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Volume 64, Number 31 • August 1, 2019
ON A ROLL: Resident’s food truck earns regional honor. See page 6 O
Ferguson will be new chief of fire-rescue
Now hear this: Both sides to have input on noise solution
By Roslyn Ryan Editor
By Roslyn Ryan Editor
After a months-long search for the county’s new Chief of Fire-Rescue and Emergency Services, Goochland County Administrator John Budesky announced on Monday that a very familiar face would be filling the position. Eddie Ferguson, who has been serving as the county’s Interim FireRescue Chief since the resignation of former Chief William MacKay, will officially begin his tenure on FERGUSON Aug. 1. Ferguson was one of 35 candidates interviewed for the position, Budesky said, but it soon became obvious that he already had the support of the local community. “I’ve never received so many letters of support for a candidate,” Budesky joked Monday morning, announcing Ferguson’s hire at
While the ongoing debate continues surrounding the regulation of noise in Goochland County—what counts as “noise” and who gets to say how much is too much—county supervisors recently agreed that a path forward will require carefully considering all points of view. During the regular monthly supervisors meeting on July 2, board members unanimously decided to move forward on the creation of a citizen committee to examine the issue and offer feedback that could be used to create a formal noise ordinance. As County Attorney Tara McGee explained to the board, the county had taken a similar action in 2010, but the board had declined to approve the ordinance that was brought forth. In that instance, McGee explained, the plan was created largely by those who felt they had been negatively impacted by noise and was subsequently
A devastating chain-reaction crash Crews faced a massive clean-up operation on Interstate 64 in Goochland on July 23, after a crash involving four tractor-trailers and three cars sent seven people to the hospital. Miraculously, no lives were lost. For more on the incident, see page 3.
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