Containing Unsafe County Houses Faces Legal Maze
Clarke County faces tangled ownership and legal hurdles in removing unsafe buildings. Judges and attorneys describe a maze of boundary lines, out of town owners, and delayed notice that can invite liability. Proposals include nuisance code expansion and delinquent tax sales to fund razing.
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Kathleen Devereux
Berryville
Clarke County
Boyce
Stuart Brown
Commonwealth
Blackburn Street
Rt. 340
Geoff Cole
Cole
Philadelphia
Virginia
White Post
Tyson Gilpin Jr
Commonwealth's
P.T. McIntire
Pifer
Up and Down Night For Frederick Planners
George M. Stoddart reports Frederick County Planners approved a 10 acre minimum for large-lot subdivisions, up from five, after a split vote of 52. The panel also began scaling back the original intent of the ordinance change amid tense debate.
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Frederick
Star
Frederick County
Commission
Board of Supervisors
Frank Brumback
Winchester Frederick County eye joint facilities plan
Officials from Winchester and Frederick County quickly approve a feasibility study scope for a joint government complex in downtown Winchester. The plan covers four major facility categories including courts administrative offices constitutional officers and public safety with a focus on feasibility and potential parking.
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Star
Winchester
Frederick County
Roy Bayliss
City Council
Wendell Seldon
J.C. Renalds
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Health Department
Commercial St
S. Cameron St
VPI
Commissioners of the Revenue
Board of Supervisors
Sheriff's Department
Water and Sewer Department
Sanitation Authority
Frederick-Winchester
Thomas Malcolm
County Planning Commission
City Planning Commission
Louise Speakman
Reuss City Hall
Planning panel weighs mountain zoning and road standards
The planning commission discussed an proposed mountain recreational zoning area and 10 acre subdivision limits. Officials noted roads may not meet state standards and decisions hinge on county supervisors vote by March 15 to rescind emergency road rules and enact new subdivision amendments after hearings and Winchester review.
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Ron Berg
Commission
Board of Supervisors
Berg
Winchester
Planning Commission
Republicans Nominate Five For City Council Seats
Winchester Republicans last night nominated five candidates for city council and urged naming L. M. Castleman to fill the vacancy created by Democrat Joseph Haines resignation. In the North Ward three Republicans Phyllis Rinker Donald Smallwood and Delmer Robinson Jr will face three Democrats, while in the South Ward Charles A. Pine Jr and Richard Kern join two Democrats on the ballot. The slate was endorsed by the City Republican Convention and party leaders urged campaign effort to win a seven seat Republican majority on the 12 member council.
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Star
Winchester Republicans
Council
L. M
Mike) Castleman
Joseph Haines
Haines
Ron Gore
Attorney General's Office
Ben B. Dutton
Castleman
Dutton
Mike Foreman
Duff's Pagoda Room
Charles A. Pine Jr
Richard Kern
Phyllis Rinker
Donald Smallwood
Delmer Robinson Jr
Pine
Ben Dutton
Ferman Perry
Kern
Rick
Maurice
Pat) Duffey
City Hall
Gladys Kern
Robinson
W. Jackson Helm
Susan Mote
Butch
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Edith Pifer
George M. Stoddart
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Langdon Gordon
George Whitacre
Thomas Rosenberger
Whitacre
French Kirk
Manuel DeHaven
James Galladay Jr
Gainesboro
Elmer Ve
Winchester Evening Star
Effie Davis
William Pifer
William Pifer Jr
State
Republican Party
City Republican Committee
Don Smallwood
Delmer Robinson
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