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Negotiations continue on library, schools

Good morning! Local governments are negotiating in earnest on the future governance of both the WJCC schools and the regional library. Plus, traffic relief for main Williamsburg roads.

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Sep 12, 2025
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WJCC school board office, left, Williamsburg library, right
Editor’s Note: We have corrected an error in the third paragraph of this story, where we said James City County had served notice it would leave the regional library group. James City asked York and the city if they would “discuss modification of the contract by mutual consent.”

Local officials are at the table negotiating two important regional contracts – the Williamsburg-James City County school system and the Williamsburg Regional Library agreement.

James City County Supervisors held a closed-door session at their meeting this week to talk more about the school system agreement, County Administrator Scott Stevens confirmed.

Stevens, Williamsburg City Manager Andrew O. Trivette and York County Administrator Mark L. Bellamy also met last month to talk about the Williamsburg Regional Library’s future. York County served notice it would leave the group in two years, and James City County asked its partners two years ago if they would discuss modification of the contract.

York Supervisor D…

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