Real Estate Taxes Due 5-20-16

Work Session Meeting Agenda 4-20-16

Work Session Meeting Agenda 4-11-16

EARTH DAY CELEBRATION, PAPER SHREDDING & E-WASTE RECYCLING

Come Celebrate Earth Day in Abingdon!

EARTH DAY CELEBRATION, PAPER SHREDDING & E-WASTE RECYCLING

The Town of Abingdon will hold its 2016 EARTH DAY CELEBRATION on Saturday, April 16th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Fields-Penn House on Main Street across from the Farmers Market in Abingdon.  Admission is FREE. This year there will be 57 groups (non-profits, private groups, local businesses, educators and state & federal agencies) providing a great deal of fun and information to share.  The theme of the event is "AIR & ATMOSPHERE" so many groups will have something to share about the natural resource you breathe every minute.

Several activities are planned throughout the celebration such as a rain barrel workshop where you can make your own rain barrel to take home (registration required).  Paper Moon Studio will have a giant puppet parade. Keep Bristol Beautiful’s Recycling Education Trailer will be on-site for walk-through tours. There will be a free Kids Zone area with free games & prizes, a stage with musical performances, a “trash to treasure” crafts tent, educational displays, face painting, a local foods food court, and some groups will have wildlife on display.  Kids who bring the Earth Day flyer to the Sustain Abingdon table will receive a free “green” item! Adults have the opportunity to receive a free gift if they bring 2 cans of food to benefit Feeding America and/or donate pet supplies (blankets, food, toys, detergent, etc.) for our local animal rescue organizations. Keep Southwest Virginia Beautiful is collecting "gently used" shoes for reuse and fundraising.

Just down the street in front of the Arts Depot, we will have free document shredding and a drop-off area for electronic waste (e-waste).  Any item that has a power-cord or uses batteries is considered e-waste. E-waste includes but is not limited to laptop/desktop computers, CRT /LCD monitors, hard drives, modems, plug and play devices, printers/scanners, copiers, commercial telephone equipment, fax machines, power backups, power transformers, misc. electronic business equipment, wires, cables, circuit boards, video game systems, DVD/VCR players, microwave ovens, televisions, and small electronic household appliances. This will be a free service provided by the Town of Abingdon.  Items with compressors like refrigerators, ACs and dehumidifiers cannot be accepted.  Other household hazardous materials (like batteries, chemicals, petroleum products and fluorescent light bulbs) can be taken to MXI Inc. during their annual HHW event in May.

For information, please contact Sarita Moore, Vice-Chair of the Town of Abingdon Sustain Abingdon Committee at 276-628-4321 or visit the Sustain Abingdon website: www.sustainabingdon.com  or like us on facebook: www.facebook.com/SustainAbingdon.

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NOTICE: Council Work Session Meeting 4-20-16

NOTICE: Budget Meeting 4-11-16

Budget Meeting TONIGHT CANCELLED!

Boards and Commissions Schedule

Town of Abingdon Boards and Commission Schedule

Economic Development Authority meets the second Tuesday every other month at 3:00pm in the Arthur Campbell room on the first floor of Town Hall.  Contact Kevin Costello for more information- kcostello@abingdon-va.gov

Tourism Advisory Committee (TAC) meets regularly on the first Tuesday of the month at 3:00 pm in the Arthur Campbell room on the first floor of Town Hall. Contact Kevin Costello for more information- kcostello@abingdon-va.gov

Tree Commission meets the third Monday of each month at 7:30 pm in the Arthur Campbell room on the first floor of Town Hall.  Contact Kevin Sigmon for more information- ksigmon@abingdon-va.gov

Sustain Abingdon meets the 2nd Thursday of every other month.  Sub-Committee meetings are scheduled on an as-needed basis.

Date                                                   Time                                      Location

Feb. 11, 2016                                  12:00pm                   Abingdon Municipal Bldg.

Apr. 14, 2016                                  12:00pm                   Abingdon Municipal Bldg.

June 9, 2016                                   12:00pm                    Abingdon Municipal Bldg.

Aug. 11, 2016                                 12:00pm                   Abingdon Municipal Bldg.

Oct. 13, 2016                                  12:00pm                   Abingdon Municipal Bldg.

Dec. 8, 2016                                   12:00pm                   Abingdon Municipal Bldg.

SA Chair – Lydia Graves    SA Vice Chair – Sarita Moore smoore@abingdon-va.gov

Sustainability Coordinator – Rick Statzer rstatzer@abingdon-va.gov

Board of Building Code of Appeals meets the third Thursday in March and September at Noon at the Virginia Highlands Small Business Incubator. Contact Marion Watts for more information-  mwatts@abingdon-va.gov

Historic Preservation Review Board first Wednesday each month, 5:15 p.m. in the Arthur Campbell room on the first floor of Town Hall. Contact Matthew Johnson for more information- mjohnson@abingdon-va.gov

Board of Zoning Appeals second Tuesday each month, 6:00 p.m. in the Arthur Campbell room on the first floor of Town Hall.  Contact Matthew Johnson for more information- mjohnson@abingdon-va.gov

Planning Commission fourth Monday each month, 5:30 p.m. in the Arthur Campbell room on the first floor of Town Hall.  Contact Matthew Johnson for more information- mjohnson@abingdon-va.gov

Fairview Steering Committee 2016 Meeting Schedule third Thursday of the month at 5:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted or changed by the committee. The committee meets either at Fairview Homestead or the Arthur Campbell Room at Town Hall.

February 18                                                 August 18    

March 17                                                      September 15

April 21                                                         October 20

May 19                                                          November 17

June 16                                                         No December meeting

July 14* *This meeting was moved to the second Thursday due to the Tractor Show.  Contact Amy Looney for more information- alooney@abingdon-va.gov

 Abingdon Redevelopment & Housing Authority normally meets the second Tuesday of the month from 5-7 pm in the board room of the Johnson Center located at 468 East Main Street, on the third floor.  We don't always meet every month, only if there is new business to discuss.  In fact, we cancelled our February meeting due to lack of new business.  Contact Mark Adams for more information- markadams.arha@gmail.com

Recreation Advisory Commission meets at 5:30 every other month. The location currently is the Coomes Center but at the last meeting we discussed moving to an alternate site. This has not been finalized. The next meeting will be at the Abingdon Fire Hall.  Contact Kevin Worley for more information-

kworley@abingdon-va.gov

Meeting Dates:

March 21              September 19

May 16                  November 21

July 18

Sinking Spring Cemetery meets twice a year. Dates will be announced.

Abingdon Town Council meets the first Monday of each month unless the first Monday is a holiday.