As many of you will remember, Mayor Ballengee noted a few months ago that he anticipated a 5 cent real estate tax increase would be necessary in order to handle next years budget. Christiansburg Mayor acknowledges 5 cent real estate tax needed. In order to try to keep that prediction from becoming reality, Acting...
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VML Conference: Couldn’t go but want to know?
While representatives from the Town of Christiansburg Government went to the recent annual VML Conference, little information has trickled back to citizens about what information or ideas those people brought home with them…yet. Of course, it is still early and Town Council members have been very busy dealing with Town business. Fortunately, VML (Virginia...
Christiansburg Sidewalk Ordinance Review
Since I received so many emails and phone calls about the issue of the Sidewalk Ordinance (and since the process was pretty darned confusing to me and I was at the meetings), I decided to do a summary using the 4 draft copies of the ordinance that I picked up at the Planning Commission...
Christiansburg, VA is working on an update to the Employee Handbook
I recently requested copies of the 2001 Employee Handbook and the draft of the proposed changes that were presented Town Council a few weeks ago. I received those documents well within the time criteria designated by FOIA. It took me more time to scan and upload the documents than it did to receive them:)...
GASP!!! I’m giving Kudos….to Town of Christiansburg???
Well, not necessarily blanket Kudos, but some are certainly worth noting. I have been hearing from quite a few people that things that have needed to be done for years (in some cases decades) are finally being addressed. But, that’s what I’m hearing from others. What I am seeing for myself is significant improvement...
Revisioning the Christiansburg, VA Vision 2020 @ Virginia Beach
There is a notice on the Town’s website pertaining to a public meeting. The meeting is “an informal session during the annual VML Conference to discuss Vision 2020 goals and to review the VML agenda. The location is the Embassy Suites Hotel, 1700 Coliseum Dr., Hampton, VA. Unfortunately, this may not be the best...
Public Information: Local Government Payrolls. VCOG, Sunshine Review, and More
Virginia Coalition for Open Government and Sunshine Review are two of my favorite resources for all things related to Freedom of Information and Open Government. Now, I’ve found a new surprise.
County Tax Money Comes to Christiansburg? Rescue Squad Example.
Previously, multiple comments have been raised by Christiansburg elected officials and citizens that they get “nothing” for their County paid tax money. Well, that County tax money goes to a lot of services that the Town of Christiansburg does not provide: schools, jail, social services, court services and a lot other things like these...
Aug 23 Cburg Planning Commission Meeting at 5:30 pm. Topics include …
Christiansburg Planning Commission Meeting is scheduled to meet at 5:30pm on Monday August 23rd. The items on the menu, any of which is sure to create indigestion for someone is:
Smoke and Mirrors! But who is lighting those fires?
This hit the email/internet route about 4:30 PM yesterday, just a few hours before the Public Hearing for the Sage Lane project. When this came up during the Hearing, most council members looked puzzled as did the engineer handling the Ivy Ridge (the let’s kill Sage Lane) project who had just reported that the...
