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Updated every weekday as availableCulpeper Star-Exponent, February 5, 2012
"Around 250 community members attended the “Going Wild in Your Background” wildlife habitat symposium held at Eastern View High School Saturday. Madison-based Old Rag Master Naturalists put on the event, and outreach coordinator, Pam Owen, summed it up in one sentence — “It’s all about nature.”"
Culpeper Star-Exponent, February 4, 2012
"The Museum of Culpeper History buzzed with excitement Friday night at the members’ preview of an elaborate gallery-wide opening, “The Storm Arrives: War Comes to Culpeper in 1862.” Local dignitaries, politicians, museum supporters, historians and bearded men dressed in gray as Confederates soldiers packed the Main Street facility in recognition and remembrance of the 150th anniversary of the year the Civil War ravaged Culpeper, and left countless dead. "
DMB’s Capshaw turns developer eye to Culpeper
Culpeper Star-Exponent, February 6, 2012
"he manager of the Dave Matthews Band has invested in Culpeper. Music mogul Coran Capshaw, founder of Red Light Management — with offices in Charlottesville, L.A., Denver, London, New York and Nashville, Tenn. — is the main partner in Braggs Corner LLC, the development group overseeing Braggs Corner Station on U.S. 29, according to managing partner Andrew Boninti, principal broker at CB Richard Ellis in Charlottesville."
Culpeper Star-Exponent, February 1, 2012
"Culpeper County grew faster than the nation but slightly slower than the state since the 2010 census. As of July 1, 2011, Virginia’s population grew by 1.2 percent – to 8.096 million – compared to less than 1 percent for the country, according to new data from the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center."
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Updated every week as availableDMB’s Capshaw turns developer eye to Culpeper
Culpeper Star-Exponent, February 6, 2012
"he manager of the Dave Matthews Band has invested in Culpeper. Music mogul Coran Capshaw, founder of Red Light Management — with offices in Charlottesville, L.A., Denver, London, New York and Nashville, Tenn. — is the main partner in Braggs Corner LLC, the development group overseeing Braggs Corner Station on U.S. 29, according to managing partner Andrew Boninti, principal broker at CB Richard Ellis in Charlottesville."
Board defers biosolids decision
Culpeper Star-Exponent, February 8, 2012
"The Culpeper County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday night unanimously approved deferring a decision on granting a use permit to Recyc Systems to build a biosolids storage facility in the Elkwood area of the county to next month. After some early confusion as to how to proceed, per the company’s request, the board moved the decision date, but allowed a public comment period as several citizens attended to speak to the issue—most in opposition."
Commission discusses secondary roads
Culpeper Star-Exponent, February 9, 2012
"The Culpeper County Planning Commission discussed a plan to prioritize projects on the Six Year Secondary Road Plan during a work session Wednesday night. County planner John Egertson explained that the prior long-standing process for recommending improvements on secondary roads was to continuously add new items to the bottom of a list. Egertson said that in recent years, as road improvement funds have begun to shrink, VDOT officials requested that the county stop adding roads to the list."
39,000 acres of open space protected
Culpeper Star-Exponent, January 13, 2012
"The Virginia Outdoors Foundation in 2011 protected 39,000 acres of open space across the state through 215 conservation easements. Among the easements, 377 acres in Culpeper County were protected bringing the county’s total to 44 easements totaling about 10,121 acres."
Odor, traffic are concerns on sludge storage permit
Culpeper Star-Exponent, January 13, 2012
"Nobody wants a big pile of processed poop in his backyard—or even in a remote section of woods more than a half mile away. Almost two dozen speakers echoed those sentiments at a marathon public hearing for a special-use permit Wednesday night at the Culpeper County Planning Commission meeting."
Town testing LED streetlights on North Main
Culpeper Star-Exponent, January 16, 2012
"Culpeper said let there be LED, and there was. Last month, the town started testing the energy-efficient “light emitting diodes” in two streetlights on North Main at Piedmont Street."
Uncovering 1860s graffiti; in Culpeper, an expert turns the clock back to Civil War
Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, January 16, 2012
"As a general rule, hospitals and dirt don’t get along. In the Culpeper Civil War hospital that has become known as the Graffiti House, however, dirt has literally saved history. At some point, probably years after the war ended, the owner of this old house decided to cover up the graffiti that soldiers from both armies had written—mostly using charcoal—on the walls of the makeshift hospital."
Culpeper Star-Exponent, January 12, 2012
"The Culpeper Planning Commission at last night’s meeting denied a use permit request by Recyc Systems to build a biosolids storage facility in the Elkwood area of the county. The commission’s recommendation will now go before the board of supervisors, who have the final say on the issue... Nearly all community members that spoke at the meeting voiced opposition to the proposal, with concerns including the odor of the facility, depreciating property values, battlefields in the area, truck traffic and environmental reasons primarily focused on the nearby Rappahannock River."
Quotes PEC's Brian Higgins
Culpeper Star-Exponent, December 29, 2011
"Culpeper County was among nine winners of the “Green Government Challenge,” announced earlier this month. The challenge is part of the Virginia Municipal League initiated “Go Green Virginia” campaign, which began in 2007. It is a competition between counties, cities and towns and involves earning points by establishing, implementing and adopting policies or actions that reduce energy usage and promote sustainability. There were 33 entries in the contest."
Farmers help conserve Hazel watershed
Rappahannock News, December 29, 2011
"The clean-up of the Chesapeake bay is an important issue in Virginia – one that often stirs up controversial debates and finger pointing rather than action. In Rappahannock and neighboring counties, however, farmers are tackling water quality problems, now, with innovative solutions... More than eight miles of riparian fencing have been installed in Rappahannock to date, along with more than five miles in Culpeper, Madison and Orange. More than 1,000 cattle have been fenced out of streams and provided with alternative sources of clean drinking water. "
By PEC's Katherine Vance
