The county won’t get $2.8M of the city’s school funding after all. Del. Bell’s budget amendment failed. #
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Police announced this afternoon that their investigation into what was initially believed to be a fatal fire on Rugby Avenue is now a homicide investigation. #
The Virginia Supreme Court has denied George Huguely’s appeal. His second-degree murder conviction will stand, WRIC reports. #
In a carefully worded story, and not citing specific sources, WTVR reports that forensic evidence belonging to Jesse Matthew Jr., the main suspect in the disappearance of Hannah Graham, matches forensic evidence collected during the investigation of Morgan Harrington’s 2009 murder. #
In the wake of Hannah Graham’s disappearance, and the evidence that came from private security footage, city officials are revisiting the question of installing security cameras on the downtown mall. #
Both Charlottesville Registrar Sheri Iachetta and former Electoral Board member Stephanie Commander have turned themselves in to the police on
foursix and four felony counts of embezzlement, respectively. #Ten years ago, the National Institutes of Health budget doubled and schools like the University of Virginia built massive new research facilities. A decade later, those buildings remain largely underutilized. NPR visits UVA in this story on the effect of federal binge and spurge spending in the sciences. #
In 2012, Council approved a new student housing complex on West Main—now some council members are questioning whether what they were shown matches what was built. #
The Architectural Review Board has approved a bike-themed mural on West Market, below the McGuffey Art Center, although at least one member expressed concerns that it might look like the bicyclists were riding away from Charlottesville’s downtown. #
City Police Chief Tim Longo is meeting with city leaders to work on protocols regarding the use of military surplus police weapons in Charlottesville. #
A 100-year-old Colonnades resident received military honors for her service in the WWII Women’s Army Corps #
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glad it failed. I support Bell, but this was an attempt to re-write the sharing agreement. They knew about this issue when it was signed, they just are looking for more funding.
@fdr: I wasn’t aware that this accounting issue was known about by both the city & county governments back when the agreement was signed. Are you certain? If so, that changes a lot for me.
I had been in favor of Bell’s amendment b/c it seemed like an overdue fix of a quirk of accounting that unfairly benefited the city at the county’s expense. However, if both sides knew about the problem when the agreement was signed, and at least tacitly approved of, then the county’s argument is much weaker as it has effectively condoned the practice for years now.
You can’t sue for divorce on grounds of adultery if you condoned your spouse’s infedility for years.
I’ll be voting Republican for the next bunch of state level elections in my district.
Dem’s will be getting my support nationally though.
Bobby McDonnell, Ken Cuccinelli, and the rest of the Virginia Troglodyte Party appreciate your support.
I followed the revenue sharing discussions in the papers fairly closely and I never read any where about the effect on the composite index. Perhaps because the first year’s sharing was under $800k and the effect on the index was negligible. I would be amazed if anybody even thought about it then. fdr, do you have information as to where it was discussed?