Pole Green Road widening meeting tomorrow night

Hanover County will hold a citizen information meeting on Tuesday, October 27, to present preliminary plans for the proposed widening of Pole Green Road between Bell Creek Road and Rural Point Road. The meeting will be at 7:00 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors meeting room in the Hanover County Administration Building, 7516 County Complex Road, Hanover, Va. Because in person attendance at the meeting is limited due to COVID-19 protocols, seating must be reserved in advance. Seating will be assigned on a priority basis to property owners abutting the project, on a first come basis for those wishing to attend. There are 20 spaces available. Anyone who attends will be required to wear a mask at all times. To reserve a seat, please call the Department of Public Works at (804) 365-6176. The meeting will also be livestreamed.

Board of Supervisors meeting Wednesday night

The Hanover Board of Supervisors meets at 6 p.m. on Wednesday night. On the agenda are the Economic Development Annual Report, a request for approval of a budget supplement for CARES Act funds and the request for deferral of an authorization to advertise public hearings on a proposed comprehensive plan amendment. Planning public hearings will begin at 7 p.m. All Board meetings are videostreamed live, with the archived version being available generally on Thursday afternoon.

Let’s talk about trick-or-treating

Hanover County does not regulate trick or treating. If you choose to allow your children to trick-or-treat this year, the County encourages you to follow recommendations from the Virginia Department of Health, including:
?? If you have COVID-19 symptoms, have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 10 days, or have been in contact with someone with COVID in the past 14 days, please follow VDH guidance to stay home and away from others. If you are self-isolating or self-quarantining, do not participate in trick-or-treating this year, and look for other virtual options to celebrate.
?? Be sure to maintain at least six feet of distance between yourself and others who do not live in your household at all times.
?? Wash your hands before going trick-or-treating or handing out candy. Hand sanitizer should be used while trick-or-treating or handing out candy when soap and water aren’t available.
?? Wear a cloth mask. Halloween masks may not fit snugly against the face and may not cover the nose and mouth. Halloween masks with gaps and holes do not protect against inhaling respiratory droplets from other people. Wearing a cloth mask under a Halloween mask may make it hard to breathe and is not recommended.
?? If you hand out candy, consider setting up an area outside, like a folding table or chairs, to set out candy. Space out the placement of treats so that multiple people do not have to reach into the same bowl or find contactless ways to deliver treats, like a candy chute that is more than six feet long. For ‘trunk-or-treating’, create distance between cars by parking in every other space.