10 On Your Side was with Rose West six years ago as she went through the procedure. She felt it important then to educate and empower women by sharing her story. Both of her sisters, her father and a nephew died from breast cancer and she tested positive for the BRAC 2 gene.

That put her in the same category with actress Angelina Jolie, with an 85 percent risk of developing the disease.

"It's very plosive," West said of Jolie's publicity. "If there's a negative, it might be if its seen as something that is extreme that only celebrities do."

Local breast centers are finding that to be to the contrary. Dr. Jason Wilson, a Sentara Breast Surgeon said "More and more people are opting to have bilateral mastectomies just because they don't want to have to think about it."

In a 5-2 vote, council approved the real estate tax rate increase with Councilman Henry Ayer III and Vice Mayor Carey Freeman voting against the hike. The 5-cent increase will raise the real estate tax rate to 97 cents per $100 of assessed value. The increase will raise the annual tax bill on a $200,000 home by $100.

Ayer and Freeman opposed the total elimination of the boat tax. Ayer proposed an alternative plan that would keep the 75-cent boat tax but exempt commercial boats. He wanted to use the tax revenue generated from recreational boats to pay for boat and waterway infrastructure in the city including dredging and a breakwater at Port Messick Marina on Messick Road.

With the weather warming up, Poquoson Police Chief Cliff Bowen wants to remind residents to make sure they receive a city permit before they start driving their golf carts around town. The permit costs $10. Bowen said it costs around $20 to get the golf cart inspection. Permits are good for 12 months running from April to April. A golf cart driver must have a driver's license and liability insurance for the cart.

Carts that can go faster than 25 mph must get a governor installed to cap the speed at 25 mph, Bowen said. Carts cannot cross or drive on any street with a speed limit of 35 mph. Carts are also prohibited in the school zone on Odd Road by Poquoson High School.

Bowen said golf cart drivers are subject to the same laws of the road as regular vehicle drivers. A golf cart driver can be charged with driving under the influence and having an open alcohol container.

So far there have been no problems with golf carts in the city, said Sgt. Dwain Marlowe, who is handling the golf cart permits for the police department. Marlowe said there have been some reports of unpermitted golf carts on the road.