Governor Glenn Youngkin on House Passage of Sports Authority Legislation

Commonwealth of Virginia Office of Governor Glenn Youngkin FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 13, 2024 CONTACTS:  Office of the Governor  Contact: Christian Martinez  Email: Christian.Martinez@governor.virginia.gov   Governor Glenn Youngkin on House Passage of Sports Authority Legislation RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin today released the following statement after the passage of House Bill 1514, introduced by Delegate Luke Torian.  “I'm encouraged by the continued bipartisan support for the one-of-a-kind economic development opportunity in Virginia that represents 30,000 jobs and $12 billion in new economic activity for the Commonwealth. Following the MEI Commission’s unanimous approval in December, the bipartisan vote in committee and today's bipartisan support on the House floor, the more decision-makers learn about this project the more they realize that the positive impact reaches all corners of the Commonwealth,” said Governor Glenn Youngkin. “From toll relief in Hampton Roads to WMATA investments in Northern Virginia, from education investments in rural and urban school divisions to critical transportation arteries like I-81, Virginians know the revenues from this project will be felt in their communities. I’ve appreciated the deep engagement with legislators and their staff this week and we will continue to inform these discussions as the process moves forward.”  ###

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District 5 Update for February 2024

Thomas "Tom"  G. Shepperd, Jr. York County Supervisor, District 5 Hm:  (757) 858-8591 Mb:  (757) 903-1875 Email address: Shepperd@yorkcounty.gov Email address:  TGShep@cox.net          District 5 Update - February 2024 Subscribe for District 5 Report and Crime Watch Updates Residents and homeowner associations are encouraged to share the Update with others in their communities. Comments and questions are always welcome* Land Clearing You may have noticed the land clearing operation taking place along Victory Boulevard behind Fire Station #2. The clearing is in preparation for the Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) pressure reducing station and the 2.3-million-gallon sewage storage tank. The tank and pump station will be much further away from Victory Boulevard. Construction is expected to be completed in 2025. Victory Boulevard (Rt.171) VDOT finally aligned the traffic light and turn lanes at Victory Boulevard and Rt. 17.  It looks way better.  The turn lane is the last of the intersection proffers offered by the developer of Harper Station, which is the soon to open assisted living facility across Victory Boulevard from Walmart. The next big project for Victory Boulevard will be the addition of one eastbound lane between Hampton Hwy. and Rt. 17. VDOT will award the contract in April 2024. The project will be completed in July 2025. Scams in York County - Hard to Believe but True! Scams in York County are a very serious problem. Sheriff Montgomery estimates that last year York County residents were scammed out of about $1 million. Two recent scamming incidents in the last 45 days are truly mind boggling. In the first incident a resident was scammed out of $335,000. The resident was called by a scammer posing as a DEA agent. The scammer said the resident was involved in a money laundering scheme in El Paso. The resident was told that he needed to pay the government $35,000 or all his assets would be confiscated. After paying the scammer, he was contacted a couple of days later and told that his net wealth had been underestimated and that he needed to pay an additional $300,000 in cash. The resident took the money out of his 401K retirement account by having it transferred to his bank. The bank was concerned about the large cash transaction and contacted the Sheriff’s Office to have a deputy present for security. When the deputy questioned the resident, he was told that “I want to keep the money at home.” The resident then left the bank and went to a nearby location where he met up with the scammers and gave them the $335,000 dollars. The scammers instructed the resident to go to the local Social Security Office in Hampton to obtain further information about the case. The resident visited the Social Security Office and was told that he had been scammed. To add insult to injury, since the money came from a 401K, the resident will have to pay income tax, which is estimated to be around $60,000.   The second case involved the loss of $47,000. In this case, the resident was on his computer when it locked up. He was given a phone number and told to contact Apple (Lie #1). When he did, he was then told that he was being transferred to Apple’s computer support (Lie #2). I’m not sure of the details of the phone call, but in the end, the instructions to unlock his computer required that he pay $47,000 in bitcoin Lie #3). He withdrew cash from his account and went to a location in Newport News where he converted the money to bitcoin and gave it to a scammer. These are really smart people doing something that makes no sense. No government organization or reputable company will call you to demand money. When in doubt, end the call and call the agency or business. Do not use any phone numbers given to you by the caller. You can also call the Sheriff’s Office.   Photo Speed Enforcement Photo speed enforcement in active school zones may be coming our way soon.  A recent 5-day study by the Sheriff’s Office at 5 schools showed 3,725 speeding violations in excess of 11 MPH over the posted speed. The Board of Supervisors will decide soon as to whether or not to authorize the program.  If approved, speeding violations in a school zone will result in a $100 fine. The citation will be mailed to your home. The citation will not be reported to your insurance company and no points will be added to your license.  Of course, you always have the option of going to court to appeal the citation. The program is being considered for child safety and enforcement. The Sheriff dispatches five deputies each day for traffic control in various school zones. There just aren't enough deputies to catch speeders. By the way, if you are ever pulled over for speeding in an active school zone, the State mandates a $300 to $400 fine, notification to your insurance company, and the addition of points on your license. Subscribe for District 5 Report and Crime Watch Updates * Comments and opinions expressed in the District 5 Report are authorized and approved by me and do not necessarily represent the position of other elected representatives. All email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and to the Virginia Public Records Act, which may result in monitoring and disclosure to third parties, including law enforcement.

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Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Additional Administration and Board Appointments

Commonwealth of Virginia Office of Governor Glenn Youngkin  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 26, 2024 CONTACTS:  Office of the Governor Contact: Christian Martinez Email: Christian.Martinez@governor.virginia.gov Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Additional Administration and Board Appointments RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced additional key administration and board appointments. ADMINISTRATION APPOINTMENTS     OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR    Frank Green, II, Special Assistant, Office of the Children’s Ombudsman    COMMONWEALTH    Cecilia Damian, Director of Constituent Services    PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY    Linda Jackson, Director, Department of Forensic Science     BOARD APPOINTMENTS      ADMINISTRATION    VIRGINIA DATA ADVISORY COMMISSION    Suzanne Tills of Elkton, Chief Information Officer, City of Fredericksburg    AUTHORITY    SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY    Brad Kreps of Abingdon, Clinch Valley Program Director, The Nature Conservancy    COMMERCE AND TRADE    CLEAN ENERGY ADVISORY BOARD   C. Meade Browder, Jr., of Henrico, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General   Thomas Turner of Suffolk, Virginia State Director, Conservatives for Clean Energy     COMMONWEALTH    VIRGINIA ASIAN ADVISORY BOARD    Go Eun Kang of McLean, President, Omni Financial Risk Management, Inc    COMPACTS     LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY EXECUTIVE COUNCIL     The Honorable Sheila S. Noll of York County, Member, York County Board of Supervisors, District 2    DESIGNATED     STATE REHABILITATION COUNCIL FOR THE BLIND AND VISION IMPAIRED      Gerald Meredith of Chesterfield, retired Correctional Officer, Virginia Department of Corrections  Francisco Semiao of Fairfax, Director of Regulatory Affairs for Washington, DC, MedStar Health  EDUCATION    BOARD OF REGENTS OF GUNSTON HALL    Susan Seabury Aselage of St. Louis, Missouri, community volunteer  Virginia Doughton Finley of Raleigh, North Carolina, community volunteer  Nancy Stutsman Lamb of Barnstable, Massachusetts, community volunteer  Claudia Stewart Lane of Northfield, Illinois, faculty, Chicago Botanic Gardens  Ashley Manning Merrill of Tampa, Florida Retired, Banking Executive, Bank of America   Virginia Carswell Nicholson of Marietta, Georgia, community volunteer   Nancy Kelly White of Knoxville, Tennessee, community volunteer    BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE FRONTIER CULTURE MUSEUM OF VIRGINIA     Ned Ruby of Staunton, retired Vice-President and Division Manager, Liphart Steel    VIRGINIA STEM EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD     Rashid E. Farrell of Arlington, HR Executive      HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES     ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS COMMISSION    Leslie Bowie of Williamsburg, community volunteer, Alzheimer's Association, Southeastern VA Chapter    OFFICE OF NEW AMERICANS ADVISORY BOARD      Cuong Nguyen of Henrico, teacher, Vinh-Son Liem Vietnamese School    PUBLIC GUARDIAN AND CONSERVATOR ADVISORY BOARD    The Honorable Mary Jane Hall of Norfolk, Judge of the Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk    VIRGINIA INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL    Dawn P. Ault of Ashland, Executive Director, Virginia Head Start Association  Christina Harrison of Bristol, Early Intervention Program Manager and Early Intervention Practitioner, Commonwealth Children's Services    INDEPENDENT    TASK FORCE FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE HISTORY OF FORMERLY ENSLAVED AFRICAN AMERICANS IN VIRGINIA    Roger Cheeks of Chesapeake, Senior Director of Outreach, International Fellowship of Christians and Jews  Brenton Hammond of Alexandria, Defense Contractor  Jonathan W. White of Newport News, Professor of American Studies, Christopher Newport University    LABOR    AUCTIONEERS BOARD    Adrianna Cowan-Waddy of Orange, Broker and Co-Owner, Cowan Realty, Inc.     BOARD FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY OPERATORS      Rebekah Ellen Clark Thacker of Yorktown, retired Executive Director of the Peninsula SPCA    BOARD FOR WATERWORKS AND WASTEWATER WORKS OPERATORS AND ONSITE SEWAGE SYSTEM PROFESSIONALS     Pamela Pruett of Warrenton, President, Environmental Systems Consulting, LLC    LEGISLATIVE    BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS COMMITTEE  Joan Johns Cobbs of Farmville, community advocate    TRANSPORTATION    MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER BOARD    M’Lissa L. Dunn of Kilmarnock, Vice President, Dunn-Rite Auto Group  Chip Lindsay of Alexandria, President and Owner, Lindsay Automotive Group  Tim Pohanka of Fredericksburg, Chief Operating Officer, Pohanka Automotive Group    TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT COMMISSION OF HAMPTON ROADS    Anthony Goodwin of Portsmouth, Owner, G&A Marketing and Real Estate Services  VETERANS AND DEFENSE AFFAIRS     VETERANS SERVICES FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES    Craig Colucci of Virginia Beach, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army (Retired); Owner, D-BAT Virginia Beach    VIRGINIA MILITARY ADVISORY COUNCIL     Jenny Jacobs of Williamsburg, Faculty, Walsingham Academy  ###

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Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Additional Administration and Board Appointments

Commonwealth of Virginia Office of Governor Glenn Youngkin  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 12, 2024 CONTACTS:  Office of the Governor Contact: Christian Martinez Email: Christian.Martinez@governor.virginia.gov Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Additional Administration and Board Appointments RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced additional key administration and board appointments. ADMINISTRATION APPOINTMENTS     OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR    Wade Griggs, Special Assistant    COMMONWEALTH    Sarah Leahy, Special Assistant    VETERANS AND DEFENSE AFFAIRS    Charles Zingler, Commissioner, Department of Veterans Services    BOARD APPOINTMENTS     AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY     BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES    Brittany Jones of Blackstone, Partner, Richlands Agritourism, Dairy Farm, and Creamery    SOYBEAN BOARD    Harrison Moody of Dinwiddie County, Owner, Green Meadows Farm  Susan Watkins of Sutherland, Co-Owner, Watkins Farms  Robert White of Viginia Beach, Owner, R. W. White Farm, LLC  J. Colin Whittington of Amelia County, Farm Manager, Featherstone Farm      VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION     Gillian Gordon-Moore of Berryville, Thoroughbred Breeder and Racing Participant      VIRGINIA SPIRITS BOARD    Jeff Bloem of Charlottesville, Founder, Murphy & Rude Malting Co.  Thomas W. Murray of Gainesville, Co-Founder and CEO, MurLarkey Distilled Spirits        AUTHORITY    VIRGINIA RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY, BOARD OF DIRECTORS     Megan Baker of Roanoke County, Economic Development Director, Roanoke County  The Honorable Phil C. North of Roanoke, Chair, Roanoke County Board of Supervisors       COMMERCE AND TRADE     BOARD OF COAL MINING EXAMINERS    Phillip Hale of North Tazewell, Industrial Manager, Twin Enterprise  Casey Mooneyhan of Pennington Gap, Mine Rescue and Safety, Paramont Contura, LLC      CLEAN ENERGY ADVISORY BOARD     The Honorable Kwasi Fraser former Mayor of Purcellville; President, Guyana Infrastructure Consortium  Taylor Williams of Richmond, Principal and Co-Founder, Spy Rock Real Estate Group       COAL SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION FUND ADVISORY BOARD    Chris Stanley of Clintwood, Vice-President, Clintwood JOD, LLC    COMMISSION ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT      Terry Payne of Fredericksburg, Member, Board of Directors Stafford/Staunton IDA      COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING, VEDP    Shannon Kane of Virginia Beach, President, EWR Management Group      VIRGINIA COAL MINE SAFETY BOARD    Christopher Lester of Abingdon, retired Certified Electrician, Murray Energy  Harless Mullins of Big Stone Gap, retired, plant operator, Alpha Natural Resources  Michael Gary Prater of Grundy, Director of Human Resources and Risk Management, United Coal Co.  Dr. Victoria Ratliff of Big Stone Gap, Opportunity Appalachia Project Lead for University of Virginia's College at Wise; retired Vice President of Academic Affairs and Workforce Solutions, Mountain Empire Community College  Joshua West of Pound, District Representative, United Mine Workers of America      VIRGINIA NUCLEAR ENERGY CONSORTIUM AUTHORITY    Tom DePonty of Alexandria, Director of Government Affairs, Framatome Inc.  Dr. Calvin Lowe of Hampton, Professor and Former Dean, School of Science, Hampton University; former President, Bowie State University, Maryland    Mary Neumayr of Alexandria, Director of Government Affairs, Urenco USA Inc.  Rhonnie Smith of Moneta, retired President, BWXT Technical Services Division  Brian Vella of The Plains, Partner, Haynes Boone LLP      COMPACT     CHESAPEAKE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL STAKEHOLDERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE    William Noftsinger of Richmond, Senior Investment Manager, Alpha Omega Wealth Management      DESIGNATED     STATE REHABILITATION ADVISORY COUNCIL     Marco Callender of Chester, Executive Director (Petersburg Branch), YMCA of Greater Richmond  Travis Staton of Abingdon, President and CEO, United Way of Southwest Virginia      STATE REHABILITATION COUNCIL FOR THE BLIND AND VISION IMPAIRED      Rev. David Andrews of Hampton, Pastor, Faith Temple Newport News  Susan Bowmaster of Annadale, retired, community advocate, American Council for the Blind and Capital Area Guide Dog Users    LaSonya Jackson of Staunton, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired  Elizabeth Klein of Richmond, Disability Rights Advocate, disAbility Law Center  Chanthen Nene of Manassas, Mentor, Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired     EDUCATION      BOARD OF VISITORS OF CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY   Dr. Daniel Gade of Alexandria, LTC (Retired), United States Army      COMMONWEALTH HEALTH RESEARCH BOARD    Dr. Neelam Azad of Yorktown, Vice President for Research, Hampton University  Andrew F. Kohler, MD FACP, MBA CPE, of Rappahannock, physician and entrepreneur       STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES     Jeff Haley of Danville, President and CEO, American National Bankshares, Inc.  Alethea "AJ" Robinson of Bluefield, Director of Communications, Tazewell County       STATE HISTORICAL RECORDS ADVISORY BOARD     Dr. Christopher Bissex of Alexandria, AVP of Research Solutions, Morning Consult  Heather Bollinger of Loudoun County, Contract Archivist and Historian  Ruth Welch of Castleton, President, Friends of the Rappahannock County Library      VIRGINIA COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS    Roxana Jordan of Alexandria, Management Consultant      VIRGINIA COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION BOARD APPOINTMENTS    The Honorable Lisa M. Hicks-Thomas of Henrico County, Deputy General Counsel, Dominion Energy       VIRGINIA STEM EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD    Amy Thompson, MD, of McLean, retired Physician        HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES     ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS COMMISSION    Michael Watson of Lorton, DEI Program Manager, Alzheimer's Association      CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES REVIEW PANEL    Erica Giovanni Baez of Richmond, Attorney & Owner, Erica Baez Law PLC  Lauren Roaseau of Yorktown, Payroll Specialist, Newport News Public Schools  H. Van Smith of Henrico, Attorney & Counselor at Law, Smith Strong, PLC      PUBLIC GUARDIAN AND CONSERVATOR ADVISORY BOARD    Reynold W. Jordan Jr, of Portsmouth, Director, Isle of Wight County Department of Social Services      RARE DISEASE COUNCIL    Hermionne G. Johnson of Suffolk, Chief Executive Officer, Ayana’s Hope Cells       VIRGINIA FOUNDATION FOR HEALTHY YOUTH, BOARD OF TRUSTEES    Riley Shaia of Henrico, Group Exercise Instructor, Tuckahoe Family YMCA      VIRGINIA INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL     Kirsten Carlson Hodge, PhD, of Midlothian, home educator and parent  Tricia Peny of Prince William County, Early Intervention Program Manager, Infant & Toddler Connection of Greater Prince William  Stephanie Tharp of Charlottesville, community advocate      INDEPENDENT     BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE VIRGINIA BIRTH-RELATED NEUROLOGICAL INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM     Dr. James E. Camm of Lynchburg, Executive Director of One, Community One Voice; Senior Pastor, Living Word Ministry  Michael Hoover of Goochland, Senior Vice President, Caprin Asset Management – a division of Davidson Investment Advisors  Dawn McCoy, MPP, of Chesterfield, Director of Development, Rise Richmond; Partners in Policymaking Class of 2016  Dr. Ronald Ramus of Richmond, Professor and Director, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University      TASK FORCE FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE HISTORY OF FORMERLY ENSLAVED AFRICAN AMERICANS IN VIRGINIA     Makola M. Abdullah, Ph.D. of Petersburg, President, Virginia State University  Verndell Robinson of Triangle, Broker, Coldwell Banker Realty      VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD    Adam L. Tolbert of Saltville, Senior Director of Administration, Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center  Sherry L. Williams of Henrico, Chief Risk Officer, Atlantic Union Bank      LABOR    BOARD FOR HEARING AID SPECIALISTS AND OPTICIANS    Judith Canty of Virginia Beach, Territory Sales Manager, Luzerne Optical Labs      BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL SOIL SCIENTISTS, WETLAND PROFESSIONALS, AND GEOLOGISTS    Steven Yob of Glen Allen, Professional Engineer and Deputy County Manager, Henrico County      BOARD FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY OPERATORS      Wade Bailey of Mechanicsville, General Manager, Republic Services      VIRGINIA BOARD FOR ASBESTOS, LEAD, AND HOME INSPECTORS     Jesse Phillips of Roanoke, Industrial Hygiene Practice Leader, Froehling & Robertson, Inc.  Robin Wilder of Henrico, Environmental Services Division Director, Henrico County Department of Public Works       LEGISLATIVE    BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS COMMITTEE   Paris D. Turner of Norfolk, Teacher, Norfolk Public Schools      CAPITOL SQUARE PRESERVATION COUNCIL    Dr. Sarah Scarbrough of Richmond, Director and Founder, REAL LIFE       MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION    Kimberlee Anne Humphrey of Hampton, President and CEO, Association for Manufacturing Excellence      NATURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES    BOARD OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES    The Honorable James Edmunds of Halifax, former Member, Virginia House of Delegates, 60th District  The Honorable William Wampler III of Abingdon, former Member, Virginia House of Delegates, 4th District      SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION BOARD     Robert Mills of Callands, President, Briar View Farms Inc.      VIRGINIA LAND CONSERVATION FOUNDATION, BOARD OF TRUSTEEES  Stewart Leeth of Richmond, Chief Sustainability Officer, Smithfield Foods, Inc.       PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY     E 9-1-1 SERVICES BOARD    Chief Michael Barakey of Suffolk, Fire Chief, Suffolk Fire and Rescue      TRANSPORTATION     MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER BOARD    Andrew Wiley of Staunton, Owner, Consumers Auto Warehouse, Inc.      VETERANS AND DEFENSE AFFAIRS    MILITARY ADVISORY COUNCIL    Jon Ganues of Henrico, Manager of Men's Programs, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors  ###

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