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Town of Ashland, Counties of Charles City,
Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, Powhatan, City of
Richmond, Richmond Regional Planning District Commission, Crater Planning
District Commission |
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Legislative priorities shared by all |
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Legislative priorities by individual locality |
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Protection of existing local government revenue
sources including: |
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E-911 |
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HB 599 funding |
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Cash proffers |
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Libraries |
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Support full funding of the State Aid Formula
for public libraries and funding for Infopowering, which provides
electronic resources for public libraries |
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School construction/lottery profits |
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Continuation of hold-harmless funding levels
established in 1999 Appropriations Act |
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Education Funding |
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Increase SOQ for K-12 to a level which reflects
the educational program currently provided by localities and fully fund the
state share of those costs |
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Transportation |
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Region must receive a “fair share” |
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Operational funding for mass transit extensions |
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Road construction |
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High speed rail |
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Comprehensive Services Act (CSA) |
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Support increased state funding |
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Funding allocations: based on a 3-year average |
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Should not increase cap on local match
percentage |
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Should not expand the eligible population |
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Juvenile Detention Funding |
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Support Department of Juvenile Justice funding
formula proposals for operating costs of local and regional detention
homes, including the hold-harmless language |
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Fully fund costs associated with new
post-dispositional program’s requirements/mandates |
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Social Services |
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Request elimination of language in
Appropriations Act allowing DSS to charge localities for overpayments of
service, regardless of fault |
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Support appropriation of sufficient funding to
reimburse localities for local social services departments’ office space
needs |
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Local Land Use |
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Protect local control over land use decisions |
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Support legislative requests of High Growth
Coalition (school construction funding and no loss of local land use
authority) |
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Oppose VDOT’s attempts to bypass local zoning
laws in the siting of telecommunications towers |
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Workforce Investment Act (WIA) |
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Support the study and monitoring of the
allocation of workforce investment funds |
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Continue funding at current allocation level |
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Amend County Charter to reflect recodification
of Title 15.1 to 15.2 |
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Create state certification program for
construction site operators for erosion and sediment control plans |
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Allow localities the discretion not to require
finger printing for concealed weapons permit applicants on subsequent
applications by a permit holder |
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Provide that any proceeding before the BZA would
be stayed in the event there is a pending criminal proceeding on the same
matter. |
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Request the Department of Taxation to do a study
to clarify the definition of manufacturer for the purpose of business
license fees (BPOL) |
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Amend the State Code to clarify the maximum fine
a locality may charge for an uncontested parking violation and increase
from a $20 to a $50 maximum. The
proposed maximum fines will not apply to fines for illegally parking in
handicapped parking areas |
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Request an amendment and reenactment of VA Code
19.2-317 relating to when a writ of error lies, allowing a local government
to petition the circuit court for a writ of error, when a district has
declared one of the local government's ordinances to be unconstitutional or
invalid |
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Request that reassessments be completed no later
than March 31 of the year following such reassessment rather than on
December 31 |
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Stream Restoration Program Authority |
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Model program for the state |
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Bases fees on phosphate reduction |
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Eliminates need for BMPs in certain residential
areas |
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Provisions for Obtaining a Driver’s License |
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Concerned about growing number of juvenile
fatalities |
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Urges state to conduct study of licensing
requirements |
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Transfer of Provisional Use Permits |
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Clarifies current authority regarding change of
ownership, possession or management of property |
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Request specific authority to change the name of
its Industrial Development Authority to the Powhatan County Economic
Development Authority |
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Request tax exempt status for Shining
Light/Order of Eastern Star Masonic Lodge property |
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Requests State Code Section 15.2-2204 be amended
to reduce the time period between the second advertisement of a rezoning
and the actual public hearing. (6
5 days) |
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Requests State Code Section 15.2-107 be amended
to reduce the specified number of days (14) between advertisement and
adoption to 5 days to be consistent with 15.2-2204 relating to
advertisements |
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Housing Revitalization - $10 million |
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Adopted last year |
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Funding request |
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Education Funding |
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Fully fund SOQ |
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Revisit composite index |
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Additional state support for the Crater Juvenile
Detention Facility Expansion Plan |
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State reimbursement for EMS/fire service
provided to Central State Hospital/ Southside Virginia Training Center
(Dinwiddie) |
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Funding for the Housing Revitalization Zone Act
and the Urban Public-Private Partnership Redevelopment Fund—Adopted in 2000
without funding |
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Enterprise Zones-to increase the cumulative
credit allowed to a small qualified zone resident in any 5-year period from
$125,000 to $250,000—targeted to projects in urban areas |
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Financial support for capital costs to renovate
a former school building in Hopewell for Appomattox Regional Library
headquarters (serves Hopewell, Dinwiddie, Prince George) |
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