Planning

Planning

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all of those you have approved have been those types of offices,” he told the commission.

Commission member Tom Junk said he would rather see a building renovated and used rather than run down.

McCarthy said that such an application would still require a special use permit and that application would have to come through the commission. “You can then make general findings as to whether or not it is a professional office,” he Said.

Commission chair Sharon Pierce said, “It seems we might want to encourage, rather than discourage, a few more ‘cottage’ businesses.”

The motion was made to approve the proposed amendment with the change from the wording “and only in a structure on the property that houses the residence” to allow

School

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recommendations, School Board Chairman John Tole directed David Gangel, county school superintendent, to open negotiations with Wise and Associates, the company that designed and installed the green metal roof over the high school auditorium and cafeteria. The board would like to begin renovations and repairs soon in order to complete the work over the summer.

Based on 10 years’ worth of data, Gangel projects 1.5 percent compounded annual growth in the county’s school membership. School population steadily declined from 1977 to 1986, but in 1987 began to climb again. During this same period, state mandated programs and technology advances consumed vacant classroom

Miller

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farm, giving instructions as to what should be done in the next few weeks.

Miller was born Feb. 5, 1908 in Richmond. He was raised on a dairy farm and educated in public schools at Brandy Station, Va. Miller graduated from Virginia Military Institute in 1928 and Harvard Business School in 1931.

Miller spent his entire business career at the Miller Manufacturing Company in