Listen to the Podcast Energy Landscape of Virginia Episode 26 | Dark Sky Parks and Reducing Light Pollution We visit two dark sky certified parks to learn how these places take advantage of a
Listen to the Podcast Energy Landscape of Virginia Episode 26 | Dark Sky Parks and Reducing Light Pollution We visit two dark sky certified parks to learn how these places take advantage of a
VACo Members – please mark two important dates on your calendars. Be on the look out for the Annual Conference room reservation form being released
Register today for the Virginia County Board Certified Supervisors’ Program budgeting course titled “Funding Public Services in the 21st Century: The Role of Budgeting.” The
To inform local officials of impending requirements relating to Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is continuing to schedule “outreach”
YOUR COUNTY’S WATER TANK – You don’t think about it much; you know it’s there and you drive by it all the time but who
Earlier this month the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) held a consultation meeting with the national state
The Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) approved two contracts at its monthly meeting totaling $69.6 million for maintenance and construction projects in the Virginia Department of
The Legislative Summary details the actions of the 2017 General Assembly and provides a budget analysis as well as information on legislation of interest to
VACo’s 83rd Annual Conference will be held November 12-14, 2017, at The Omni Homestead in Bath County. The Annual Conference provides county officials with a
On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked a plane and flew it into the Pentagon, our nation’s military headquarters, and killed 184 federal employees, military personnel,
On April 11, a working group convened by Martha Mavredes, the Auditor of Public Accounts, met to discuss the development of an “early warning system”
The Health and Human Resources Sub-Panel of the Governor’s Secure Commonwealth Initiative met in Henrico County on April 7. Among other briefings, a major topic
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