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Farmville Herald Poll Still Open The Farmville Herald is taking a poll on the following question: “Do you support the Green Ridge landfill being placed in Cumberland County?” You can still cast your vote. Just put “Farmville Herald” in your browser and then click on the link to the newspaper. About midway down on the … Continue reading WEEKLY UPDATE 04-05-2021

The Farmville Herald is conducting a poll on whether or not people are for or against the proposedGreen Ridge Landfill. Below is the link to visit and cast your vote. The Farmville Herald currently has a poll asking whether we support the Cumberland landfill. Goto: https://www.farmvilleherald.com/ Look to the right, part of the way down … Continue reading FARMVILLE HERALD POLL – CAST YOUR VOTE

CCLA April Meeting Notice Good news!! The Governor’s revised COVID 19 restrictions on March 23, 2021, increasing the number of people permitted at indoor gatherings to 50. Our CCLA meeting attendance falls into this category. So we are pleased to announce that our April Community Townhall meeting will be held as an in-person meeting or … Continue reading WEEKLY UPDATE 03-29-2021

Happy Spring – the birds are chirping, the grass is starting to turn green, and thoughts of activities for warmer weather are taking shape. It is also a reminder that we are fast approaching our fourth (4th) year of opposing the Green Ridge proposed mega landfill. Green Ridge and their affiliates recently sent out at … Continue reading WEEKLY UPDATE O3-22-2021

Trudy Berry, a strong supporter of environmental issues and a fighter against the proposed landfill, is running for the Delegate position for Cumberland and other counties in the upcoming election. She requested we post the following for her. Hi. This is Trudy Berry. I am still collecting signatures to get my name on the ballot. … Continue reading Selection Opportunity

Happy St. Patrick’s Day Summary of Community Townhall Meeting CCLA held the March Community Townhall meeting virtually yesterday, Sunday, March 14, 2021. It was well attended considering it was a virtual meeting and such a beautiful day. Delegate Lee Ware was the guest speaker and he provided us with a lot of information and pointers. … Continue reading WEEKLY UPDATE 03-15-2021

Upcoming Meetings March 9, 2021 – Cumberland County Board of Supervisors Meeting. This is scheduled to be an in-person meeting. Time is 7 p.m. at the Cumberland County Court House. Plan to come early as sitting is limited in the main meeting room. Let your voice be heard. March 14, 2021 – CCLA’s monthly Community … Continue reading WEEKLY UPDATE 03-08-2021

General Assembly Update The General Assembly is still in session as of today. The latest on SB1318 regarding environmental justice; interagency working group failed to pass the Senate. SB1319 concerns strengthening SJ 42 which passed in 2020 where the Waste Diversion and Recycling Task Force was created. A version of this bill appears to have … Continue reading WEEKLY UPDATE 03-01-2021

We still have residents in Virginia who are still without power – this is the beginning of the third week for them without power. Please keep them in your thoughts. General Assembly Update The 2021 General Assembly is still in session as of today. Senator Hashmi still has at least two bills which are still … Continue reading WEEKLY UPDATE 02-22-2021

Hope everyone survived the ice storm – that you have power and did not suffer any damage. General Assembly Update The 2021 General Assembly Session is now in a 15-day special session. The delegates continue to review the senate bills and the senate continues to review the delegates bills. So there is still time for … Continue reading WEEKLKY UPDATE 02-15-2021