Town Council Votes to Raise Fees and Extend Recycling Changes
Council approves a 2.5 percent utility hike starting July 1 as a cost of living adjustment amid inflation. Dissenting vote on a cigarette tax increase. several council members support increased water and sewer rates and new trucks for Public Works. Recycling contract renewal delayed while a pilot shows location in Fishersville as nearest center.
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Armbruster
Jay Dean
Steve America
Joshua Gooden
Margaret Talsom
Jeff Jones
Haze Crider
Council
Crider
Printz
Rockingham County
Troy Shifflett
Joey Gooden
Shifflett
Fishersville
Seven wines on offer at local vineyard winery
The Pence family opened a small vineyard on their farm in 2015 and now offer seven wines from Chardonnay to White Brix. Visitors have begun to come on weekends as they refine operations and seek to attract more guests from Massanutten Resort. They note it’s slower than hoped and emphasize community support among area vintners. The farm is open Wednesday through Sunday with varying hours and can be reached via the Brix and Columns Facebook page or at 421 0339.
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Steven Pence
Stephanie Pence
Pences
Massanutten Resort
Rockingham County
Brix and Columns
Robotic Assisted Surgery Program Grand Reopening
The VMRC Wellness Center announces a summer grand reopening featuring robotic assisted surgery and enhanced tower amenities. Contact 540-574-3850 for information at 481 Virginia Ave Harrisonburg or via vimre.org and augustahealth com robotics. Talk with your physician about benefits.
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Virginia Ave
Harrisonburg
Vimre
Augustahealth.com
Water line project eyed for McGaheysville area
A roughly 4.5 million plan could start in September replacing 15 500 feet of 16 inch water line and 1 000 feet of 12 inch line along McGaheysville Road between Piano and Resort drives. bids due June 29 with a prebid July 6 conference. Phase two may place a storage tank. financing from the Virginia Resources Authority via bonds and water rate hikes to Three Springs Sanitary District residents.
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McGaheysville Road
Piano and
Resort
Snyder Environmental Services
Kearneysville
Wva
US 33
Spotswood Trail
Judy Lane
Rhodes
Virginia Resources Authority
Justin Moyers
Three Springs
McGaheysville
Penn Laird Sewer Authority
Virginia utility seeks rate hike and depreciation changes
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative files with the State Corporation Commission on May 23 2017 to increase rates and revise depreciation for bills from January 1 2018. The proposal would raise annual revenue about 22 million dollars of 6.2 percent to meet TIER obligations and reflect costs including right of way maintenance storm damage and IT upgrades while easing fixed cost recovery via higher Access Charges for residential and small commercial customers. A public hearing is set for October 3 2017 with details on participation and review of documents available at the commission and REC offices.
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Rappahannock Electric Cooperative Rec
State Corporation Commission
Commission
Code of Virginia
REC
Tyler Building
East Main Street
Richmond
Virginia
Uns
Commonwealth of Virginia
Timothy E. Biller
Esquire
Hunton & Williams LLP
East Byrd Street
Joel H Peck
P.O
Itp
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