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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1978
Page
15
Only four of eleven council candidates hold significant city real estate or business interests, with disclosures filed by March 17. The four are Pine Jr and Kern in the South Ward, Jenkins Jr in the North Ward, and Creamer Jr in the South Ward. Ronald Gore, appointed to fill an unexpired term, also filed.
Frederick County Sheriff Carroll Mauck, two investigators, and Commonwealth’s Attorney investigator Stanley Seabright have retained Colin Thomas of Timberlake Smith Thomas & Moses to lead a private probe. The move follows a Northern Virginia Daily advert from Woodstock attorney J Monroe Hite who says he is conducting an independent investigation and has taken a deposition from a high political official. wu
Frederick County supervisors weighed two tax hike ideas including a 35 cent real estate rate increase and a vehicle sticker rise to 15 dollars. The board aimed to close an 870000 working deficit but has not voted. Supervisor Rosenberger proposed further trimming 5 to 10 cents from the real estate increase.
In Frederick County Court Judge Robert K. Woltz rejected a defense request to remove Commonwealth's Attorney Lawrence Ambrogi and a special prosecutor from the conspiracy to murder case. Attorney J Monroe Hite argued ethics concerns due to a grand jury appearance by an assistant. Woltz noted witnesses may testify before grand juries and denied the motion while continuing other motions and setting April 20 for further proceedings.
Frederick County along with eight other Virginia localities sold bonds totaling 16.21 million dollars at 4.899 percent. The underwriting group led by Merrill Lynch bought the issue, with the county set to repay at 5.08 percent. The deal funds the James Wood Senior High School and marks the third million dollars borrowed via Virginia Public School Authority channels.
The Winchester Board of Architectural Review approved demolishing two East Lane buildings to create a parking lot. Fiberglass light poles for the new lot at Loudoun and Piccadilly will differ from mall lighting, while fencing and walls were approved. Leggett Department Store storefront alterations were withheld pending a next-month presentation. A new façade for the Knights of Columbus Hall at 519 S Cameron St was approved.
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