The only reason worth continuing this exchange with Mr. Cuddeback [ The Dillon Rule Doesn’t Say What Mr. Cuddeback Implies ] is to keep bringing to light whatever information each of us can find, along with the different ways of reasoning through it, for public examination. That's preferable to
Kevin Cuddeback's July 17 letter, "Front Royal's Data Center Moratorium May Offer No Real Protection," opens with a quip that the Town's moratorium is "so pro-datacenter you'd almost think it was an inside job." It's
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By Richard Jamieson, Ph.D. | North River District Supervisor Warren County is in the sights of the data center industry. It is now apparently not "just a distraction". I have said that data centers occupy scarce industrial-zoned land at a fraction of the employment density that manufacturing
A 5‑Cent Option for the Board to Consider FY2027 is a challenging budget year for Warren County. The Board has already adopted a spending plan that reflects years of deferred needs, many state mandates, and external cost pressures. The remaining question is how we fund that plan in a
Key Takeaways * Virginia's current congressional map is the most proportionally accurate in the nation - a gap of just 0.6 percentage points between Republican vote share and Republican seat share, earning a Princeton Gerrymandering Project "A" grade. * The proposed 10-1 map would produce a 37-
The threat is no longer theoretical. On February 5, 2026, Virginia's Democrat-controlled House of Delegates passed an aggressive assault on Second Amendment rights in Virginia. For Warren County-a community where 65% of voters consistently support Republican candidates and conservative values-these bills represent a direct attack
On January 28, 2026, Warren County Board Chair Cheryl Cullers emerged from a closed session and announced: "Mr. Gotshall has tendered his resignation, which we have accepted, and we wish him well in his future endeavors." It sounded routine. Professional. Amicable even. But Mr. Gotshall's resignation
On January 28, Northern Virginia Daily reporter Alex Bridges requested documentation to support statements in my article about County Administrator Bradley Gotshall's departure (https://royalexaminer.com/transparency-to-opacity-professional-hiring-to-political-firing/). I provided him with email correspondence between Mr. Gotshall, the County Attorney, and the
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A Professional Hiring Process Undone by Political Whim? Four months ago, Warren County completed a professionally contracted executive hiring process. The Board of Supervisors invested $34,500 in an organized search process with national executive search firm, conducted a rigorous multi-month recruitment process, and hired a county administrator with
In my previous article, I documented how an agritourism regulation nearly bypassed public deliberation last summer. The County Attorney recommended the regulation, the Board scheduled a public hearing, and when questions arose about implementation, the recommendation was to move discussion behind closed doors rather than answer publicly. That regulation remains
A tabled regulation could return to the Warren County Board of Supervisors agenda at any meeting. When it does, citizens should be prepared to ask: why was this nearly adopted with so little public input about competing interests, implementation standards, or its implications for the agricultural tourism economy? What happened
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At the first meeting of the Board on January 8, the Legal Services Transparency and Review Policy was repealed. The Board had an opportunity to build public confidence through a visible commitment to transparency policy. Instead, they chose to repeal it. Here's what happened.