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• Accomack's future in focus

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  MELFA -- An open-ended and wide-ranging discussion of issues that affect the future of Accomack County will be the focal point of an evening titled "A Conversation about the Future of Accomack County" when local citizens gather on Tuesday, Jan. 26 [2010], at the Workforce Development Center at Eastern Shore Community College. [...]

  Fetched: December 13, 2009, 5:11pm EST
  

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• Overnight storm floods roads after wettest November ever

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  PAINTER — More than two inches of rain fell Tuesday night [December 8, 2009] on an already-saturated Eastern Shore of Virginia, overwhelming ditches, covering roads and prompting Accomack officials Wednesday to close schools. [...]

  Fetched: December 10, 2009, 2:08pm EST
  

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• NASA officials wary of homes near launch site

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  PARKSLEY — Launch hazard and aircraft accident potential zones as well as aircraft noise near the NASA Wallops Flight Facility need to be considered when Accomack County officials make decisions about where to allow future development, a NASA official told the Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission Wednesday. [...]

  Fetched: December 10, 2009, 2:08pm EST
  

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• Tax software should be ready by June, officials say

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  PARKSLEY -- Accomack County's new tax billing software should be ready in time to send out June bills for both real estate and personal property taxes, Finance Director Mike Mason said. [...]

  Fetched: December 09, 2009, 8:05am EST
  

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• Children's Angel Tree Program

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  The Child Care staff of Accomack County Department of Social Services is again displaying the Childrens Angel Tree at Peebles Department Store at Four Corner Plaza. These angels represent specific children of the Eastern Shore of Virginia who have been determined to be in need [...]

  Posted: December 08, 2009, 12:13pm EST
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• Plan would change county EMS

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  PARKSLEY -- Accomack should redistribute career staff in a countywide approach and redefine traditional EMS districts according to drive time, according to suggested guidelines presented by Director of Public Safety Jason Loftus to the Board of Supervisors and volunteer fire company representatives. [...]

  Fetched: December 08, 2009, 8:14am EST
  

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• Accomack approves sale of Wallops park property

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  PARKSLEY -- Accomack County supervisors unanimously approved the sale of more than three acres of county property in the Wallops Research Park to developers who plan to build an educational facility there. [...]

  Fetched: December 08, 2009, 8:14am EST
  

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• Supervisors approve new rural zoning district plan

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  PARKSLEY -- The Accomack County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a new rural residential zoning district recommended by the Planning Commission. [...]

  Fetched: November 26, 2009, 5:09pm EST
  

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• County balks at railroad remedy

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  PARKSLEY -- The future of the float that carries railroad cars across the Chesapeake Bay from Cape Charles remains uncertain after Accomack County supervisors Wednesday put off deciding how they will answer Northampton County officials' request to join them in guaranteeing a $300,000 loan needed to help pay for repairs.' [...]

  Fetched: November 26, 2009, 5:09pm EST
  

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• Accomack Residents Respond to Chincoteague Annexation Plan

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  CHINCOTEAGUE, Va.- The Chincoteague Town Council has laid out its proposed comprehensive plan.  The proposal includes a measure allowing a boundary adjustment or annexation of its neighboring islands, Wallops and Assateague, to increase the town's economic base.
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  Fetched: November 26, 2009, 5:09pm EST
  

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• November 18, 2009 Accomack County Board of Supervisors Regular Monthly Meeting

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  November 18, 2009 Accomack County Board of Supervisors Regular Monthly Meeting Metompkin Elementary School, Parksley, Virginia Agenda materials and audio recording of this meeting may be found through this link: Board of Supervisors Materials ATTENDANCE Present: Philip Steve Mallette (Chair), Wanda Thornton, Ron Wolff, Laura Gordy, S. McCaleb, J. Gray, [...]

  Posted: November 22, 2009, 8:50pm EST
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• Ron Wolff County Forum November 16, 2009

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  Ron Wolff County Forum November 16, 2009 Wolff’s Sandwich Shoppe, Atlantic, VA Meeting began at 7:00 PM ATTENDANCE Presenter: Ron Wolff, Accomack County District Representative Guests in Audience: Phil Hickman, Chair, County Planning Commission, Mark Taylor, County Attorney Audience: About 70 members. There is no agenda or audio recorded for [...]

  Posted: November 21, 2009, 9:30am EST
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• County's biggest-in-state weight has causes everywhere, officials say

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  ACCOMAC — Fattening food is everywhere these days, including at the Accomack County administration building, where four soft drink vending machines and a snack machine laden with cookies, chips and candy are so popular they often run out of items — a frequent complaint, one worker said. [...]

  Fetched: November 17, 2009, 2:07am EST
  

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• Wolff meets about annexation

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  ATLANTIC -- Accomack County Supervisor Ron Wolff's 7 p.m. constituency meeting on Monday [November 16, 2009] will focus on a possible boundary adjustment attempt by the Chincoteague Town Council. [...]

  Fetched: November 15, 2009, 5:05am EST
  

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• Landfill tipping fees waived for storm debris beginning Saturday

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  ACCOMAC -- In response to damages from the recent nor’easter, the Accomack County Board of Supervisors has determined that tipping fees at the two county landfills will be waived for storm debris. [...]

  Fetched: November 14, 2009, 11:09am EST
  

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• County recognized for storm readiness

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  PARKSLEY -- Accomack County was recognized by the National Weather Service as one of more than 1,500 storm-ready communities in the United States after meeting a rigorous set of criteria. [...]

  Fetched: November 08, 2009, 8:07pm EST
  

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• Hear Our Voices (HOV) Meeting to Discuss Accomack County Issues. November 5, 2009

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  Hear Our Voices (HOV) Meeting to Discuss Accomack County Issues. November 5, 2009 Board of Supervisors (BOS) Chambers, Accomac, Virginia Agenda issues included proposed formation of PSA (Public Service Authority) for county, county budget, and redistricting in county. There is no audio for this meeting. ATTENDANCE Present: Philip Steve Mallette [...]

  Posted: November 08, 2009, 9:37am EST
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