PG Dems Booth – May 4

The PG Dems are seeking donations of small items, new or gently used for our Community Day Booth at Scott Park from 8 til 2. Items may be brought to the Committee’s meeting on May 2, dropped off at our Booth after 7 on Saturday, or contact Carol Woodward at woodwardcd@aol.com to make arragnements.

PG Dems Meeting – May 2

Join us at the Prince George Human Services Building, 6450 Administration Drive, PG Government Complex at 6 pm. ADA accessible, wifi, light refreshments, information on campaigns, etc.

Virginia Smith’s Campaign for the 15th Virginia Senate District

You are invited again t0 visit her website. She needs your volunteerism, your donations to her campaign, your issues, your ideas. Virginia was at our last meeting, but tomorrow night she will be at the Nottoway County Dems. She is planning on joining us at our May 4 Community Day Booth.

Local Election Updates as of April 30, 2019

Qualified Candidates:

Darlene Rowsey – Commissioner of Revenue, Sharon Jadrnak – School Board District 1, Cecil Smith – School Board District 1, Donald Bagshaw – Soil & Water, Susan Fierro – Commonwealth’s Attorney, T.J. Webb – Board of Supervisors, District II, Susan Vargo – Treasurer.

In Process Candidates:

Donald Hunter – Board of Supervisors District II, William F. “Bill” Gandel, Board of Supervisors District II.

May & June will be busy:

Come to the PG Dems meeting on May 2 at 6 pm at the Prince George Human Services Building, 6450 Administration Drive in the Prince George Government Complex. There will be some campaign updates, news about the 15th Senate District and the 64th House of Delegates District Nomination Caucuses on June 8th, the Primaries on June 11, and a reminder that there are elections for local elections as well.

In Local office races Darlene Rowsey -Commissioner of the Revenue, Sharon Jadrnak, School Board District 1, Cecil Smith, School Board District 1 and Donald Bagshaw, Soil & Water Conservation Board have all certified as candidates for those respective posts.

PG Dems Booth Community Day

Bring any of those new/gently used household items you are willing to donate for our Collectibles sale on May 4 at the PG Dems Booth. And while there hang a spell. The Community Day is at Scott Park and runs from 8 am til 2 pm. It would help if you could bring your items to the Dems meeting on May 2.

Did you know you can vote absentee in the Primaries?

This year we must still meet the criteria ( a statutory good reason) to qualify to vote absentee. When possible consider voting absentee in person. Learn more at the State Board of Elections. .https://www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ballot/absentee-voting/index.html.

Dems State Meeting Update

The Democrats met in Richmond last Saturday (March 2nd) for their Quarter 1 meeting. The Congressional District Committees heard reports, per usual, from the elected and appointed members of the Steering Committee (executive committee).

A few highlights:

• The coffers are well in the black and the digital and data staff of the party are being enlarged
• The End of Session Decompression Fundraiser on Friday night after the Steering Committee Meeting raised over $13,000
• The Blue Commonwealth Gala will be held on June 15 at Main Street Station
• 2018 election data will be in Votebuilder (the VAN) within the week of March 4th
• Petitions for candidates should be turned into the appropriate Nominating Committees no sooner than March 11 and no later than March 28 at 5 pm.
• There will be DPVA (Democratic Party of Virginia) emails out this week to Committee Chairs regarding Mobilize and other tools.
• Follow @vademocrats on Instagram.

The lead speaker was Congressman McEachin

Our own Congressman Donald McEachin was the lead speaker at the meeting on Saturday. He focused on the unity our party needs to maintain to sweep the Virginia House and Senate this Fall as well to elect and reelect Democratic Congressmen and Senators nationally.

The photo below is not the best. It literally was a standing room only meeting and there was constant movement along the aisles.

4th CD Committee Meeting April 13

A meeting of the 4th Congressional District Committee has been scheduled for April 13, 2019, at 11:30 a.m. at the Virginia Diner. Please notify Carol Woodward at woodwardcd@aol.com if you would like to attend. There is a fantastic lunch buffet that doesn’t stop. Attendees may also order directly from the menu if they prefer. It would be great to have a number of our committee members there.

Op ED

This post is the opinion of the writer only, not the official position of the Prince George Democratic Committee. The Committee will meet on February 7th and will determine its communication at that meeting.

Governor Northam must resign. His ability to lead our party, to be embraced by our confidence in him, and to represent our party in the face of the hypocritical positions of the Republican Party have evaporated.

Can he be forgiven? Yes, there is room to forgive when there is true contrition and admission. We have not heard that. The suggestion that doing a kind of black-face homage to Michael Jackson is somehow OK, while other episodes of blackface are abhorrent, doesn’t cut it. Let’s not even talk about the KKK costume.

Even forgiveness in the face of contrition still would not leave room for Governor Northam to continue in office. Sad but true.

And to our smug Republican friends. Look at your own house. You ran Corey Stewart against Ralph Northam. Who are you to judge?

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 the Daily Headlines on our main page at www.princegeorgecountyva.gov/ or by clicking on our Twitter, Facebook and/or Tumblr pages for other government news and notices.

New Year Kick Off

January 3 is the first Thursday of the month and you know what that means. The Prince George Democratic Committee #PGDEMS will hold their regular monthly meeting. What’s on tap?

• Alerts about the General Assembly session which convenes on January 9th
• Updates on VARatifyERA
• Regular monthly reports
• Possible formation of some new subcommittees
• Collection of 2019 Committee Dues $15 per year per person
• New? Sign up for membership.
• Other

Where? When?

We meet at the Prince George Human Services Building, 6450 Administration Drive, at 6 pm. No worries if you need to come a little later than the starting time.