The following are notes from the regularly scheduled Gordonsville Town Council meeting Monday, Sept. 19.
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When people talk about "reducing the size of government," they don't often think of it the way the same way the Gordonsville Town Council did.
A public hearing held by the Orange County Board of Supervisors on the possible switch to quadrennial elections was met with a near consensus from citizen speakers: "if it isn't broken, don't fix it."
Avis Beasley, who devoted her life to service both nationally in the United States Air Force and locally on the Gordonsville Town Council, died Tuesday, Aug. 16 at the University of Virginia Medical Center. A well-respected member of Gordonsville's ruling body, Beasley was described as a quiet, straightforward councilmember dedicated to making Gordonsville better.
One of the great mysteries of Gordonsville was why its town council had more representatives than any other local governing body.
The following are notes from the Aug. 15 Gordonsville Town Council meeting.
Roughly 10 years ago the Gordonsville Town Council banished tractor trailers from the town's Main Street, pushing them a few blocks over to what was thought to be a temporary home on High Street.
Gordonsville is a no stoplight town.
One of Orange County's largest employers, American Press, told its employees Thursday that the Gordonsville company would be closing after nearly 40 years of business.
After five years of attempting to create a comprehensive all-ages public recreational facility near Orange County High School, the New Millennium Sports Committee (NMSC) has shifted its focus and its funds to Gordonsville.
The Gordonsville Town Council unanimously approved its $2.5 million budget Monday night with little discussion.
The following are notes from the March 21 Gordonsville Town Council meeting.
The following are notes from the Dec. 20 and Jan. 24 Gordonsville Town Council meetings.
After nearly five years as the town's top cop, Gordonsville Police Chief Chris Spare will leave the department to become chief of police in Warsaw.
Orange County citizens mirrored voters throughout the region in casting their ballots in Tuesday's general election.
On Tuesday, Orange County residents will head to the polls to cast their votes on Election Day. Residents will choose from among three candidates to represent the 7th District in the House of Representatives, vote "yes" or "no" on three constitutional amendments and those in the Gordonsville precinct will choose from among four candidates to fill three seats on the town council.
Next week the governing bodies of the towns of Gordonsville and Orange and the Orange County Board of Supervisors will meet for a joint public hearing on a recently completed long-term study of the county's water infrastructure.
The following notes are from the Sept. 28 Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting, which was held at the Lake of the Woods Clubhouse.
Last week, Orange County Public School staff members gathered at the Hornet Sports Center to get fired up for the new school year which began Thursday.
The following are notes from the June 21 Gordonsville Town Council meeting.
Two fire trucks stood poised on Route 33 Saturday, their crossed ladders holding a draped flag in a fitting tribute to former Gordonsville Volunteer Fire Company Chief Lynwood L. "Woody" Coiner, Jr.
The following are notes from the May 17 Gordonsville Town Council meeting
The Gordonsville Town Council unanimously adopted a 2010-11 budget considerably lower than the current budget.
Sunday morning, Baker Street from Church Street to Faulconer Street in Gordonsville was as clean and clear as Main Street. Normally, that wouldn't be all that unusual except more than eight inches of snow fell Saturday and that section of road, called "Episcopal Hill" because of the adjacent Christ Episcopal Church, has been the town's designated sledding hill for more than 60 years. As such, it's not plowed. At least not until the temperatures warm to the point pavement becomes more prevalent than finely packed sledding tracks.In what town and Virginia Department of Transportation officials are calling “a misunderstanding,” the town's sledding hill was scraped early Sunday morning, leaving town residents without their favorite sledding spot.
Applies for TEA-21 grant
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