The Virginia 250 Commission convened to receive fundraising, programming, and budget reports ahead of the nation's semiquincentennial, approving a combined VA250 and VCI budget showing a projected $3.36 million surplus at the end of calendar year 2026, and adopting a resolution formally appointing Carla Fiorina as Principal Executive and Frank Sattler as Acting Executive Director, both effective January 30, 2026.
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Christy Coleman questioned whether the grant and partnership line item in the budget — which appeared to stop in October 2025 with only one March 2026 entry of $40,000 — reflected an absence of anticipated future funding. Carla Fiorina clarified that placeholder money had been included in the total budget but not divided by month because the exact timing of grants was unknown, and that $404,000 shown in July 2026 was the proposed total for that line item. Coleman stated the answer was satisfactory.
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“When I look at the Commonwealth of Virginia, the contributions we made to the Republic, the democratic processes that are in place will be merit. Those institutional bedrocks that were enshrined in the Constitution, enshrined in the Declaration of Independence, remain steadfast in the Commonwealth of Virginia. I believe the signature event that we will have will resonate far beyond the boundaries of the Commonwealth, and I suspect even beyond the boundaries of Turtle island, because we're really illuminating that the formation of a Constitution, all of those ideologies that were espoused in the Declaration of Independence, and we want to make sure that they're still feet and legs to that document, even though it was fraught with some less than true depictions of the Native Americans and African Americans. But we're not rewriting history.”
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Sign in to subscribeVa 250 commission. I welcome everyone here today. We got quite a little bit of business to take care of. We have two members online. Delegate Plumbing. Past Delegate Plum. Ken, nice to see you, sir. And Christy Coleman. Christy, with jyf. Christy Coleman. Christy, Good morning. Good to see you. Good morning, Mr. Duncan. David Duncan has also joined us. David. Good morning. American Battlefield. Good morning. Okay, and. Does everyone have a screen? Everyone online up on the dais have a screen in front of them that they can see? Yes, we have one missing. Senator Locke's screen is not working with it. Jessica, could you ask it to look into that, please? We'll go at ease for a few minutes. It. Thanks it for their help. Senator Locke now has a screen before her. I've called the meeting to order. I would ask. Patrick, would you do a roll call, please? Mr. Austin, chair. Here. Ms. Locke. Here. Ms. Fiorina. Here. Mr. Askew. Mr. Atkins. Chief Atkins. Mr. Bain. Ms. Bowling. Here. Mr. Bosket. Dr. Bradburn. Ms. Chambers. I'm here. Okay, gotcha. Ms. Chambers. Mr. Clark. Ms. Coleman. Here. Mr. Dindy. Here. Mr. Duncan. Present. Mr. Fleet.…
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