Tag: James Sherlock
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A Rosetta Stone for Nursing Facility Articles
by James C. Sherlock I will continue to pursue the public health crisis that is Virginia’s worst nursing homes. I am quite aware that my articles on that subject are sometimes difficult to follow because I provide so much detail and data. I am attempting to make a case to Virginia officials to act…
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A Horrible Death in Colonial Heights – Part Three. Who Is Responsible?
by James C. Sherlock The government alleges that a woman patient helpless with cerebral palsy and diabetes was so badly neglected at Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center (CHRNC) that: It is important for justice to be fully served to peel back the onion — to address the system in which they worked. CHNRC is…
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Sentara’s Opportunity to Improve Hospital-to-Nursing Facility Patient Transitions
by James C. Sherlock Sentara Healthcare in October announced an important initiative to improve the quality and availability of primary care. It will double number of advanced practice providers (APPs) in its primary care facilities. APP refers to nurse practitioners, physician assistants, clinical nurse specialists, certified registered nurse anesthetists, or certified nurse midwives. In order…
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The Election for Virginia’s Local Offices
by James C. Sherlock Political bloggers, including this one, tend to focus on Virginia’s largest jurisdictions. But the Commonwealth, and certainly our democracy, is distinguished also by its small towns. The efforts of the citizens of those small jurisdictions to govern themselves on local matters are inspiring. They provide a lesson to the rest of…
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Donations to Local Races in Virginia – The Public Union Effect
James C. Sherlock It is always interesting, at least to me, to see who is investing in local political campaigns in Virginia and what they might expect for their money. I have used VPAP to examine donations from all years/all filing periods and for this year’s race as applicable to let readers follow some of…
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Availability of Surgery in Virginia Jeopardized by Reforms in Neighboring States
By James C. Sherlock The essential debate on COPN (Certificate of Public Need law) in Virginia has boiled down to imaging and ambulatory surgery centers, and whether those services should be regulated under the program Kate Masters, Virginia Mercury,…
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The Costliest Floods in Interior Virginia Since 1969
by James C. Sherlock Updated September 27, 2024 Ahead of Helene, I recommend re-reading this story. I offer this survey of Virginia’s biggest interior floods since 1969, mostly courtesy of the National Weather Service, as equal time for my reporting on coastal flooding in Virginia. The interior is where the most deaths have occurred…
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Atlantic Park Part 11, Epilogue: Costs, Real Costs and Lessons Learned
Presentation to the Virginia Beach City Council May 28, 2024
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Atlantic Park Part 10: Virginia Small Business Financing Authority
by James C. Sherlock On September 13, 2022, a regular meeting was held of the board of the Virginia Small Business Financing Authority (VSBFA). That board has sweeping responsibilities only one of which is the bond program. From its 501(c)3 Tax-Exempt Bond Program. On the agenda of that meeting was authorization of bonds for North Carolina’s…
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Atlantic Park Part 9: P3 Foundation and the Virginia Beach Development Authority
by James C. Sherlock Virginia Beach’s Atlantic Park entertainment district is under construction on three city blocks of public land. It is a public-private partnership with a $300 million commitment of Virginia Beach cash and property not counting bond interest. An investigation has turned up two major story lines, the first in the actions of…
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Atlantic Park Part 8: Surf Park Muni Bonds Add to Project Risk
By James C. Sherlock The surf park jumps right out at you. It is meant to. It will be the first surf pool in the mid-Atlantic region. The other components of Virginia Beach’s Atlantic Park will depend upon it to create buzz and draw visitors. A developer group led by Venture Realty Group initially planned…
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Atlantic Park Part 7: The Quest for Surf Park Financing
Commentary by James C. Sherlock A last-minute search for surf park financing delayed project construction for a year. Neither bankers nor the City of Virginia Beach wanted any part of it. The developer missed a funding deadline. The city forgave it, but the pressure was on. So, with city backing: The journey was so complex…
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Atlantic Park Part 6: Vote for Change
by James C. Sherlock Updated Sept. 14 at 11:14 AM and September 18 at 4:40 PM If an infrastructure project is assessed to be a potential commercial success, that judgement is based on a business plan. Inevitably, because they are very good at what they do, the developers of Atlantic Park had one that would…
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Atlantic Park Part 5: Economic Risks
by James C. Sherlock In Bloomberg, author Allison Nicole Smith commented on the Atlantic Park bonds. She wrote: Muni deals funding tourist attractions have a checkered past. The list of defaulted bonds is a long one, including a water park in Edinburg, Texas, and an iron and steel manufacturing-themed park in Bessemer, Alabama. Like the development…
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Atlantic Park Part 4: Seven Years of Negotiations
by James C. Sherlock Atlantic Park should prove a first-rate attraction when it opens next May. The design is attractive, quality should be good, and the surf park will be unique in the mid-Atlantic, at least for a while. But it has taken what seems like forever to get the deal done, and taxpayers got…