ESV Ground Water Committee – October 18, 2016
The Eastern Shore of Virginia Ground Water Committee will meet at the Enterprise Building at 23372 Front Street, Accomac at 10am.
Planning District Commission Meeting – October 17, 2016 – 7PM
Unless otherwise noted, the Planning District Commission meetings are held at the business office in Accomac, Virginia.
Governor Awards A-NPDC $48,000 for Planning of a Regional Entrepreneurial and Workforce Center in Northampton
Governor McAuliffe made the announcement of funding at the Governor’s Summit on Rural Prosperity – Connecting Rural Virginia to the Global Economy. A-NPDC’s own Director of Planning Curtis Smith was on hand to acknowledge the award of $48,000 in funding. The planning effort is based on establishing a workforce center focused on aquatic resources and will…
Virginia Information Technologies Agency Declares Northrop Grumman In Breach of the State’s IT Services Contract
The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) has released a memorandum detailing their findings in their oversight role of the state’s IT services disentanglement and transition away from the Northrop Grumman contract. The Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) in August 2016 declared that Northrop Grumman was in breach of contract. JLARC has recommended that VITA…
Virginia Facing A $1.2 Billion Budget Shortfall On Top Of $280 Million Carried Over From The Previous Fiscal Year
Governor McAuliffe addressed the General Assembly’s joint money committees and detailed the revenue shortfalls. Teachers, deputies and other state workers raises have been cancelled saving the state $125 million. The Governor also plans to ask for $378 million from the $630 million Revenue Stabilization Fund (also known as the rainy day fund). The General Assembly committees will…