- Breaking: As of today, petition signatures for the recall of Henry Budzinski and Harry Sponaugle have been → certified.

- RIFA: Ref the → December 18th BOS meeting:
It appears that Augusta County's RIFA proposal has been put to bed, at least for the time being.

To RIFA or NOT to RIFA:
The Board of Supervisors was given a presentation on August County's RIFA (Regional Industrial Facilities Authority), on November the 6th . I didn't get a chance to comment on the initial proposal until →December the 3rd. Listen to the time segment specified on the → December the 3rd page. In the bottom line, this proposal has the potential to turn into a tax dollar sinkhole.

As stated in simple terms, from a taxpayer's point of view:
“The Board should not be spending taxpayer money, looking for more money to spend”.

Setting up the front end of this server, to be easy to use and intuitive for Highland County citizens, will be something of an evolution. The decision for the front end, a Wiki site, seemed to be a logical choice. With the addition of a dynamic menu in a sidebar, a wiki can be designed to accommodate numerous articles and file attachments in a manner that is information dense while being easy for visitors to navigate. So far, so good.

For the PC and Server enthusiasts in Highland County, this site was built on a VPS (Virtual Private Server) running Ubuntu Server (OS), Nginx (Web server), php8 (web scripting language), and Dokuwiki (the front end). It's been a long time since I've built a web server from scratch. Things have changed on web, from a security standpoint. Good security is not longer an option. It's a must.