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This evening, Stafford supervisors will hold a public hearing on a lease renewal with the Patawomeck Indians, a racoon in Fredericksburg tested positive for rabies, and a public notice.
Stafford Supervisors to Hold Public Hearing on Lease with Patawomeck Indians for Aquia Property
By Adele Uphaus
The lease renewal became tied up last year with questions about the tribe’s legitimacy. On Tuesday, Chair Deuntay Diggs said he finds that issue “inappropriate” and outside the board’s purview.
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Raccoon Captured in Fredericksburg Tests Positive for Rabies
By Adele Uphaus
A raccoon that was captured last week in the vicinity of the 900 block of Sylvania Avenue in Fredericksburg City has tested positive for rabies, the Rappahannock Area Health District (RAHD) announced.
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Great round up of local happenings. The lease renewal piece is particularly intresting becuase Chair Diggs labeling tribal legitimacy questions as outside the board's jurisdiction is a smart procedural move. Sometimes government bodies get paralyzed trying to resolve external debates they have no real authority over. I've seen similar situations with zoning disputes where councils get bogged down in tangentail issues instead of sticking to their actual scope.