Tag: Sewage
Public to Chincoteague Board: Use ARPA Funds for Public Sewer
ESP Editors - July 22, 2021
By Carol Vaughn — People speaking at a public hearing the Chincoteague Town Council held Thursday, July 15, to receive comments about how the town should use $2.9 million in federal funds coming through the American Rescue Act Plan urged the council to consider spending funds on central wastewater treatment,...
Parksley Council Approves 2022 Budget, Starts Mini-Park Construction
By Carol Vaughn — The Parksley Town Council Monday approved a $780,000 budget for fiscal year 2022, including $516,400 in the general fund and $263,600 in the water and sewage department budget. The budget includes no tax or rate increases. The only rate change is a decrease of 35 cents per...
Onancock Council Authorizes Sewage Plant Transfer to HRSD
ESP Editors - July 8, 2021
By Carol Vaughn — The Onancock town council at the June 28 meeting authorized transfer of ownership of the town's wastewater treatment facility to the Hampton Roads Sanitation District. The HRSD will pay off all remaining debt owed on the facility, according to the agreement. "You guys have taken the first big...
Parksley To Discuss Council Seats March 29, Contracts With Davis For Trash Removal
ESP Editors - March 12, 2021
By Carol Vaughn — Parksley is looking for two new council members after Dana Bundick and John Carter Parks resigned in January. The council will hold a work session Monday, March 29, to discuss making appointments to fill the vacant seats until an election is held. Additionally, the town is advertising for...
Hearings to Join Hampton Roads Sanitation District Set for Oct. 2
ESP Editors - September 25, 2020
By Carol Vaughn and Stefanie Jackson — A hearing about a petition to add Accomack County to the Hampton Roads Sanitation District is scheduled for Oct. 2 at 9:30 a.m. in Accomack County Circuit Court in Accomac. A similar hearing for Northampton County will be held Oct. 2 at 2 p.m....
Bloxom Urges Decision on HRSD in Time for State Budget Request
ESP Editors - November 4, 2019
By Connie Morrison If local officials want funding in the state budget for the proposed mid-Shore force-main sewer project along U.S. Route 13, time is of the essence, Del. Rob Bloxom told a room full local officials and interested citizens last Thursday, Oct. 24. Counties and towns should join the Hampton...
Eggs and Issues: Broadband, Affordable Housing, and Litter
ESP Editors - April 25, 2019
By Stefanie Jackson – Eastern Shore citizens and civic leaders got the opportunity on April 23 to ask a panel of state and local politicians what government is doing about current issues, at the Eggs and Issues breakfast organized by the Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce. The panel featured Sen....
Exmore Budget Matches County's in Employee Salary Increases
ESP Editors - April 4, 2019
By Stefanie Jackson – It's budget season, and Exmore Town Manager Robert Duer is committed to keeping pace with Northampton County in the salary race. Northampton County employees will get a 3 percent raise in fiscal year 2020, and so will Exmore town employees, Duer announced on Monday. But Duer went...
Exmore Considers Well Bids, Sewer Solutions
ESP Editors - January 15, 2019
By Stefanie Jackson Due to the Christmas holiday, Exmore extended the deadline for bids on its well project, enabling Director of Utilities Taylor Dukes to have a recommendation for the town council Monday night. Anderson Construction, of Lynchburg, Va., bid approximately $1.8 million, and Somerset Well Drilling, of Westover, Md., bid...