The 4th of July is one giant birthday party for our Country. Well, something else good was born on that day and is about to turn 43 this year. The Freedom of Information Act. A few minutes of Google Search can yield a lot of very interesting information - for free.
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Planning Commission 6/1/09 available for viewing
Town of Christiansburg Planning Commission holds a great deal of power in their recommendations to Town Council. What questions do they ask? What information do they use in their discussions? What resources do they make use of to give our Town Council good information? See for yourself.
Stormwater Management Ordinances for Town of Christiansburg are MIA
A Code is a Code is a Code? Not in Christiansburg. There seem to be some deletion of sections of the Town Code on the new website. From Chapter 10, in the list of Chapter Sections, Stormwater Management has disappeared as a section.
Capital Improvement Plan? Christiansburg? Will it comply with State Law?
Christiansburg would differentiate between a Capital Improvement Plan and a Capital Improvement Program but I simply cannot find where those two are different in the State Code. Any land use attorneys out there want to help out?
What would you like to ask those candidates running for office in November?
What would you like to ask those candidates running for office in November? Now is the time to start thinking about that, after all candidate forums, debates, 4th of July events are all just around the corner...speaking of forums...did you hear about a very special forum that is coming this year?
Christiansburg’s Tax Base Claim to Fame?
I’ve previously used information from the Auditor of Public Accounts website for various reasons. Today, I wanted to know more about the sources of revenue of the Town of Christiansburg. I got caught up in the data on the percentage of tax revenue coming from different sources. Unfortunately, it does take some time to...
The Many Faces of Storm Water
What does the water standing in your backyard after a rain and the pending severe floods in North Dakota have in common? They are both the result of stormwater.
Special Salute to Sunshine Week: Here is where your money goes Christiansburg.
A few months and several hundred hours of work ago, I asked myself "What does Town Council get in the packets they receive at the beginning of each meeting. One of the things that I found to be MOST interesting were two documents: 1) Bills to Pay for the month & 2) Bills Paid...
Christiansburg VA Town Council Meeting Full of Surprises
I was pretty much stunned last night when the Town Council voted against the Planning Commission recommendation to allow storage buildings in an area where residents are already having problems with stormwater. (You can see the video of the 3/17/09 Town Council meeting and form your own opinion.) This was a major win for...
Christiansburg Planning Commission Meeting on 3/16/09
It should be interesting to see how Town Council handles the issues involving areas where stormwater is a significant problem. Several months ago, the town was to have made modification to the existing codes concerning stormwater after an audit was performed by the DEQ (Department of Environmental Quality).
