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Volume 64, Number 9 • February 28, 2019
Church honors first responders at annual breakfast. See page 9
Chairman of Planning Commission resigns seat
Board gets first look at 2020 budget By Roslyn Ryan Editor
By Roslyn Ryan Editor
Citing tensions created by his support of two recent rezoning cases, the chairman of the Goochland County Planning Commission has resigned. District 4 Planning Commissioner John Shelhorse said in a statement released on Feb. 19 that he originally submitted his resignation in writing to county supervisors shortly after the Feb. 7 Planning Commission meeting. During that meeting, Shelhorse was the only commissioner to offer SHELHORSE his support for a plan to create a subdivision featuring up to 147 homes on a 98-acre parcel near the intersection of Rockville and Manakin Road. see Shelhorse > 2
Photo by Nick Vandeloecht
’Dogs day
GHS boys win region basketball championship
Goochland High School boys basketball player Quincy Snead reacts while cutting a part of the basketball net as part of the Bulldogs’ celebration of their regional championship win over Greensville County, 55-53, on Friday, Feb. 22. For more on the win, see page 10.
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Goochland County Administrator John Budesky presented his recommended budget for fiscal year 2020 to the county Board of Supervisors on Feb. 19, kicking off the formal part of a budget process that began in earnest last October. “Every day we are seeking to understand, what are the challenges residents are facing? What are the service needs they are requesting?” Budesky said as he opened the budget presentation, noting that county staff works hard to identify opportunities to create efficiencies and identify cost savings as they prepare the budget. Completed over several months, the process of creating the new budget culminates in a series of workshops that will be taking place over the next several weeks, ending with the formal adoption of the budget and tax rates on April 16. The proposed budget of $87.5 million see Budget > 3
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