Prince George Board of Supervisor Member, Floyd Brown, Jr. (FJ) shared Percy Ashcraft’s monthly for January 2019M
January,
2019
Happy
New Year!
This
message is a monthly update in 2019 to better update our citizens and visitors
to our website. The information serves as a status report for ongoing projects,
and also serves as a preview to different happenings that are in the planning
stages.
County
Government offices will be closed Tuesday, January 1 in observance of the New
Year holiday. Offices will reopen at
8:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 2.
County
Government Offices will also be closed Friday, January 18 and Monday, January
21 in observance of Lee-Jackson Day and the birthday of Rev. Martin Luther King,
Jr. Offices will reopen at 8:30 a.m.
Tuesday, January 22.
The
Board of Supervisors will hold its Organizational Meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday,
January 8 as part of its Worksession. In
addition, VDOT will have an update on the ‘Dogbone Roundabout’ project planned
for Bull Hill/Courthouse Road in 2021.
The
Board of Supervisors will hold its regular meetings this month on Tuesday,
January 8 and Tuesday, January 22 beginning at 7 p.m. in the Boardroom.
Members
of the Board of Supervisors and County Staff will be attending the Open House for
the new Dinwiddie County Government Center from 3-5 p.m. Thursday, January 17.
The
Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) will host its Legislative Day from 11
a.m. – 2 p.m. Thursday, January 31 at the Omni Hotel in Richmond. Members of the Board of Supervisors and
County Staff will be in attendance.
Live
Christmas tree recycling will continue through January 12 at no charge at the
Prince George County Convenience Site located on Union Branch Road. All decorations need to be removed from the
tree.
The
Prince George Master Gardener Association will continue registration until
January 10.
The
Riverside Community Criminal Justice Board will hold its next meeting at 4 p.m.
Wednesday, January 9 at a location to be determined.
The
Prince George School Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, January 14 in the
Boardroom.
The
Extension Leadership Council (ELC) will meet at 12:00 Noon Tuesday, January 15
in the Community Room of the Human Services Building.
The
Prince George Industrial Development Authority (IDA) will meet at 12:00 Noon
Wednesday, January 16 in the Community Room of the Human Services Building.
The
Appomattox Regional Water & South Central Wastewater authorities will meet
at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 16 at the Lake Chesdin offices.
VDOT
will host a Public Meeting from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 16 at
Walton Elementary School to review plans to construct a ‘Dogbone Roundabout’ at
the intersection of Bull Hill/Courthouse Road in 2021.
The
Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) will meet at 4 p.m. Thursday, January
17 in the Training Room at the Central Wellness Center.
The
Fire & EMS Advisory Board will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, January 17 in the
Boardroom.
The
Petersburg Area Regional Tourism (PART) Board of Directors will meet at 11:00
a.m., Friday, January 18 at the Crater District Planning Offices in Petersburg.
The
Prince George Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday,
January 23 in the Boardroom.
The
Prince George Planning Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, January 24
in the Boardroom.
Fort
Lee will host its New Year’s Community Reception at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 27
at the Lee Club.
Here is a capsule glance of other
activities that will be happening within County government during the month of
January:
- The
Board of Supervisors at its January 8 meeting will receive four reports: (1)
VDOT; (2) Utility Connection Fees; (3)
RVA Solar Fund; and (4) the Septic Pump Out Program.
- The
Board of Supervisors at its January 8 meeting will recognize the winners of the
Christmas Decoration Contest; Christmas Card Contest; and Christmas Parade.
- The
Board of Supervisors at its January 8 meeting will consider an award of
contract to upgrade the entrances at the Administration Building.
- The
Board of Supervisors at its January 8 meeting will discuss possible action on
overpayment for certain taxicab providers.
- The
Board of Supervisors at its January 8 meeting will consider a request from the
Public School Division to appropriate $583,616 of Carryover Funds from FY ’18.
- The
Board of Supervisors at its January 8 meeting will discuss County
Administration’s Six Month Work Plan.
- The
Board of Supervisors at its January 8 meeting will consider applying for a
grant from Go Virginia to assist in marketing economic development properties
throughout Prince George County.
- The
Board of Supervisors at its January 22 meeting will receive the Quarterly
Financial Report.
- The
Board of Supervisors at its January 22 meeting will consider an award of
contract for Janitorial Services.
- The
Board of Supervisors at its January 22 meeting will hold a public hearing on a
request from the Par 5 Development Group to locate a Dollar General Store in
the northeast quadrant of Moody Road and James River Drive in Garysville.
- Activities
are underway for various Parks & Recreation winter activities and
registration is underway for spring events. Information can be received at www.
http://www.princegeorgecountyva.gov.
- Construction
will move forward this month on a new fire station along Route 10/Moody Road.
- The
new courtroom located in the basement of the Courthouse is approximately 85
percent complete and is expected to be finished in February.
- Construction
of stormwater projects in Birchett Estates and Cedar Creek are expected to
begin this month.
- City of Hopewell
and Prince George County subdivisions of Birchett Estates, Cedar Creek, Cedar
Creek West and Strattford Woods: The treatment change occurred April 18 to
April 21 and fl ushing began April 21 and will continue through June 7. City of
Hopewell and Prince George County subdivisions of Birchett Estates, Cedar
Creek, Cedar Creek West and Strattford Woods: The treatment change occurred
April 18 to April 21 and fl ushing began April 21 and will continue through
June 7. City of Hopewell and Prince George County subdivisions of Birchett
Estates, Cedar Creek, Cedar Creek West and Strattford Woods: The treatment
change occurred April 18 to April 21 and fl ushing began April 21 and will
continue through June 7. • City of Hopewell and Prince George County
subdivisions of Birchett Estates, Cedar Creek, Cedar Creek West and Strattford
Woods: The treatment change occurred April 18 to April 21 and fl ushing began
April 21 and will continue through June 7.Follow
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