CHARLES TOWN - An Inwood man accused of attempting to bilk a 77-year-old woman out of more than $2,500 after allegedly paving her driveway without her or her husband's permission was arrested Tuesday on one felony count of attempted false pretenses.

Timothy Lee Hamilton, 40, of Harranda Court, was later arraigned and released from custody Wednesday on $7,500 bail.

According to court records, Detective Sgt. Victor Lupis of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department received at call from Jefferson County Central Dispatch at about 3:31 p.m. Tuesday for a possible kidnapping complaint at the Bank of Charles Town off Charles Town Road.

The alleged victim was described as an elderly woman who was attempting to withdraw cash from her account. Further information provided to police indicated two individuals, later identified as Hamilton and a juvenile, brought the woman to the bank and were waiting for her in a sports utility vehicle, records show.

Police arrived at the bank minutes later, where they found the accused and the alleged victim. The woman told police she was brought to the bank by the accused to withdraw $2,500 in cash for driveway work that neither she nor her elderly husband had authorized at their Jefferson County home. The woman said Hamilton and other unidentified men came to her porch earlier in the day asking her and her husband if they wanted their driveway paved. The woman and her husband denied their services, records show.

The alleged victim told police that when she left her home to walk her dog, Hamilton and the other individuals approached her and said they had gotten her husband's permission to pave the driveway. The woman's husband suffers from Alzheimer's disease, she said, and the alleged victim told police she knew he wouldn't have given them permission to do so. When the elderly woman walked back to her residence, she found that Hamilton and the other unknown individuals had dumped and packed crushed stone on her driveway. Hamilton then allegedly approached the woman and told her that she owned him $4,000 for the job, records show.

The alleged victim told police she gave Hamilton $400 in cash, and the accused then offered to drive her to the bank to get $2,500 "owed" to him, records show.

The woman agreed to go to the bank with Hamilton and a juvenile male. The bank branch manager told police that the alleged victim, who didn't have a history of making large withdrawals, appeared nervous when she arrived at the bank. The manager also told police she knew the woman had never been in the type of vehicle Hamilton had dropped her off in, so she notified the police, records show.

Hamilton was placed under arrest and the juvenile was released to the custody of his mother. During processing, Hamilton declined to provide a statement to police and declined to identify the other individuals who allegedly accompanied him to the victim's home, records show.

- Staff writer Edward Marshall can be reached at 304-263-8931, ext. 182.

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Navasota ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved to call a $61,641,801 bond election this May.

The decision was made Monday evening, as a community committee made the recommendation based on major infrastructure needs throughout the district. Besides a need to improve infrastructure, the bond is an estimated 15-year solution to all campuses that are nearing capacity.

Superintendent Rory Gesch said, The top concerns are safety and security upgrade, infrastructure needs, technology needs and building capacity. Two propositions are included in the bond election.

Proposition I includes the following: High school and junior high additions and renovations, estimated to cost $26,818,440; maintenance upgrades $16,357,370; high school career and technology/fine arts $5,747,500; Navasota Intermediate $5,990,710; Webb Elementary $1,034,731; and Highpoint Elementary $1,821,050.

The most costly includes campus-wide classroom renovations at the high school and junior high school campuses.

Improvements would also include the addition of a common cafeteria and serving area that would link both campuses together, over 10 additional classrooms and an additional corridor, as well as interior science classroom renovations.

The common cafeteria is a bi-level, buffet style design that is used at larger high schools, as well as some college campuses.

During a meeting on Feb. 10, administrators said they visited campuses elsewhere and witnessed lunch lines moving pretty steadily since various foods are offered in different areas of the shared cafetorium.

Navasota Intermediate School improvements include classroom and rock gym renovations for an 18,400-square-foot classroom and admin area addition, refurbish existing rock gym, a 2,500-square-foot kitchen/cafeteria addition and serving line equipment, and new parking and driveway. The addition of 40 new parking spaces and driveway creates a drop-off loop between the current Intermediate building and Brule. Webb Elementary School site parking and playground improvements presented include the following: New parking to create an additional 132 spaces, driveway paving and playground improvements that include new playground equipment and canopy, and safety and security fencing; demolition of walls to create flex space and add windows.

Other security renovations include a reconfigured new entry, security entry vestibule, new offices and a new reception area.

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Drivers in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties are advised to use caution in the following areas where the Florida Department of Transportation says road construction or other projects are underway:

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Interstate 75 from Sumter Boulevard in North Port to River Road. Crews widening the highway to six lanes. Expect lane closures from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

I-75 from University Parkway to the Charlotte County line. Expect delays. Crews are installing closed-circuit cameras, roadside sensors and other equipment for an intelligent transportation system.

I-75 overpass at Jacaranda Boulevard. Crews to paint the overpass. Lane closores on Jacaranda may occur at night.

I-75 at Fruitville Road, Laurel Road, Jacaranda Road and Sumter Boulevard. Crews replacing overhead signs. Lane closures between 10:30 p.m. and 6 a.m.

Tamiami Trail at Gulf Gate Drive, Bay Acres Avenue and General Spaatz Boulevard; State Road 789 (John Ringling Causeway and North Gulfstream Avenue) at Sunset Drive-Golden Gate Drive; Clark Road at Beneva Road and Sawyer Road; and Bee Ridge Road at Murdock Avenue and Honore Avenue. Lane closures from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. while crews replace mast arms and traffic control devices.

U.S. 41 at the Circus Drawbridge in Venice. Intermittent lane closures in both directions from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday during bridge maintenance.

U.S. 41 between Shamrock Boulevard and Lowes entrance in Venice. Crews constructing driveway. Southbound outside lane closed from 9 p.m. Wednesday to 5:30 a.m. Thursday

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Dear Paul: One of the biggest benefits of permeable pavement systems which work like a sponge to soak water through pavement and into the ground is their ability to prevent chemicals and debris from entering storm drains and eventually, lakes, rivers and oceans.

Rain instead percolates through stone- or soil-filled joints between pavers or through pores in expanses of pavement and into an underground gravel base that filters gasoline, car oil and other contaminants from the water.

Because more precipitation soaks into the ground, rather than running down the nearest storm drain, permeable pavement reduces flash flooding and erosion. It also helps replenish the water table and limit how much water is needed for landscaping.

In addition, permeable systems reduce the need for subsurface drains, piping and sewers that local governments build to accommodate runoff.

Permeable pavement works for just about any hardscape project, including walkways, patios and driveways. These systems function ideally in areas that flood frequently or provide poor drainage. Permeable pavement is popular in the Pacific Northwest, in rainy cities such as Seattle and Portland, Ore.

There are two main types of permeable paving:

Pavers, which come in all shapes, sizes and designs, from small bricks to large stones.

Porous pavement, which looks similar to cottage cheese and can be made from concrete or asphalt.

If properly constructed, permeable pavement can last for 20 or more years. These systems require little maintenance, often only periodic removal of debris from joints or holes with a small wet-dry vacuum.

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Gov. Terry McAuliffe speaks at a ceremony honoring William & Mary Charter Day on Friday.

WILLIAMSBURG With a tale about fixing up an uncle's old truck in order to expand the reach of a teenage Terry McAuliffe's driveway-sealing business, Virginia's 72nd governor on Friday dared College of William and Mary students and staff to take a chance.

"I remember to this day, when I turned the key and that engine, big old junker, roared to life I'm 15 years old, and I drove that truck home down Interstate 81, past the North Syracuse State Troopers substation," the governor recalled.

"I was hitting the horn, I was speeding. I didn't have any driver's license, there were no license plates on that truck, but folks, I was an entrepreneur and I was on my way."

McAuliffe, speaking at the school's annual Charter Day celebration, said he tells top state officials they need to take chances, too, in order to achieve. He said later that he had repeated the tale of his jaunt down I-81 to Col. Steven Flaherty, superintendent of the Virginia State Police.

"He just laughed," McAuliffe said. "The statute of limitations has expired."

But he told the story at William and Mary to make two points, in addition to the one about taking chances.

The first point was not to give up, or accept setbacks. He had fixed up the truck when his uncle said he was too busy to haul loads of supplies when the young McAuliffe wanted to expand from working on driveways to working on parking lots. In the same way, he said, after his lost his first bid to be governor in 2009 he just picked himself up and started running again.

The second point was a theme of his campaign and his inauguration access to education.

The driveway paving business was how he paid his way to go to college.

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