Gerald Ochs

Named 416 times. These are the 400 blocks the name was read from (the first 400 kept), in the order the paper printed them.

Jan 9, 2003 <4 N Reassessment does not mean tax increase By <4 N Reassessment does not mean tax increase By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer The Board of Supervisors discussed taxpayer concerns about the implications of the recent real estate reassessments, and clarified that the reassessment process is not designed to...
Jan 9, 2003 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer The Rappahannock County By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer The Rappahannock County School Board took little time last week to select Douglas Baumgardner to fill the Hampton District School Board seat vacated by Rose Ann Sharp. Mr. Baumgardner said in an interview later...
Jan 16, 2003 Residents Residents speak on Comp Plan By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer The Rappahannock County Planning Commission heard comments from local residents on the county’s Comprehensive Plan at a meeting at the Amissville Fire Hall on Jan. 9. First in the...
Jan 16, 2003 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer The Washington Tbwn By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer The Washington Tbwn Council has decided against proceeding with the finalization of the preliminary design for the town’s sewage treatment system until additional options are explored for the location of the plant. Last year...
Jan 16, 2003 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer At its first By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer At its first meeting of the new year on Tuesday night, the Rappahannock County School Board accepted the motion of Stonewall-Hawthorne District member Franklin Warner and returned last year's slate of officers for new...
Jan 23, 2003 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Mayor Stewart Willis By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Mayor Stewart Willis has ended more than eight years as the Town of Washington's chief executive. In a letter dated Jan. 20, Mayor Willis said his resignation was effective as of Thursday, Jan. 23....
Jan 23, 2003 By Gerald Ochs By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock New* Writer County resident Ken Estes raised an alarm at last week’s School Board meeting regarding the proposed road at the Rappahannock National Bank’s new “Commercial Centre.” He noted that the interior road would run from...
Jan 23, 2003 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer With a brief By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer With a brief statement, Dr. Werner Krebser abruptly resigned his seat and closed out a 21 year career on the Rappahannock County Planning Commission — a career that maintained if not strengthened the controlled-growth...
Jan 23, 2003 By Gerald Ochs By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer The Board of Supervisors has approved amendments to the zoning and taxation chapters of the Rappahannock County Code that establish, for the first time, annual license taxes for holders of state ABC licenses. The...
Jan 30, 2003 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Sheriff Larry Sherertz By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Sheriff Larry Sherertz agrees with concerns expressed recently about the intersection of the internal road of the Rappahannock National Bank’s “Commercial Centre” with Schoolhouse Road. According to the preliminary plans, the proposed road enters...
Jan 30, 2003 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Just two days By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Just two days after writing his letter of resignation and one day before its effective date of Jan. 23, nearly former Mayor Stew Willis already appeared a different man. Gone was the anxiety and...
Jan 30, 2003 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer After agreeing to By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer After agreeing to modify its rules of procedure “in response to issues discovered in the Bardo litigation,” the Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA), in closed session, decided against continuing its appeal of...
Feb 6, 2003 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer The Board of By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer The Board of Supervisors voted to bring bus service to Rappahannock County at its meeting this week. Although the move will not result in a fleet of city-style transit buses in the county, it...
Feb 6, 2003 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer It was not By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer It was not quite the Sixties, but a few placard-bearing Rappahannock County residents came to a continued session of the Washington Tbwn Council last Thursday to appeal for the release of information about alternatives...
Feb 13, 2003 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Recent reviews of By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Recent reviews of Land Use assessments by the Office of Commissioner of Revenue Beverly Atkins has resulted in a number of Land Use Taxation rollbacks that have some property owners in the county digging...
Feb 13, 2003 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Attribute it to By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Attribute it to higher teacher morale, greater student motivation, a new principal, an enthusiastic interim superintendent, the efforts of the director of curriculum and instruction, the work and hopes of the School Board, or...
Feb 13, 2003 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer The Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer The Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission has established two area websites — one on tourism and the other on farm products — for use by local businesses and web surfers. The first site, www.visit
Feb 20, 2003 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer After a brief By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer After a brief public hearing during which three speakers suggested .that he be nominated for mayor, Town Councilman Jeff Benson erased that possibility by nominating Eugene S. Leggett for the position. Town Treasurer Jerry...
Feb 20, 2003 Council Council approves rentals By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock New* Writer A Special Use Permit request by the Board of Directors of the Child Care and Learning Center (CCLC) to adaptively re-use the front portion of the Washington School to construct eight...
Feb 27, 2003 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Bank Road, as By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Bank Road, as proposed bv the Rappahannock National Bank s consultant, Greenway Engineering, will soon become a reality despite a preponderance of negative public comment made at Tuesday night s Planning Commission hearing. Though...
Feb 27, 2003 By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Mark Van de By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Mark Van de Water’s approach to the directorship of the Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission has already become clear. He spoke to the Board of Supervisors at its February meeting and he initiated contact with The...
Mar 6, 2003 ro ro Bank Road issue persists By Gerald Ochs Rappahannock News Writer Though the Rappahannock County Planning Commission had approved Bank Road with its Schoolhouse Road intersection at its meetiiig last month, the issue was raised again before the Board of...
Mar 13, 2003 By Gerald Ochs Special to the Rappahannock News School By Gerald Ochs Special to the Rappahannock News School Superintendent Helen Williams presented a draft school budget for 2003-2004 that calls for an increase in funding of nearly $1 million. Mrs. Williams' presentation at Tuesday's School Board meeting was as...
Mar 20, 2003 By Gerald Ochs Special to the Rappahannock News The By Gerald Ochs Special to the Rappahannock News The Washington Town Council voted 4-2 to elect Jean Goodine, chairman of the Town Planning Commission, to the council seat vacated by Gene Leggett when he was selected mayor— despite heavily weighted...
Mar 20, 2003 By Gerald Ochs Special to the Rappahannock News With By Gerald Ochs Special to the Rappahannock News With final work on the Sperryville Gateway Project’s pedestrian bridge and walkways awaiting only good weather for completion, the Gateway Committee turned its attention to Main Street road and drainage improvements. In...
Mar 27, 2003 — w to Firing range is out By Gerald to Firing range is out By Gerald Ochs Special to the Rappahannock News The Appalachian Club heeded concerned neighbors and dropped shooting ranges from its plans for John Kiser’s property on Route 231 at Revercomb’s Corner. According to club president...
Mar 27, 2003 By Gerald Ochs Special to the Rappahannock News On By Gerald Ochs Special to the Rappahannock News On a motion by StonewallHawthorne District member Franklin Warner Tuesday night, the School Board unanimously approved the Superintendent's draft school budget of $9,728,007 for this year. The proposed budget is nearly 11...
Apr 3, 2003 By Gerald Ochs and Mary Ann Kuhn Rappahannock News By Gerald Ochs and Mary Ann Kuhn Rappahannock News Wnter8 More than $600,000 in real estate taxes is delinquent in Rappahannock County, according to the Treasurer’s Office. While $600,000 may represent only five percent of the total county budget, in...
Apr 3, 2003 By Gerald Ochs Special to the Rappahannock News Outgoing By Gerald Ochs Special to the Rappahannock News Outgoing Library Board of Trustees President Charlotte Nichols proposed a slate of officers for 2003 that was unanimously approved by the board. Officers for the year are: Hallee Morgan, President; Cheri Woodard,...
Apr 10, 2003 School School sets class night By Gerald Ochs Special to the Rappahannock News Richard Smith, the county public schools' curriculum director announced at the School Board meeting Tuesday night that a "Scheduling Night" for students in eighth through eleventh grades and...
Apr 10, 2003 By Gerald Ochs Special to the Rappahannock News Rappahannock By Gerald Ochs Special to the Rappahannock News Rappahannock County farmers now have an opportunity for federal government compensation for livestock damage due to last year's drought. County Administrator John McCarthy reported at this month's Board of Supervisors meeting on...
Apr 17, 2003 By Gerald Ochs Special to the Rappahannock News The By Gerald Ochs Special to the Rappahannock News The Washington Tbwn Council has voted unanimously to approve Green Valley Auction House of Harrisonburg, Va. as the auctioneer for the contents of historic Avon Hall at a two-day auction on June...
Apr 24, 2003 By Gerald Ochs Special to the Rappahannock News County By Gerald Ochs Special to the Rappahannock News County Administrator John McCarthy completed and forwarded a draft budget for Fiscal Year 2004 to the Board of Supervisors for its review and consideration. His April 16 submission shows a budget that...
Apr 24, 2003 By Gerald Ochs Special to the Rappahannock News Sheriff By Gerald Ochs Special to the Rappahannock News Sheriff Larry Sherertz hosted a lunchtime gathering of supporters at the Country Cafe in Little Washington to announce his candidacy for reelection on Nov. 4. Sherertz used the occasion of his formal...
Apr 24, 2003 Rappahannock County Sheriff Larry Sherertz met with county supporters ...to announce his candidacy for the 2003 election in November. Pho'o courtesy of Gerald Ochs
Apr 24, 2003 By Gerald Ochs Special to the Rappahannock News In By Gerald Ochs Special to the Rappahannock News In stark contrast to the January Comprehensive Plan hearing in Amissville—where residents dueled with opposing views on development in the county—the hearing at the Washington Fire Hall on April 17 was more...
May 1, 2003 By Gerald Ochs By Gerald Ochs Special to the Rappahannock News The Board of Supervisors public hearing Monday on the school budget was in marked contrast to the one conducted last year. The budget proposed this year by Acting Superintendent Helen Williams and...
May 1, 2003 Will Washington’s Will Washington’s wastewater system bring developers? By Gerald Ochs Special to the Rappahannock News The potential impact of the prospective wastewater treatment system on development in the Tbwn of Washington was raised by Town Attorney John Bennett at a work...
May 8, 2003 Expert: Expert: ‘slow growth’ By Gerald Ochs Special to the Rappahannock News Though Rappahannock County . can boast of the slowest growth and the lowest population density in the region, its Board of Supervisors and a packed gallery still listened with...
May 8, 2003 By Gerald Ochs Special to the Rappahannock News The By Gerald Ochs Special to the Rappahannock News The Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a school budget at its May 5 meeting that brought smiles to Interim Superintendent Helen Williams and the four School Board members in attendance. But it...