Week In Review:
Good morning! Some of the stories we covered this past week: Who benefits from data centers, who pays? Will local governments have a say in who sells marijuana? W-JCC school redistricting angst.
Friday, June 19
Virginia benefits from its massive data center industry, but the main players are not paying their fair share of the costs. That was the crux of the argument panelists made to the annual meeting of more than 80 members of the Williamsburg Area League of Women Voters Thursday evening.
Thursday, June 18
Legal marijuana sales are coming, and local governments are waiting to see what rights they will have to control the business.
Wednesday, June 17
Redistricting commanded the majority of the Williamsburg-James City County school board’s meeting Tuesday night, as parents pushed back and board members agonized over the conflicting goals they need to meet.
Tuesday, June 16
Two political newcomers who will be running in the Williamsburg City Council election next November illustrate the city’s demographic variety. But both are preaching fiscal prudence.
Monday, June 15
James City County police arrested a Williamsburg man Sunday and charged him with assaulting a 17-year-old girl in a bathroom at the New Town Barnes & Noble book store.
