Berryville Plan Sees Four Core Industries Driving Clarke Jobs
Berryville's comprehensive plan highlights four key sectors printing and publishing cabinet making fruit processing and crate manufacturing as the area's current job base. It warns diversification is needed to shield the local economy from firm-specific downturns and forecasts county employment rising to about 4,000 by 1980 with manufacturing and government expanding.
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Star
Berryville
Clarke County
Clarke Schools Out to Avoid Personnel Cuts
Clarke County schools will not cut personnel or operating budgets despite a 38,000 reduction in state funding. The district will trim capital outlay, travel, and field trips, with possible future fuel and utility-driven cuts, while using federal manpower act substitutes to save costs.
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Clarke
Star
Berryville
Clarke County
Wade Johnson
Johnson
Mills Godwin
State Dept. of Education
Winchester weighs HUD funds for John Kerr renovation and more
Winchester plans to seek 373000 in HUD Community Development Block Grant funds after a Planning Commission recommendation. Projects include 140000 for John Kerr School renovation and 50000 for Fairmont Ave park, 37000 curb ramps, mobile unit, and McCormac Amphitheater upgrades. public hearing supported John Kerr while others urged traffic projects. Front Royal police charged 18 year old Johnnie Ray Lang with auto larceny after a car theft behind the Professional Building on South Royal Avenue. The car was found with a warm tailpipe trace leading to Lang, who was arrested after attempting to reenter the vehicle. Berryville officials set meetings to discuss HUD grants totaling 500000 to upgrade water and Town Run, with no local match required and statewide competition.
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Star
Winchester
Planning Commission
John Kerr
Front Royal
Johnnie Ray Lang
Patricia Vines
South Royal Avenue
C.V. Rutherford
John Goodrow
Lang
Rutherford
Fairmont Ave
McCormac Amphitheater
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Richmond
Berryville
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Virginia
Clarke County
Jack Enders
Council
Transportation study highlights needs in Lord Fairfax district roads
A draft study by the Lord Fairfax Planning District Commission finds one in five road miles in the district requires improvement due to rising and shifting traffic. It notes 2 638 miles total with 1 476 miles adequately surfaced, identifies I 81 as the busiest route, and projects a 61 percent traffic rise in 20 years with calls to upgrade Routes 7 50 211 to four lanes and complete I 66 from Front Royal to Gainesville. Local officials are asked to review the draft for inclusion in the district plan.
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Clarke County
Lord Fairfax
Clarke
Frederick
Warren
Shenandoah
Page
Winchester
Front Royal
Luray
Lord Fairfax Planning District
Lord Fairfax Planning District Commission
LFPDC
Lord Fairfax District
Washington, D.C
Gainesville
Escapee Recaptured in Winchester
Donald Stottlemyer 19 of E Clifford Street was recaptured by Winchester police about 9 30 p m at a city residence after escaping custody of a city sheriff s deputy on the jail parking lot during return from a court appearance He is back in jail charged with escape.
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Winchester
Donald Stottlemyer
E. Clifford St
Winchester - Frederick County
Stephens City considers plan and zoning adoption by January
Stephens City Town Council will begin adopting a comprehensive plan with a public hearing and could finalize by Jan 9. The council may also read and vote on a revised zoning ordinance, with 30 days before a final adoption. Local planners note growth and need for housing, water and sewer projects, and potential HUD and EPA funding.
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Stephens City — Town
Munster
Stephens City
Roberts
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G.E
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