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Week in Review

Happy Valentine's Day! Here are the top stories we reported for you this week

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Feb 14, 2026
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Monday, Feb. 9

Local elected officials gave state legislators an earful this week about General Assembly bills that would interfere with local zoning decisions and force collective bargaining with employee unions.

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Tuesday, Feb. 10

C&F Mortgage pitched Williamsburg City Council Monday on a joint partnership with the city, William & Mary and the Community Foundation to provide $2.7 million in grants to support the city’s affordable housing efforts.

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Wednesday, Feb. 11

James City County supervisors made no decisions on two high density developments at their Tuesday night meeting, pushing them back until April 14.

The biggest project they delayed considering was Westwood Park, a proposed mixed-use project on 79 acres of surplus Eastern State Hospital land bordering New Town.

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Thursday, Feb. 12

James City County’s first pass at a new budget includes $12 million in additional spending requests, and double-digit ass…

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