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          <title>Wanted: a few good volunteers</title>
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County officials are looking for a few good citizens to serve on area boards, committees and commissions.            ]]></description>
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          <title>County suits have no standing</title>
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Property owners challenge subdivision ordinance           ]]></description>
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          <title>Planners endorse Walmart</title>
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Thursday night the Orange County Planning Commission, with a 5 to 4 vote, recommended supervisors approve a special use permit which would allow a 138,000-square-foot Walmart supercenter to be built near the intersection of Route 3 and Route 20.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Orange Town Council notebook</title>
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Notes from the June 15 Orange Town Council meeting:            ]]></description>
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          <title>County updates water supply plan</title>
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Recent rainfall totals have kept emergency drought measures off the radar, but county officials are readying their state-required long-term water supply plan for future days of dry weather.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Historic overlay endorsed</title>
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Gordonsville planners recommend approval to council           ]]></description>
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          <title>Orange solicits old shop ideas</title>
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Meetings established to hear citizen suggestions           ]]></description>
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          <title>Supervisors&#8217; notebook</title>
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Notes from the June 9 Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:17:07 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Historic district overlay?</title>
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Gordonsville planners consider ordinance, board of architectural review           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:10:33 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Planners discuss Walmart Thursday</title>
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Public comment not permitted again until board hearing           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:00:46 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Abbs a District 1 supervisor candidate</title>
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My name is Shannon Clore Abbs. I am a candidate for the District 1 seat on the board of supervisors.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:00:39 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>November ballot set</title>
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Voters have choices in supervisor races           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:00:35 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Board of supervisors&#8217; notebook</title>
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Notes from the May 26 Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:00:08 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Disposal discussions</title>
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County, towns talk tipping fees           ]]></description>
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          <title>Primary Tuesday</title>
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Local candidate filing deadline is June 9           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:51:43 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>County in court</title>
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Landowners sue over subdivision ordinance           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 09:27:27 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Planners listen to Walmart comments</title>
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No recommendation yet           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 09:17:34 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Orange council approves budget</title>
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Taxes, rates hold steady           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 18:13:29 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Walmart hearing May 21 PHMS</title>
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Planning commission hears comments on big box retailer&#8217;s special use permit application           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 18:10:58 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Sewer plant is on track</title>
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Future funding questions remain           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 09:22:56 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>First Walmart hearing is Thursday</title>
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Orange County Planning Commission members left their May 7 meeting with a game plan and a site plan related to a hotly contested big-box plan proposed for a location near the intersection of Route 3 and Route 20.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 09:18:55 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Supervisors&#8217; notebook</title>
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          <description><![CDATA[
Notes from the April 28 Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting:
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          <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 08:50:54 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Walmart defends proposed store</title>
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Retail officials claim it&#8217;s &#8220;in keeping with character of Orange County&#8221;           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 08:49:45 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Orange Council hears budget talk</title>
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Sends $5K to Gordonsville for pool           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 08:49:12 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>A plea for preservation</title>
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Actor Duvall, congressman visit Ellwood to oppose Walmart project           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 08:46:11 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Orange Council will hear budget comments Monday</title>
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Orange Town Council 2009-10 budget public hearing
Monday, May 4
7 p.m.
&nbsp;  &nbsp; Orange Public  
&nbsp;   Works Building, Warren Street, Orange           ]]></description>
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          <title>Drawing a fine line</title>
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Orange-Spotsy boundary in question           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:35:23 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Boundary adjustment, Annadale on hold</title>
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Economy slows project plans, town expansion           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:32:33 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Orange Town Council notebook</title>
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          <description><![CDATA[
Notes from the April 20 Orange Town Council meeting           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:45:11 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Gordonsville council talks pool, High Street</title>
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Public hearings draw limited comment           ]]></description>
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          <title>Supervisors approve fair property rezoning</title>
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Ridgid-donated land will switch from industrial to agricultural zoning           ]]></description>
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          <title>County says &#8216;No thanks&#8217;</title>
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Passes on Walmart study           ]]></description>
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          <title>Gordonsville budget hearing Monday</title>
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Dix Memorial Pool funding included           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:56:18 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Elections manager approved</title>
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County approves additional position in registrar&#8217;s office           ]]></description>
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          <title>Board decides funding</title>
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&nbsp;  &nbsp;  Collectively, the board added $63,428 to the budget for local not-for-profit organizations. Those groups originally requested a total of $131,889.
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          <title>$48 million budget approved</title>
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Supervisors split vote 3-2  on 2009-10 budget           ]]></description>
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          <title>Orange council ready to present budget for comment</title>
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3 percent employee raises, ODA funding questioned           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:42:49 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Town manager Hendrix announces retirement</title>
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On the heels of discussions by Orange Town Council members about the town manager&#8217;s work plan, town manager Cole Hendrix announced his retirement at a council worksession held Monday.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Land how</title>
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Property breakdown           ]]></description>
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          <title>Budget banter</title>
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County consider citizen comments           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:39:21 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/budget_banter1/38486/#When:13:39:21Z</guid>
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          <title>Orange Town Council notebook</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/orange_town_council_notebook5/38107/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Notes from the March 16 meeting.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:08:57 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/orange_town_council_notebook5/38107/#When:13:08:57Z</guid>
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          <title>Supervisors notebook</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/supervisors_notebook4/38103/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Notes from the March 24 Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:53:03 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/supervisors_notebook4/38103/#When:12:53:03Z</guid>
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          <title>County budget hearing is Tuesday</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/county_budget_hearing_is_tuesday/38099/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
County officials are likely to get an earful from residents.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:44:01 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/county_budget_hearing_is_tuesday/38099/#When:12:44:01Z</guid>
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          <title>CVRJ authority expansion on hold</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/cvrj_authority_expansion_on_hold/37763/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
in spite of Orange County officials&#8217; rush to form the authority and mobilize a plan for jail expansion financing, state legislators did not grant an exmption on the moratorium.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:01:10 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/cvrj_authority_expansion_on_hold/37763/#When:14:01:10Z</guid>
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          <title>Legislative update</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/legislative_update17/37471/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Session highlights           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:30:49 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Orange recovery and reinvestment act</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/orange_recovery_and_reinvestment_act/37466/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Business owners pitch proposal to town council           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:11:54 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/orange_recovery_and_reinvestment_act/37466/#When:13:11:54Z</guid>
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          <title>Gordonsville may toss pool a lifeline</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/gordonsville_may_toss_pool_a_lifeline/37464/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Will community support?           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:08:34 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/gordonsville_may_toss_pool_a_lifeline/37464/#When:13:08:34Z</guid>
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          <title>Not&#45;for&#45;profits expect impacts from county&#8217;s broad budget cuts</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/not-for-profits_expect_impacts_from_countys_broad_budget_cuts/37462/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Includes The Arts Center in Orange, Boys &amp; Girls Club and James Madison Museum           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:06:35 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/not-for-profits_expect_impacts_from_countys_broad_budget_cuts/37462/#When:13:06:35Z</guid>
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          <title>Real estate taxes hold steady</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/real_estate_taxes_hold_steady/37459/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Property rate remains $.047, personal property assessment changes           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:04:18 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/real_estate_taxes_hold_steady/37459/#When:13:04:18Z</guid>
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          <title>Republicans host AG debate</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/republicans_host_ag_debate/37157/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
March 16, 7 p.m. at Germanna&#8217;s Daniel Technology Center           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:45:04 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/republicans_host_ag_debate/37157/#When:13:45:04Z</guid>
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          <title>Legislative update</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/legislative_update16/36821/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Budget highlights           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:52:11 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/legislative_update16/36821/#When:14:52:11Z</guid>
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          <title>Legislative update</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/legislative_update15/36820/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
On time and on budget           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:45:28 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/legislative_update15/36820/#When:14:45:28Z</guid>
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          <title>Supervisors&#8217; notebook</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/supervisors_notebook3/36809/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Notes from the Feb. 24 Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:07:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/supervisors_notebook3/36809/#When:14:07:00Z</guid>
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          <title>Orange Town Council notebook</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/orange_town_council_notebook4/36466/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Notes from the Feb. 17 Orange Town Council meeting           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:43:20 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/orange_town_council_notebook4/36466/#When:13:43:20Z</guid>
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          <title>Town budget outlook not bleak</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/town_budget_outlook_not_bleak/36465/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[

While other boards and councils are struggling to come up with the funds necessary to carry on their day-to-day operations, the Orange Town Council&#8217;s fiscal year 2010 budget is appearing to be tight but not bleak           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:42:13 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/town_budget_outlook_not_bleak/36465/#When:13:42:13Z</guid>
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          <title>Road block</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/road_block/36462/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Orange declines Route 15 designation           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:33:05 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Federal funding stimulates ideas</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/federal_funding_stimulates_ideas/36461/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Local governments consider possible projects           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:31:06 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/federal_funding_stimulates_ideas/36461/#When:13:31:06Z</guid>
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          <title>Supervisors defer property reassessment</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/supervisors_defer_property_reassessment/36040/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Next assessment in 2011           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:49:13 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/supervisors_defer_property_reassessment/36040/#When:12:49:13Z</guid>
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          <title>VDOT funds scarce</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/vdot_funds_scarce/36039/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Remaining dollars go to basic maintenance           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:47:27 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/vdot_funds_scarce/36039/#When:12:47:27Z</guid>
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          <title>Legislative update</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/legislative_update10/35688/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
More budget business           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:00:51 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/legislative_update10/35688/#When:14:00:51Z</guid>
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          <title>Legislative update</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/legislative_update9/35686/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Crossover deadline           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:58:48 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/legislative_update9/35686/#When:13:58:48Z</guid>
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          <title>Supervisors&#8217; notebook</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/supervisors_notebook2/35675/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Notes from the Feb. 3 Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:46:12 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/supervisors_notebook2/35675/#When:13:46:12Z</guid>
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          <title>Unintended consequences</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/unintended_consequences/35670/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Board responds to subdivision ordinance implications           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:34:52 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/unintended_consequences/35670/#When:13:34:52Z</guid>
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          <title>Town seeks more volunteers</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/town_seeks_more_volunteers/35301/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
 Now, that framework is being reviewed by the planning commission and volunteers who will help to fill in the details of the code.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:58:31 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/town_seeks_more_volunteers/35301/#When:13:58:31Z</guid>
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          <title>Supervisors confirm jail authority vote</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/supervisors_confirm_jail_authority_vote/35295/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Motion to rescind December action denied           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:43:19 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/supervisors_confirm_jail_authority_vote/35295/#When:13:43:19Z</guid>
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          <title>Board adopts revised comp plan</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/board_adopts_revised_comp_plan/35293/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Return &#8220;rural&#8221; to vision statement, set 1 percent growth rate           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:39:39 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/board_adopts_revised_comp_plan/35293/#When:13:39:39Z</guid>
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          <title>Legislative update</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/legislative_update6/34903/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Budget cuts affecting education           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:37:35 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/legislative_update6/34903/#When:15:37:35Z</guid>
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          <title>Legislative update</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/legislative_update5/34902/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Bills I&#8217;m backing           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:36:44 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/legislative_update5/34902/#When:15:36:44Z</guid>
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          <title>Orange Town Council notebook</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/orange_town_council_notebook3/34891/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Notes from the Orange Town Council meeting           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:04:02 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/orange_town_council_notebook3/34891/#When:15:04:02Z</guid>
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          <title>Is county ready for reassessment</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/is_county_ready_for_reassessment/34889/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Volatile values, cost 
are key considerations           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:59:57 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/is_county_ready_for_reassessment/34889/#When:14:59:57Z</guid>
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          <title>Jail authority reconsideration</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/jail_authority_reconsideration/34887/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Board will vote on motion to rescind authority approval           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:56:55 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/jail_authority_reconsideration/34887/#When:14:56:55Z</guid>
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          <title>Legislative update</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/legislative_update4/34534/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Senator Houck wants to hear from citizens within the 17th District.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:50:52 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/legislative_update4/34534/#When:13:50:52Z</guid>
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          <title>Legislative update</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/legislative_update3/34533/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Session underway           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:49:33 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/legislative_update3/34533/#When:13:49:33Z</guid>
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          <title>Supervisors notebook</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/supervisors_notebook1/34524/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[

Notes from the Jan. 13 Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:27:26 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/supervisors_notebook1/34524/#When:13:27:26Z</guid>
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          <title>Squads deliver to closest appropriate facility</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/squads_deliver_to_closest_appropriate_facility/34143/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
New county policy effective Jan. 15           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:37:10 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/squads_deliver_to_closest_appropriate_facility/34143/#When:13:37:10Z</guid>
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          <title>CIP takes early hits</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/cip_takes_early_hits/34142/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
County reconsiders some projects           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:36:20 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/cip_takes_early_hits/34142/#When:13:36:20Z</guid>
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          <title>Budget bracing</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/budget_bracing/34141/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
County preparing for revenue shortfall           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:34:42 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/budget_bracing/34141/#When:13:34:42Z</guid>
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          <title>Legislative update</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/legislative_update/33826/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Your opinion is very important to me.&nbsp; Please take a few moments to complete the following survey.

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          <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:03:18 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Waste disposal future undecided</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/waste_disposal_future_undecided/33816/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
In anticipation of the state mandated closure of the landfill on Dec. 31, 2012, county officials&#8217; original plan was to move to a transfer station system for handling municipal waste. But the information laid out in the Soderquist proposal makes landfill expansion a legitimate alternative to trucking trash from Orange to landfills in out-of-county localities.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:44:30 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/waste_disposal_future_undecided/33816/#When:13:44:30Z</guid>
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          <title>The way we see it</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/the_way_we_see_it/33516/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
A new column           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:25:03 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/the_way_we_see_it/33516/#When:15:25:03Z</guid>
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          <title>Orange Town Council notebook</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/orange_town_council_notebook2/33231/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Notes from the Dec. 15 Orange Town Council meeting.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:29:08 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/orange_town_council_notebook2/33231/#When:13:29:08Z</guid>
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          <title>Board of supervisors&#8217; notebook</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/board_of_supervisors_notebook2/33230/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Notes from the Dec. 9 Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:28:38 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/board_of_supervisors_notebook2/33230/#When:13:28:38Z</guid>
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          <title>My Point</title>
          <link>http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/my_point3/32989/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Why build new school we can&#8217;t fill, or pay for?           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:52:21 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Common Sense</title>
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Preventing the abuse of power           ]]></description>
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Authority aims for initial 200-bed increase           ]]></description>
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Landowners challenge county over new ordinance           ]]></description>
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County not yet ready to create authority           ]]></description>
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Highlights of the Orange Town Council meeting           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:01:51 EDT</pubDate>
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County turns ordinance attention from subdivisions to zoning           ]]></description>
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According to District 5 Supervisor Lee Frame, who serves as the at-large member of the current jail board, the best way to fund a $10 million expansion to the jail is for the jail&#8217;s participating jurisdictions to form a jail authority.            ]]></description>
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One local group says a Wal-Mart in Orange County is alright, but the planned location for the big-box store is all wrong.           ]]></description>
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Old freight depot, computer hardware replacement, town surplus           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:20:00 EDT</pubDate>
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James Madison Museum, Central Virginia Battlefield Trust, Gordonsville annexation, Bike trail, meeting cancelled           ]]></description>
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Notes from the Oct. 14 Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:12:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Local party leaders consider impact of outcome           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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The new subdivision ordinance           ]]></description>
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          <title>Jail bail</title>
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Counties consider new jail authority for expansion           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:50:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Gordonsville voters choose leaders</title>
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For Gordonsville voters, Tuesday&#8217;s local election was somewhat anticlimactic.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Election Day offers local voters familiar choices</title>
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Gordonsville residents choose mayor, council members           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:28:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Land whoa</title>
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Despite vocal opposition, supervisors change subdivision ordinance           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:17:00 EDT</pubDate>
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