County on board for 911 consolidation
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- Published on Wednesday, 27 February 2013 09:43
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County Administrator Norm Rasavi responded to Colonial Beach’s request for consolidating police, fire, and rescue dispatch with Westmoreland County.
Occupant dead, house and several vehicles destroyed in morning fire on Pomona Road
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- Published on Tuesday, 26 February 2013 16:43
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At 9:22 Tuesday morning, Colonial Beach Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire in the 1100 block of Pomona Rd. between Ceder Hill and Longfield Rd. for a single family structure fire.
Colonial Beach Fire Chief David Robey, who took command at the scene, told The Journal that when CBVFD arrived on scene the structure was fully involved. Robey also said that an unspecified number of propane tanks were also fully involved.
Robey said that several vehicles also burned during the fire, but surrounding properties sustained no damage.
The occupant, whose name has not been released, died on the scene. Family of the deceased have been notified and were on scene after the fire.
Chief Robey called for a fire investigator, and Joey Straughan, Fire Investigator for the Virginia State Police, responded.
Full companies from Colonial Beach and Oak Grove responded to the fire, as well as a tanker truck from Montross, King George and NDW Company 28 from the Dahlgren Naval Base. Colonial Beach Rescue Squad also assisted.
Fire officials are not releasing any other information since the incident is still under investigation.
Linda Farneth
Non-Profits to start paying water and sewer bills
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- Published on Wednesday, 20 February 2013 00:49
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Although the topic of charging non-profits for water and sewer has been on the council’s agenda for months, non-profits are just now getting the word and feeling the pinch.
Colonial Beach recently discovered that giving non-profits a break on water and sewer bills puts them at risk of violating their utility bond
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New council makes bold moves
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- Published on Wednesday, 20 February 2013 00:01
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Those at the February Town Council meeting were stunned when Wanda Goforth announced she wanted to go into closed session to discuss the performance of the town manager concerning a possible lawsuit.
The crowded meeting room contained several town employees, presumably there to hear about council’s intentions to hire a consultant firm to evaluate employee performance.
Town of CB reapplying for revitalization grant
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- Published on Wednesday, 13 February 2013 10:46
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Colonial Beach Business District Revitalization Management Team is working feverishly to tie up loose ends for the town’s second application for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD).
