Governor Takes Final Actions on Remaining Bills from 2024 Regular Session
On Friday, May 17, Governor Youngkin announced his final actions on the 55 bills that were returned to him by the legislature after consideration of his amendments at the April 17 reconvened session. The Governor had thirty days to take final action on these bills; at this stage in the legislative process, the Governor may […]
Visit Mecklenburg County and the Mecklenburg County Historic Courthouse
Location: SW – Washington Street / Madison Street Built: 1834 – 1842 Style: Roman Revival Architect: William A Howard and James Whitice. Contractor: William A Howard and James Whitice. Description: The building faces east and is a two story white colored brick and wood structure. The east front has a large portico across the front […]
VACo Kicks Off Regional Meetings In Prince George County
Thank you Senator Lashrecse Aird (pictured), Delegate Carrie Coyner, Delegate Kim Taylor and Delegate Otto Wachsmann for participating in the Regions 1 & 4 Meeting. VACo staff is back on the road this year visiting counties among the 13 VACo regions defined across the Commonwealth. VACo will hold eight regional meetings this year, five in […]
VACo and The Chesapeake Bay Program Soliciting County Leader Input
The Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) is helping the Chesapeake Bay Program distribute a survey of elected or appointed officials and senior staff involved in policy making. The Survey is a short set of questions that evaluate the knowledge and capacity of local officials on issues related to water resources. The survey was first conducted […]
SMART SCALE Applications Open June 1
Virginia’s premier transportation funding program, SMART SCALE, will be accepting full applications starting on June 1, 2024. SMART SCALE is the method of scoring and funding transportation projects that meet one or more transportation needs identified in Virginia’s Transportation Plan, VTrans. This will be the 6th Round of the SMART SCALE process. VACo previously reported, […]
General Assembly and Governor Complete Work on State Budgets
A lengthy process of developing budget revisions for FY 2024 and a new budget for the upcoming biennium concluded on May 13 with the legislature’s overwhelming passage of new “caboose” and biennium spending bills, followed promptly by the Governor signing both bills into law. The approved spending plans remove the sales tax policy changes included […]
2024 Supervisors’ Forum Presentations
2024 VACo Supervisors’ Forum Presentations 845am | The Role of the Supervisor The Honorable Mary Biggs | Montgomery County Chair | PRESENTATION — 915am | Budget Workshop Dr. Joseph P. Casey | Chesterfield County Administrator | PRESENTATION — 1030am | Working with Constitutional Officers Alan D. Albert | Partner | O’Hagan Meyer and Legislative Counsel | Virginia […]
VACo Releases 2024 Legislative Summary
The Legislative Summary details the actions of the 2024 General Assembly. It also includes information on legislation of interest to counties. This edition contains links to bills through the General Assembly’s Legislative Information System and includes studies and statistics of importance to counties. Read VACo’s 2024 Legislative Summary VACo Contact: Legislative Team
Virginia Board of Education Meets for Annual Retreat, Action on School Construction Related Items
From Tuesday April 23 to Thursday April 25, the Virginia Board of Education (VBOE) met for their annual retreat in Richmond. In addition to receiving briefings and taking action items such the approval of new Laboratory Schools, VBOE took action on two items of particular interests to local governments; first and final review of recommended […]
Visit Mathews County and the Mathews County Historic Courthouse
Location: 27 Court Street / Church StreetBuilt: 1792 – 1795Style: FederalArchitect: Richard BilupsContractor: Richard Bilups Description: The building faces east and is a one story red colored brick structure. The “T” shaped building is located on the landscaped grounds at the northeast corner of the Courthouse Square with other county buildings in the center of […]
Dominion Engages Stakeholders to Develop Long Range Energy Plan: VACo Participating
On March 28, Dominion Virginia Energy held an initial meeting of stakeholders who will provide input in their next Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) to be filed with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) later this year. The IRP is a long-range planning document that looks at providing energy reliability over a 15-year timeframe. The stakeholder […]
US EPA Mid-Atlantic Summit on May 16
On Thursday, May 16, 2024, starting at 10 AM EDT, EPA Mid-Atlantic Region will host their virtual summit, “Empowering Communities for Environmental Equity.” The summit is an opportunity for everyone to gather and exchange ideas about equitable access to healthy and sustainable communities. It features an opening plenary with state environmental state secretaries and concurrent […]
Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program Applications Open
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law established the new Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) discretionary program with $5 billion in appropriated funds over 5 years. The SS4A program funds regional, local, and Tribal initiatives through grants to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries. Funds for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 SS4A grant program are to […]
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General Assembly Considers Vetoes and Amendments at Reconvened Session, Sets the Stage for May 13 Special Session
Legislators met in Richmond on Wednesday to act on the Governor’s vetoes and amendments to legislation from the 2024 regular session. In advance of the reconvened session, speculation ran rampant as to whether the legislature would reject the Governor’s amendments to the FY 2024 “caboose” and 2024-2026 biennium budgets, potentially courting a rare veto of […]
Visit Madison County and the Madison County Historic Courthouse
Location: 1 South Main Street / Church StreetBuilt: 1828 – 1830Style: ColonialArchitect: Malcom F CrawfordContractor: Malcolm F Crawford, Richard S Boulware and William B Phillips Description: The building faces southeast and is a two-story red colored brick and wood structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Madison. The walls are […]