Chesterfield County, Virginia's Weekly E-Newsletter |
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Governor Announces New Measures to
Slow COVID-19 Spread
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On Thursday, Dec. 10, Governor Ralph Northam issued Executive Order 72, which installed new and modified measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 throughout Virginia. According to a news release issued by the Office of the Governor, these measures took effect at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 14 and include:
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Modified Stay at Home Order: All individuals in Virginia must remain at their place of residence between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. Exceptions include obtaining food and goods, traveling to and from work, and seeking medical attention.
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Universal mask requirement: All Virginians aged five and over are required to wear face coverings in indoor settings shared with others and when outdoors within six feet of another person. This order expands the current statewide mask mandate, which has been in place since May 29, and requires all individuals aged five and over to wear face coverings in indoor and outdoor public settings outside of their own household. These changes are consistent with new CDC guidelines, released December 4, which recommend universal wearing of face coverings.
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Reduction in social gatherings: All social gatherings must be limited to 10 individuals, down from the current cap of 25 people. Social gatherings include, but are not limited to, parties, celebrations, or other social events, regardless of whether they occur indoors or outdoors. This does not apply to religious services, employment settings, or educational settings. Restaurants and retail stores are already governed by strict social distancing requirements, and are not included in this limit.
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Continued limits on dining establishments: Virginia restaurants are currently governed by strict social distancing and sanitization requirements, which remain in place. The on-site sale, consumption, and possession of alcohol remains prohibited after 10:00 p.m. in any restaurant, dining establishment, food court, brewery, microbrewery, distillery, winery, or tasting room. All restaurants, dining establishments, food courts, breweries, microbreweries, distilleries, wineries, and tasting rooms must close by midnight.
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Teleworking: Employees that can telework are strongly encouraged to do so.
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Watch Now: The 2020 State of the County Address |
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Didn't have a chance to view last week's live broadcast of the 2020 State of the County Address?
Good news—a replay of the address is now available. To watch County Administrator Dr. Joe Casey explain Chesterfield's COVID-19 response, economic developments, recreational improvements and much more this year, visit www.chesterfield.gov/SOTC or watch the embedded video.
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A Holiday Message from the Board of Supervisors |
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The Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors would like to wish you and your family a happy holiday season. To watch their message and learn more about some community resources especially helpful during this time of year, watch the embedded video below.
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Introducing the Baxter Perkinson Center
for the Arts and Education
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The Baxter Perkinson Center for the Arts and Education is ready to make its long-awaited debut! Take a look inside and learn more about the facility from Executive Director Marly Fuller by watching the embedded video.
And on Saturday, Dec. 19 at 6 p.m., livestream the free, virtual grand opening of the center: Home is Where the Heart Is.
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For more information about the Baxter Perkinson Center or to receive a livestreaming link, visit www.PerkinsonCenter.org.
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Vote Now to Help River City Sportsplex
Earn National Recognition
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Chesterfield’s River City Sportsplex needs the region’s help in securing national bragging rights as one of the top sporting venues in the U.S.
SportsEvents Magazine, one of the nation’s leading publications for amateur and competition sports site scouting, has nominated River City Sportsplex for two venue awards in its 2021 Readers’ Choice Award competition:
- All-Star Outdoor Sports Venue
- All-Star Multipurpose Sports Venue or Sports Complex
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Aside from being considered a top venue in the U.S. by the publication, River City Sportsplex also is up for “Live or Virtual Sports Event to Watch in 2021” for the UMOJA Games 2021 – a large-scale soccer tournament with more the 3,000 participants from around the world.
UMOJA Games 2021 is scheduled to debut at River City Sportsplex for international soccer play on July 2-4, 2021.
You can vote for River City Sportsplex and the UMOJA Games 2021 by going to the following website.
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Voting is open until Dec. 18, and people can vote multiple times per day. |
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Dec. 16 Board of Supervisors Meeting |
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The Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 16, will be held in person in the Public Meeting Room at 10001 Iron Bridge Road. The online comment form is available for citizens to submit comments ahead of time.
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The meeting will begin at 2 p.m. with a work session followed by the 6 p.m. evening session. Both sessions will be held in the Public Meeting Room and will be available for viewing on Comcast Channel 98, Verizon Channel 28, and live streamed on chesterfield.gov and the County’s YouTube channel.
Measures are being put in place to accommodate in person public input while practicing social distancing, as recommended by health officials.
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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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Chesterfield County Library Learning Pods
Receive National Recognition
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The Urban Libraries Council announced Chesterfield County Public Library (CCPL) as an Innovations Initiative Honorable Mention award winner during the 2020 ULC Innovations Celebration held virtually on December 11. The annual Innovations award program recognizes and raises the visibility of cutting-edge programs, strategies, tools, techniques and ideas from ULC’s member library systems across the U.S. and Canada.
“Know the Need, Deploy the Solution- Learning Pods” was selected by a panel of expert judges from 260 submissions in 10 categories that showcase creative thinking and imaginative applications of library resources. CCPL won in the category of Organizational Change and Strategic Management, with award winners being recognized for their level of ingenuity, the outcomes achieved and the ability for other libraries to adapt and implement their work.
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Route 10 Widening Project Complete |
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Transportation safety improvements to a highly traveled section of Route 10 (West Hundred Road) are now complete and open to drivers.
Chesterfield County Transportation recently completed the widening of a 0.4-mile stretch of Route 10 between U.S. Route 1/Route 301 (Jefferson Davis Highway) and Interstate 95 from four lanes to six lanes.
The project also includes several safety improvements such as adjustments to several left- and right-turn lanes, new sidewalks, and access to businesses along this important commercial corridor.
“This section of Route 10 carries a high volume of traffic and accounted for many crashes due to the number of crossovers,” said Brent Epps, Chesterfield County Transportation director. “The increased capacity and more focused crossover access are projected to help keep traffic flowing and drivers safe.”
County and state transportation officials pursued the $10.7 million project to improve traffic operations and safety within the project corridor by eliminating several crossovers and reducing the number of conflict points for potential crashes along the thoroughfare.
While this section of limited crossover design has a similar look and feel of a superstreet, the recently open stretch of roadway is not affiliated with county transportation plans to develop a superstreet along Route 10.
For information about additional Route 10 construction projects, read the full news release.
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Chesterfield County Public Schools Updates |
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Chesterfield School Board seeks input on three potential names for new elementary school
Dec. 10, 2020: A new Matoaca-area elementary school is scheduled to open off Magnolia Green Parkway in the U.S. 360 West corridor in fall 2022. School Board Policy 6160 gives the Board the prerogative to name schools and identifies opportunities for public engagement in this process.
Students attending the new school primarily are expected to come from two existing schools: Winterpock and Grange Hall elementary schools. Based on the recent practice of involving the impacted school communities in the naming process, PTA leaders at Winterpock and Grange Hall elementary schools reviewed submitted names and helped narrow the list for School Board consideration.
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Meet Fruitcake!
This beautiful lady is Fruitcake. She has a lively and bright personality! Her smile is contagious, will melt your heart and make you fall in love with her. Fruitcake loves life; she is always so ready for a play date at any time.
Fruitcake greets you at the door with friendly barks when you come home in hopes that you will play with her. She loves to play fetch, and chewing squeaky toys and tug of war are two of her favorites activities. She can never really decide which toy she likes best, though, so she tries to hold them all in her mouth at once.
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Have a fenced-in yard? The Hound in her will love you! She loves to run laps!
Fruitcake loves treats! So much so that she does a cute dance for them. She has met other dogs here at the shelter and did well with them. We also walked her through the cat room and she seemed to like the kitties through the cage bars.
Fruitcake is about 2 years old and weighs 23 pounds. Animal #590281
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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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Chesterfield Health Department Free
COVID-19 Testing in December
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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 in the month of December.
Update: Testing events scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 31 have been canceled.
The free indoor, walk-up testing events will occur on the following days and locations:
Mondays: Dec. 21, 28 – 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Second Baptist Church
5100 West Hundred Road
Tuesdays: Dec. 22, 29 – 10 a.m. to noon
Walmsley United Methodist Church
2950 Walmsley Blvd.
Wednesdays: Dec. 16, 30 – 10 a.m. to noon
St. Augustine’s Catholic Church
4400 Beulah Road
Thursday: Dec. 17
Walmsley United Methodist Church – 10 a.m. to noon
2950 Walmsley Blvd.
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Faith and Family Center – 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
7900 Walmsley Blvd.
Friday: Dec. 18 – 10 a.m. to noon
Second Baptist Church
5100 West Hundred Road
Saturday: Dec. 19 – 10 a.m. to noon
Chesterfield Health Department
Smith-Wagner Building Multi-Purpose Room
9501 Lucy Corr Circle
No reservation is necessary. Additional testing events are pending and will be announced once finalized.
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