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Agriculture Ashville Park Courthouse Government Pungo Virginia Beach

Deal concerning flooding at Ashville Park clears way for drainage fixes, continued development in subdivision

August 7, 2018 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE – About 300 homeowners in Ashville Park, a subdivision near Pungo, will be helped by taxpayer-funded fixes to a flawed

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Agriculture Ashville Park Back Bay Blackwater Business Creeds Elections Government Lago Mar Virginia Beach

Letter: Farmland preservation program should go away and Virginia Beach put tax dollars into flooding neighborhoods

April 16, 2018April 16, 2018 The Independent News

Dear Editor: My opponent in the Princess Anne District, City Councilmember Barbara Henley, helped create and voted for the agriculture reserve program, or ARP,

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Agriculture Environment Government Pungo

Letter: There is no excuse for ending the agricultural reserve program

March 29, 2018March 29, 2018 The Independent News

Dear Editor: I grew up in Pungo at Vaughan Farms, and I now live in Massachusetts. It baffles me that here in Massachusetts, where

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Agriculture Ashville Park Back Bay Courthouse Government Pungo Sherwood Lakes Virginia Beach

Improvements in Sherwood Lakes should help ease flooding issues

September 28, 2017September 28, 2017 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE  COURTHOUSE – Improving the capacity of and drainage from the two lakes at Sherwood Lakes, a subdivision near Pungo that experienced

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Courthouse Elections Government Kempsville Virginia Beach

New Virginia Beach councilperson in Kempsville District lists drainage, transparency among her priorities

January 14, 2017January 14, 2017 The Independent News

BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE COURTHOUSE – Biking and hiking trails, improved drainage and driverless busses are priorities for newly-elected City Councilmember Jessica Abbott, who

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Agriculture Back Bay Blackwater Creeds Government Pungo

Farmers, landowners trade notes with city over drainage issues

May 26, 2015May 26, 2015 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE CREEDS – Landowners met with storm water management officials at the Creeds Ruritan Barn between April 27-29 to address concerns and trade

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Agriculture Back Bay Creeds Government Pungo Virginia Beach

City seeks drainage expertise from locals

April 25, 2015April 25, 2015 The Independent News

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS CREEDS – The city is asking farmers and property owners to stop by the Creeds Ruritan Barn between April 27-29 and identify ditches

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