Wythe the News - Dec 2011

Rural Retreat Fire Depart-

ment.

The equipment, to include a

community support pack, a

two-way radio system and

more, will be used to better

meet the needs of the citizens

of Wythe County, Wytheville,

Rural Retreat and Fort

Chiswell.

On Nov. 9, 2011, the Wythe

County Board of Supervisor’s

held its bimonthly meeting at

the County Administration

Building at 7 p.m.

At the meeting, the board

accepted more than $130,000

in grants to assist fire and

rescue efforts.

Two grants were accepted by

the board to aid in fire and

rescue efforts throughout the

county.

The first grant, awarded from

the Virginia Department of

Fire Programs in the amount

of $2,000, was awarded to

Max Meadows Fire and Res-

cue and Speedwell Volunteer

Fire Department. These funds

were allocated to purchase a

new computer for each entity.

The second grant, in the

amount of $131,500, was

offered by the Wythe-Bland

Foundation to benefit fund-

ing of updated equipment and

training for the Wythe

County Emergency Manage-

ment Department, Ivanhoe

Fire Department, Max Mead-

ows Fire Department, Wythe-

ville Fire Department, Wythe

County Rescue Squad, Speed-

well Fire Department and

Fire & Rescue receive $130,000 in grantsFire & Rescue receive $130,000 in grantsFire & Rescue receive $130,000 in grantsFire & Rescue receive $130,000 in grants

Daycare survey in Eastern Wythe County

At the Nov. 22, 2011 bi-

monthly meeting of the

Wythe County Board of Su-

pervisors, Gary Cody, Wythe

County Parks, Recreation

and Tourism Director, re-

ported his findings regarding

board member Coy

McRoberts’ request to exam-

ine the eastern end of Wythe

County for youth and senior

activities.

Cody reported the first step

would be to establish a pro-

gram at one of the local

schools. He said he’d spoken

with the principal from Jack-

son Memorial Elementary

who is in favor of supporting

the program.

The board requested Cody

conduct a survey to assess

the need and support for the

program in the area. The

survey was to include a

means to measure parents

support for a before school,

after school programs or

both programs.

Gary Houseman, board

member, also suggested

Cody look into having sen-

continued page 2

Wythe County Board of Supervisors

DECEMBER 2011

VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1

Wythe the News

Special points of interest:

• Check out the holiday insert to

learn about how Foster Falls is

lighting up, where to find local gift

ideas and what events are going on

near you

• Board of Supervisors address raise

concerns

• Joint boards decided to form a co-

budgetary committee to further

discuss school facility repairs

• Find out what Wythe County is

really spending on Progress Park

Inside this issue:

Cont. BOS 2

Progress Park interest expected to peak

2&3

Board responds to merit raise concerns

3

County boards discuss facility repairs

4

Wythe County meetings 5

County steps into social age 5

County boards discuss facility repairs

6

Public Meetings 7

Wythe County receives nearly $3 million in bridge repairs

7

Max Meadows Fire Dept. heaters functioning

8

County Recreation events 8

-ior programs at the Barren

Springs Fire Station as it has

a classroom with facilities.

For a more permanent loca-

tion for community events

on the eastern end of Wythe

County, Cody suggested a

shell building be constructed

on the land owned by the

Ladies Auxiliary, just above

the fire station.

This would be an investment

of almost $2 million.

The projected development

cost of the park was esti-

mated at roughly $50 mil-

lion. The portion of the

funds Wythe County itself

endured has turned out to

be much less.

The county applied for and

received a $1.5 million In-

dustrial Facility grant, a

$500,000 ARC grant, and a

$450,000 Industrial Access

Road grant to develop a lot,

build a road and provide

wastewater service to the

Park.

The county’s largest expense

came in the onsite construc-

tion, which was also substan-

tially funded by the Tobacco

Region Opportunity Fund

(TROF). However, the off-

site preparation resulted

with Wythe County funding

only 1.14% of the $4.35

million required.

Funding for offsite construc-

tion came from grants from

third party sources including

TROF, the Appalachian

Regional Commission

(ARC), and the Major Em-

ployment and Investment

(MEI) Project Site Planning

Grant fund program for a

total of $3,650,000. The

Progress Park began as an

idea that could help Wythe

County attract industry and

boost the local economy.

According to Alan Haw-

thorne, Executive Director

of the Wythe County Joint

Industrial Development Au-

thority, as the economy be-

gins its turnaround, Progress

Park will see more industry

showing interest.

The creation of the site was

originally an answer to ques-

tion raised by industry lead-

ers eager to take advantage

of Wythe County’s many

assets, “where can we build?”

After months of debate, the

Wythe County Board of

Supervisors purchased 1,210

acres just east of Wytheville

in 1999 for Industrial Devel-

opment.

The “mega” site, first in this

region, would be serviced by

rail, road, dual electric ser-

vice, fiber optics and gas

service. The site is said to be

one of a kind in Southwest

Virginia and is being mar-

keted directly by the State of

Virginia and the Governor’s

staff all over the world as

part of Virginia’s trade mis-

sions.

latest funding was a grant

from the Virginia Depart-

ment of Motor Vehicles,

which was requested by the

Board of Supervisors on

Oct. 25, 2011, in the

amount of $650,000.

The Board of Supervisors

suggested that when occu-

pied, the site would generate

over $3,000,000 annually in

new taxes to pay for schools,

law enforcement, services to

seniors, plus 400 potential

jobs to the County.

Today, the board’s current

annual expenses in Progress

Park are less than $300,000

and the current tax pay-

ments by the Industries lo-

cated in Progress Park are

over $1,800,000.

Work to prepare the park

began shortly after the land

was purchased in 1999.

Now, 12 years later, Wythe

County, the town of Wythe-

ville and the Joint IDA

added a rail spur into the

southern portion of the

park, built a step-down pres-

sure station for natural gas,

installed 16-inch water lines

coming into both the north-

ern and southern ends of the

park and upgraded the ca-

Continued: Daycare

Progress Park interest expected to peakProgress Park interest expected to peakProgress Park interest expected to peakProgress Park interest expected to peak

“We were fortunate enough that when the great

recession started it cut construction prices about in

half which opened up the opportunity to do a major

project.” Alan Hawthorne, JIDA

WYTHE THE NEWS

As Lot 24 wraps up construc-

tion, interest in Progress

Park is looking up.

Patterson Community Center

in Barren Springs was one of

the Board of Supervisors’ sug-

gestions for activities in the

eastern end of the county.

However, the location would

take a large investment to meet

ADA and Social Services’ ap-

proval standards.

VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1

pacity of the county's re-

gional wastewater treatment

facility.

The park has the potential to

provide six lots that are

nearly graded and ready for

construction.

Hawthorne believes the com-

pletion of these infrastruc-

tures make Progress Park

look more appealing to in-

dustry as the country comes

off of a recession. While the

recession slowed industry

interest, it created a financial

saving opportunity for

Wythe County.

“We were fortunate enough

that when the great recession

started it cut construction

prices about in half which

opened up the opportunity

to do a major project, the

grading, which we are in the

middle of,” said Hawthorne.

Now that the question of

where to build has been an-

swered, Hawthorne feels the

interest will pick up stream.

“When we pick up that extra

traffic [from the end of the

recession] we will be in the

position to answer the last

question that was missing

before, this is where you

would build,” he added.

According to the September

2011 unemployment re-

ports, the Wythe County

employment rate is on the

rise once again. With an

unemployment drop of

1.5%, the county rates in the

top five Virginia counties in

the state with an employ-

ment rate of 93%.

A summary of the past dec-

ade shows that the invest-

ments in Progress Park have

resulted in over 750 direct

jobs and hundreds of other

jobs required to support the

industries located in Pro-

gress Park.

Every year over $1,800,000

is directly added to the

Wythe County tax base ex-

cluding the support jobs,

salaries, and purchase power

of the employees.

tion, these funds were out-

lined in budget presenta-

tions given by overseeing

county employees including

Wythe County Sheriff Doug

King.

Merit raises are not a new

occurrence in the Wythe

County budget. Nearly every

year the board’s personal

committee coordinates and

evaluates suggestions re-

ceived from department

heads requesting a merit

raise for specific employees.

In addition, raises were given

to all employees, including

teachers and other school

employees, as is standard in

During citizens’ time at the

Nov. 9 Board of Supervisor’s

meeting, one citizen voiced

concern about merit raises

given to county employees,

stating they were not pre-

sented in the budget brought

before the public.

However, board members

and Cellell Dalton, County

Administrator, assured the

individual they were.

When the county budget is

formulated, it is broken

down into sections with line

items outlining expendi-

tures. The merit raises were

included in the line item

marked “salaries.” In addi-

Wythe County and other

counties throughout the

commonwealth.

Last year’s budget was one of

few exceptions. In light of

the recession, funds were

frozen and employees were

given a one time bonus at

Christmas, outlined in the

budget line item “bonuses.”

The approval of merit raises

and step raises in the budget

process was standard proce-

dure, disclosed to the public

and had no relation to raises

retracted from earlier in

2011.

Continued: Progress Park

Board responds to merit raise concernsBoard responds to merit raise concernsBoard responds to merit raise concernsBoard responds to merit raise concerns

200,000 lights will be

brightening Wythe County Dec.

2 & 3. See the holiday insert for

more information.

Wythe County has

launched a social media

campaign aimed reaching

the online county com-

munities. The addition of

Facebook and adoption of

a social media policy are

the first steps in a larger

plan for the county to

communicate with resi-

dents online.

Read more on page 5

Wythe County, in partner-

ship with the Historical Soci-

ety, is aiding in a historical

survey to be conducted by

Hanbury Preservation.

Residents with ideas and

input are urged to give com-

ments on the preservation’s

Website for the project,

www.hanburypreservation.co

m/active_projects/wythe and

attend public meetings. The

first meeting will be sched-

uled for mid January 2012.

-Branson Construction has installed the foundation and floor slab for the Emergency Services Garage Building located on Fort Chiswell Road. This project is twenty-five (25) per cent complete.

-Steve Martin Trenching has installed the water lines and water service connections along Old School Road, Marble Lane, Fox Den Road, and Harmon Road. Pressure tests have been performed successfully along the entire system. Bacteriological sam-pling has been performed along the system other than at the end of Harmon Lane.

-Steve Martin Trenching was able to pump the line full from their portable tank to do the pressure testing; but without the pump station on line, the end of the line on Harmon Road could not be flushed and sampled. The pump station is complete and waiting on power. This project is ninety-five per cent complete.

-Prillamin & Pace, Inc. has installed approximately 29,271 feet of twelve (12) inch ductile iron pipe, 720 feet of eight (8) inch C-900, SDR 14 plastic pipe, 478 feet of six (6) inch plastic

pipe, 1937 feet of four (4) inch plastic pipe, and 290 feet of two (2) inch plastic pipe. The twelve inch, eight inch and six inch water line has all main line valves and fire hydrants installed on the lines. The master meter near Wytheville has been in-stalled. This project is ap-proximately seventy-three (73) per cent complete.

-Mid-Atlantic Storage Sys-tems has installed the footers for the water storage tank and delivered the sides to the tank. This project is fifty (50) per cent complete.

County Project Updates

tures the blue waters of Rural Retreat Lake, the vast ever-green forests that is the homes of Wythe County wildlife and the warming sunset that can be scene of the never ending mountain ridges.

The Wythe County Parks and Recreation Department over-sees all of the county’s out-door activities, sports and events.

In addition, the department

sponsors classes for residents including knitting, Zumba and yoga.

For more information about the Wythe County Parks and Recreation Department and to find out what you can get involved in, visit the county Website www.wytheco.org and click on the “Parks and Recreation” link under the main menu.

Parks & Recreation launches new logo*

Recently, you may have seen this logo on press releases or fliers put out by the Wythe County Parks and Recreation. It’s a new logo, designed by Cottle Multi-Media, hoped to catch more attraction.

The logo features common Wythe County outdoor activi-ties including fishing, running, boating, baseball, soccer, basketball and football.

In addition, the new logo cap-

Even in light of the holiday season, December is filled

with many county meetings scheduled to take place

including Board of Supervisors’ bimonthly meetings and individual

committee meetings.

See page 7 for the county events calendar.

WYTHE THE NEWS

Wythe County began spreading

the holiday spirit just before

Thanksgiving by decorating

county buildings with wreaths

and ribbons. A great way to

spread local holiday cheer is to

shop locally for presents. Check

out this editions’ holiday insert

for listings of area businesses

who participate in the Chamber

of Commerce’s gift certificate

program.

The water line installation on Old School Road is one of many county projects currently under-way.

VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1

As social networking becomes

more prevalent in the lives of

many residents, Wythe

County has jumped into the

new media age to a booming

response. The county’s pres-

ence on Facebook is part of a

larger effort to connect with

the residents of Wythe

County and help better com-

municate information.

The Wythe County Facebook

account officially launched on

Oct. 29, 2011. In the month

of its existence, the account

has been accepting and adding

friends by the hundreds, with

a current friend count of al-

most 1,300.

By “friending” the account,

users can view status updates

that contain information

about Wythe County meet-

ings, news and public informa-

tion. In addition, users can

view press releases in the

“notes” section of the page

and view photographs of

events from around the area.

“Social media is an important

tool to keep the public in-

formed,” said Jenna Coleman,

Public Information Officer for

Wythe County. “During my

interviews for this position, it

was evident that the personal

committee, Mr. Dalton and

the entire Board of Supervi-

sors wanted to make a con-

scious effort to reach the resi-

dents of Wythe County and

who ever was hired would

have social media as a key

responsibility.”

At the beginning of the

launch, the Facebook account

was adding 80 to 100 users

per day to its friend list. To-

day, the average daily friend

count is about 30 users. The

decline in daily user adds is

not considered a negative

attribute, however, it is a sense

of stability.

“The hundreds of users a day

in the beginning shows that in

the first few weeks we really

reaching those online county

residents that were waiting for

the chance to connect

through social media,” ex-

plained Coleman. “The fact

that we have a stable number

of users requesting the ac-

count daily is a sign of success

in itself.”

Coleman added, “With the

more than 800 million users

on Facebook sending out an

average of only eight friend

requests each per month, it

really is a remarkable thing to

have almost three times that

daily.”

In addition to the Facebook

account, Wythe County has

“pages” that users can “like”

for specialized up dates. There

is a general Wythe County

page to accompany the ac-

count, which Coleman hopes

will give added communica-

tion venues.

“It’s a known fact in the social

media world that users will

accept a friend request or send

a friend request faster than

they will like a page, which is

why we created the account

first,” said Coleman. “Now

that we have a stable base, we

are branching off into pages to

give more specific information

that a user might need. We

hope the additional county

page will get messages out

there faster and prevent an

important update from getting

lost in newsfeeds.”

Other pages include the

Wythe County Parks and

Recreation page where users

can find updates about classes,

events and announcements

from the Wythe County Parks

and Recreation Department.

Also, a Wythe County Tour-

ism page has been created to

help promote the industry of

Wythe County. Other pages

including one for a recycling

initiative will be launching

soon.

Coleman added the “like

pages” are just beginning to

grow and every resident

should be aware of the

county’s presents online. In

addition to Facebook, Wythe

County recently launched a

Twitter account hoping to

relay information though

“tweets” to users who use

Twitter both online and via

cell phones.

Other social media account

will be launched soon includ-

ing those on LinkedIn and

Google Plus.

At the Nov. 22, 2011 Board of

Supervisors meeting, a social

media policy was adopted that

established guidelines for the

county’s social media use. The

policy can be found on the

county Website

A link to the Wythe County

Facebook account can be

found on the homepage of the

county Website or by visiting

www.facebook.com/

wythecounty. Links to Wythe

County pages and the com-

ment policy can be found in

the account’s information

section.

Wythe County steps into the social age Max Meadows Fire Department approached the Board of Supervisors regarding an issue with the heating units in its fire stations. Read how

the board fixed the problems on page 8.

The Grinch was one of many

special guests at the Ivanhoe

Christmas Parade held on Nov.

26, 2011 at 4 p.m.

Other special guests at the

parade included Delegate Anne

B. Crockett-Stark and her fes-

tive four legged companion who

rode on top of a decorated con-

vertible to greet the holiday

season and the Ivanhoe resi-

dents.

For information on other up

coming holiday events, see this

edition’s holiday insert.

On Nov. 9, 2011, the Wythe

County Board of Supervisors

and the Wythe County School

Board held a joint meeting to

discuss a facility study, which

evaluated the needs of county

schools and education related

buildings. The findings showed

millions in repairs that the two

boards will discuss to determine

what must be done and how it

will be funded.

Many Wythe County schools

have been updated and repaired

within the past several years.

Overall, many of the repairs

identified in this study involve

ADA updates, additions of bus

canopies and upgrading electri-

cal systems. In total, the cost of

the suggest modifications result-

ing from the study came to

$31.3 million.

Five projects identified for

Phase I with an estimated cost

of $12 million. They included

Rural Retreat Middle School,

Sheffey Elementary School, Fort

Chiswell Middle School, Speed-

well Elementary School and

Scott Memorial Middle School.

One of the major decisions to

be made a Rural Retreat Middle

School pertains to the Agricul-

ture Building. Repairs are

needed the exterior portions of

the building including replacing

the windows. The school board

has been discussing whether or

not to make the repairs or re-

move the building.

Another project at RRMS is

replacing the gym floor. Like

many of the gyms in the county,

the floors and been sanded for

maintenance to the extent that

they are down to the nail heads,

according to Dr. W. Lee

Brannon, superintendent.

Spiller Elementary is one of the

larger projects presented in the

study. Due to the growth of

specialized programs, the addi-

tion of more instructional space

is necessary.

OWPR presented the boards

with two options. The first

would be an addition to the

front portion of the school.

This addition would provide a

secured entrance to the school,

relocation of administration

and special programs, and more

general instructional space.

The second option would con-

struct a new school that would

house some of Spiller’s stu-

dents. A smaller school could

be constructed to house stu-

dents in pre-kindergarten

through second grade, allowing

more usable space in the exist-

ing school.

Some members of the Board of

Supervisors’ members felt it

would be more beneficial to

construct some form of a new

school rather than spending

money to add to an existing

school on a small, restrictive lot.

Fort Chiswell Middle School

was constructed to provide

more space for students at Fort

Chiswell High School, How-

ever, during the construction, a

portion of the plans were not

completed because of budgetary

restraints.

OWPR suggested the comple-

tion of the project by adding the

two omitted classrooms, two

more additional classrooms and

a set of bathrooms. This would

give more instructional space

and make the middle school

more independent from Fort

Chiswell High School.

Other projects suggested in-

cluded repairs and updates at all

county schools such as secured

entrances, occupancy sensors

for classrooms, and exterior

door and window replacements.

Maggie Poole, Board of Supervi-

sors member, raised a question

asking why consolidation was

not included in the study. Chal-

mer L. Frye, school board chair-

man, said it never came to the

school board’s mind because in

general county schools currently

have almost more students than

they can handle.

In the discussion, both boards

agreed the projects need to be

taken care of but will take time.

Many of the projects are things

left over from previous repair

cycles and were identified in

studies in the late 1990s.

“I heard some one refer to this

as a ‘chip’ we are working at but

to me it looks more like a rock,”

said Danny McDaniel, Board of

Supervisors member. “we’ve

dealt with chips now it’s time

for a rock.”

Members of both boards ac-

knowledged the projects will

benefit some of the county’s

more important residents, the

students. Frye said the students

are the future decision makers

of the county and should be

treated as such.

In preparation for evaluating

the school board’s capital im-

provement budget, the Board of

Supervisors requested Brannon

arrange tours of each school for

first hand accounts of what is

needed. In addition, the boards

will establish a co-budgetary

committee to figure out ways to

fund projects.

No decisions have currently

been made by either board

regarding what projects will be

considered for funding.

County boards discuss facility repairsCounty boards discuss facility repairsCounty boards discuss facility repairsCounty boards discuss facility repairs

“I heard some one refer to this as a ‘chip’ we are

working at but to me it looks more like a rock,” said

Danny McDaniel, Board of Supervisors member. “we’ve dealt with chips now it’s time

for a rock.”

WYTHE THE NEWS

Board of Supervisor’s member

Coy McRoberts was one of many

special guests at the 2011 Ivan-

hoe Christmas Parade on Nov.

26, 2011.

For information on other up

coming holiday events, see this

edition’s holiday insert.

Spiller is one of many schools studied by OWPR for repairs needed to the facil-ity. In total, the repairs to all of the facilities would cost $31.4 million.

VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

• 12/5 - Planning Commission will meet in

board room of the County Administration

Building, 340 S 6th Street, Wytheville at

7 p.m.

• 12/6 - Building & Grounds Committee will

meet in conference room of the County

Administration Building, 340 S 6th Street,

Wytheville at 3:30 p.m.

• 12/8 - Economic Development Committee

will meet in conference room of the

County Administration Building, 340 S

6th Street, Wytheville at 8 a.m.

• 12/12 - Recreation Commission will meet

in conference room of the County Admini-

stration Building, 340 S 6th Street,

Wytheville at 7 p.m.

• 12/13 - Wythe County Board of Supervi-

sors will hold its bi-monthly meeting on 7

p.m. at the County Administration Build-

ing, 340 S 6th Street, Wytheville

• 12/20 - Water Committee will meet in

conference room of the County Admini-


Wytheville at 9:30 a.m.

• 12/22—Budget Committee will meet in

conference room of the County Admini-


Wytheville at 3:30 p.m.

• 12/27 - Wythe County Board of Supervi-

sors will hold its bi-monthly meeting on 7

p.m. at the County Administration Build-

ing, 340 S 6th Street, Wytheville at 9

a.m.

replace a portion of the Route

614 bridge over Beaverdam

Creek on Ramsey Mountain

Road.

In addition, Olympus Painting

Contractors, Inc. of Tarpon

Springs, Fla., received a $1.7

million contract to make bridge

repairs at Interstate 81 Exit 81

in the Fort Chiswell area of

Wythe County and at Interstate

77 Exit 64 in the Rocky Gap

area of Bland County.

Regular maintenance, repairs

and replacements of bridges

have proven benefits not only to

driver safety but also to environ-

mental and economical stability.

Sharitz feels VDOT is taking

good care of Wythe County

residents and is grateful.

Wythe County was one of 12

counties in Southwest Virginia

awarded funds from the VDOT

Commonwealth Transportation

Board to repair and replace

bridges. Wythe “Bucky” Sharitz,

Wythe County Board of Super-

visor’s chairman, believes the

repairs will make roads safer for

all county residents and visitors

to travel.

Among the three bridge pro-

jects, which include eight indi-

vidual bridges, Wythe County

was awarded nearly $3 million

dollars in repairs.

A $1.1 million dollar contract

was awarded to Lanford Broth-

ers Company, Inc., Roanoke, to

repair six bridges on Interstate

81. Elk Knob, Inc. of Penning-

ton Gap, received $287,664 to

“[The Board of Supervi-

sors] realizes the impor-

tance of bridges to serve

Wythe County citizens,”

said Shartiz. “We compli-

ment VDOT on their

support of Wythe

County.”

Shartiz added the repairs

will be a great benefit to

families and children in

the county as it will make

students traveling to and

from school safer.

The collective $5.4 mil-

lion dollars awarded went

to other counties compris-

ing of Washington,

Smyth, Lee, Scott, Russell,

Buchanan, Tazwell,

Bland, Wise, Dickenson,

and Grayson.

Wythe County receives nearly $3 million in bridge repairs

614 Bridge, Beaverdam Creek

SunSunSunSun MonMonMonMon TueTueTueTue WedWedWedWed ThuThuThuThu FriFriFriFri SatSatSatSat

1 2 3

4 5 Planning

Commission

6 Building &

Grounds

7 8 Economic

Development

9

10

11 12 Recreation

Commission

13 Board of

Supervisors

14 15 16 17

18 19 20 Water

Committee

21 22 Budget

Committee

23 24

25 26 27 Board of

Supervisors

28 29 30 31

December 2011 Public Meetings

Community Events Wythe County Meetings

Sign up to receive this monthly

newsletter via email by con-

tacting Jenna Coleman, Public

Information Officer, at jvcole-

[email protected] or (276)

223-6020

340 S 6th St Wytheville, VA 24382 Phone: (276) 223-6020 Fax: (276) 223-6030

E-mail: [email protected] www.wytheco.org www.facebook.com/wythecounty

The HUB of southwest VA

Wythe County Board of Supervisors

cause costly damage.

During a recess of the meeting,

Cellell Dalton, county administra-

tor, asked Billy Bowers, Building

and Grounds Supervisor, to go to

the fire station and determine

what kinds of units would need to

be installed.

Before the meeting ended, Bowers

reported to Dalton that the heat-

ers were not in complete disrepair.

In fact, when the units were last

worked on they were not wired

correctly. Bowers corrected the

issue and said the heating units

should now be functioning prop-

erly.

During the bimonthly Board of

Supervisors meeting held Nov. 22,

2011, a representative from the

Max Meadows Fire Department

addressed the board regarding a

sixteen-year-old heating system at

the firehouse that was not func-

tioning.

Although the original agreement

with the fire department was that

it would maintain the heating

units, the board agreed to have the

units examined and pay for the

replacement.

The concern regarding having an

inadequate heating system at the

fire station was that the water

could freeze in the trucks and

Max Meadows Fire Dept. Max Meadows Fire Dept. Max Meadows Fire Dept. Max Meadows Fire Dept.

heaters now functioningheaters now functioningheaters now functioningheaters now functioning

formance

Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011

Time: 7 p.m.

Location: George Wythe High

School Auditorium

Address: One Maroon Way,

Wytheville

Description: Wytheville Com-

munity Concert Band presents

winter performance. Free

Operation St. Nick Toy Drive

Friday, Dec. 9, 2011

Location: Chamber of Com-

merce

Address:150 East Monroe St.,

Wytheville

Description: The Chamber of

Commerce Office is a partner

in the collection of NEW toys

for children 12 and under.

NEW toys will be distributed

through the Bland and Wythe

County Department of Social

Services. DEADLINE for toy

collection is December 19.

Phone: 223.3365

Email: [email protected]

rg

Cliff Dicker Memorial Blood

Drive

Friday, Dec 2, 2011

Time:12 p.m.

Location: Old Wythe County

Rec Center

Address: Fourth Street,

Wytheville

Description: 12-6 p.m. Great

food will be served and door

prizes given away.

Phone: 276.223.6004

Second Annual "Mr. Strong"

Run/Walk 5K

Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011

Registration: 10 a.m.

Start: 11 a.m.

Location: Rural Retreat Fire

Station

Description: Registration fee

in any amount given as a dona-

tion to St. Jude Children's

Research Hospital T-shirts

and gifts provide by St. Jude

for donations of $35.00 or

more. One mile Fun Run for

kids 5th grade and younger

begins at 12 p.m. Followed by

1/4 mile Preschool Run. BBQ

and Hot Dog Lunches avail-

able. Childcare provided for

5k participants. Strollers and

families welcome Relay teams

also welcome. Shuttles avail-

able to/from half-way point.

Contact: Susan Spraker 686-

5177

Make Christmas Decorations-

Saturday, Dec. 4 or Sunday,

Dec. 5

Time: 6 p.m.

Location: Dec. 4 Rural Retreat

Pentecostal Church/ Dec. 5

Max Meadows Fire Depart-

ment

Instructor: Anita Figge

Description: Decorations for

all to make for the Christmas

holidays. We will offer glittery

pony beads, and other materi-

als for you and your children

to choose from.

Fee: $15.00/student

Winter Wonderland Per-

December Community EventsDecember Community EventsDecember Community EventsDecember Community Events

Wythe the News - Dec 2011

Documents

Transcript of Wythe the News - Dec 2011