Dispensing with the obvious, that being the necessity of replacing Waynesboro’s treasurer, Stephanie Beverage soon must begin with something ostensibly more complex: figuring out how to keep the state auditor off her back. As she attempts this, the City Council might consider how to right the office permanently.

Waynesboro City Council voted unanimously Monday to amend the agreement between the city and state for the Delphine Avenue Improvement Project.

In the amendment, the Virginia Department of Transportation will lift $26,000 of the project’s expense from the shoulders of the city, but will expect Waynesboro to accept more responsibility should the project be delayed or expenses increase, said City Manager Mike Hamp.

Employment balance tips with Mohawk’s impending closure

So the deal with the frog in the cauldron is that the poor fellow doesn’t notice the water getting warmer because the change is gradual rather than sudden. This does not explain why some in Waynesboro can feel the temperature rising but sit contentedly while the water bubbles.

December shutdown will cost 120 jobs

Public comments before Waynesboro City Council on Wednesday night mostly supported two special use permit applications to open car dealerships along Main Street.

G&W Motorwerkes in Staunton, one of Virginia’s few Porsche sales and maintenance shops, recently applied to relocate into the recently vacated Grand Home Furnishings building at 518 W. Main St.

The Waynesboro City Council on Wednesday night approved the city manager’s request to fill five of 17 vacant full-time positions in city departments.

In September, City Manager Mike Hamp asked to fill six positions. Due to a hiring freeze in effect for city employees, Hamp must seek the council’s approval before filling vacancies.

The city has saved $76,719 by keeping the positions unfilled.

The Waynesboro City Council on Monday tabled discussion of the city manager’s request to fill six of 11 vacant full-time positions in various departments.

Waynesboro City Council members heard two proposals for the city library renovation and were unanimous in opinion as to which architectural procedure they preferred during a work session Wednesday.

Other council action: The Mill project advances with rezoning OK

Landing renovation money

Libraries are an essential element in the fabric of any community, and that’s certainly the case with the Augusta County Library in Fishersville. So it’s good news that bids on a proposed renovation there came in dramatically lower than the estimated cost of $2.4 million.

Way 2 Go Taxi received the unanimous approval of the Waynesboro City Council Monday to operate its taxi service in the city, but it still has hurdles to overcome to provide a full service.

It may be observed that the Wayne Theatre, that epicenter of local political unease, persists in standing, its shiny new façade overlooking West Main Street in Waynesboro. This evidently is the product of something otherworldly, since by now the old brick edifice should have crumbled to mortar and dust.

With much still to do, Wayne Theatre façade makes debut

Waynesboro City Manager Mike Hamp told the City Council at its Wednesday work session he would look into options to pay for the completion of the streetscape and Greenway projects.