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Even measuring Va. Beach light-rail opinions is divisive
By Mike Hixenbaugh The Virginian-Pilot © January 29, 2012 VIRGINIA BEACH Voters could be asked to weigh in on a proposed light-rail line as early as November, months before a federally funded transportation study for such a project is scheduled to be complete. A majority on the City Council supports a referendum before moving forward with
Chesapeake city manager is named head of HRT
By Debbie Messina The Virginian-Pilot © January 26, 2012 HAMPTON Praising his regional relationships, budget management skills and business acumen, Hampton Roads Transit hired Chesapeake City Manager William Harrell on Thursday as its next president and CEO. Harrell will step into the role April 2 and will be paid $235,000 a year. To cover the interim,
HRT to test bus service between Norfolk airport, downtown
By Cindy Clayton The Virginian-Pilot © January 26, 2012 NORFOLK Hampton Roads Transit will begin trial bus service to Norfolk International Airport on Feb. 5. The service will test customer interest in establishing a permanent service to the airport, an HRT news release says. The hourly bus service will begin at 5 a.m. and end each day at
Chesapeake city manager expected to be named HRT CEO
By Debbie Messina The Virginian-Pilot © January 26, 2012 Chesapeake City Manager William Harrell is expected to be named Hampton Roads Transit president and CEO today by a vote of the HRT commission. Harrell, who has led his hometown of Chesapeake since 2007, is the top choice of the transit agency’s executive committee from among 71
Ex-HRT workers plead guilty in embezzlement
By Aaron Applegate The Virginian-Pilot © January 26, 2012 VIRGINIA BEACH Two former Hampton Roads Transit employees pleaded guilty Wednesday to embezzling nearly $50,000 in bus and trolley fare. Karen Y. Watkins, 24, and Latasha Kiana Boyd, 24, took the money – mainly in $1 bills – after picking it up at a trolley station on