A section of Jolly Pond Road will close Oct. 22 to allow dam repairs. The James City Clean County Commission announced the winners of the fall 2013 Good Neighbor Environment Matching Grant program. Read on for more.
Jolly Pond Road to Close for Dam Repairs
A section of Jolly Pond Road will temporarily close Oct. 22 to allow needed repairs to Jolly Pond Road Dam.
Technical Foundations Inc. crews will perform the needed repairs, which are indirectly related to recent work on the dam face. Internal dam repairs will be made by injecting grout into the dam to fill voids and replace porous areas, which will prevent water seepage through the dam. Water seepage can cause dam failure.
Work is expected to be completed, with Jolly Pond Road reopening to traffic, by Oct. 25. For more information, call 757-259-4117.
Good Neighbor Environment Matching Grant Awards
The James City Clean County Commission announced the recipients of the fall 2013 Good Neighbor Environment Matching Grant program. Matching grants were awarded in amounts up to $500.
Grants were awarded to:
- The Adams Hunt Conservation League to remove a dangers tree from the buffer lot near the neighborhood entrance
- The Fenwick Hills Homeowner Association will implement “Fenwick Hills Goes Green,” by putting native plants and solar lights at the neighborhood entrance, the park and other common areas
- The Greater First Colony Civic Association will expand a community garden
- The Greensprings Plantation Homeowner Association will sustainably landscape the Frances Berkeley entrance
- The Holly Ridge Homeowner Association will remove trees around its retention pond used to manage stormwater
- The Lake Powell Forest Homeowner Association will plant trees to minimize water runoff in conservation areas.
- The Monticello Woods Homeowner Association will sustainably landscape the neighborhood’s entrance
For more information on these grants, call 757-259-5375.
Firearm Safety Class
The James City County Police Department will offer free, public firearm safety classes from 7 to 9 p.m. Nov. 12 and 25. Interested adults can attend either class.
Each class covers basic safety, handling and storage. Pre-registration is required and class sizes are limited. Call 757-253-1800 to register.
Project ChildSafe and the National Rifle Association Foundation awarded funding for class materials and gunlocks. Free gunlocks are available at the class or by calling Sergeant Steve Humphries at 757-603-6022.
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
The James City County Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Agency will be collecting prescription drugs from 10 a.m. until noon Oct. 26.
Citizens can bring in expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs for destruction. The program is anonymous and no questions will be asked. Prescription and over the counter solid dosage medications, including tablets and capsules. Intra-venous solutions, injectables and needles will not be accepted. Illicit substances including marijuana and methamphetamines will not be accepted.
The drugs accepted as part of the Take-Back initiative prevents illegal use and unacceptable public health risk.
For questions regarding this program, contact James City County Police Department Sgt. Humphries at 757-603-6022 or visit the website.
JCC Offers Free First-time Homebuyer Class
The James City County Office of Housing and Community Development is hosting a free first-time homebuyer class.
The class will be held over two days, from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 22 and 24 in the community room at the Law Enforcement Center at 4600 Opportunity Way.
Citizens who are currently going through the home-buying process or are interested in purchasing a home in the future would benefit from the class, which covers personal finances, credit and credit scoring, qualifying and applying for a loan, choosing the right home and the closing process.
Mortgage companies require many applicants to complete a home buyers class prior to loan approval. Citizens who attend both sessions will receive certificates of completion.
Class space is limited; register for the class by calling 757-259-5340. For more information about the program, visit its website or call 757-259-5340.
JCSA Customer Service to Move
The James City Service Authority’s customer billing is moving to the JCSA Operations Center building at 119 Tewning Road in January.
The move is scheduled for Jan. 13 and will include the Hampton Roads Utility Billing Service, connection fees and submeters.
The customer service phone number will remain the same, 757-253-6800, but the fax number will change to 757-259-4115. The JCSA water bill drop box in the parking lot of Building E at 101 Mounts Bay Road will also move to the JCSA Operations Center building.
Beginning Jan. 13, the county Treasurers Office in Building B at 101 Mounts Bay Road will be accepting HRUBS and connection fee payments. The treasurer’s drop box is at the courtyard entrance of Building B for after-hours drop offs beginning Jan. 13.
Newport News Waterworks payments are not accepted.
