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Opinions September 8, 2010  RSS feed
Hull Street Road doesn’t need another YMCA
      It was not unexpected, but very disappointing, that the planning commission has expressed great admiration for the proposed YMCA on Hull Street Road. When our planning commissioner [Wayne Bass] expresses admiration for a nonprofit, non-tax providing business that will compete with already existing taxproviding services in the area, it makes you wonder where his priorities are.
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Data on animal deaths is questioned
      Remember, please, the Chesterfield County Animal facility is not a “shelter” – it is a pound funded by taxpayer dollars. Shelters, on the other hand (e.g. the Richmond SPCA), are privately funded. No taxpayer money is used for their operation.
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Correction
     In a Neighbor Watch story last week, we incorrectly named the committee of citizens who serve to help revitalize neighborhoods. The correct name is Sustain Our Communities Committee. We regret our error.
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