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- Occoquan District Fall Town Halls
- Occoquan District Fall 2019 Digital Newsletter
- OmniRide Celebrates Try Transit Week
- Car Free Metro DC Days
- September Preparedness Month and Hurricane Season
- Walk to School Day 2019
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You Don’t Want to Miss the Occoquan Town Halls!
See Below…choose one date option.
Special guests will include Police to discuss residential speeding enforcement and Transportation officials to discuss upcoming road projects in the Occoquan District.
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The Occoquan District Fall 2019 Newsletter is hitting mail boxes this September!
Extra paper copies are available at our office.
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OBR Clean-Up & Fall Town Halls
Page 7
Department of Transportation
Page 12
Fall Occoquan Arts & Craft Show
Page 13
Juvenile Justice Court Services
Page 16
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OmniRide Celebrates
Try Transit Week
Free Rides on Friday, September 20
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WOODBRIDGE, VA –
OmniRide will offer free rides on all buses on Friday, September 20, 2019 to celebrate Virginia’s annual Try Transit Week – an educational event designed to encourage people to try a bus, commuter rail, ferry or vanpool rather than driving alone.
Try Transit Week is set for September 16-20, 2019 and is sponsored by the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT).
Participants who pledge to try transit at
TryTransitWeek.org
are automatically entered for a chance to win a year of free transit service from a participating Virginia transit provider as well as a pair of round-trip tickets aboard Virginia’s state-sponsored Amtrak Northeast Regional train. Other prizes include monthly or weekly passes for transit service in areas throughout Virginia. Pledges will be accepted through September 20, 2019.
OmniRide offers Express bus services to popular destinations in Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. as well as local buses throughout the Prince William County area. OmniRide also can help people find carpools and vanpools that help commuters save time and money!
“Public transportation is an effective way of mitigating traffic congestion, improving air quality and getting around Virginia,” said Jennifer Mitchell, DRPT Director. “Virginia’s transit services connect the Commonwealth to employment opportunities and make experiences more accessible to the community.”
OmniRide also is participating in Car Free Days, which this year will extend from September 21-23. Visit the OmniRide table at the Manassas Farmer’s Market on Saturday, September 21 and learn more about alternatives to driving alone. The Car Free Days promotion is sponsored locally by Commuter Connections. Register to participate and be entered to win prizes at
CarFreeMetroDC.org
.
The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) reports those who switch their daily commute from car to public transportation save about $10,000 annually. Investment in public transportation also benefits local and statewide economic growth. Every $1 appropriated for public transportation generates $4 in economic returns, according to APTA.
For more information about OmniRide’s bus services and carpooling/vanpooling options, contact OmniRide at
Omni@OmniRide.com
or 703-730-6664. Visit
TryTransitWeek.org
for contest rules and regulations and to take the pledge to participate in Try Transit Week.
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In the Washington, DC metropolitan area, Car Free Day 2019 will be celebrated:
Saturday, September 21 through
Monday, September 23, 2019.
Bike, Bus, Rideshare, Train, or Walk
One, Two, or all Three Days.
Take the pledge, even if you’re already car free.
Car Free Day is a worldwide event that encourages greener methods of travel; meaning ways to get around other than driving alone by car. Commuter Connections hosts Car Free Day in the Washington, DC region to bring awareness to the benefits of travel options such as transit, bicycling and walking; and also telework for people who can work from home. Carpooling and vanpooling count too, we call that “car-lite” since they are both lighter on the wallet and the environment than driving alone in a car.
Reduce your Carbon Footprint
Using more sustainable ways to get around helps reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions and traffic congestion. The more people who travel using bicycles, buses, trains, carpools and vanpools, the fewer pollutants are released into the atmosphere.
Choose The Travel Method That Fits You Best!
Take the Pledge! All are welcome to take the Car Free Day pledge whether you’re a Washington DC area resident, commuter, or student. Once you take the Online Pledge, we will automatically enter you into a raffle for all sorts of great prizes.
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September is National Preparedness Month
Prepared, Not Scared
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Contact: PWC Emergency Management
(703) 792-5627
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National Preparedness Month is a yearly campaign during the month of September intended to raise awareness of the need for individuals, families, neighborhoods, communities, businesses, and the nation to be prepared for natural, human-caused, and technological disasters. This year’s theme is Prepared, Not Scared with a special emphasis on empowering children to make decisions in an emergency when parents are not around.
“Emergency preparedness is a shared responsibility across individual households, community organizations, and all levels of government” says Brian Misner, Emergency Management Coordinator. “As the Southeastern United States braces for impacts from Hurricane Dorian, it’s important to remember that we face many hazards in Prince William County, which can occur at any time of the year.”
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has created weekly themes that will focus ona different area of disaster preparedness to help households, especially those with children, to bemore prepared, resilient, and confident:
- Week 1 (Sept. 1-7): Save Early for a Disaster
- Week 2 (Sept. 8-14): Make a Plan to Prepare for Disasters
- Week 3 (Sept. 15-21): Teach Youth to Prepare for Disaster
- Week 4 (Sept. 22-30): Get Involved in Your Community's Preparedness
Each week, Prince William County Emergency Management will share preparedness tips and resources through our Ready Prince William campaign on social media (Twitter: @ReadyPWC & Facebook), and on our website www.pwcgov.org/ready. We also invite the community to visit us at Public Safety Day on Saturday, September 21st from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM at County Complex.
The 2019 National Preparedness Month campaign kicks off Monday, September 2nd, and will run through the end of the month. Although there is a concerted effort to provide preparedness information and encourage action throughout the month of September, disaster and emergency planning is something that should be practiced year-round.
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The start of the 2019 Atlantic Basin Hurricane Season runs from June 1st through November 30th annually. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is forecasting a near-normal hurricane season this year, but “It only takes one storm for our area to experience a significant impact,” states Brian Misner, Emergency Management Coordinator. “Personal preparedness is important year-round; however, there are some additional steps that you can take to protect your family and property before a storm threatens our region.”
The County offers the following safety tips in preparation for hurricane season:
Prepare your Home
• Hurricane winds can cause trees and branches to fall, so trim or remove damaged trees and limbs to keep you and your property safe.
• Secure loose rain gutters and downspouts and clear any clogged areas or debris to prevent water damage to your property.
• Reduce property damage by retrofitting to secure and reinforce the roof, windows and doors, including the garage doors.
• Create an updated household inventory; use a smartphone or digital camera to take photos or video of valuable items and your home’s condition inside and out.
• Consider purchasing homeowner’s insurance for wind damage and flood insurance if you live in a floodplain.
Prepare your Family
• Put together an emergency kit, with basic living essentials to survive on your own for 72 hours after a disaster; for a list, visit
www.pwcgov.org/buildakit
• Make an emergency plan for your family that includes a family meeting place and information on how you’ll reconnect if separated, at
www.pwcgov.org/buildakit
Stay Informed
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) now issues watch and warning graphics to communicate the danger of storm surge, separate from other watches and warnings that indicate the forecasted arrival of tropical storm or hurricane-force winds. Storm Surge is life-threatening inundation from rising water moving inland from the shoreline. Storm Surge is often the greatest threat to life and property from a tropical cyclone, and it does not always occur at the same times or locations as a storm’s hazardous winds.
Prince William County’s Office of Emergency Management has added a new storm surge resource on their Emergency Information page:
https://emergency.pwcgov.org/flooding. County residents can use the interactive tool to see if their property is in a federally designated floodplain or Virginia Storm Surge Zone.
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Register Now for Walk to School Day 2019
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Step right up for National Walk to School Day – October 2, 2019!
Registration
is now open. Join the movement that inspires the entire community to come together and promote health and safer routes for students to walk and bike to school. While October 2 is the official focus day in 2019, communities are welcome to celebrate any day in October that best fits their schedules.
Across the U.S. communities celebrated
Walk to School Day in 2018
. Parents, school and local officials, and public health and transportation representatives joined together to make it the largest Walk to School Day event in its 22-year history.
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There are currently 2 Occoquan District Schools that have already registered.
ANTIETAM ELEM.
WOODBRIDGE, VA
Veronica Price
703-497-7619
ROCKLEDGE ELEM.
WOODBRIDGE, VA
Karin Martin
703-491-2108
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