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Eye on finances: how will the county fund its $185 million CIP?
By Susan Gibbs The other day somebody stopped me on the street to ask if I had heard that Greene County is getting $185 million, and that $7 million of that is earmarked for the Town of Stanardsville. But that’s … Continue reading
Eye on this publication: confessions
By Susan Gibbs Recently, I have written several editorials that I am told some have found controversial or offensive, or worse, written because I hold personal grudges. Controversial, I agree with. Offensive, perhaps. But motivated by grudges, not at all. … Continue reading
Eye on Ruckersville Citizens Council: Where did it go?
By Susan Gibbs About a month ago Greene County Board of Supervisors Vice-chairman Davis Lambs said, “Whatever happened to Andrea Wilkinson? We haven’t heard from her for a while.” That remark speaks to the heart of what’s wrong in … Continue reading
Eye on *STAR*: too many people; too little done
By Susan Gibbs Last week Eye on Greene posted an editorial calling for accountability titled “A little transparency, if you please.” This week, because Stanardsville Area Revitalization (*STAR*) is applying for yet another grant that this time may very well … Continue reading
A little transparency, if you please
By Susan Gibbs I have been in county for seven years and reporting on Greene County for six, first for the Greene County Record for five years, and then, after a hiatus that lasted a year, via Eye on Greene. … Continue reading
Who’s leading the county?
By Susan Gibbs Here’s the situation: Three members of the Greene County Board of Supervisors took their seats, for the first time, at the beginning of last year. The county administrator resigned last fall. The superintendent of schools turned in … Continue reading
Will county land be seized to accommodate mental health facility?
By Susan Gibbs The agent for the applicant says it’s a 7,000-square foot building; county planners say it comes in at 5,000 square feet. The agent says parking needs are met; a neighbor says they are not. The Virginia Department … Continue reading
Unfunded education mandates: a history lesson
By Susan Gibbs Over the course of the last several years, as the Greene County School Board has requested more and more funding from the local government, some residents, particularly those of us who came of age in the late … Continue reading
County supervisors, school board issue calls for help
By Susan Gibbs The economy is slowly improving, but many of us are still focused on trying to make ends meet while bracing for an increase in taxes, if not at the federal and state levels, then at the local … Continue reading
Is Region Ten request for expansion site-appropriate?
By Susan Gibbs As I sat in front of my computer last Friday trying to wrap my head around the objectivity that would allow me to write an unbiased report on a rezoning request which, if approved, will place a … Continue reading
