Planning District Commission Meeting – November 21, 2016 – 7PM
Unless otherwise noted, the Planning District Commission meetings are held at the business office in Accomac, Virginia.
Eastern Shore of Virginia Housing Alliance Meeting – November 30, 2016 – 7 PM
Unless otherwise noted, the meetings are held at the business office in Accomac, Virginia.
Regional Housing Authority Meeting – November 30, 2016 – 4 PM
Unless otherwise noted, the meetings are held at the business office in Accomac, Virginia.
EPA’s Renewable Portfolio Standards Goal For Virginia To Cost Between $1.9 – $3.5 Billion Annually
An economic impact study from the Natural Resource Economics, Inc. is available that examines the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Renewable Portfolio Standards Goal on Virginia and other states. EPA has set these goals for 29 states. Virginia will need to generate 6% of its energy from wind and solar by 2025. The impact includes increased…
ESV Ground Water Committee – November 15, 2016
The Eastern Shore of Virginia Ground Water Committee will meet at the Enterprise Building at 23372 Front Street, Accomac at 10am.
JLARC Finds Eastern Virginia Does Not Have Sufficient Groundwater To Meet The Demand Of The Region
The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) has completed its review of the effectiveness of Virginia’s water resource programs. Findings: Eastern Virginia (this is on the mainland of Virginia) does not have sufficient groundwater to meet the demand of the region. Planning is too vague to be useful and not sufficiently regional. Eastern Virginia…
AG Opinion – When should the Virginia Compensation Board begin reimbursement to sheriffs, jail superintendents or localities for medical costs for “State Responsible” inmates?
The answer is the Virginia Compensation Board must reimburse the medical costs of “State Responsible” inmates beginning on the sixty-first day after notice of the commitment order is provided. The opinion further states that the a state agency has no authority to adopt a policy (in this case a ninety-one day policy in the Compensation…
AG Opinion – Does an Animal Control Officer have discretion to request a dangerous dog summons once they learn a dog has inflicted an injury on a person?
The answer is no. When an Animal Control Officer has an objective reason to believe a dog has bitten, attacked, or inflicted an injury on a person, he must apply to a magistrate for issuance of a summons for violation of the dangerous dog statute. Only a court can determine, after consideration of evidence, whether the…