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Atlantic Monthly, March 1, 2010
"...But the battlefield where the war between preservation and commerce now rages most ferociously is the Wilderness, in Orange County, Virginia, where in May of 1864, the two armies took 28,000 casualties, some of them wounded men who were incinerated in a forest fire.
Soon, the Wilderness may also be known for everyday low prices, thanks to Walmart’s plans to put a new store at the site’s very doorstep.
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Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, February 25, 2010
"The Orange County Planning Commission will have six fewer voting members soon if the three supervisors who favor that change prevail.
Supervisors Shannon Abbs, Zack Burkett and Grover Wilson voted at Tuesday’s board meeting to schedule a public hearing on a proposal to amend the county’s ordinance to reconstitute the Planning Commission with five members.
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Orange County Review, February 25, 2010
"Despite significant proposed changes to the Town of Orange zoning map that effectively could downzone 200 parcels,, only a handful of land owners spoke at a public comment session Monday night.
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Orange County Review, February 25, 2010
"County supervisors may reconstitute the Orange County Planning Commission so they can cut the 10-member advisory board in half and each appoint their own commissioner.
Tuesday evening, the board took action on a discussion item that’s been lingering for more than a year. It voted 3-1-1 to advertise a public hearing at the March 23 meeting to reconstitute and reconfigure the planning commission. Chairman Lee Frame dissented and District 3 Supervisor Teel Goodwin abstained from voting.
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Culpeper Star-Exponent, March 4, 2010
"In a public gesture of thanks for its preservation efforts, Orange County’s Friends of Wilderness Battlefield will receive recognition today for its advocacy in protecting and restoring historic Ellwood Manor."
C-Ville Weekly, March 4, 2010
"On February 3, Judge Daniel Bouton of the Orange County circuit court heard arguments from attorneys concerning the proposed Wal-Mart to be built on Route 3 near Fredericksburg, on the hillside that overlooks the Wilderness Battlefield, where 29,000 casualties were sustained during the Civil War."
Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, February 22, 2010
"Yesterday, African-Americans walked through the entrance marked "white" at the Montpelier train depot.
They weren’t surprised that the space inside was larger than the one marked "colored." They had always known that was the case.
Separate, but not equal.
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Orange County Review, February 25, 2010
"Despite significant proposed changes to the Town of Orange zoning map that effectively could downzone 200 parcels,, only a handful of land owners spoke at a public comment session Monday night.
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Orange County Review, February 25, 2010
"County supervisors may reconstitute the Orange County Planning Commission so they can cut the 10-member advisory board in half and each appoint their own commissioner.
Tuesday evening, the board took action on a discussion item that’s been lingering for more than a year. It voted 3-1-1 to advertise a public hearing at the March 23 meeting to reconstitute and reconfigure the planning commission. Chairman Lee Frame dissented and District 3 Supervisor Teel Goodwin abstained from voting.
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Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, January 29, 2010
"Orange County supervisors oppose allowing Wilderness Walmart foes to file a "friend of the court" brief in the lawsuit over a retail center planned at the entrance to Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park.
The motion by the National Parks Conservation Association and Civil War Preservation Trust is untimely and doesn’t address any of the legal issues in the case before the Orange County Circuit Court, the Board of Supervisors argues.
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Orange County Review, January 29, 2010
"Buying local is a growing trend, one that the state and many businesses within Orange County are welcoming with open arms.
According to Orange Downtown Alliance Director Jeff Curtis, buying local is becoming increasingly popular.
“There is such a buzz right now about buying local,“ he said. “It’s a great movement.“
According to Curtis, buying local is an investment in one’s own community.
“It not only helps people eat better but it also brings back a little of our heritage and culture,“ he said. “It’s helping to bring back a culture we had long ago.“
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Culpeper Star-Exponent, February 3, 2010
"An Orange County Circuit Court judge will hear preliminary arguments today from national groups and local residents who oppose the planned 240,000-square-foot commercial development featuring a new Walmart on the Wilderness Battlefield in Orange.
The public meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. at 110 N. Madison Road in Orange.
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Culpeper Star-Exponent, February 4, 2010
"After listening to more than three hours of legal wrangling Wednesday, a judge will decide whether to throw out a lawsuit opposing a planned Walmart within a cannon’s shot of an endangered Civil War battlefield in Virginia.
Orange County wants Circuit Court Judge Daniel R. Bouton to dismiss a challenge of an Aug. 25 decision to approve the 138,000-square-foot supercenter within one mile of the Wilderness Battlefield.
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Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, January 21, 2010
"The Orange Town Council has approved farmer-developer Carl Owens’ request to rezone his 135-acre property at the northern entrance to the town into what had been dubbed the Uptown Orange North Traditional Neighborhood Development District."
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