn out to be a great companion. For more information on these great pets, as well as the many more still in need of homes at the Hanover County Pound Facility, call 804-365-6485 during the day. The hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday. The facility is closed on Sunday and county holidays. You also can visit the website to see other animals available for adoption at http:// hanovercounty.gov/Animals/Adopt-a-Pet/
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Continued from pg. 7 kid wearing a Confederates t-shirt in public and she didn’t have to wear that shirt if it harmed her mentally, but she did.
I have been to a Lee-Davis High School football game where all the kids were having fun and were excited about cheering on their home team. Blacks and whites.
My final point with Mr. Ludwig is his reference to the Constitution. This country is a representative republic, which means states’ rights not federal rights.
You should know as a historian the entire war was political and Abraham Lincoln couldn’t win if new states into the Union considered themselves slave states.
When South Carolina led the charge on secession and the rest of the South could see the North was starting to gang up on the South, they observed their rights as an individual state.
Lincoln could not have that because the South had all the food and the South was not going to give their food to the North that had applied tariffs on Southern states doing international trade.
So Lincoln tried to choke out the South and the South would have nothing to do with that.
All of this is relevant to the subject at hand because nothing like what happened during the Civil War will ever happen again unless you don’t give all the facts when teaching or telling someone your thoughts on the Civil War.
History is doomed to repeat itself.
I must admit I was repulsed when I saw you bragging about being a history teacher for 40 years and you still don’t get it right.
I feel sorry for the kids you gave your revised version of history to during your teaching days. I am a proud Southern man and I am proud of the past that my family was a part of from day one.
It does sadden me to see the Hanover County Board of Supervisors bend down and kiss the feet of the people that want the name changed, not because they care but, they want to get re-elected. We call that selling your soul to the devil to save your butts. No guts. No vote from me. Gerald Huskey Mechanicsville
