Virginia Association of Counties General Counsel Phyllis A. Errico, CAE, will be retiring at the end of the year, concluding a distinguished career at the Association as an advocate and advisor. Errico joined VACo in
Virginia Association of Counties General Counsel Phyllis A. Errico, CAE, will be retiring at the end of the year, concluding a distinguished career at the Association as an advocate and advisor. Errico joined VACo in
SB 932 (Salim) mandates all localities permit accessory dwelling units (ADUs) as an accessory use in residential zoning districts. The legislation also prohibits a locality
HB 2407 (Scott, P.A.), as introduced, would require waterworks to report any operational anomaly, regardless of severity, that could affect water quality, public health, or
VACo opposes SB 876 ( Ebbin), as introduced, regarding public bodies inability to act on amended agenda items until a later meeting. The bill expands
Governor Youngkin presented his proposed amendments to the 2024-2026 biennium budget on Wednesday, December 18. As VACo reported in its initial review, the Governor had
Location: 6604 Courthouse Road / Administration Drive Built: 1882 – 1883 Style: Greek Revival Architect: F.B. Leavenworth Contractor: J. Chappall Description: The building faces south
We all know Stephanie Heintzleman. We talked to her at Regional Meetings. We mingled with her at the Annual Conference. We saw her at the
A recent report presented by Virginia Commonwealth University Center for Public Policy provides an independent third-party confirmation of what many in local government already know
Members of the I-81 Advisory Committee from across the Commonwealth gathered in Lexington on December 13, 2024 to discuss the status of the I-81 Corridor
The 2025 General Assembly convened under unusual circumstances yesterday, amid widespread water outages in the City of Richmond resulting from failures at the City’s water
The 2025 General Assembly session convened on Wednesday, but we’ll have to wait until Monday for legislators to deliberate on the many issues of critical
Governor Youngkin presented his proposed amendments to the 2024-2026 biennium budget to the “money committees” on December 18, telling legislators that “Virginia is roaring,” with
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