Front Royal Police Budget Draws Focus On Staffing And Costs
Council members plan further discussion on the 2023 fiscal budget in coming months with a public hearing and spring vote. The Front Royal Police Department faces a 5.23 million dollar budget covering 53 positions, including 39 officers and 14 civilians, with recent shifts toward lower operations and higher personnel costs. The chief seeks merit pay and vehicle replacements, while lawmakers propose limited funding for Tasers. calls rise with arrest and traffic data shaped by marijuana law changes and funding constraints.
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Front Royal Police Departments
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Front Royal Hires Firm to Seek New Town Attorney
Front Royal plans to hire Baker Tilly US LLC to conduct an executive search for a town attorney, paying 24,500. Interim town attorney James Cornwell Jr and assistant town officials discussed the contract at a recent work session. The firm’s deal covers up to 12 months, piggybacks on Loudoun County Schools’ contract, and will be paid from unspent vacancy funds.
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Front Royal
Douglas Napier
James Cornwell Jr
Cornwell
White Stone
George Sennett
Lori A. Cockrell
Gary L. Gillispie
E. Scott Lloyd
Joseph E. McFadden
Amber F. Morris
Letasha T. Thompson
Christopher W. Holloway
Baker Tilly US LLC
B.J. Wilson
Steven Hicks
Baker Tilly US
Chicago
McFadden
Cockrell
Gillispie
Wilson
Loudoun County Public Schools
Shenandoah Rail Trail aims to convert corridor into regional trail
A coalition advocates transforming a 48.5 mile inactive Norfolk Southern rail line into the Shenandoah Rail Trail from Broadway to Front Royal via Timberville Mount Jackson Edinburg Woodstock Toms Brook and Strasburg. They cite jobs tourism health savings and economic growth, with 9,000 survey responses showing strong public support and a projected 32.3 million in new regional spending by 2030 if funded and railbanked.
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Norfolk Southern
Rockingham County
Shenandoah County
Warren County
Broadway
Front Royal
Timberville
Mount Jackson
Edinburg
Woodstock
Toms Brook
Strasburg
Kyle Lawrence
Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition
SVBC
Daily News Record
Boards of
Brandon Davis
Northern Shenandoah Valley
Jeremy McCleary
Davis
Virginia Rail Policy Institute
Counseling program Second Step suspended by school board
The School Board voted at its Jan. 5 meeting to suspend use of Second Step pending review. Some schools like Leslie Fox Keyser do not use it, while others provide limited access to parents and staff for lesson parts. The division began offering Second Step in 2015 and uses the 2015 version amid questions about content and access.
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Seling
Christopher Ballenger
Leslie Fox Keyser
Virginia Department of Education
Melanie C. Salins
Ralph A. Rinaldi
Salins
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