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HILLSVILLE — Just getting the approval to go ahead with the long-awaited Grayson Street sidewalk project seemed reason enough for town officials to celebrate.
Town Manager Larry South seemed ready to kick off the sidewalk effort immediately when he announced last month that the Virginia Department of Transportation will allow the project to move forward.
“So, we’ll go down there somewhere, Ann [Largin], near your house and christen the sidewalk,” he said to the chairwoman of the planning commission.

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HILLSVILLE — More Carroll property owners have been convinced to catch up on what they owe in back taxes, the county attorney says.
Jim Cornwell has been collecting delinquent taxes for the county, and he puts the amount in taxes, penalties and interest at $103,462.
That number has risen from Cornwell’s report at the June 13 Carroll Board of Supervisors meeting.
That figure does not include attorney or administration fees or other costs, he stressed. Those fees are covered by the taxpayer being billed.

HILLSVILLE — A financial consultant noted last week that Hillsville needs to ease pressure on its water and sewer system finances.
Town officials had sought advice from Davenport and Co. as a budget issue, hoping to reduce the need for rate increases. Consultant Kyle Laux brought town council proposals to refinance existing sewer department debt and fund necessary improvements to the water plant.
He described the effort as a way to “help find ways to ease the cash flow burden on the water and sewer fund.”