At 9am on Saturday, June 13, 2009, residents, county personnel, local attorney, Sue Tarley and county administrator, Sandford B. Warner gathered at the pavilion in Ironbound Square Park to join Neighborhood Connections in celebrating their 15th year of service and to officially designate June 13th as “Neighborhood Day”. Additionally, 5 Community Association volunteers were identified as honorary recipients of the Robert L. Moore Community Patriot Award. Those recipients were Joan Bender (Colonial Heritage), Jere Long (Wexford Hills), David Lehnertz (Stonehouse), and Rick Myer (The Mews). Of those honorees the actual recipient of the Robert L. Moore Community Patriot Award was Phil Smead (Powatan Secondary).
June 13th is designated as Williamsburg James City County “Neighborhood Day”
April 27th, 2010 by msabbJames City County wants to hear from you….
December 1st, 2009 by msabbCounty Asking For Citizen Feedback On Upcoming Budget
James City County Administrator, Sandy Wanner will be seeking citizen feedback on potential County service reductions and revenue sources through a series of public meetings scheduled in December. As budget planning continues for the 2011-2012 fiscal years, the County Administrator will review services and programs, revenue opportunities or a combination of both to make up for a projected $5-6 million shortfall.
During the meetings, Wanner will present an overview of current and projected budget scenarios, review potential County reductions and impact on citizens and show revenue options. All local governments have been challenged by decreasing revenues in addition to State and Federal cuts. Typically, local government lags a year or two behind the national economy. “Even though we’ve already reduced spending and cut some services, the tougher years are ahead”, says Wanner. “There is no doubt in my mind that County citizens will see services they have enjoyed over the years reduced or eliminated. That’s why they need to attend these meetings so they can share what is important to them and what they can live without.”
All residents of James City County may attend any of the following meetings which begin at 7 p.m. except for the Roberts District meeting which begins at 7:30 p.m.
December 1 – Jamestown District, Rawls Byrd Elementary School, 112 Laurel Lane
December 2 – Roberts District, James River Elementary School, 8901 Pocahontas Trail
December 7 – Stonehouse District, Toano Middle School, 7817 Richmond Road
December 9 – Powhatan District, Warhill High School, 4615 Opportunity Way
December 10 – Berkeley District, Jamestown High School, 3751 John Tyler Highway
A pre-budget public hearing is scheduled during the Board of Supervisors meeting, January 12, at 7 p.m. The Board of Supervisors will meet in late January for their annual budget retreat to begin preliminary budget discussions and provide guidance to County staff. The County Administrator will release his proposed 2011-2012 budget in April 2010.
“They’ve fallen and we don’t have workers’ Comp”
May 27th, 2009 by msabbGone are the days of believing that if your vendor has worker’s compensation then the association is covered in the event of an accident.
More and more associations are protecting themselves by purchasing worker’s compensation policies.
If your association has a contract with a contractor to do landscaping, repairs etc. around the community make sure that contractor has workers’ compensation and employee liability insurance. According to Va. law if a contractor or his employee(s) gets hurt on your premises and does not have workers’ compensation and employee liability insurance or has dropped the policy, the association could be held responsible.
Make sure you have a current copy of the insurance on file. Additionally, make sure the association (or your management company) is listed as a policy holder, especially if your association uses the contractor a great deal. As a policy holder the insurance company is required to provide you with updated information such as renewals and more importantly cancellations.
And the names are……
May 18th, 2009 by adminAccording to NOAA, (National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration) The Atlantic hurricane season is officially from 1 June to 30 November. The names for 2009 are: Bill, Claudette, Danny, Erika, Fred, Grace, Henri, Ida, Joaquin, Kate, Larry, Mindy, Nicholas, Odette, Peter, Rose, Sam, Teresa,Victor, Wanda.
Be prepared!!
1. Get appliance thermometers, make sure your refrigerator is (at or below 40 degrees farenheit) and freezer (at or below zero degrees farenheit)
2. Freeze containers of water for ice and to help keep food cold in freezer, cooler and refrigerator in case the power goes out.
3. Freeze refrigerated items, (leftovers, milk and fresh meat and poultry)
4. Group food together in the freezer. This helps the food stay cold longer.
5. Have coolers on hand to keep refrigerated food cold if the power will be out more than 4 hours.
6. Get Ice in advance, freeze gel packs ahead of time for cooler use.
7. Just in case find out where dry ice and block ice can be purchased.
8. Store food on shelves out of the way in case of flooding
9. Make sure you have plenty of bottled water just in case of flooding you will need safe water.
JCC Residents must “go with the flow”
May 8th, 2009 by adminJames City County Service Authority requires that residesents of JCC have their backflow prevention assemblies inspected and tested between March and August 2009. For more information call JCSA at 757-259-4138.
What to know about H20
May 8th, 2009 by adminWater restrictions began on May 1st, JCC residents can use water outdoors for any purpose, at any time, on any day (including Mondays) as long as it is with a container or a hose with an automatic shutoff nozzle. Hoses must be attended at all times.
Other outdoor water use, (irrigation systems, sprinklers, or hoses without automatic shutoff nozzles, must follow the Outdoor Water Use Schedule. JCC residents with odd number addresses can use water outdoors for any purpose, between midnight and 9:00 a.m. and between 5:00 p.m. and midnight on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. NO IRRIGATION IS PERMITTED AT ANY TIME ON MONDAYS. Association Common Areas are considered ODD addresses.
Residents with even number addresses can use water outdoors for any purpose during those same times on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. NO IRRIGATION IS PERMITTED AT ANY TIME ON MONDAYS.
These restrictions do not apply to residents with private wells and residents in the neighborhoods of Kingsmill and Grove as they are customers of Newport News Waterworks.
These restrictions are in effect through September 30th. If you need additional information pleas contact the Outdoor Water Info line at 757-259-4152.
Way to go CIC
April 20th, 2009 by adminOn May 15, 2009 an amendment to the regulations will take effect. CIC annual renewal forms for associations will standardize the associations expiration date.
Normally each association has an annual renewal date expiring a month after the annual meeting is held. With this change the association registration is current for one year and whatever your renewal date is currently it will remain the same no matter when your Annual meeting is held. Previously so many associations changed their annual meeting date the CIC department found themselves constantly changing registrations. The only caveat is that if there are any changes to what was previously reported the association must notify the CIC Board office in writing within 30 days.
Hello world!
April 17th, 2009 by msabbWelcome to my blog, My name is Melissa Sabb, I am the Community Manager at Brooks Real Estate, Inc. Currently I manage 12 communities locally and on the peninsula. Brooks Real Estate, Inc offers full-scale Community Management or can specially design a management package to fit the particular needs of your association. Stop by our office at 312-B Lightfoot Road, Williamsburg, VA 23188 or give us a call at, 757-229-1507.
It would be my pleasure to meet with you (or your board) and answer any questions you may have.