Middletown Budget Approved With No Tax Increase
Middletown residents will face no tax hike for 1979 80 as the town council approved a balanced $190 778 budget. The increase of about $20 000 funds deputy police pay and general costs. hearing set for June 14. Major revenues include real estate and personal property taxes water sewer and revenue sharing funds. A zoning amendment on home occupations and a public hearing on WFFV FM radio station location were also approved. Attending were Mayor Woody Legge and six council members. one member absent.
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Middletown
Granville Buckman
Sue Chewning
CETA
Ms. Chewning
ABC
Woody Legge
William Ramey
Wffv-Fm
Main St
Second
Third
Legge
Clarke County Approves Waiver for Gunbarrel Lane Subdivision
Clarke County Planning Commission approved a request to waive further soil evaluation for a proposed 10 lot Gunbarrel Lane subdivision. The decision was by a 7 to 3 vote, marking the second subdivision application by John Starnas and Harry Hicks after a winter approval of five parcels amid debate over soil quality and drain field feasibility.
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Star
Berryville
Gunbarrel Lane
Clarke County Planning Commission
Clarke
John Starnas
Harry Hicks
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White Post
Michael Bryan
Commission
David Donovan
John McIntosh
State Health Department
Commonwealth
Geoffrey Cole
Health Department
Health Office
Donovan
Gwynne Jones
Jones
Eustace Jackson
Kenneth Gilpin Jr
McIntosh
Ryville Media Group
Smith
Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire Company
AOC
Stu Wilson
Lord Fairfax Planning District Commission
Wilson
William Cross
Carlton Chappel
James York
Gwnnye Jones
Charles Kackley
Ben Toxvard
Dimilin spraying approved after Virginia Supreme Court ruling
Aerial Dimilin spraying began at dawn over Clarke and Loudoun counties after a Virginia Supreme Court panel dissolved a temporary injunction. Officials aim to treat 4300 acres amid concerns over health risks and notification methods while EPA approval remains limited to nonresidential areas.
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Star
Clarke County
Loudoun County
Virginia Supreme Court
Loudoun
Rayner V. Snead
U.S
Virginia Agriculture Department
Snead
Supreme Court
A. Christian Compton
Richard H. Poff
Harry L. Carrico
Agriculture Department
Dunning
EPA
Govt Regulations Blasted By Former GM Manager
Richard Nicholas former manager at the General Motors parts plant in Martinsburg West Virginia addressed the Winchester Rotary Club. He argued government regulations strangle American industry and pass added costs to customers. He cited diesel engine doubts and noted automotive regulation costs rise. he predicted higher car prices by 1985.
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Richard Nicholas
General Motorsparts
Martinsburg
W. Va
Winchester
Rotary Club
Nicholas
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Paw
Granville Ruckman
Eleanor Coverstone
Wayne Dalton
William Haines
Josiah Andrews
Ronald Brown
Rick Smith
Scott Evans
Sandy Wall
Quarles
Kathleen Devereux
Peter Dunning
Bluemont Citizens Association
Environmental Protection Agency
USDA
Virginia
Rt. 50
Agricultural Open Space Conservation
Clarke Planners
William Thompson
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Thompson
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Ken Smith
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West Virginia
Scott Mason
J. A. Bowden
Frederick County
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