Board to elect Chair and Vice Chair at annual organizational meeting Wednesday afternoon

The Hanover County Board of Supervisors will hold its annual organizational meeting on Wednesday, January 13, at 3 p.m. During this meeting, the Board will elect its Chair and Vice Chair for 2021 as well as adopt its meeting schedule for this year. The Board will appoint members to committees and consider and re-adopt their standing rules and procedures.
Dr. Tom Franck, Director of the Chickahominy Health District, will update the Board on COVID-19 and plans for further release of the vaccine (this week, first responders and healthcare professionals began to receive dosages). Following Dr. Franck’s presentation will be a transportation update, the presentation of the Human Resources Annual report and policy manual update and an update on the legislative agenda for the 2021 session of the Virginia General Assembly.
Citizens wishing to attend the meeting in person will be required to wear a face covering. In-person attendance will be limited to no more than 10 citizens in the board room at any one time. Staff will be in the lobby to facilitate attendees’ entry to and exit from the board room. Citizens wishing to speak at Citizens’ Time can register on this page. The deadline to register to speak is Tuesday, January 12th at 5:00 p.m.
You can submit comments to the Board via email at [email protected] ; all comments will be made part of the meeting record. The deadline for submitting comments for the upcoming board meeting is Tuesday, January 12th, at 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday’s meeting is scheduled to adjourn at 6:30 p.m. All Board meetings are videostreamed live here with an archived version up on the afternoon following the Board meeting.

Municipal Utility Relief Program Deadline Approaches

The deadline to apply for the Municipal Utility Relief is January 13, 2021. The relief program is being funded by a grant under the Federal CARES Act and Virginia COVID-19 Municipal Utility Relief Program to Assist Customers. The relief fund helps those who have incurred economic hardship as a result of COVID-19. Qualifying customers are eligible for relief for past due balances for both residential and non-residential services billed between May 19, 2020 and November 19, 2020. To apply, customers must submit a CUSTOMER INTAKE FORM by the January 13, 2021 deadline. Applications received after the January 13, 2021 deadline but before January 26, 2021 will be processed if there are remaining funds and if time allows.
If you have incurred an economic hardship due to COVID-19 and would like to participate in this program, the CUSTOMER INTAKE FORM may be returned by one of the following:

Mailed to PO Box 470, Hanover, VA 23069-0470. Please allow at least seven (7) days for delivery. Please note if you send it by mail, having it post marked by January 13, 2021 is not sufficient to ensure your account will be evaluated for participation
Emailed to [email protected]
Dropped at Public Utilities offices at 7516 County Complex Road, Hanover, VA 23069
Submitted on our website at www.hanovercounty.gov/utilityreliefprogram

Below is a fillable PDF Customer Intake Form as well as an electronic Customer Intake Form that will electronically get submitted to the Department of Public Utilities.

More information can be found here.