News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | May 7, 2024
News Archives for May, 2010
Most local residents fully endorsing Rte. 155 project
Bicycle and fitness enthusiasts are fully endorsing a proposal to widen Route 155, thus allowing for bike paths along both sides of the highway through New Kent and Charles City counties. And those seeking enhanced safety for both motorists and bike riders are applauding the plan, too. Several local residents voiced comments to Virginia Department of Transportation officials during a May 4 public meeting hosted by VDOT at New Kent Fire and Rescue Station 1 in Providence Forge. The meeting focused on a 1.8-mile section of Route 155 starting just north of the Charles City line and running through Providence…
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Kennel owner found guilty of operating without permit
There are controlled drug buys, and then there are controlled dog buys. Law enforcement in Charles City employed the latter to ensnare a dog kennel owner who was operating illegally in the county. A Charles City Circuit Court judge found Linda Howard, owner of Big Dog Kennel, guilty on two misdemeanor counts of operating a commercial kennel without a special use permit following a May 4 trial. One count had been appealed from lower court while the second stemmed from an undercover officer’s visit to the Rottweiler kennel, located at 5226 North Warriner Road in the county’s western end. Howard…
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NK budget public hearing rescheduled for May 26
Due to an advertising glitch, New Kent’s Board of Supervisors has been forced to move last Monday’s scheduled public hearing on the county’s proposed fiscal 2011 budget to the group’s work session on May 26. By law, localities are required to advertise budgets at least seven days in advance of a public hearing date. Last week’s advertisement appeared just five days before Monday’s scheduled hearing. County officials discovered the oversight late last week. The public hearing on the county’s proposed $50.2 million budget and accompanying 70-cent real estate tax rate and fee schedule is now set for 7 p.m. on…
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