Learning from our past

2007: The Comprehensive Services Act and Impact Fees: those are the two issues Greene's Board of Supervisors would like to see the Thomas Jefferson Planning Commission put before the Commonwealth's 2008 General Assembly. CSA is a 1993 Virginia law meant to provide high quality, child centered, family focused, cost effective, community-based services to high risk youth and their families. The bulk of Greene's CSA budget is taken up by paying for children places in residential or day placement through the schools. The local share of the state mandated CSA program is 34.71 percent of the total cost plus salaries.

2003: A crowd of roughly 1,200 strong on Sunday gathered to honor Rodney L. Davis, a Greene County sheriff's sergeant who was slain in the line of duty Tuesday. At First Baptist Church in Charlottesville, Davis was remembered by his father-in-law, sister, and Sheriff William Morris as a dedicated officer who loved his friends and family and spread good humor wherever he went. "The memory of this very outstanding man will remain with me until my death," said a tearful Morris during the outdoor portion of the service. His comments were followed by 21 gun salute and the playing of taps.

1998: The Virginia Department of Transportation began work this week on a nearly $200,000 project to provide an access road to the new Greene County Industrial Park. The state is spending $187,000 to install the access road and water service to the park, but the county must pay back the money through attracting businesses, and their tax dollars to the park site. An agreement with VDOT, signed three years ago by the Greene County Boar of Supervisors, stipulates that the money be paid back by September 1999. That leaves the county with just one year to attract a number of new businesses to the park.

1983: The Greene County Supervisors, in a hastily called a meeting Friday, adopted a resolution which could pave the way for Greene County farmers to receive "disaster areas" aid for drought-damaged crops. That resolution, a necessary fiosrt step before the state can declare the county a disaster area, was sent to Gov. Charles S. Robb on Monday, according to County Adminsitor Julius Morris.
Morris reported to the board that local agricultural officials have estimated that 90 percent of the county's pastures has sustained severe damage and up to 70 percent of the corn crop has been lost.

1948: The underworld has claimed another victim in Virginia-the home owner who has a natural fear of termites. Instances of racketeering in the termite-eradication business in the state have been reported by G. D. Kite associate agricultural engineer of the Extension Service; and Home owners are warned to check the reliability of any "fly-by nights" who claim to specialize in termite control.
In the cases cited by the specialist, the alleged eradicators, usually asking sky high process for their services have followed a routine of approaching the home owners and asking to investigate for evidence of termite damage.