Sarah Zane Fire Company fuels heated city budget clash
The City Council will hear a fire and finance committee report on Sarah Zane Fire Co as volunteers push for city paid drivers and continued funding. Critics urge ending subsidies after July while supporters cite location and safety, noting four other volunteer stations and driver costs.
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Sarah Zane Fire Co
Sarah Zane
Council
Lewis Costello
Ben Dutton
the Star
Michael Foreman
Costello
Dailey
Dutton
Friendship
Shawnee
South End
Rouss
Scott Cullers
Charles Brown
Rotary Club Speaker Smith Seeks Tax Hike Alternatives
Winchester Rotary Club heard Del. Alson H. Smith favor a sales tax increase over income tax. He cited revenue projections, urged capital investments from surplus, and warned against tying tax policy to politics. Smith predicted bills on death penalty and reforms but questioned broad tax raises without demand.
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Winchester Rotary Club
General Assembly
Mike Foreman
John Lewis
Star
Del
Alson H. Smith
Winchester
Smith
Clarke Man Says He'll Send His Medals to Carter
Carol Black of White Post says her husband John C. Black will surrender his Navy commission and service medals to Jimmy Carter if a presidential pardon for draft evaders is granted. Black, a United Airlines pilot, was unavailable. His stance follows Lt Michael Christian of Virginia Beach who laid his medals on a World War I veteran's grave after discarding his own in protest.
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White Post
Carol Black
John C. Black
Jimmy Carter
Michael Christian
Virginia Beach
Christian
Vietnam
Carter
Water and Sewer Rate Hearing Set by Frederick County
The Frederick County Sanitation Authority will hold a 7 30 p m public hearing Monday on proposed water and sewer rates for the Redbud Run Abrams Creek project. Water would cost 2 per 1 000 gallons for the first 10 000, 185 per 1 000 up to 90 000, with an 8 monthly minimum allowing 4 000 gallons and possibly 5 000. An 8 monthly charge is proposed for sewer.
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Redbud Run-Abrams Creek
Frederick County Sanitation Authority
County Board of Supervisors
Authority
Wellington Jones
Jones
Cardboard Scraps Cause Potomac Edison Outage in Winchester
A four hour blackout in northeast Winchester was caused by cardboard scraps at the Kent St substation. C. Irvine Cather Jr. said trash into the substation led to insulation and conductor damage affecting about 1,000 customers. Fire crews stood by during repairs.
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Star
Potomac Edison
Kent St
Winchester
C. Irvine Cather Jr
Southern
Golden Kitchen
Mall
Cather
Clegg Pleads Guilty in Warren County Shooting Case
David Clegg, 19, plead guilty to felonious assault and illegal possession of a sawed off shotgun in Warren County Circuit Court. Sentencing delayed for a probation report. Clegg allegedly shot James W. Melvin, 26, on Cherrydale Avenue in Front Royal after an argument. Melvin treated for a shoulder wound at Warren Memorial Hospital.
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Front Royal
Sampson David Clegg
Warren County
Clegg
James W. Melvin
Marshall
Cherrydale Ave
Melvin
Warren Memorial Hospital
Town Crew Praised Amid Frequent Water Pipe Breaks
Front Royal engineers report about 26 water line breaks this winter, far above the usual six to twelve. Town Engineer Eugene Tewart blames prolonged cold and ground movement, noting cast iron lines fail while newer ductile lines hold up.
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Star
Front Royal
Eugene Tewart
Tewalt
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