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This happened because of the process that City Council decided to follow with rezoning. If you had a question about why something got a certain rezoning- "that was decided by the consultant we hired" Well can I speak with them? "No"
The walkability of this region is so incredibly terrible. With metro access and bad traffic, cycling and walking practically encouraged. But a strong lack of protected bike lanes and dismal safety measures for crosswalks is leading to NoVA residents being injured or killed.
How do we get the jurisdictions to do something about it? It’s not like anything gets accomplished at a townhall..
Source: https://keystonegis.com/datasets/nova-vru-crashes-day34.html
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Virginia has received nearly $69 million over the past five years to test for and treat "forever chemicals" known as PFAS in drinking water, but state officials estimate the full cost of statewide reduction could be hundreds of millions of dollars more.
The latest $14.3 million federal allocation will fund infrastructure projects such as treatment systems, well improvements and waterline extensions in rural or disadvantaged communities.
The efforts seek to reduce public exposure to long-lasting chemicals used in products such as firefighting foam and nonstick cookware, which are linked to health risks such as cancer.
Subtitle: "As more information about the operation of data centers becomes publicly available, communities are sounding the alarm on an industry that stands to have a far greater impact beyond the walls of its warehouses."
Hanover County’s staff will develop a policy around data centers after supervisors discussed whether to further tax the industry, a subject that’s been widely contested by state lawmakers.
The board’s public hearing on Wednesday had been put off during the annual budget process, but supervisors opted to maintain the existing rate for computer equipment and devices used on data campuses at 45 cents per $100 of assessed value.
South Anna Supervisor Sue Dibble said it would be premature to raise taxes without fully understanding the impact.
“I think this decision, if we made it tonight, would be very worrisome for me, because I just don't feel like we've looked at it deep enough,” Dibble said Wednesday.
Instead, supervisors voted for the community development committee to draft an ordinance around data center development, while the county’s finance committee studies equipment tax rates across the commonwealth.
County staff presented supervisors with a preliminary report in April that shows Hanover's data centers are taxed at a relatively low rate compared to other localities.
Hello Richmond: PlanRVA and CVWMA are partnering on a central VA recycling study to identify barriers around household recycling in the region’s urban, suburban and rural communities and we need your help!
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The results and action items from the study will be shared in the fall.
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The valley’s water use has consistently run below what was projected, which has pushed the date at which the valley will run out of water further into the future.