by James Ritch | Jul 14, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Exmore Town Council at its July 11 meeting was made aware of an issue stemming from a lack of affordable housing on the Eastern Shore: residents living full time in campers, which is prohibited by town code. Town Manager Robert Duer called...
by James Ritch | Jun 23, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Del. Rob. Bloxom announced at the June meeting of the Eastern Shore Regional Housing Coalition that the state budget had been finalized and included funding for sewer projects in both Accomack and Northampton counties. The Virginia budget for the...
by James Ritch | Apr 6, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Exmore Town Council held a public hearing Monday night on its $2.1 million fiscal year 2023 budget, which is expected to be approved at the next council meeting. The balanced budget includes revenues of more than $1.4 million from taxes and...
by James Ritch | Feb 24, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton schools are at risk of having to turn down more than $667,000 in state funding because the local match required is so high, the school division’s proposed fiscal year 2023 budget would reach a deficit of $1.4 million. Northampton...
by James Ritch | Jan 6, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Accomack County School Board got a sneak peek of the school district’s fiscal year 2023 operating budget Tuesday night from Finance Director Beth Onley, who reported that even though student enrollment has decreased, some revenues are...
