03 Wednesday Apr 2019
Thanks to District 1 Board of Supervisor Member, Floyd Brown, Jr. (“FJ”) for sending us a copy of the County Administratiors snapshot of upcoming events in Prince George County. This is updated weekly in “Catchin’ Up on Prince George County” on the county’s website.
And thank you, FJ!
20 Thursday Dec 2018
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28th Constitutional Amendment, 38th State, @TammieJennings, Equal Rights Amendment, ERA, Marlene Waymack, Tammie Miller Jennings
The Prince George Democratic Committee adopted a resolution in support of the Fair Pay Act and the Equal Rights Amendment on December 6th. The Democratic Party of Virginia adopted a similar resolution on December 8th. The Prince George Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution in support of Ratification of the ERA on December 11.
Feels like a drum roll doesn’t it?
The important thing is that all three adoptions were unanimous!
In Prince George County it was SupervisorFloyd Brown, Jr. of District 1, who navigated getting the resolution on the agenda and carefully building bipartisan support for this nonpartisan resolution. Tammie Miller Jennings, a published author and activist, as well as a Prince George County resident, provided the history and rationale for support of the ERA to Supervisor Brown. That background must have been compelling.
A Prince George citizen spoke against the resolution during the comment period, positing that the resolution was not “germane” in that it had nothing to do with governance duties in Prince George County. Fortunately, his opinion was not persuasive. The resolution passed unanimously, including a ‘yes’ vote from the vocal opponent’s grandmother, Supervisor Marlene Waymack, who is on the far right in the header picture.
The drum roll continues as similar resolutions are being considered by localities and organizations across the Commonwealth. The final roll will be when the Equal Rights Amendment comes up for a floor vote by the 2019 Virginia General Assembly. If Virginia ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment, it will be the 38th state ratification of the ERA. With this ratification the #ERA will be on the path to become the 28th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, to-wit:
Section 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
Section 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.
Section 3. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification
03 Tuesday Apr 2018
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April 5, Carroll Briggs - Chair, Door Prizes, FJ Brown BOS, PG DEMS Meeting, Refreshments, Senator Tim Kaine
Or with a family member, neighbor, anyone interested in saving our country,
We will get updated on
Here is a chance to get informed and have some fun — 6 pm, Thursday, April 5, 2018, at the County Human Services Building, 6450 Administration Drive in the government complex. The meeting room is on the first floor. It is ADA accessible and non-smoking.
Senator Kaine had a listening lunch with area Democratic leaders and elected officials on Saturday, March 31st at Croaker’s Spot in Petersburg. The Senator gave some insight into his campaign strategy and legislative concerns, but his main focus was to hear from us in the Tri-Cities area as to the needs of our communities and the activities of our Committees and offices.
Many thanks to Delegate Lashrecse Aird who organized this event. Lashrecse was on spring break vacation with her family and couldn’t be there, but she had put together a meaningful event.
Supervisor Brown provided the following documents to alert the committee members as 
to upcoming County dates of significance and activities of the Board of supervisors. Don’t hesitate to contact him with any concerns or questions, even if you are not a resident of District 1 at fbrown@princegeorgecountyva.gov
April2018AdministratorsMessage
02 Friday Mar 2018
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Carol Woodward 4th CD Committee, Carroll Briggs - Chair, Delegate Aird -63rd, Executive Committee, Juanita Thorne Treasurer, Pete Washington Vice Chair, Prince George Dems, Secretary, Tammie Miller Jennings
Roughly 40 Democrats attended the monthly business meeting of the Prince George 
Dems on March 1st. The theme of the evening was “Volunteerism, Involvement, and Activism” (VIA). Internally the PG Dems will be working on subcommittee structure, fundraising, and helping our members connect with companion groups to follow specific interests. Externally, we will be building our profile, reaching out and engaging with a number of community groups.
Carroll Briggs, the Committee Chair, asked each executive committee member to share their plans to perform in their officer roles and to describe their efforts in special duties under their purview.
Tammie Miller Jennings (L), Juanita Thorne, Pete Washington, Carroll Briggs-Chair
Pete Washington, Vice Chair, has an especial interest in attracting new Committee members, particularly younger members. He asked each member to invite a possible new member to the April meeting (5th).
Tammie Miller Jennings, the Secretary, recommended that we develop some survey or method to determine particular political or volunteer interests of our members so we can help connect them with other groups in the greater Central Virginia area so that our network grows beyond the Committee. One aspect of involvement is to also understand what Committee roles or subcommittees that appeal to individual members. Everyone needs to be involved and recognized. It was specifically discussed to have a hospitality subcommittee and a membership committee. Tammie is at right in the red & white stripes.
Our Treasurer, Juanita Thorne, emphasized the need for the Committee to engage in fundraising. She considers the members of the Executive Committee as de facto members of the fundraising committee, but she circulated a signup sheet for other members of the committee to volunteer in the fundraising effort.
Chairman Carroll Briggs, urged every person present to consider their interests and share them with any member of the Executive Committee, to bring a guest to every meeting. He thanked Lillian Boyd and Pete Washington for refreshments and also thanked Juanita Thorne and Pete Washington for the door prizes.
FJ Brown, District 1 Board of Supervisor Member, advised that the March 7 County Budget Work Session would be devoted to the School portion of the budget. He also advised that the March 14th Budget Work Session had been canceled, but that a new date would be set on March 7.
Carol Woodward updated the Committee on the activities of the 4th Congressional District Committee and the Central Committee, both a part of the Democratic Party of Virginia. Delegate Lashrecse Aird (63rd Virginia House District) is the Chair of the 4th CD Committee and Carol is the Secretary.
See everyone on April 5th!
28 Wednesday Feb 2018
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Board of Supervisors Meeting, Budget Presentation, Budget Work Session Mar 7, FY 2019 Budget Proposal
Percy Ashcraft, Prince George County Administrator presented the proposed Fiscal Year 2019 budget to the Board of Supervisors. This is not a done deal and there will be next steps based on what the budget looks like when finally adopted. The next budget work session is March 7 at 6pm at the BOS Meeting Room, 3rd Floor, County Administration Building.
Among the highlights of the proposed budget
Stay tuned for more information.
12 Monday Feb 2018
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There are no public hearings scheduled tomorrow night, but as it is the first meeting night of the month, the VDOT representative will be present to present updates. See the Agenda The draft minutes from the January 23rd meeting are also available.
Members are urged to follow one or more meetings of county government, including school board meetings.
14 Sunday Jan 2018
Though there were no public hearings there were reports on a possible special tax district for the Exit 45 area of Prince George, and update on intersection improvements in the future, appointment of candidates to various boards and commissions, and recognition of the dedicated service of our county first responders during the recent artic and snow storms.
This is a link to the county provided recap of the meeting:
Here is a link to the County’s Citizen Boards and Commissions. There will be terms expiring throughout the year so if there is a Board or Commission in which you are interested, it would be well to follow the instructions for submitting your interest.
The next BOS meeting will be on January 23rd.
28 Tuesday Nov 2017
The County will consider and adopt its 2018 Legislative Agenda tonight in its Board Meeting. Take a look at it and determine if it seems (in part or in total) if seems appropriate to you. You can find it as well as the Agenda on the County’s website. It appears that the “.gov” address is not active, but you can still get to the website here Prince George Website.
13 Thursday Jul 2017
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Jeffferson Park voting place, Katherine Tyler, November 7 Election, politics, Prince George County, Prince George Rotary, voting machines
Katherine Tyler, the Prince George County General Registrar, spoke to the Prince George
Katherine Tyler
Rotary on July 12, sharing news about the upcoming election, change in the Jefferson Park Precinct voting place, and the coming of new voting machines. If you would like to see her presentation go to our PGVA Dems Facebook page or to the Rotary Club of Prince George County Rotary page.
We did an extensive article on the upcoming election a few days ago, but updating from there, the candidate packets for the special election for the County Treasurer are now available with August 18 being the deadline for candidates to file for the office. Katherine advises that one person, so far, has picked up a packet.
first a caveat … the author’s scanner is inserting a blank page between each document. Apologies will try to get that fixed shortly. There are only three pages of real documents.
2017 Prince George Election Materials
If you have any questions the Office of the General Registrar’s phone number is (804) 722-8748.
The Prince George Rotary meets on Wednesday mornings at 7:30 a.m. at Rosa’s Italian Restaurant, 4098 Oaklawn Blvd, Hopewell. Please feel free to visit the weekly one-hour meeting. Everyone orders from the menu so the cost is up to you.
07 Friday Jul 2017
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Campaigns, Church Communities, Civil Rights, Delegate Lashrecse Aird, Election, Governor, Leila Holmes, Rebecca S. Colaw, Sheila Bynum-Coleman, Upcoming Events
Sheila-Bynum Coleman
Sheila Bynum-Coleman, the Democratic candidate for the 62nd Virginia House District, shared some of the strategies she is learning from the Rural Caucus of the Democratic Party of Virginia (DPVA) and other organizations, about how to campaign effectively in rural or exurban districts. Needless to say, religious communities can play a major role in this effort, directly or indirectly, congregations are fertile sources of voters and campaign volunteers. How best to reach them? Providing literature and speaking when allowed are terribly important musts for a campaign.
Rebecca S. Colaw, the Suffolk lawyer who is the Democratic candidate for the 64th Virginia House District, was on her way to the meeting when she was stalled by a massive traffic jam in a more populous area of the district. The 64th covers about 80% of Prince George County in terms of territory and voters. We tend to forget about the 64th because the current Republican incumbent did not make himself available to Democratic constituents. Though we are on the northern fringe of the 64th, Prince George represents the second largest voting locality in the 64th. Rebecca reported by phone that she and volunteers are planning on knocking on Prince George doors in late July. She is also using Facebook extensively and asks that we like her page and share it with our friends and other pages.
At this point, Delegate Lashrecse Aird (63rd Virginia House District) is unopposed, but she still needs the support of those in her district to continue her work on behalf of our Tri-Cities area. She and Delegate Price (95th) are hosting a webinar on July 12th at 6:30 pm to discuss new laws which went into effect on July 1. You must rsvp to attend the webinar at www.tinyurl.com/AirdPriceWebinar.
Also in attendance were Floyd Brown, Jr. (“FJ”), candidate for District 1 Board of Supervisors, and Leila Holmes, Candidate for District 2, Prince George School Board.
Remember that all of our candidates need our support … donations, knocking on doors, sharing Facebook messages, texting, and or calling others on their behalf.
Carol Woodward is available to answer any questions about the recent meeting of the 4th Congressional District Committee on June 17. It was a great first meeting of the reorganized 4th CDC. We had a great time and were entirely inspired by Lieutenant Governor Ralph Northam, his recent primary opponent Tom Perriello, Senator Mark Warner, and our own 4th CD Congressman, Donald McEachin.
Some upcoming events to get on our calendar:
August 4 & 5 – Community event at Union Branch Baptist Church, Prince George
August 19 – Community Day in Hopewell
August 24 – Back to School Fair, Scott Park, Prince George
We may be able to have a booth at each of these events to register voters, sell our candles, and assist our candidates.
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