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Distributed FREE On Fridays For 12 Years July 30, 2021 www.pcpatriot.com Locally Owned And Operated Insuring You & Yours Dublin, Fairlawn housing developments get go-ahead By MIKE WILLIAMS The Patriot Supervisors vote 4-1, 3-2 on re-zoning Two new housing develop- projects creating over 200 homes ments, one in Dublin and one in the project area. would likely need to be widened Fairlawn – with over 200 new A resident near the area to be with new ditch lines installed. homes total – got the go-ahead re-zoned, Benson said the entire He said any costs associated with Karen Tuggle Brad Alley Lynn White Monday night from the Pulaski project area would need a geolog- a widening would be paid by County Board of Supervisors. ical study before approval. the developer and the widening Home • Auto • Life • Business The board held three public Benson also said he believes a would occur on the developer’s hearings on the projects Monday traffic light needs to be installed side of the road. evening in the high school’s Little at the intersection of New Dublin Semones said homes in the Theatre that attracted 100 or so Church Road and Route 100 due development would be valued in concerned citizens. to safety concerns over increased the mid-$200,000 to $300,000 In the first hearing, only two traffic entering the highway – es- range, and they would be in Dublin area residents spoke on a pecially when events are held the 1,600- to 2,200-square feet proposal by Shah Development to such as the Pulaski County Flea range. He estimated completion construct a 58-lot single family Market and the NRV Fair. of the project in three to five detached residential subdivision Access to the subdivision, as years. 611 East Main Street on 25 acres of property off Route proposed by Shah and its engi- Semones added that the de- 100 (Cleburne Boulevard) along neering firm Balzer and Associ- velopment would help to fill the Dublin, VA 24084 • 540-674-4678 New Dublin Church Road. The ates, is from New Dublin Church need for more housing in the property is directly across Route Road which connects with Route county, especially in the price www.insurancecenterofdublin.com 100 from the New River Valley 100. range and size of the homes pro- Fairgrounds. Rodney Gearhart expressed posed. Shah requested approval for a concerns over drainage and the Following the hearing, Massie re-zoning of the property from need to widen New Dublin Church Supervisor John Travis made the WEEKEND WEATHER Agricultural to Medium Density Road to handle the increased traf- motion to approve the re-zon- Saturday Residential. fic to and from the development. ing with Ingles Supervisor Lau- Sunday Bill Benson expressed concerns He also wanted assurance that the ra Walters offering a second. Mostly sunny, with a high near Mostly cloudy, with a high near over the project, noting that a pro- road issues will be handled first The vote was 4-1 in favor of the 84. Light and variable wind. 80. Chance of precipitation is posed three-acre open space in the before the project proceeds. re-zoning with Robinson Super- 50%. center of the project is a “massive Steve Semones of Balzer and visor Charles Bopp casting the Saturday Night - Mostly Sunday Night - Partly cloudy, sink hole,” with caves throughout Associates said New Dublin See PROJECTS, page A8 cloudy, with a low around 63. with a low around 58. Chance Chance of precipitation is 40%. of precipitation is 30%. Youngkin, McAuliffe plan to disclose some tax return details RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Christina Freundlich, a spokes- After more than a week of pub- two leading candidates in the woman for McAuliffe, said he lic pressure, McAuliffe released closely watched race for Virginia would share a summary of recent summaries of three years of fed- governor say they will voluntarily years’ returns before the election. eral returns to reporters, with- Celebrating 141 disclose at least some information While it is not required for Vir- holding all information about the years of service, from recent tax returns before the ginia gubernatorial candidates sources of his income and the and family owned. November election. to disclose their returns, there is deductions and exemptions he Traditional services In response to questions from some limited precedent for do- enjoyed, the AP reported at the with traditional The Associated Press, the cam- ing so. The complete documents time. values. paigns of both Republican Glenn could give a more nuanced look at Cuccinelli’s disclosure came Accepting Youngkin and Democrat Terry a candidate’s income, tax deduc- at a time when he was facing pre-arrangements McAuliffe made vague pledges to tions and philanthropy than the increasing news media scruti- from other release unspecified details from state’s mandatory disclosures do. ny about his stock in Star Sci- funeral homes. their tax returns, but neither said In 2013, then-Attorney General entific, a Virginia-based maker Financing for they would make the documents and GOP gubernatorial nominee of nutritional supplements, and funerals available available in full. Ken Cuccinelli, who went on to thousands of dollars in gifts he “Glenn Youngkin will release lose to McAuliffe, allowed report- received from its chief exec- 414 N. Jefferson Avenue • Pulaski, Va., 24301 information from his tax returns ers to examine eight years’ worth utive officer. 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(AP) — Vir- On Tuesday, the governor out- the pandemic. upgrade technology, nearly $4.6 that lets all 100 members of the ginia Gov. Ralph Northam intro- lined two proposed tranches of Under the proposal, $862 million million to hire additional adjudi- House of Delegates have a say in duced two more spending pro- spending, calling first for a $411.5 would go to the trust fund, which cation officers, and $1.8 million for how tax dollars are spent; they are posals Tuesday for the state’s $4.3 million investment in various proj- pays benefits for laid-off workers personnel support, according to the making backroom deals and in billion share of federal coronavi- ects to reduce water pollution and and is financed through taxes paid news release. doing so are excluding all of Vir- rus relief money, calling for in- improve drinking water, wastewa- by employers, who have been star- Republican House leaders criti- ginia’s citizens from the process,” vestments in clean water projects ter and stormwater infrastructure. ing down the prospect of a steep cized Democrats on Tuesday, say- GOP House Whip Jay Leftwich of and over $860 million to replenish The proposal includes $186.5 increase. ing they were blocking bipartisan Chesapeake said. the fund that pays unemployment million for wastewater treatment Nicole Riley, Virginia’s state di- discussion about how the mon- Northam has previously laid out benefits. and nutrient removal, $125 mil- rector for the National Federation ey should be used. They shared plans for investing $250 million of The Democratic governor has lion for combined sewer overflow of Independent Business, said the a memo sent earlier this month the state’s funding in projects that been incrementally rolling out his projects in Richmond, Alexandria, group’s members appreciated the by Del. Luke Torian, chair of the will improve air quality in public spending plans ahead of the spe- and Lynchburg, and $100 million large sum but that it wouldn’t ful- House appropriations committee, schools, $700 million in expand- cial legislative session that begins to assist water systems in small ly restore the fund to pre-pandemic that said neither chamber’s money ing broadband infrastructure and next week, when lawmakers will and disadvantaged communities, levels. committees would be accepting $353 million in relief for small vote on how to allocate the money Northam’s office said in a news re- For the employment commis- any member amendment requests businesses and hard-hit indus- from the American Rescue Plan. lease. sion, Northam’s spending plan in- to the governor’s introduced bill. tries like tourism. Additional an- While the governor’s budget Combined sewer overflows, of- cludes $37.4 million to boost call “Democrats don’t want to engage nouncements were expected later proposals are typically a starting ten called CSOs, occur in systems center capacity, $29.8 million to in a transparent legislative process in the week. point for lawmakers who then with one pipe to convey both sew- make extensive changes, these age and rainwater runoff. During spending plans have been crafted periods of heavy rain, the system in collaboration with legislators often can’t handle the volume, lead- Taxes and budget committee staff, ac- ing to the release of untreated wa- Continued from Page A1 cording to Northam’s chief of staff, ter.