MEETINGS & NOTICES
➤ RAAC'S MITCHELL ARTS FUND is holding a grant workshop on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. until noon at the Rappahannock County Public Library. All past and prospective applicants are encouraged to attend. Members of the Mitchell Arts Fund committee will go over 2019 grant application and new guidelines and will answer questions about submitting a proposal. Application and guidelines for 2019 grants will be available Dec. 1 on RAAC’s website, raac.org. Since 2012, RAAC has awarded $209,000 to 56 Rappahannock artists and organizations — inspiring art and building community!
➤ The Town of Washington TOWN COUNCIL meets on Monday, Dec. 10, at Town Hall at 7 p.m. Highlights from the agenda include: a Public Hearing for the purpose of considering and authorizing and entering into a contract for the sale of the lot owned by the Town of Washington containing 0.5853 acres, Tax Map 20A 1-119, for the purchase price of $135,000 so as to permit the construction of a new post office and Article 1-4-1 of the Town Zoning Ordinance to add subarticle k. as follows: “k. Post offices and related postal services” so as to permit by special use permit post offices and postal related services in every zoning district of the Town and If the foregoing subarticle k. amendment be adopted, consideration of a special use permit in accordance with the new Article 1-4-1k. to permit a post office and postal related services of 5853 acres, Tax Map 20A-1-119, a review of and possible authorization of a public hearing on the Eatman/ Eagle application on the Vacation of the Gay Street Stub Street request, consideration and possible authorization of a Joint Public Hearing with the Planning Commission on a Drafted Planned Unit Development Ordinance, an alternative Town office space review, a discussion and setting of the related postal services, a joint public hearing with the Planning Commission on a re-zoning amendment to Treasurer’s salary, and the announcement of a Planning Commission vacancy. Also new elected officials will be sworn in effective Jan. 1, 2019.
➤ The Town of Washington PLANNING COMMISSION meets on Monday, Dec. 10, at 5:30 p.m., at Town Hall to review the Draft Planned Unit Development Ordinance.
➤ RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD meets on Dec. 11, at 6:30 p.m., in the band room of the high school.
➤ The Town of Washington ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD has cancelled the regularly scheduled meeting of Wednesday, Dec. 12.
➤ The RAPPAHANNOCKRAPIDAN REGIONAL COMMISSION meets at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 12, at the Commission offices located at 420 Southridge Parkway, Suite 106, Culpeper.
➤ The RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY (RCWSA) meets at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday Dec. 13, at the Town Hall, 485 Gay Street, Washington.
➤ VIRGINIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION invites people to an Fescue Field Day on Friday, Dec.14, from 11 a.m to 4:30 p.m. at 559 Thoroughfare Road, Brightwood, Va. Lunch will be served at 11 a.m. Rain or shine. To register call or text Carl Stafford at 540-359-5532.
➤ Home Instead Senior Care partners with local resources to identify SENIORS WHO MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE RECEIVE GIFTS this holiday season. This year, the Christmas tree with paper ornaments will be available through Wednesday, Dec. 12, at Union Bank. Stop in and adopt a senior in Rappahannock County. Call 540-522-3958 for more details.