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The Brandermill Community Association (BCA) Board of Directors voted last week to keep the compensation of its staff secret - even from the board that is charged with approving the community's $2.4 million budget. President Joel Bradner knows the salary of Community Manager Jane Pritz but not of the other 20-some employees. More ... Bricks tumbled onto the sidewalk and a cloud of dust filled the air in the Park at Lakewood apartment complex when a driver lost control of a car on Oct. 3 around 6:30 p.m. and careened into a residence. Emergency crews from Bensley and Dale responded along with county police. More ... County officials got a sympathetic ear last week from Congressman Randy Forbes (R-VA 4th District) as they pitched for federal funding for a cloverleaf interchange at the Meadowville Technology Park to I-295 in eastern Chesterfield. More ... GED tests usually cost $45, but first-time test takers who register in October will pay nothing to take the test. GED, or General Education Development, certificates are equivalent to high school diplomas. According to the Virginia Department of Education, by 2012, 70 percent of job opportunities will require a technical-skills certificate. More ... The Virginia State Bar (VSB) Disciplinary Board recently revoked county attorney Dale Alan Gipe's license to practice law after he failed to pay $31,451 to a title agency for 27 real estate transactions. More ... The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia, in partnership with John Tyler Community College (JTCC), will present an author and speaker symposium on Saturday, Oct. 18, from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., in the Nicholas Student Center at the JTCC Chester Campus. More ... The county board set up a citizen budget advisory committee last week and appointed five business people, most with financial backgrounds, to serve over the next two years. The idea germinated from the Budget and Audit Committee where Supervisors Dan Gecker and Jim Holland serve. More ... Instructor-led GED classes will be offered at the Capital Area Workforce Center, located at 7333 White Pine Road, on Mondays and Wednesdays, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. A learning lab will be available on Wednesdays, from 11 a.m.-noon. More ... A community icon since 1928, Ettrick Fire Station is gearing up to celebrate 80 years of lifesaving and firefighting. On Saturday, Oct. 18, from 12-4 p.m., the station, located at 21200 Chesterfield Avenue, will have an open house to recognize its anniversary. More ... The Chesterfield County Department of Youth Planning and Development is hosting the Chesterfield County Youth Forum, "WHY: We Hear You," on Thursday, Nov. 6, from 5:30-8:30 p.m., at Manchester Middle School, located at 7401 Hull Street Road. Middle- and high-school students, parents, educators, business professionals and concerned citizens are encouraged to attend. More ... The Chesterfield County/Colonial Heights Crime Solvers program has been in existence since 1984. During that time, 5,621 crimes have been solved through the cooperation of the citizens of the two localities. More ... Michael Klotz, a 9-year-old Cub Scout from Pack 893 chartered by St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church in Midlothian, recently received the Boy Scouts of America National Medal of Merit, which is given to members of the Boy Scouts on recommendation of the organization's National Court of Honor. More ... |
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