· Goochland
has opened its Thursday Covid vaccination clinic to walk-ins over the age of 18
who live and/or work in the county. The clinic is located
at the Central High School Cultural and Educational Complex at 2748 Dogtown
Road, Goochland, VA 23063. Walk-in hours are Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. –
11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. This is for first dose of
Moderna vaccine. The county is in the
top tier of localities in Virginia for the number of vaccines administered relative
to its population. Visit https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus/covid-19-in-virginia/
for the latest numbers.
· The
supervisors approved and appropriated funds for the county budget for FY2022,
which begins on July 1. Tax rates remain
unchanged. Utility rates and connection fees will increase. Totally disabled veterans
are exempted from personal property tax on one vehicle.
· For
FY22 the total all funds budget is $ 141,274,251, a 64.7% increase over the adopted
budget for the current year. (See page 20 of the April 20 board packet for details.)
· As
approved, FY2022 budget includes $ 46,766,819 in capital improvements. A
significant portion of that amount is for construction of the new Goochland Elementary
School. A bond referendum on the November general election ballot, which has
been approved by the school board, is expected to be addressed by the supervisors
at their May 4 meeting.
· County
ordinances dealing with loitering and panhandling were repealed. County
Attorney Tara McGee explained that the laws are unnecessary and violate Constitutional
standards. Both Goochland Sheriff Steven Creasey and Commonwealth’s Attorney
Mike Caudill, support the action stating that the ordinances were never used
and not needed for “the public safety of county residents”.
· Maureen
“Jamie” Sherry was promoted to Director of Community Development effective
April 16. This is the latest personnel change in local government. When the
supervisors hire a new county administrator—this has happened three times since
2009—staff realignments unfortunately result in departures and hard feelings.
3 comments:
Staff realignments and hard feelings? What grade are we in? Sounds like a mismanaged transition, hire, or other underlying issues. Probably both. Goochland needs to grow up if this is happening every time there is a change at the administrator level. Continuity is key for this County to move forward. Thought things had changed from 2008.
^agree 100%^
"staff realignments unfortunately result in departures and hard feelings"
And that makes treating people poorly OK?
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