Birdsnest NewsLocal news for Birdsnest, VA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.In Birdsnest, real issue is decent housing- May 22, 2008 The headline in last Saturday's Eastern Shore News stating that residents "rail" against labor camps doesn't address the problems that everyone needs affordable and decent housing.http://www.topix.net/city/birdsnest-va/2008/05/in-birdsnest-real-issue-is-decent-housing?f... Residents rail against labor camp- May 20, 2008 Drive down almost any major road on the Eastern Shore and chances are there will be fields of tomatoes -- a big business locally and statewide.http://www.topix.net/city/birdsnest-va/2008/05/residents-rail-against-labor-camp-2?fromrss... Residents rail against labor camp- May 17, 2008 "Who is going to control the problems of drinking, domestic violence and noise" Drive down almost any major road on the Eastern Shore and chances are there will be fields of tomatoes -- a big business locally and statewide. via Eastern Shore Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/birdsnest-va/2008/05/residents-rail-against-labor-camp?fromrss=1 Old motel could be farm labor complex- May 10, 2008 "You all have seen on the news or read in the newspaper of shootings and stabbings" The Board of Supervisors will hold three public hearings at a meeting Tuesday, one of which is a special-use permit application to establish farm worker housing at the former Candlelight Motel on U.S. Route 13 ... via Eastern Shore Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/birdsnest-va/2008/05/old-motel-could-be-farm-labor-complex?fromr... |