Ed. — From the Sunday, Dec. 17, print edition. BY KAREN BEARDSLEE KWASNY VIRGINIA BEACH — My thinking was naive, maybe misguided when I
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Column: Participating in Virginia Beach policy discussions adds to the knowledge of those who decide
Ed. — Archived from the Sunday, Oct. 22, print edition. BY KAREN BEARDSLEE KWASNY VIRGINIA BEACH — One of the things my grandfather enjoyed
Ed. — From the Sunday, April 16, print edition. BY KAREN BEARDSLEE KWASNY VIRGINIA BEACH — City planners often discuss what could or should be done
Ed. — From the Sunday, May 22, print edition. BY KAREN BEARDSLEE KWASNY VIRGINIA BEACH — I live in the part of the city known as the
BY KAREN BEARDSLEE KWASNY VIRGINIA BEACH — Weather wreaks havoc on farmland? So, too, do city decisions. It’s a bit overwhelming — the
Ed. — From the Sunday, Sept. 6, print edition. THE INDEPENDENT NEWS BACK BAY — False steps large and small by Virginia Beach’s government and
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Column: We must preserve farmland and rural communities
BY KAREN BEARDSLEE KWASNY VIRGINIA BEACH — In 2002, when my husband and I were looking for a new house, a friend said to
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Letter: The agricultural reserve program is an established planning tool and a net benefit for Virginia Beach
Dear Editor: The agricultural reserve program, or ARP, is Virginia Beach’s best idea. It is a mistake to cast this program aside with so
That ending the agricultural reserve program was proposed at all — then argued with questionable logic — shows a troubling division between Virginia Beach government and the
The author, the former Comprehensive Planning Coordinator in Virginia Beach, argues that preserving the Virginia Beach Agricultural Reserve Program within the proposed operating budget