additional copies are $1 each, Vol. XXX No. 9, March 4 – 10, 2010 www.fluvannareview.com One Copy Free payable to the publisher Letters to the Editor Five Minutes for Fluvanna Prayer Suggestions: These are serious times for 1. Wisdom – for our citizens and Fluvanna Fluvanna. I’ve asked myself, who county leaders would want the job of county admin- 2. A spirit of cooperation REVIEW istrator or school superintendent? 3. Pray for our leaders by name: Gene Ott, John Gooch, Mozell General: Fluvanna Review is published weekly The obstacles are too big, the job is Publisher/Editor: C.M. Santos Booker, Shaun Keeney, Joe Chesser, by Valley Publishing Corp. Founded over 25 too hard, it’s just not worth it to any- [email protected] Don Weaver, Tom Muir, Barbara years ago, it is the one paper that covers one. The same could be said for our Gibbons, Camilla Washington, Advertising Manager: Katie Cabrera Fluvanna exclusively. 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You do not have to go any- Jennifer Zajac, Duncan Nixon, Fluvanna’s Survival interest to Fluvanna citizens. We reserve the where. You don’t have to officially O.T. Holen, Jacki Harris, Joe Ronan While the departure of two super- right to edit submissions as deemed necessary sign up (unless you want to – send visors via the voting booth and then Photographer: David Stemple and cannot guarantee they will be published. an email to Keep Calendar submissions to 50 words or less, the sudden fleeing of the county Contributor at Large: Len Gardner [email protected]). This is Letters to the Editor to 300 words or less and administrator, and now the resigna- feature stories to 500 words or less. E-mail completely non-partisan and non- Website: www.fluvannareview.com tion of the school superintendent Mailing Address: P.O. Box 59, submissions: [email protected] or denominational. Here’s the idea: mail to: Fluvanna Review, P.O. 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People can- not afford these raises in utilities Letters along with increases in Lake from Page 2 Monticello Owner’s Association salaries plus benefits are significant dues, food and gas! It is difficult problems facing our new board of enough to keep a roof over our supervisors and the school board… heads and live from paycheck to Some individuals in both county paycheck without this additional expense. Authorized Shipping Center Approved Shipper administration and the entire school system will bear the brunt of neces- Wayne and Deborah Bryant sary reductions and change. Please Lake Monticello We Do Document do not vent your anger and concerns at those who must now implement Honesty Prevails Destruction I would like to thank the honest Fax Send serious fiscal changes so that and caring woman who picked up & Receive Protect Fluvanna can survive. How can a the cash outside the ABC store on Laminating Your Identity! departing superintendent be proud Tuesday, Feb.23rd and left it with the Document of leaving a $2 million shortfall? store personnel. I would also like to Shredding mail and personal documents is very We all need to be concerned about Shredding thank the store proprietors for their important. Keep prying eyes of family, close open issues like the forced imple- GBC Binding honesty. It's great to know we can friends and visitors away. Stop "trash intelligence" mentation of a joint “water authori- Notary Public trust the many good folks here in with document destruction. ty’’ with Louisa County. Water Palmyra. It certainly made my day! Full / Self Serve 75¢ per pound - Best price in Central Virginia! authorities are the most flagrant Connie Dombrowski Copying abuses in the Virginia governmental black & white We Put The Express Palmyra in Your Shipping structure, since they are not respon- color & More! sible to the taxpayers in any mean- Arts Center is for All Large Format Mon.-Fri. 9-6 • Sat. 10-2 ingful way. Perhaps our current Describing last season’s schedule Copying board of supervisors can eliminate, at the Carysbrook Performing Arts 434-589-9602 or abolish Fluvanna’s participation (for Blueprints, Center as “dismal” (Arts - Feb. 18 265 Turkeysag Trail, #102 and seek a more inclusive and Landscape Design, Terry Brown issue ), was certainly an unfortunate Lake Monticello Owner & Operator appropriate solution for Fluvanna’s Prints, etc.) denotation and a disservice to the Across from Food Lion long term water needs. Fax: 434-589-9603 members Fluvanna Arts Council, Mailbox Rentals Patrick J. Ryan E-mail:[email protected] along with the many volunteers. The Palmyra Council works diligently to bring a Go variety of performing arts to our area pro int Tough Times ces o th in an attempt to appeal to many dif- s pr e Raising of Aqua rates at this time is epa ferent tastes in music and entertain- red highway robbery! The rates are First Time ! ment. A more positive approach in already 250% more since moving reporting certainly would have here five years ago. We began pay- assisted in promoting the new sea- Home Buyer ing one price for two month cover- son. We are fortunate to have this age of water and sewage when we Arts Center in our midst. Our com- Seminar moved to this area. Then Aqua munity, which is very diverse in cul- began charging the same rate for one Timing Couldn’t Be Much Better for First-time Homebuyers tural backgrounds, should support month of water and sewage cover- and attend the Fluvanna Arts age.