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Friday, March 13, 2015
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Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Notification: York Planning Commission Meeting @ Monthly from 7pm to 8pm on the second Wednesday (PeninsulaTeaParty.org)
York Planning Commission Meeting7:00 PM - 7:00 PM Planning Commission Meeting York Hall, 301 Main Street, Yorktown (map) The Planning Commission typically meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm. For more information, call the Planning Division at 757-890-3404. View Agenda here: http://www.yorkcounty.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=1715
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Monday, March 9, 2015
Reply from Senator Kaine
March 9, 2015
Mr. Robert Alexander
615 Carys Chapel Rd
Yorktown, VA 23693-2509
Dear Mr. Alexander:
Thank you for contacting me about net neutrality. I appreciate hearing your views about government and corporate control over the Internet.
Net neutrality refers to the idea that governments and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, Cox, or Time Warner Cable - should treat all data on the Internet equally. This includes general principles that owners of the networks should not block content or degrade network performance based on the type of user, content, site, application, or platform.
In 2010 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted an Open Internet Order that established rules governing network management practices, including establishing rules on transparency, blocking, and unreasonable discrimination. On January 14, 2014 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia struck down several parts of the Open Internet Order in the case, Verizon v. FCC. The court ruled that because the FCC classified ISPs as information services under Title I of the Communications Act (as opposed to a public utility, which is regulated under Title II), it did not have the statutory authority to require ISPs to treat all Internet traffic equally or to impose anti-blocking and anti-discrimination (the heart of the Open Internet Order) on broadband Internet service. The court's decision was based in part on the FCC's own ruling in 2002 that ISPs are not similar enough to public utilities to warrant strict regulations like those imposed on phone companies and other utilities.
The FCC unveiled its proposed changes to the Open Internet Order on May 15, 2014. The proposed rule asked for public comments on allowing ISPs to charge content providers for faster and more reliable service and whether the FCC should classify ISPs as common carriers under Title II of the Communications Act, among other provisions.
After taking into account nearly four million comments, on February 26, 2015 the FCC adopted its new rule by a vote of 3 to 2. The rule forbids paid prioritization (also called internet fast lanes) that would have allowed ISPs and content providers (e.g. Netflix or Amazon) to pay to speed up delivery of streaming video or online gaming services. The rule also prohibits ISPs from blocking websites, gives the FCC authority to intervene when large cable companies do not act in the public interest, and includes network management practices that prevent bandwidth throttling (the intentional slowing down of Internet service). In addition to wired lines, mobile data services for smartphones and tablets will be subject to the new rules.
The new rule also reclassifies ISPs as a common carrier service under Title II of the Communications Act. This means that ISPs will be subject to regulations similar to those imposed on public utilities like phone companies; however, the new rules allow the FCC to forbear from imposing certain provisions of Title II. For example, the FCC will not be involved on pricing or engineering decisions made by companies in managing their networks, wireless data caps will still be in effect, and broadband providers will not be required to increase network speeds.
Supporters of the FCC's new rule believe that paid prioritization would have favored better-financed companies that could have afforded to pay, thus stifling innovation from smaller companies or start-ups. Supporters also believe that the consolidation of Internet providers and the diversification of broadband providers into content providers will lead to discriminatory behaviors, such as favoring network-owned content and slowing or blocking downloads from certain websites. Opponents believe the new rules will slow development and access to the Internet and that ISPs should be free to decide how they deliver content; further, they caution that ISPs will pass along the cost of maintaining a neutral network to consumers or that it will be too costly to build out their networks to rural areas.
Please be assured I will continue to monitor the FCC's implementation of its rule and any further developments with respect to it. Again, thank you for contacting me.
Sincerely,
Tim Kaine
Friday, March 6, 2015
York County Tax Map Update
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Subject: York County Tax Map Update
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From: York County, Virginia DO NOT REPLY <subscribe@yorkcounty.gov>
Date: Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 10:55 AM
Subject: York County Tax Map Update
To: melisalex@gmail.com
The following tax maps were recently updated on the website. You may download them manually, or click on the links below.
http://www.yorkcounty.gov/Portals/0/gis/TaxMaps/t09.pdf (Properties of Clifford Eachus - BLA - 117 & 121 Wornom Dr)
http://www.yorkcounty.gov/Portals/0/gis/TaxMaps/m11.pdf (Sky Blue Homes LLC and Richardson and Etals - BLA - 500, 506, 510 Maple Rd & 513 Dogwood Rd)
If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail or call the GIS department at gis@yorkcounty.gov (757) 890-3899.
York County GIS Staff
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Thursday, March 5, 2015
Last chance to RSVP for the 2015 Gala!
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Notification: York County Board of Supervisors meeting @ Monthly from 6pm to 9pm on the first Tuesday (PeninsulaTeaParty.org)
York County Board of Supervisors meeting
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Monday, March 2, 2015
Fwd: Candidates in York County need your help
PLEASE help me get Rebekah Sandridge on the Board.
We all take about needing new direction in York County. We can elect new members this year. We have great candidates running in three of our districts. Work with me this weekend!
See Anthony's message below!
I will be available to distribute and pick up petitions!
In Victory
In Victory
Mary Leedom
757-817-6948
"if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. (2 Chronicles 7:14 NIV)"
On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 1:00 AM, Anthony Riedel <riedelat@gmail.com> wrote:Greetings,
I hope this email finds you well. As you know, as of late, the York County Board of Supervisors seems more interested in micromanaging our lives and raising our taxes instead of protecting our founding legacy or encouraging those seeking to build a better life.
The good news is there is a good group of candidates challenging the status quo and seeking to protect and expand our liberty at the county level.
For example, in York County's First District, Rebekah Sandridge is running on a platform of fighting recent tax increases and protecting our property rights (especially in the wake of the Board's war on oyster farmers and tiny-home owners).
Please forward this email to all of your local contacts and let them know we need all hands on deck in order to free ourselves from the burden of bad local governance.
Next weekend (3/7 and 3/8), we need folks to help out in a petition drive to get Sandridge on the ballot. We need 125 signatures, so if you can spare a couple of hours, come by and pick up a walk list, and knock on some doors, we could certainly use the help.
If you or someone you know is interested in helping out, let me know at riedelat@gmail.com or via voice or text at 757-342-4508.
In liberty,
Anthony Riedel
Sandridge for Supervisor
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