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Vol. 31, No. 39 | Richmond Suburban News | January 28, 2015
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$171.2 million budget proposed By Jim Ridolphi for The Mechanicsville Local Dr. Jamelle Wilson, superintendent of Hanover County Public Schools, had few surprises for the Hanover County School Board when she proposed the division’s financial plan for Fiscal Year 2016. The proposed $171.2 million 2016 operating budget closely mirrors the district’s 2015 $170.7 million plan. The budget was presented
Rutland runs for Meg Photo courtesy of Carmen Doherty
Rutland residents turned out Jan. 17 to remember jogger Meg Menzies, who was killed in 2014 by a drunk driver. Her cousin, Emma Moyer, who organized the run, shares memories on page 16.
Tuesday, Jan. 20, during a special meeting in Ashland. Wilson outlined expenditures that included a 1 percent across-the-board increase for school employees at a cost of $1.4 million. She said the budget proposal maintains efforts to restore the system to pre-economic slowdown levels and focuses on budget goals outlined by the School Board at its November
Local voters won’t pick a president this fall, but they’ll be tasked with picking the full slate of local and regional elected officials who make decisions closer to home. All Hanover County constitutional officers and every seat on the Hanover County
Board of Supervisors will be up for grabs this fall, as will two seats in the Virginia House of Delegates and three in the State Senate whose districts include some portion of the county. While the General Election, set this year for Tuesday, Nov. 3, is more than 10 months away, Hanover County Registrar Teresa “Teri”
Smithson said now is the time for prospective candidates for those seats to start working on the paperwork, including petitions of local voters’ signatures they’ll need to file to be included on the ballot. Smithson urged all voters, not just those interested in seeking a seat, to pay close see REGISTRAR, pg. 4
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With nearly 30 years of service to Hanover County, G.E. “Ed” Via III, Ashland District representative on the Hanover County Board of Supervisors, has decided not to seek re-election. On Monday, Jan. 19 (after The Local’s press time), Via sent an email stating: “After see VIA, pg. 4
see HAZZARD, pg. 5
After nearly 30 years of public service, Via won’t seek re-election By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com
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Hazzard announces Senate bid Wayne Hazzard, South Anna District representative and chair of the Hanover County Board of Supervisors, said the best solutions to problems lay at their root, and that is his motivation for announcing his candidacy for HAZZARD the 12th District Virginia Senate seat. When Sen. Walter Stosch announced he would not seek re-election, Hazzard said he saw an opportunity to make a difference at the level where many local mandates originate: the Virginia General
see BUDGET, pg. 14
Registrar: all county offices on ballot By Jodi Deal jdeal@mechlocal.com
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