Chesterfield County, Virginia's Weekly e-Newsletter |
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stay up to date on all things Chesterfield!
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Chesterfield Awarded $750,000 Broadband Grant |
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Chesterfield County has been awarded a grant through the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development’s Virginia Telecommunication Initiative (VATI) in the amount of $755,523 to support the county’s partnership with All Points Broadband and Dominion Energy to develop broadband availability countywide.
The award, the second-highest scoring application in this grant cycle, will make it possible for Chesterfield and its partners to develop the infrastructure necessary to bring broadband service to currently unserved areas of the county.
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Calling All Young Adults! |
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The Learn, Explore and Advance with Possibilities (L.E.A.P.) event will support young adults, ages 18-24, seeking workforce development skills in the Chesterfield County community this Saturday, July 15 from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Manchester YMCA.
Join us for five interactive workshops and a resource/workforce fair, as well as free lunch for all registered participants.
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Treasurer's Office Accredited for
12th Consecutive Year
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Chesterfield County’s Treasurer’s office was recently accredited for the 12th year in a row by the Treasurers’ Association of Virginia.
Accreditation is administered by the Treasurers’ Association of Virginia and determines that an office meets best practices for treasury management in Virginia. Accreditation is an annual application process, and 77 treasurers’ offices were accredited this year. While accreditation is a voluntary process, it ensures that a treasurer’s office is consistently high-performing, ethical and up to date on treasury policy, mailing, depositing of funds and more. Read more here.
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Watch and Listen to the Latest Episodes
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Watch This Week In Chesterfield |
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Every Monday, This Week in Chesterfield points residents to fun, exciting and interesting things going on around their community. Each weekly video segment can be found on the Chesterfield County YouTube channel.
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Interested in learning more about gardening?!
Join the Chesterfield Master Gardeners at First Saturdays in the Gardens where you can learn about seeding, small space gardening, watering techniques, and much more!
Upcoming demonstrations include:
- Aug. 5: Seed Saving and Plant Propagation
- Sept. 9: Building Soils
- Oct. 7: Bulb and Perennial Division
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Chesterfield Mobility Services Offers
Community-Wide Transportation
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Mobility Services is focused on improving existing transportation options and coordinating a community-wide transportation service network comprised of the transportation providers to meet the needs of our citizens. Persons in need may include older adults, people with disabilities and low-income individuals without personal vehicles. View the video above to learn more or visit www.chesterfield.gov/MobilityServices. |
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🚨 Sign up for the Chesterfield Alert system today!
Receive critical information by subscribing to the county's emergency alert system. You decide how you want to get information—by phone, email, or text message.
See how easy it is to have all of the important information at your fingertips by visiting this website: https://bit.ly/3LaUBml.
As hurricane season continues through the summer, here are some important numbers to have on hand so you can easily report power outages, downed power lines, downed trees, or road hazards in the county.
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Say hi to Lucille!
This sweet girl is still at the shelter and has been there since November! She is a one-year-old female Boxer/Pit mix who weighs 50 lbs. The first thing you’ll notice about her is that her ears are puppy size but the rest of her is not! She does have puppy energy so obedience training would be good! She loves other dogs and is always happy! Let's help Lucille find her forever home!
If you are interested in meeting this pet, please contact Chesterfield County Animal Services at 804-748-1683, option "2," to schedule an appointment. Office staff are available by phone 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. Our shelter is located at 9300 Public Works Road.
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Searching for some independence? Find yourself having to call on family or friends to get you where you need to be?
Access on Demand is a same day, door-to-door, point-to-point service for citizens registered for mobility services. Destinations must be located within Chesterfield County, unless for work or medical appointments. Each one-way trip is $6 and will be charged to your debit or credit card at the time of pick-up. Ride reservations must be made at least two hours in advance by calling an authorized provider for same-day service.
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Interested in being an antilitter advocate? Adopt-A-Spot in Chesterfield County! Let’s work together to protect our environment.
The Keep Chesterfield Beautiful team is a part of the Department of Community Enhancement. KCB is looking for volunteers for the Adopt-A-Spot Program. This program allows organizations, businesses, and individuals to adopt smaller, more-secure areas, instead of busy roadways. A spot may be a park, school grounds, vacant lot, parking lot, walkway, median strip, street, or entranceway. The county will provide garbage bags and reflective vests as needed.
Take pride in your community by helping to keep one site beautiful and litter-free. If you are interested in attending any of our volunteer opportunities, please contact Calvin Vonada at [email protected] or call 804-717-6136.
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Concerned About Lead Paint in Your Home? Apply for Free Assessment and Abatement Program |
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A child’s brain grows rapidly during the first five years of life. Research shows lead exposure can harm a child’s health and brain development.
Children can be directly exposed to this hazard if they live in an older home that contains old lead-based paint, typically built before 1978. Lead-based paint can peel and crack into tiny pieces creating dust that children breath in or swallow.
Fortunately, lead exposure is preventable.
Chesterfield County’s Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Program was created to protect children five years and younger and expectant mothers from lead exposure. In partnership with our non-profit partner, project:HOMES, families may qualify for a free lead hazard assessment and household repairs to remove lead exposure from their homes. No county staff will enter your home. This program has serviced several homes and is currently repairing others in Chesterfield that have lead-based paint.
If you’re a caregiver of younger children in an older home, you may also qualify for this program. For more information, please contact Emily Hurley by emailing [email protected] or calling 804-718-0517.
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Did you know your group or organization can request a speaker from the #Cfield Speakers Bureau? The Speakers Bureau features a variety of topics on current and timely subjects from county leaders who are eager to talk to your group or organization.
Our subject-matter experts want to be your best resource for getting answers to important questions about Chesterfield. Topics include:
✅ 2022 State of the County
✅ District update – Request your board member to speak
✅ Senior resources in Chesterfield - Office of Aging and Disability Services
✅ Chesterfield Cooperative Extension - Master Gardeners
✅ So much more.
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Updates from Chesterfield County Public Schools |
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Year-Round Schools Return on July 17
- July 17 is the first day of the 2023-24 school year for Bellwood and Falling Creek elementary schools, which follow a year-round calendar.
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Prize Winner
Virginia’s only high school winner in a contest sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is a rising sophomore at Bird High School in the Governor’s Academy for Engineering Studies. Charlotte W. earned a third-place prize of $1,500 in the EPA’s Pollution Prevention Works: A Storytelling Challenge for Students. More information is on the school system’s website and on the EPA’s website.
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Supporting Students and Teachers
Marguerite Christian Elementary Principal Rovez Ingram (second from right) welcomed representatives of CMA’s Richmond Dealerships and a donation of 15 classroom rugs earlier this year.
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Community Connection
Before moving on to middle school, Winterpock Elementary fifth grade students donated food for the Chesterfield Food Bank.
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Apply to Chesterfield County Government jobs.
Apply to Chesterfield County Schools jobs.
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