Here’s That Redistribution of Wealth that Bill Osl Despises

Bill Osl, who is currently trying to borrow money as fast as he can to keep Cumberland County solvent, complained to Congressman Tom Perriello at the town hall meeting in Cumberland in August that he wants Congress to stop all that redistribution of wealth and socialism stuff.
I guess he means it unless he is accepting [...]

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Bill Osl Gives Congressman Perriello the Metaphorical Back of His Hand

I went to two town hall meetings this week, one in Prince Edward County, and one here in Cumberland County. There was not much difference in the questions asked, but one glaring difference did leap out at me.
In Prince Edward County, the chair of the Board of Supervisors is someone I don’t particularly like or [...]

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Cumberland County Appropriates Only Half-Year Budget

In order to preserve some operating funds for the next six months, Cumberland County Board of Supervisors on June 29, 2009, appropriated only half the years budget. The gap was $3,742,341, and various ways to close the gap were being discussed.
The county appropriated half of the budget approved in the first half of this calendar [...]

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Herberton/Poplar Hill Sued for Non-Payment of $75,000

Sources have told me that the company that runs all or a portion of the ‘Manor’ development in Prince Edward County has been sued for non-payment of $75,000 for work done developing the ‘Manor’ (previously known as Poplar Hill). Suit was filed April 24, 2009, against Herberton-Poplar Hill Development, for work performed. The case is [...]

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Cumberland Supervisor Chair Bill Osl Batting .000

A recent newspaper article in this area remarked that Bill Osl had done everything but kneel down and beg Farmville to rejoin the Commonwealth Regional Council (CRC), an organization purportedly involved in helping localities with planning and economic development issues.
Farmville had declined to renew their membership in the organization in April of this year, after [...]

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The Prince Edward County “Guess the Account” Game

The way Prince Edward County government hides behind various ruses to get what they want, often times, for themselves, is amazing to behold. Witness:
Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors Chair Buckie Fore wanted to get money to his cash-strapped friends over at Draper Aden Engineers, so he had to come up with a way to [...]

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Southside Messenger Newspaper Details FOIA Abuses by PE Board of Supervisors

The last two weeks has brought articles from the Southside Messenger that have detailed problems with a meeting of the Board of Supervisors, and about the proposed land sale in Prince Edward County. This is the only local media to outline problems with these issues.
Wilkie Chaffin, a reporter for the Messenger, has detailed what he [...]

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