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The Cumberland County Board of Supervisors is having an emergency meeting at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 via video conferencing. Subject: Emergency Ordinance – Continuity of Government. Instructions on how the public may participate will be posted on the county website by noon on Wednesday. More information on the County website. Continue reading CUMBERLAND COUNTY EMERGENCY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING

The coronavirus has necessitated additional changes in our lives over the last week. Frequently washing our hands, keeping a social distance from others, and staying at home except for essential trips are all steps we have to do in order to stop this virus. We may not like them, but it is what is necessary … Continue reading CCLA WEEKLY UPDATE 04/05/2020

DEQ process requires a review of the Notice of Intent (NOI) for administrative completeness. If there are any questions, DEQ will send a COMMENTS letter to the applicant addressing the concerns and asking for further information. DEQ reviewed the NOI submitted by Green Ridge/County Waste/GFL and found it to be administratively incomplete. DEQ sent the … Continue reading DEQ COMMENTS LETTER SENT TO GREEN RIDGE

We hope this post finds you and your family doing well and healthy in these difficult times. The coronavirus has necessitated we all make drastic changes in our lives, business and personal. CCLA is not immune to the mandates and we have made several changes. The Leadership Team continues to meet weekly but we are … Continue reading CCLA CONTINUES THE MARCH

The date for the DEQ Public Information Meeting in Cumberland County, Virginia is Wednesday, March 25, 2020 and not March 24th as shown in the previous post. Oops for the mistake. Continue reading CORRECTION-CORRECTION

CANCELLATION NOTICE for EVENTS The following events are either postponed or cancelled: Wednesday, March 24, 2020 – the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Public Information Meeting in Cumberland County to Discuss Sanitary Landfill Permitting is postponed indefinitely by DEQ. Sunday, April 5, 2020 – the Cumberland County Landfill Alert (CCLA) monthly Community Townhall meeting scheduled … Continue reading

Senator Hashmi just informed us she is unable to attend today’s Community Townhall Meeting as the General Assembly is going back into session at 10:30 a.m. today. She is working with us to set up another date. We will keep you posted. Continue reading SENATOR HASHMI CANCELS

The week of March 8, 2020, promises to be a busy one. Below are just a few items that come to mind: Sunday – March 8 – Daylight savings time starts at 2 a.m. on Sunday morning. Remember to move your clocks forward one hour. Sunday – March 8 – Community Townhall meeting at 3 … Continue reading BUSY WEEK AHEAD

We received word on Friday, March 28, 2020, that the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will hold a public information meeting on March 25, 2020, to discuss the permitting process for sanitary landfills in Virginia. The meeting will be held at the Cumberland Middle/High School Cafetorium, 16 School Rd, Cumberland, VA 23040. The start … Continue reading DEQ LANDFILL PROCESS TRAINING

Mark your calendars and plan to attend the Townhall Community Meeting on March 8, 2020. Senator Hashmi, from District 10, is our Guest Speaker. You may recall she is the patron of Senate Bill 409 which is carried over to the 2021 General Assembly session. Senator Hashmi attended some of our meetings prior to her … Continue reading LEAP YEAR EVE 2020 UPDATE