#NNK meetings, policy news (April 9, 2018)

Lancaster County

  • The Lancaster County Board of Supervisors is holding a work session on the FY 2019 budget Wednesday, April 11 at 5:30 pm at the Lancaster County Administration Building (8311 Mary Ball Rd, Lancaster, in the Board Meeting Room).
  • Volunteers are needed for the Wednesday, April 11 Belle Isle State Park Garden Clean Up.
  • The Town of Irvington Planning Commission is holding a workshop to "review and discuss the planned residential district draft ordinance. The public may attend but may not participate in discussions." The workshop takes place Monday, April 9 at 5:30 pm at the Town Office (235 Steamboat Rd, Irvington).
  • The Town of Irvington Planning Commission has published the Proposed R-3 Zoning Classification (PDF). The purpose is to allow the town to "maintain the village feel" by restricting types of commercial and residential development and supporting others. There is no indication in the notice about when action will be taken on the proposal.
  • The Town of Kilmarnock Planning Commission meeting for April has been cancelled.
  • Town of Kilmarnock Mayor Mae Umphlett and the Town Council will dedicate the children's playground on Waverly Avenue as Joe Curry Memorial Park in honor of Mr. Curry and his contributions to the community. Saturday, April 28 at 10:00 am.
  • VDOT Hot Spots in the Fredericksburg District — April 8, 2018 – April 14, 2018 (PDF):
    Route 3 Eastbound at Norris Bridge
    (New) Monday ˗˗ Friday    , 8 a.m. ˗˗ 4 p.m. Expect a single lane on eastbound Route 3 at the Norris Bridge on the Lancaster side for guardrail repair. Flaggers will direct drivers through in the work zone. Expect brief delays.
  • Goodluck Road tract chosen for schools (Rappahannock Record)
  • Reduction in emergency services raises red flag for Lancaster resident (Rappahannock Record)

Northumberland County

  • The Northumberland County Board of Supervisors meets Thursday, April 12 at 5:00 pm at the Northumberland County Courts Building (220 Judicial Pl, Heathsville). The meeting agenda (PDF) includes reports from VDOT, schools, the library, and Bay Aging, a review of the financials, and a public comment period. The board packet will be posted on the supes' web page closer to the meeting.
  • Save the Date: Earth Day Festival, Apr. 21, Heathsville (NNKgreen.org)
  • The Northumberland County School Board meets Monday, April 9. Here's the agenda (PDF).


Richmond County

  • The Richmond County Board of Supervisors April 12 meeting packet is online (PDF). The agenda includes the normal financial and old business reviews in addition to consideration of a public shredding event suggested by Richmond County residents.
  • VDOT Hot Spots in the Fredericksburg District — April 8, 2018 – April 14, 2018 (PDF):
    Route 3 at Route 608 (Farnham Creek Road)
    Monday˗˗ Friday    , 7 a.m. –6 p.m. Temporary traffic signals have been activated in the work zone of an ongoing emergency pipe improvement project on Route 3 over Laton’s Swamp. Route 3 has been reduced to a single lane just west of the intersection with Route 608 (Farnham
    Creek Road). The temporary traffic signals control one-way, alternating traffic in the work zone until the project is complete. Project completion is May 29, 2018.

    Surface Treatment
    (New) Thursday˗˗ Friday    , 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. Expect alternating, single lane closures on Route
    618/Fallin Town Road and Route 644/Selfs Lane for surface treatment. Flaggers will direct
    drivers through the work zone. Expect brief delays.

Westmoreland County


Cross-county

  • The next Northern Neck Soil and Water Conservation District board meeting is Wednesday, April 11 at 6:30 pm in the NNPDC Conference Room at 483 Main St, Warsaw. Read the notice and agenda and draft March 2018 minutes. RSVP by Tuesday, April 10 to (804) 313-9102, x101.
  • Food Safety Webinars, April 9 and 10:
    This two-part series, co-sponsored by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Government’s Local Food Distribution Work Group and the Chesapeake Farm to Institution Work Group (a partnership of Health Care Without Harm and the Chesapeake Foodshed Network), will feature expert panelists, respondents (including farmers), and time for discussion. We will explore the basics of food safety laws impacting fruit and vegetable farmers, food hubs, and distributors – what are the new rules, when will they go into effect, what (broad) changes do they require for farms and facilities to come into compliance.

    We will then explore more in-depth what the wholesale marketplace requires with respect to these rules and how local government, extension services, food hubs, and nonprofits have been working with farmers to help them obtain required certification.
  • The Northern Neck Soil and Water Conservation District committees and local work group will be meeting before the May board meeting. All meetings will be held at the NNSWCD office (5559 Richmond Rd, Suite B, Warsaw) and are open to the public. Here's a list of the meetings:
    • Operations Committee: Tuesday, April 10, Noon
    • Ag Committee: Monday, April 30, 8:00 am
    • Local Work Group: Monday, April 30, 9:30 am (This meeting is held every year to review and provide input from the local field level for the upcoming federal programs.)
    • Finance Committee: Monday, April 30, 11:00 am
    • Personnel Committee: Monday, May 7, 9:00 am
  • Preventive Maintenance Work On Norris Bridge May Cause Brief Delays On Norris Bridge On Monday, April 9 — Crews will be working from the bridge deck on the Middlesex County side of the bridge:
    FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – Beginning at around 9:30 a.m. on Monday, April 9, motorists can expect brief delays on the Middlesex County side of the Robert O. Norris Bridge while Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) crews perform minor preventative maintenance on a girder span of the bridge.

    Route 3 will be reduced to a single travel lane in the work zone. One-way, alternating traffic will be controlled by automated flagging stations.

    Work is expected to be complete by 10 a.m.

    The Norris Bridge is located on Route 3 over the Rappahannock River between Lancaster and Middlesex counties.
  • EPA to restore Bay Journal grant funds (Bay Journal)
  • Return of bay grasses is sentinel for Chesapeake Bay recovery (NNKgreen.org)
  • The Northern Neck Audubon Society meets Monday, May 7 from 3:15-5:00 pm at the Lancaster Community Library. Guest speaker Matt Overton with Dominion Power is charged with talking about "avian collisions with electrical equipment & what Dominion is doing to decreases the occurrences."
  • The Northern Neck Beekeepers meet Monday, April 9 at 6:00 pm at St. Stephen's Church in Heathsville. Learn more.
  • Rescue squads scramble for volunteers (Northumberland Echo)