Fellow Virginians, I apologize for jumping out of order here...I printed off a batch of random bills for home perusal over the weekend, and I perused and am posting reactions to the bills that seem to call for citizen input. Meanwhile, in another window I had opened bills sponsored by my own legislators with the intention of reading them at home tonight...and I came across one so short and sweet that it's worth posting here in its entirety, House Bill #1022.
"Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. § 1. That, notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 32.1-102.3 and 32.1-102.3:2 of the Code of
Virginia, any regulations of the Board of Health, or any provisions of any
current Request for Applications issued pursuant to § 32.1-102.3:2 of the Code of
Virginia, the Commissioner of Health shall accept and review applications and
may issue a certificate of public need for the establishment of a new hospital
with up to 70 beds to be located in Planning District 1."
Where there's a "1.," I was taught in school, there needs to be a "2.," but we weren't being taught to write legislative bills...Seriously, so far as I can tell, that means a hospital for Pennington Gap, which most of Virginia may not realize how badly our Commonwealth needs. Not only does this hospital mean that it's reasonable to speak of rushing sick or wounded residents of Lee County to hospital (which would not be the case if they had to be taken to Pikeville, Norton, or Kingsport). It means jobs for all those medical personnel. It means an economic hub that's not dependent on played-out coal mines and that's big enough to keep the town of Pennington Gap alive. This is an excellent and much needed bill.
Thank you, Delegate Kilgore.
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Monday, January 13, 2014
Monday, February 25, 2013
Local Opposition to the Crooked Road
From Catherine Turner:
Washington County Supervisor
Bill Gibson, Russell County Supervisor Bob Gibson, Smyth County Supervisor Ron
Blevins and Washington County Planning Commissioner Charlie Hargis--all
outspoken opponents-- will join Steve Hawkins on WFHG 92.9 SuperTalk on Monday
morning, February 25th at 7:30AM for a lively discussion on the proposed Crooked
Road National Heritage Area designation, currently supported by Congressman
Morgan Griffith and Senator Mark Warner.
The group will discuss the
growing list of opponents which includes Senator Bill Carrico, Delegate Terry
Kilgore (who chairs the Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Foundation, the
"parent" organization of The Crooked Road and Heartwood Artisan Center),
Delegate Israel O'Quinn, Delegate Nick Rush, Delegate Annie Crocket-Stark,
Delegate Joe Johnson, and Delegate Will Morefield.
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For more information, contact: 276-274-8304
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Party, Abingdon/Bristol/WashCo
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