A look at the sales-tax referenda in Albemarle and Charlottesville
Five out of six localities in the Thomas Jefferson Planning District are asking voters to decide on the tax rate increase
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Charlottesville School Board members express concern about FY27 budget process at August work session
The conversation exposed the tension inherent in a system that where one elected body has power of the purse and the other does not
Albemarle County Public Schools taking applications for vacancy through Friday
At-large member Allison Spillman resigned earlier this month
A look at school construction costs across Virginia
Mountain View Upper Elementary School has a capacity of 600 total students and a total cost of $41,802,338.
Virginia sales tax holiday continues through Sunday night
School supplies and some items for emergency preparedness are eligible for the temporary break from sales tax
Public notice: No asbestos have been disturbed at Albemarle schools
Inspections are conducted three times a year
Charlottesville City Council votes to move forward with sales tax referendum
City Council will have a joint meeting with the School Board on August 12
Albemarle Supervisors move forward with sales tax referendum
An increase of one percent would bring in about $20 million in revenue each year according to county staff
Charlottesville City Council discusses how $12 million a year from sales tax increase might be used for financing school construction
Budget staff recommend leveraging the income stream for $35 million in debt and using the rest as cash
Nelson Supervisors vote to proceed with sales tax referendum for school construction
The increase would yield about $1.9 million a year according to Davenport Financial