Williamsburg’s City Council will meet for another work session regarding the fiscal year 2014 budget this week, the winners of the ‘Beautiful Williamsburg’ photo contest were announced, and the Economic Development Authority is now accepting applications for its board. Catch up on the latest City of Williamsburg news in this week’s notebook.
City Council to Talk Budget at Work Session
City Council will have its last scheduled budget work session Monday before the likely adoption of the fiscal year 2014 budget May 9.
The session will include a summary of the revisions to the budget thus far and an adjustment to the capital improvement plan.
The meeting will take place in the third floor conference room of the Municipal Building at 401 Lafayette St.
On April 1, City Manager Jack Tuttle released his proposed $51.6 million budget, where he noted property tax revenue is expected to increase by 2.8 percent and government revenue should be up 10.5 percent. The city’s biggest spending increase will be its contribution of $8.4 million to the Williamsburg-James City County Schools – an 8.1 percent increase in school costs over the past two years.
Click here to read more about the budget.
‘Beautiful Williamsburg’ Contest Winners Announced
The City of Williamsburg’s Beautification Advisory Committee named its top five in the ‘Beautiful Williamsburg’ Photo Contest earlier this week.
Chuck Durfor won the grand prize, two state tickets for Historic Garden Week, with his photos of tulips at the Governor’s Palace. (Photo to the right)
Marilyn DeBlock was the runner-up, winning two tickets for the Williamsburg Garden Tour, with her photo of the Colonial Nursery. (Second photo to the right.)
The committee also chose three other submissions to win $25 Trellis gift certificates:
- Rachel Brooks, junior at the College of William & Mary, for her photo of the Governor’s Palace gate
- Roger Crook for his photo of the foxglove plant
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Photo by Marilyn De Block Roger & Marty Jones for their photo of their own boxwood garden
“Congratulations to the many friends of Williamsburg who submitted artful, colorful, beautifully composed images,” said Terry Buntrock, District 3’s representative to Historic Garden Week in a statement.
The other 22 photographers listed in the top 25 are:
- Ale de Arimany
- Diego Arimany
- Todd Dinkel
- Don Douglas
- Donna Griffith
- Mary Ellen Hodges
- Robert Hunter
- Marjolaine Kranbeuhl
- Peggy Mason
- Nancy Nehez
- James Ogborn
- Skip Rowland
- Shannon Schojan
- Wren Shaulis
The contest yielded 75 photos from 28 individuals. The committee chose 25 of its favorites and gave awards to the top five selections.
To see the photos on the City of Williamsburg’s Facebook page, click here.
Applicants Sought for Economic Development Authority
The City of Williamsburg is looking for residents who would like to serve a four-year term on the seven-member Economic Development Authority.
The EDA aims to assist the city’s businesses, attract new businesses and market the city as a good location for businesses.
The appointment is effective July 1.
Information about the EDA is available at williamsburgva.gov/eda. Applications are available at williamsburgva.gov/boards or by contacting Donna Scott at [email protected] or 220-6103.
