Meetings & Notices

The Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services directors will hold its regular board meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 1 p.m. Please visit rrcsb.org for additional information.

 e county Board of Supervisors and the School Board will hold a series of public hearings on next year’s budget:

• Tuesday, Feb. 9, 6:30 p.m., RCES Gym/ Auditorium - Joint Board and School Board Meeting

• Wednesday, March 10, 7 p.m., Courthouse - County Administrator's Budget Presentation

• Monday, March 15, 1 p.m., Courthouse - Discussion of Budget (preliminary feedback on CA Budget)

• Monday, March 22, 1 p.m., Courthouse - Discussion of Budget

• Wednesday, March 24, 1 p.m., Library - Discussion of Budget

• ursday, April 1, 1 p.m., Courthouse - Discussion of Budget

• Friday, April 2, 1 p.m., Courthouse - Discussion of Budget (last opportunity to set budget for public hearing to meet advertising deadline)

• Monday, April 19, 7 p.m., RCES Gym/ Auditorium - Budget and Tax Rate Public Hearing

• Monday, April 26, 7 p.m., Courthouse - Budget adoption or consideration of adoption

• Monday, May 10, 7 p.m., Courthouse - Budget adoption or consideration of adoption

• Wednesday, May 12, 7 p.m., Courthouse - Budget adoption (last opportunity to adopt school budget)

 Calling Rappahannock Artists & Arts Programs! New and revised 2021 Mitchell Arts Fund Grant

application and guidelines are now available on RAAC’s website, raac.org. Grant applications are due by March 15, 2021, with notification of awards by mid- May.

 Agricultural lands in Rappahannock County continue to be eligible for

conservation assistance funds

from Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District for stream exclusion fencing, establishing rotational grazing fields, developing water resources, wells, springs and stream access points, reforestation of critical areas and reestablishing buffer areas along waterways. Funds are also available for nutrient management plan development and implementation, cover crops, and numerous other conservation practices. Contact the district at 540- 825- 8591.