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HAMPTON ROADS - News Page I of 3 <br /> <br /> t~i!o_t Au ~ ~t~:~_'ptio0~ <br /> Adve_rfi_si~g <br /> A~rchive~ <br /> Contac~ us <br /> <br />CHANNELS: <br /> <br /> ~l_e_w_s <br /> U.S,/WQH_d_ _N. fLw~ <br /> QbLtu~ries <br /> L~t~r~ <br /> Recen_Lartid~s <br /> Cities <br /> <br /> _Npffolk <br /> Ee_ni nj~J_.a. <br /> 5_u ff_ol~ <br /> <br /> Topi~ <br /> ~qs~ / Num~er~ <br /> Cd_m_e <br /> <br /> Elections <br /> <br /> T~ Ia n s53_0_ _C-~3.t i~ <br /> Virg~ie~ <br /> <br /> A~o~a .rtm_e_n~ <br /> <br /> ~j~d~a n d <br /> ~_u_siness <br /> <br /> ComJ[~Jnitv <br /> <br /> Health~LFj~ <br /> Home~&.Garden <br /> 2obs <br /> Local Events <br /> <br /> .OJ~jnion <br /> <br /> ~;~_o~l Z_o n ~e <br /> <br /> TalkNet <br /> <br /> Traffic <br /> ~Tr~_e_l~t_ _T o u.d. sm <br /> _W~eat~e~r <br /> LOCAL GUIDES <br /> _As_k_a_n~E xp e~l~ <br /> Best of HR <br /> <br />Apartments AutoPilot <br /> <br /> News <br /> ~ ~J~AI_~H ~PA G~ <br /> <br /> Does your job give you a <br /> sense of satisfaction? <br /> <br />CareerConnection Classifieds Real Estate Shopping <br /> <br />· ,::': ' N E~W~ L_~ _P,_S~[_G_N -_U P <br /> <br />Beach Council puts an end to auto decals <br />By 3ASON SKOG, The Virginian-Pilot <br />© 3une 12, 2002 <br /> <br />VIRGINIA BEACH - The city windshield decal that has annoyed a <br />generation of Virginia Beach car and truck owners is about to be <br />relegated to the history books. <br /> <br />The annual scrape-and-stick dtual will end in July 2003 after the City <br />Council voted 10-1 Tuesday to abolish the program. <br /> <br />Beach residents will <br />have to endure one N 1 <br />last decal season in <br />eady 2003, and they <br />will continue to pay <br />the $25 annual fee <br />when they renew or <br />purchase license <br /> <br />plates. <br /> <br />City leaders are <br />reluctant to give up <br />the fee because it <br />amounts to almost <br />$7.8 million annually. <br /> <br />Virginia Beach is the <br />first city in the commonwealth to eliminate the sticker and instead rely on <br />the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles to catch delinquent taxpayers. <br />While the Beach has yet to negotiate a final contract with the state, initial <br />figures show the DMV would eam a dollar or so for each transaction. <br /> <br />Vehicle owners still must obtain annual <br />state inspection stickers for their <br />windshields. <br /> <br />Tuesday's vote capped more than a year <br />of debate that began last summer when <br />Commissioner of the Revenue Philip J. <br />Kellam first proposed the idea while <br />kicking off his re-election bid. <br /> <br />"1 am very happy as a citizen of Virginia <br />Beach that my City Council acted as <br />pioneers in becoming the first local <br />governing body in the state to vote to <br />eliminate this redundant, unnecessary <br /> <br />http://www.pilotonline.com/news/nw0612sti.html <br /> <br />POLL <br />Should other Hampton <br /> Roads cities follow <br /> Virginia Beach in <br /> eliminating auto city <br /> stickers? <br /> <br />Yell <br /> <br />buy <br /> <br />Let us Gui~ <br />Just ~._~n~? <br />~ost out of H. <br />· Best of HR <br />· Festivals G~u_k <br />· VA Zoo Guid( <br /> <br />· ~J_.mmer Con_, <br /> <br />7/17/2002 <br /> <br /> <br />