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What Should We Do, Appomattox County? (Part 6)

The facts are clear, the timeline is damning, and the legal exposure is severe. We’ve seen how a bad deal spiraled into a governance crisis, leaving a valuable public asset hanging in the balance, at ...
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The Problem Really isn’t Mr. Boone. It’s Bad Governance. (Part 5)

The actions described in Part 4, the post-bankruptcy sublease consent and the legally questionable lease amendment, are alarming on their own. They show our County officials steering taxpayers into a ...
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The County Keeps Digging Holes (Part 4)

At this point in the saga, any reasonable observer would expect the story to pause. With their contract partner at the center of a massive federal bankruptcy case, and with their own contract frozen b...
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No, the Contract Doesn’t Protect the School from Creditors (Part 3)

The direct and unfortunate answer is: It is almost certainly too late for the County to terminate the lease now and shield it from the Trustee. The moment Mr. Boone’s bankruptcy was filed, an Autom...
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What’s the Big Deal, Anyway (Part 2)

The plaintiff in 6:25-ap-06005, Matthew W. Cheney, is not just another creditor. He is the Acting United States Trustee, a federal official from the Department of Justice. His job is to be the “watchd...
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Something Must Be Done About Appomattox County (Part 1)

There’s some confusing legal news about the deal for the old school, and I want to make it crystal clear. What sounds like good news is actually the worst-case scenario. The Analogy: The Town’s...
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Laying a New Foundation: Data Center jobs and tax revenue will provide a solid footing for Appomattox to retool and regain relevance in the 21st century.

The industrial park in Appomattox was set aside for industrial use decades ago. Historically, our community has seen notable employers come and go—the Southern Battery Co. in the 1930s, the Appomattox...
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Application and Limitations of Virginia Code § 15.2-1400(D) on Local Governing Bodies’ Authority

Abstract Virginia Code § 15.2-1400(D) grants local governing bodies the authority to “punish or fine a member of the governing body for disorderly behavior.” While this provision appears straightfo...
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The Case for Treating Virginia Constitutional Officers as Corporations Sole

Introduction In Virginia, certain public officials, known as constitutional officers, occupy critical roles in state and local governance. These officers, which include sheriffs, clerks of court, c...
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Vectorizing the Western Tradition for use in Autonomous Systems

MathJax.Hub.Config({ tex2jax: {inlineMath: [['$','$'], ['\\(','\\)']]}, SVG: {scale: 120} }); Nathan Simpson Introduction This primer explores the c...
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