Burke Keep current tax rates in Front Royal budget review
Town Manager Steven Burke recommended no changes to Front Royal's local tax schedule during budget talks. Real estate tax remains 13 cents per $100. personal property and M and T taxes are 64 cents. vehicle tax on a 15000 value would be 96 dollars. Emergency services rate is 32 cents and mobile home tax is 13 cents. Tax revenue helps fund Leach Run Parkway, Main Street extension, and new police HQ at Kendrick Lane and Monroe Avenue.
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Front Royal
Steven Burke
Emergency Services
Leach Run Parkway
Main Street
Kendrick Lane
Monroe Avenue
Town Planning Commission seeks two vacancies in Front Royal
Front Royal seeks two Planning Commission members to replace Jacob Meza who will stay until filled and Robert Ballantine who resigns over a School Board scheduling conflict. Applicants must own land and reside in Front Royal and submit a resume with cover letter.
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Front Royal
Jacob Meza
Robert H. Ballantine
Meza
Planning Commission
Front Boy
Clerk of Council
Jennifer Berry
Frontroyalva.com
Mayor & Town Council
P.O
E. Main St
Church Sign Sparks resident concern in Front Royal
Residents on Westminster Drive object to a Grace Fellowship Church sign, though town officials say the upper lit portion is permitted and the rotating lower LED message is off. The council urges dialogue with the church and planning staff to seek a compromise on brightness and display.
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Front Royal
Westminster Drive
Bret Hrbek
Grace Fellowship Church of God
Vincent Carter
Steven Burke
Eugene Tewart
Westminster Road
Town digests trash revenue and considers commercial curbside options
Davenport explains residential trash costs are balanced while commercial collection loses about 32 thousand dollars annually. The town serves 33 commercial customers and uses a consolidation center for recyclables before transport to Southern Scrap of Winchester. No action was taken. Mayor Carr says findings will be discussed at a future work session.
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Davenport
MSW
Manassas Avenue
Winchester
Tim Carr
Guardrail planned for hazardous curve on Hardesty Road
Warren County officials report VDOT will install 250 to 300 feet of guardrail on the Hardesty Road curve and add warning signs within 35 to 40 days weather permitting. After two crashes near a house where a school bus stops, residents urge action, noting speeds common at 55 mph though the curve limit is 35 mph. County Administrator Doug Stanley and Barbara David describe past calls to lower the speed limit and address line of sight concerns with guardrails.
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Barbara David
Dennis
Board of Supervisors
Dennis David
Warren
Stanley
Funding policy delays Happy Creek road upgrade in Virginia
Happy Creek Road upgrade faces delays as VDOT changes funding policy. Town cannot access about 1.3 million left from phase one until full construction funds exist, leaving a 2.7 million gap. Town officials explore revenue sharing or HB2 options while seeking other funding. project aims to finish before the 2017 2018 school year.
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Front Royal
Virginia Department of Transportation
Happy Creek Road
VDOT
Sixth Street
Leach Run Parkway
Ewell Street
Warren County Middle School
South Fork Bridge traffic shift heads into Front Royal
Southbound Winchester Road traffic into Front Royal will move onto the new South Fork Bridge today, weather permitting, after northbound traffic began Jan 12. Paving and traffic control by town police accompany the transition, with demolition of the old 1941 bridge once all lanes are on the new structure.
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Front Royal
Winchester Road
G.A
F.C. Wagman
York
Snow days loom for Warren County Schools makeup plan
In Front Royal Warren County Schools face three additional makeup days after a six day closure from a major snowstorm. Superintendent Greg Drescher says two makeup days are in the calendar and three spring break days are designated as makeup days. If closures occur three more times, the last day may shift. the board will watch weather before changing the calendar.
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Front Royal
Warren County
Greg Drescher
Drescher
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East Main Street
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Town Planning Commission
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Howellsville Road
Carter
Ken Slack
South Fork Bridge
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