From the outside, the building at 38 Market Street looks as it has for many years. The inside is changing!
This building will house the Welcome Center, the Main Street offices, and all new public restrooms. This picture is front-to-back and shows where the plumbing for the new restrooms will be located.
The town will install a water line from Market Street that will disrupt sidewalk traffic.
Working in a deep hole standing in cold water.
Give thanks to your Public Works
On a cold winter weekend, the town was notified that clean water was bubbling up in the parking lot near Mallards.
The entire team spent all day Saturday and Sunday finding and repairing the break in the line. It turned out to be a 2" line under full pressure (imagine a fire hose) that had erupted in three different places over a 20' span and six feet underground. Thanks to you for allowing the town to invest in the right tools, but more importantly, the right people.
Important Repair
After we installed the new bulkhead last year, the base underneath the pavers started to fail along the edge of the new deck board. It became a trip hazard, and the town is getting it fixed.
The town staff is going to remove the stairs, the existing pavers, and the current subbase. We will replace the base, and install a drain along the deck board, and we have hired a concrete professional to finish the job.
We will close the area to all foot traffic when work begins.
Holly Street
The standing stormwater on Holly Street remains a problem. The town installed the required culverts and now VDOT is working to resolve the problem permanently.
Snail Mail
For several reasons, the mail service has been very slow. This has caused customers to receive late fees.
We do not want to charge these fees, but the law requires it. Here are a few suggestions:
Pay online. It is free and instantaneous. Pay Online
If you use your bank bill pay, understand that they withdraw your money right away, but it might take weeks for it to arrive.
Allow MUCH more time than you think is reasonable.
Miscellaneous Happenings
The water meter replacement is on track to begin in the Spring. Because we will read meters constantly, we will likely change to monthly billing (with full-size paper bills in envelopes!).
The Police Station project, the Sunset Patio project, the Dredging project, and the town hall generator project are all on schedule and budget.
The grant work for the Lilliston projects is moving along quickly.
The Planning Commission is reviewing parking rules and ordinances. They meet on 2-5-24 at 6.
We have a blood drive Monday, March 4 from 10 - 3.
