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Volume 66 Number 10 • March 11, 2021
State budget bill includes funds earmarked for electoral board, registrar salaries By Roslyn Ryan Editor
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County resident Jonathan Lyle, right, has spent years earning a reputation as one of Goochland’s most prolific public commenters, rarely missing an opportunity during a monthly Board of Supervisors or Planning Commission meeting to share his thoughts. Lyle keeps his comments unwaveringly positive and constructive, even when he stands in opposition to a proposal. His only foe? The pesky red light that signals the end of the three minutes that speakers are allowed during the public comment period (Lyle almost always uses his full allotment of time). In recognition of this, he recently was presented with a special commemorative farm license plate from Deputy County Administrator Derek Stamey. EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY AMERICAN MADE
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When Gov. Ralph Northam officially signs off of on the state budget bill currently awaiting his approval, it could mark the end of over a decade of waiting on the part of local electoral boards across the state. According to information shared with the Goochland Board of Supervisors by Goochland Electoral Board Secretary Robin Lind on March 2, the budget bill includes funds set aside to fully reimburse LIND localities for the salaries paid to registrars and electoral board members, a provision Lind explained had been requested for years. While the budget had yet to be signed as of last Tuesday, Lind said he had “no indication that see Budget > 2 Bedroom Furniture Dining and Living Room Furniture
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