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
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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
Greene Supervisors support sales tax referendum requested by Greene School Board
The chair of the School Board said the additional revenue will help prepare for new schools to meet a growing population