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COUNTY OF ACCOMACK BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 2010 MEETING SCHEDULE Posted by accomackwebmaster (2010/2/8)

REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING 5:00 P.M.
PUBLIC HEARINGS – 7:30 P.M.
WORK SESSIONS WILL BE HELD QUARTERLY
Regular meetings of the Board are held at Metompkin Elementary School in Parksley on the third Wednesday of each month. Meetings will begin at 5:00 PM with public session and will go until 7:00 PM, followed by a dinner break from 7:00 PM until 7:30 PM. Public Hearings will begin at 7:30 PM. A closed session will follow the regular session.

Meetings are available via live streaming
see this link for details and a link

Wednesday, January 6
Organizational Meeting
Board Chambers

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20
REGULAR MEETING
Board Chambers

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17
REGULAR MEETING
Board Chambers

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17
REGULAR MEETING
Board Chambers

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21
REGULAR MEETING
Board Chambers

WEDNESDAY, MAY 19
REGULAR MEETING
Board Chambers

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16
REGULAR MEETING
Board Chambers

WEDNESDAY, JULY 21
REGULAR MEETING
Board Chambers

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18
REGULAR MEETING
Board Chambers

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
REGULAR MEETING
Board Chambers

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20
REGULAR MEETING
Board Chambers

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17
REGULAR MEETING
Board Chambers

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15
REGULAR MEETING
Board Chambers

[2010/2/8] ESVBA Board Meeting Schedule 2010
ESVBA Board Meeting - Accomack Airport
Start: 03/10/2010 - 15:00
End: 03/10/2010 - 17:00
Monthly Meeting of the Board of Directors

ESVBA Board Meeting - ESVBA Office
Start: 04/14/2010 - 15:00
End: 04/14/2010 - 17:00
Monthly Meeting of the Board of Directors

ESVBA Board Meeting - Accomack Airport
Start: 05/12/2010 - 15:00
End: 05/12/2010 - 17:00
Monthly Meeting of the Board of Directors

ESVBA Board Meeting - Accomack Airport
Start: 06/09/2010 - 15:00
End: 06/09/2010 - 17:00
Monthly Meeting of the Board of Directors
[2010/2/8] About the Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority
The Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority has been formed to bring improved broadband and telecommunications services to the businesses and residents of the Eastern Shore of Virginia. The Authority is a public not for profit company created under the Virginia Wireless Service Authorities Act, Chapter 54.1 §15.2-543.1.1 et seq. and by a resolution of the Counties of Northampton and Accomack.

The Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Initiative is made up of three main projects:
1. The Southern Portion of the fiber backbone
2. The Northern Portion of the fiber backbone
3. The Last Mile (Community Networks)

The backbone will be an open access network allowing public companies to...
[2009/1/1] Assateague Lighthouse
Assateague Lighthouse is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The following excerpts from its nomination as submitted to the US Department of Interior, National Register of Historic Places, provide an overview of the historic site and its significance. For more information, read the full nomination which is available in the "Downloads" feature of this website.

The Assateague Liehthouse rises from a marshy peninsula at the south end of Assateague Island. Its round brick tower supports a metal and glass cupola that encases the nautical warning...
[2009/1/1] Shepherd's Plain
Shepherd's Plain is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The following excerpts from its nomination as submitted to the US Department of Interior, National Register of Historic Places, provide an overview of the historic site and its significance. For more information, read the full nomination which is available in the "Downloads" feature of this website.

Shepherd's Plain, an Accomack County residence, is situated on an inlet overlooking Nandua Creek and Kusian Cove off Route 178 near Pungoteague. Completed in the third quarter of the 18th century,...
[2009/1/1] Bowman's Folly or "Montpelier
Bowman's Folly is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The following excerpts from its nomination as submitted to the US Department of Interior, National Register of Historic Places, provide an overview of the historic site and its significance. For more information, read the full nomination which is available in the "Downloads" feature of this website.

Built circa 1815 by General John Cropper, Junior (1755-1821), the present Bowman's Folly replaces an earlier dwelling which burned. The land originally had been patented by Captain Edmund Bowman in 1664, and passed...
[2009/1/1] Bunting Place

Bunting Place is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The following excerpts from its nomination as submitted to the US Department of Interior, National Register of Historic Places, provide an overview of the historic site and its significance. For more information, read the full nomination which is available in the "Downloads" feature of this website.

Bunting Place, also known as the Mapp farm or Nickawampus farm, is located on the east side of Drummondtown Road (Route 605) on the north side of the town of Wachapreague, Accomack - County, Virginia. Situated...
[2009/1/1] The "Hermitage"
"Hermitage" - Edmund Bayly House

The Hermitage is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The following excerpts from its nomination as submitted to the US Department of Interior, National Register of Historic Places, provide an overview of the historic site and its significance. For more information, read the full nomination which is available in the "Downloads" feature of this website.

The Hermitage, an Accomack County residence, is located on the east bank of Craddock Creek off Route 615, about eighteen miles south of Accomac.

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[2009/1/1] Mason House
The Mason House in Accomack County is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The following excerpts from its nomination as submitted to the US Department of Interior, National Register of Historic Places, provide an overview of the historic district and its significance. For more information, read the full nomination which is available in the "Downloads" feature of this website.

Erected in the first half of the eighteenth century, the Mason House stands today as one of Virginia's finest surviving examples of Jacobean-Georgian transitional architecture. A three-bay,...
[2009/1/1] Welcome to Accomack.Biz
Welcome to Accomack.Biz - the "Web 2.0" website serving the communities of Accomack County, Virginia. Watch this site as we roll out new features. Register as a user and take advantage of the opportunity we offer to promote your business, share news and announcements of your group or organization, interact with fellow residents of Accomack County, Virginia via the internet, and keep abreast of whats going on in Accomack County, Virginia.

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