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This evening, plans to convert Fredericksburg's Medical Arts Building into apartments may be coming, and local nonprofits receive grants from REC's Power of Change program.

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Converting Fredericksburg's Medical Arts Building into Apartments?

By Adele Uphaus

Webb & Associates held a pre-application meeting with staff on May 8 to discuss the project, which will require a special use permit to increase residential density from eight to 15 dwelling units per acre. Special use permits require public hearings before the Planning Commission and City Council, as well as Council approval.

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Area Nonprofits Receive “Power of Change” Grants from Rappahannock Electric Cooperative

By Adele

When Rappahannock Electric Cooperative members round up their monthly bills, those extra cents go to the Power of Change program, which this spring awarded $118,378.08 in grants to 38 nonprofits across 22 counties.

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