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Vol. 33, No. 10 | Richmond Suburban News | July 13, 2016
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Town unites, approves resolution in rail issue By Patrick Gordon News Editor ASHLAND — The crowd at Ashland Town Hall spilled out into the lobby and out the front door as more than 100 people attended the July 5 Ashland Town Council meeting to discuss the DC2RVA high-speed rail alternatives. Twenty people spoke during the public comment session, all in agreement that the current ideas being discussed by the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation
were unacceptable. Before the meeting concluded, town council unanimously approved a resolution expressing the overwhelming opposition to the options offered by the DRPT. Newly-appointed Mayor James Foley spoke first on the topic, emphasizing that unified opposition of the potential proposal of a third rail through Ashland should be the top priority. He held up a large orange sign, which read “No see RAIL, pg.4
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Sunshine, blue skies and a warm summer day welcomed about 27,000 people to Pole Green Park on Saturday for the 2016 Hanover Tomato Festival.
A little heat doesn’t keep folks away from the Tomato Festival By Melody Kinser Managing Editor
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Ashland Town Hall was filled last week when residents came out to voice their opinions about the proposed Washington, D.C., to Richmond high-speed rail.
ECHANICSVILLE — Celebrating the Hanover Tomato and supporting the work of the Black Creek Volunteer Fire Department continued
Saturday with the 2016 Hanover Tomato Festival. In typical fashion, it was once again deemed a success. Marcy Durrer, recreation program director for Hanover County Parks and Recreation, said the festival “was a spectacular event!” Since 1978, the festival
has become a much-anticipated tradition. The 2016 edition brought out about 27,000 people to Pole Green Park. The largest turnout was in 2009, when 42,000 people filled the park. According to Durrer, see TOMATO, pg. 20
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