Chesterfield County, Virginia's Weekly E-Newsletter |
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Stay Connected with Chesterfield! |
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Scroll to the bottom for more helpful links and resources to stay up to date on all things Chesterfield! |
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Board of Supervisors Organizational Meeting |
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The Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors will hold its annual organizational meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 at 6 p.m. to elect the chair and vice chair as well as approve its 2021 meeting schedule. The meeting will be held in person in the Public Meeting Room at 10001 Iron Bridge Road.
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Due to the COVID 19 occupancy limits of the Public Meeting Room, the general public will not able to be seated in the room, however, citizens requesting to speak before the Board will be given the opportunity to comment in person at the appropriate time. Face coverings will be required and members of the public will be need to pass a simple health screening before entering the building.
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Subscribe to New Human Services Newsletter |
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Interested in learning more about Chesterfield County's Human Services Division?
Each month, the Connected and Caring newsletter will bring you information directly from the division each month. The Human Services Division provides a wide array of services to the county, and is comprised of Citizen Information and Resources, Community Corrections Services, Drug Courts, Juvenile Justice Services, Mental Health Support Services and Social Services.
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Subscribe to this monthly newsletter to stay up to date on the work each of these departments are doing to serve the Chesterfield County community.
The first issue will be published on Jan. 6 and future newsletters will be published on the first Wednesday of every month.
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Free Live Tree Recycling for Residents |
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Residents in Chesterfield County can recycle their live Christmas trees now through Jan. 31, 2021 for free. The county will be accepting live trees at the following locations during the hours listed:
Northern Area Convenience Center
3200 Warbro Road
Monday, Tuesday and Friday through Sunday
7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Southern Area Convenience Center
6700 Landfill Drive
Monday, Thursday and Friday through Sunday
7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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All decorations must be stripped from the trees before being accepted and recycled. Tree vendors are not allowed to participate.
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Public Hearing: Woolridge Road Extension Project |
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A virtual public hearing will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 12 from 6-7 p.m., to discuss the Woolridge Road Extension project. This extension will offer travelers a new 1.2 mile road from Route 288 at Woolridge Road to Old Hundred Road.
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This Week: Ady's American Adventure |
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This week, Chesterfield County Public Library streamed a wonderful performance of Richmond Symphony violinist Ellen Riccio's program: Ady's American Adventure.
In this musical adventure, Ellen tells the story of a young boy who immigrates to the U.S. in the early 1920s and explores his new home.
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Chesterfield County Public Schools Updates |
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Chesterfield Schools’ Curbside Meals Service Distribution Updates for January
Jan. 4, 2021: Chesterfield County Public Schools’ Food and Nutrition Services has updated the meals distribution schedule for the month of January in order to best serve families while students are away from school in a virtual learning environment.
All Chesterfield County youth ages 18 and under, regardless of household income, are eligible to receive free school meals through June 18, 2021.
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County Response to COVID-19 |
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Other important information and updates on resources for Virginians can be found at:
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Updates from Governor Ralph Northam |
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Governor Northam Commits Additional $20 Million to Rebuild VA Economic Recovery Fund
Dec. 29, 2020: Governor Ralph Northam today allocated an additional $20 million in federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to the Rebuild VA economic recovery fund to meet demand for the program and fulfill pending grant applications. This new funding will bring the program total to $120 million and will enable more than 300 small business and nonprofit organizations that applied before the last round of funding was exhausted in early December to receive grants. Eligible applicants that are still in the pipeline have been notified via email that their applications have been re-opened.
Earlier this month, Governor Northam announced that Rebuild VA had fully committed the $100 million in federal funds previously allocated to the program, which provided grants to 2,500 small businesses and nonprofits whose normal operations were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 45 percent of the available funding was awarded to nearly 1,000 small businesses and nonprofits located in low-income and economically disadvantaged communities and about $50 million was awarded to women, minority, and veteran-owned businesses. To date, Rebuild VA has received nearly 20,000 applications and the average grant award was $35,636.
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Chesterfield Health Department Free
COVID-19 Testing in January
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As part of a statewide push to increase testing across the commonwealth, the Chesterfield Health Department is hosting free COVID-19 testing events January.
The free indoor, walk-up testing events will occur on the following days and locations:
Mondays: Jan. 11, 18 and 25 – 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Second Baptist Church
5100 West Hundred Road
Wednesdays: Jan. 6, 13, 20 and 27 – 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
St. Augustine’s Catholic Church
4400 Beulah Road
Saturdays: Jan. 9 and 23 – 10 a.m. to noon
Chesterfield Health Department
9501 Lucy Corr Circle
No reservation is necessary. Additional testing events are pending and will be announced once finalized.
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