Visit Pittsylvania County and the Pittsylvania County Historic Courthouse
PHOTO SOURCE: Virginia Is For Lovers Location: 1 North Main Street / Bank StreetBuilt: 1852 – 1853Style: Classical Revival and ItalianateArchitect: Lindsay Shoemaker (Shumaker) and L M ShumakerContractor: Lindsay Shoemaker (Shumaker) and L M Shumaker Description: The building faces west and is a two story red colored brick and wood structure. The building is located […]
Joint Subcommittee on Tax Preferences Takes a Deeper Look at Tobacco Products Taxation and Film Incentives
The October 30 meeting of the Joint Subcommittee on Tax Preferences featured further discussions on the two study areas assigned to the Joint Subcommittee that had been the focus of the body’s September 17 meeting: taxes on “other tobacco products” (non-cigarettes) and state incentives for motion picture production. For several years, language in the state […]
Sales Tax is Focus of October 31 Meeting of Joint Subcommittee on Tax Policy
The Joint Subcommittee on Tax Policy delved into Virginia’s sales tax structure at its second meeting of the year, receiving presentations from the Department of Taxation and the Tax Foundation on the structure of Virginia’s sales tax and how Virginia’s sales tax base compares with those of neighboring states, particularly with respect to the tax […]
Joint Commission on Health Care Discusses Strategies to Extend Health Care Access to Vulnerable Populations
At its October 23 meeting, the Joint Commission on Health Care released results and recommendations from an extensive staff study on improving access to care for vulnerable populations. As defined in the study, vulnerable populations “have a high risk for health care problems, face significant hardship, or have a limited ability to understand or communicate […]
Commission on Youth Seeks Public Comments on Proposals Regarding Petitions for Relief of Custody
The Commission on Youth received a briefing from its staff at its October 22 meeting with the results of a study and several proposed recommendations regarding the increased use of petitions for temporary or permanent relief of custody to place children in foster care. Virginia Code allows parents to petition a court to be relieved […]
Workgroup on Alternatives to State Hospitalization Shares Recommendations with Joint Subcommittee on HHR Oversight
A workgroup convened to evaluate and recommend alternative options for individuals with neurocognitive disorders and neurodevelopmental disabilities who may otherwise be admitted to state psychiatric hospitals presented its draft recommendations to the Joint Subcommittee on HHR Oversight on October 31. Legislation considered by the 2024 General Assembly directed the establishment of this workgroup; these bills […]
VACo County Pulse – Energy Landscape of Virginia Series with Joe Lerch | Episode 4 | DEQ Solar Permit-By-Rule Regulations – HB 206
Season 4 | 2024 Energy Landscape of Virginia Series with Joe Lerch Energy Landscape of Virginia Episode 4 | DEQ Solar Permit-By-Rule Regulations – HB 206 Listen to the Podcast Draft Revisions to DEQ Solar Permit-By-Rule (PBR) Regulations – HB 206.This episode reviews regulations that amend the requirements for utility-scale solar installations to receive state […]
Money Committees Discuss State Revenues, Hurricane Helene Relief, Medicaid, and More
Both the Senate Finance and Appropriations and the House Appropriations Committees received briefings from Secretary of Finance Stephen E. Cummings on state revenues and Hurricane Helene relief efforts at meetings last week. State revenues turned in a strong performance in September, which is an important month for state finances, as it reflects individual income tax […]
Visit Patrick County and the Patrick County Historic Courthouse
PHOTO SOURCE: Virginia Is For Lovers Location: 101 West Blue Ridge Street / North Main StreetBuilt: 1821 – 1822Style: Roman Revival or JeffersonianArchitect: Abram StaplesContractor: Abram Staples Description: The building faces southeast and is a two story red colored brick structure. The building is located on the landscaped grounds of the Courthouse Square in the […]
Regulations to Allow Mobile Medication-Assisted Treatment Services Open for Public Comment
Regulations that would allow existing providers of medication for addiction treatment to add a mobile component to their services have been released for a 30-day public comment period, beginning October 21. As defined in current regulations, medication assisted treatment (sometimes referred to as medication for opioid use disorder) is the use of U.S. Food and […]
Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council Workgroup to Publish Best Practices Guides for Requests and Charges
As part of the workgroup created by SB 324 (Roem), the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory (FOIA) Council will publish several best practices guides pertaining to access to public records under FOIA, FOIA charges, and making requests for public records. VACo encourages members to review these guides and to post to the appropriate section of […]
Hurricane Helene Updates and Support
Following the devastating wake of Hurricane Helene, VACo wants to share information and updates for impacted counties and their residents. The Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) has a dedicated website that provides information and contacts on such items as the emergency support team, relevant Executive Orders, press releases, and more. VDEM also is providing […]
Fighting the battle together is how we roll!
Fighting the battle together is how we roll! – Jason Berry | Washington County Administrator and Gary Larrowe | Botetourt County Administrator Botetourt County sent an Engine and crew to the Town of Damascus to help support the storm recovery efforts. And on October 3, there was a fire call for a building outside of […]
States EMS Advisory Board Holds Meeting with Updates Regarding Damning Internal Audit of OEMS and FITCH & Associates Report
On September 18, the Virginia State Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Advisory Board met to review an Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) internal audit from Virginia Department of Health (VDH) senior leadership as well as a report from FITCH and Associates staff who were contracted to provide consultation and recommendations following failures and criminal behavior […]
Visit Page County and the Page County Historic Courthouse
PHOTO SOURCE: Virginia Department of Historic Resources Location: 116 South Court Street / West Page StreetBuilt: 1832 – 1833Style: Greek RevivalArchitect: William B PhilipsContractor: Malcolm F Crawford and William B Philips Description: The building faces east and is a two story white colored brick structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center […]
Chesterfield County Champions Central Virginia’s First-Ever Monolingual Community Meeting for Spanish-Speakers
Café Con La Comunidad allows more than 200 monolingual Spanish speakers the opportunity to ask questions in Spanish to Chesterfield’s Board of Supervisors, county administration In a first for Chesterfield County and Central Virginia, the Board of Supervisors and administration met exclusively with monolingual Spanish speakers during the county’s inaugural Café Con La Comunidad event […]