Elkton EACC eyes growth with Friends group and grants
Elkton Area Community Center aims to improve its finances by forming a Friends of the EACC 501c3 nonprofit to enable major donations. Administrator Allison Morris notes government ownership blocks tax deductions for donors, while foundation grants are being explored after a Washington trip. Annual income nears 141500 with 90000 in salaries and town support covering expenses.
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Elkton
Elkton Area
Friends of the Eacc
EACC
Allison Morris
Rockingham County
Morris
Diane Johnson
Elkton water study outlines huge leaks and upgrades
Professional Engineer Herbert White of W W Engineers reports Elkton loses about 57 percent of water from the reservoir due to leaks in pipes before reaching homes. The plan, approved by the state Health Department, calls for two-phase work including new 16 inch mains along U S 33 for 1.4 million, plus 12 inch mains, a new reservoir and two wells totaling just under 2 million.
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Elkton
Herbert White
W/W Engineers
Charlottesville
White
State Department of Health
U.S. 33
Mt. Pleasant Road
Jackson and
Rockingham Streets
4-H Clubs Recognized at JMU Awards Reception
Mountain View and Keezletown 4-H clubs received multiple honors at a county awards reception held at James Madison University's Festival Conference Center. Joann Hensley and Donna Simpson were named special leaders. Mountain View earned the Most Active Club in the County and National Four-Week Display, while Keezletown received gold seals for livestock projects.
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Mountain View
James Madison University
John Simpson
Thomas Simpson
Jacob Lanier
Joshua Gooden
Rachel Simpson
Hunter Kesterson
Joann Hensley
Ted Hayes
Keezletown
Festival Conference
Mountain View Club
Jody Hensley
Connie Liskey
Grant Baker
Carson Baker
Gordon Baker
Lanier
Christa Lanier
West
Elkton
Bailey Carpenter
Carly Carpenter
Leah Cupp
Kelsi Diehl
Logan Diehl
Seth Diehl
Dustin Greene
Jessica Houff
Meghan Nicholson
Heather Rankin
Dakota Rhodes
Kelsi Rhodes
Melissa Ruhlman
Kevin Wanger
Erin Werner
Jamie Werner
Matthew Weston
Joseph Woodall
Liskey
Virginia Cooperative Extension Office
Harrisonburg
New Interns Arrive in Elkton Town Hall
Two new interns start work in Elkton with Michael Milanesi, a James Madison University public administration graduate student from New York, and Katy Morris, whose Virginia plate marks her ties to Grottoes and Penn Laird. They share quarters on Elkton’s town hall third floor, with Battlefield Estates listed as their home nearby.
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Elkton
Elkton Town Hall
New York
Michael Milanesi
James Madison University
Long Island
Town Hall
Katy Morris
Morris
Grottoes
Penn Laird
Battlefield Estates
Assessment lowers land values in Page County
Page County reports an 11 percent drop in real estate values from four years ago as 23 000 parcels are reassessed. Commissioner Charles Campbell notes the downward revision and says appeals are possible during Board of Equalization sessions in March with a potential July extension. About 250 owners have requested hearings, 1 percent of all owners, and 80 value changes are expected.
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Page County
Revenue
Luray
Stanley
Shenandoah
Charles Campbell
Wingate
Roanoke
Board of Equalization
Campbell
Page County Board of Supervisors
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Page County Middle
Page County Middle School
Brianna Turner
PCMS
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Mana Sura
Pauline Bartlett
Garland B. Comer Jr
Shenandus
Barman M. Dean
Vernon L. Dean
Ernest L. Jones Sr
Shenand
Charles F. Lam
de R. Scanlan
Mary G. Shifflett
Mary E. Woolf
Casey Billhimer
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