Town of Urbanna
Public Notice 2024 Oyster Festival
Street and Parking Restrictions

The Virginia Department of Transportation has approved the following 2024 Urbanna Oyster Festival Street and Parking Restrictions pursuant to Resolutions 2024-RES-003 and 2024-RES-004 of the Urbanna Town Council:

Parking Restrictions

Parking restrictions will be in effect within the corporate limits of the Town of Urbanna between 2 a.m., Friday, November 1, 2024 and 11 p.m., Saturday, November 2, 2024 in order to ensure pedestrian safety, safe movement of police, fire and rescue vehicles as well as safe parade operations. Certain streets may be opened for parking earlier than 11 p.m. Saturday, depending on the progress of cleanup crews.

No Parking areas will be designated as Tow Away Zones and towing will be at the owner’s expense. The no parking-tow away zones for both sides of the streets in Urbanna include:

Urbanna Rd from the bridge to the Watling St intersection. Watling St from its intersection with Urbanna Rd at the traffic triangle to Cross St. Cross St from its intersection with Watling St all the way past the Marston Ave intersection. Prince George St from Cross St to Virginia St. Virginia St east from Waverly Rd to Oyster Rd. Marston Ave from Cross St to Rappahannock Ave. Rappahannock Ave south from the Marston Ave intersection to Virginia St. Marston Ave east from Cross St to first house on each side of street. Bonner St west from Rappahannock Ave to Linden Ave. Grace Ave from Bonner St to Virginia St. Park St from Rappahannock Ave to Linden Ave. Upton Ln by the Post Office, Hilliard St, Rappahannock Ave, Cross St, Oyster Rd, Prince George St and Kent St in their entirety.

Urbanna Street Restrictions

Other Restrictions: On Friday, November 1, and Saturday, November 2, 2024, law enforcement authorities may close selected streets to routine traffic as crowd and public safety actions dictate.

Town Entrance Restrictions

Friday, November 1, 2024, vehicular traffic entering or leaving the Town will be prohibited beginning at 5 p.m. on the west side (Route 602) in the vicinity of Lord Mott Road and beginning at 6 p.m. on the east side (Route 227) in the vicinity of Rosegill for the Fireman’s Parade. These Routes will be closed to all traffic attempting to enter the Town of Urbanna except to facilitate the movement of police and emergency vehicles. The Town of Urbanna will remain closed until 9 p.m. or later depending on pedestrian traffic.

Saturday, November 2, 2024, 9 a.m. or earlier if deemed necessary by law enforcement authorities, State Route 227 (Urbanna Road) will be closed in the vicinity of the Molly’s Way, and State Route 602 (Virginia Street) will be closed in the vicinity of Red Hill Drive. These Routes will be closed to all traffic attempting to enter the Town of Urbanna except to facilitate the movement of police and emergency vehicles. The Town of Urbanna will remain closed until 8 p.m. or later depending on pedestrian traffic. At any time, law enforcement authorities may temporarily close the Town to routine traffic as crowd and public safety actions dictate.

Parade Routes and Times

The Friday, November 1, 2024, Fireman’s Parade will begin at 7 p.m. and commence east on Virginia Street from the area of the Urbanna Professional Center, left on Grace Street, right on Bonner Street, left on Rappahannock Avenue, right on Marston Avenue, right on Cross Street, right on Virginia Street to a disband area where the parade began. The Saturday, November 2, 2024, Oyster Festival Parade will begin at 2 p.m. and will commence east from the staging and formation area at the Waverly Commons Office Building on Virginia Street, left on Grace Street, right on Bonner Street, left on Rappahannock Avenue, right on Marston Avenue, right on Cross Street, right on Prince George Street, left on Virginia Street to the disband area where the parade began.

GOLF CARTS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE FESTIVAL AREA

Notice of Public Hearing
Urbanna Planning Commission

Please take notice that the Urbanna Town Council will hold a public hearing on Thursday, November 14, 2024 beginning at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers, 390 Virginia Street, Suite B, Urbanna VA 23175 to consider the following:

AN APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT (2024 SUP Application 04) submitted by William Glenn – The Warning Track, Inc. to allow for a Recreational Facility per Section 17-4.6.3 (9) of the Town of Urbanna Zoning Ordinance at 271 Prince George Street which is within the B-1 general commercial zoning district (LOT 20A-21-47 which consists of +/-1/10 acre)

All persons are invited to attend and express their views. Any person requiring assistance in order to participate in the public hearing is asked to contact the Urbanna Town Clerk, Martha Rodenburg, at (804) 758-2613 or m.rodenburg@urbannava.gov prior to the public hearing so that appropriate arrangements may be made.

A copy of the application for the special use permit and other documents are available for review at the Urbanna Town Hall, 390 Virginia Street, Suite B, Urbanna VA 23175 or by contacting Ted Costin at (804)758-2613 or t.costin@urbannava.gov.

Southside Sentinel run: October 31 and November 7, 2024

Notice of Public Hearing
Urbanna Planning Commission

Please take notice that the Urbanna Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 beginning at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers, 390 Virginia Street, Suite B, Urbanna VA 23175 to consider the following:

AN APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT (2024 SUP Application 04) submitted by William Glenn – The Warning Track, Inc. to allow for a Recreational Facility per Section 17-4.6.3 (9) of the Town of Urbanna Zoning Ordinance at 271 Prince George Street which is within the B-1 general commercial zoning district (LOT 20A-21-47 which consists of +/-1/10 acre)

All persons are invited to attend and express their views. Any person requiring assistance in order to participate in the public hearing is asked to contact the Urbanna Town Clerk, Martha Rodenburg, at (804) 758-2613 or m.rodenburg@urbannava.gov prior to the public hearing so that appropriate arrangements may be made.

A copy of the application for the special use permit and other documents are available for review at the Urbanna Town Hall, 390 Virginia Street, Suite B, Urbanna VA 23175 or by contacting Ted Costin at (804)758-2613 or t.costin@urbannava.gov.

Southside Sentinel run: October 31 and November 7, 2024

Town of Urbanna
Personnel Committee
Notice of Meeting
November 12, 2024

A meeting of the Town of Urbanna’s Personnel Committee has been called by Mayor William Goldsmith to be held Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 9:00am. The meeting will be held at the offices of the Southside Sentinel, located at 276 Virginia Street, Urbanna, Virginia 23175.

After the meeting has been called to order, the committee will enter into a Closed Meeting pursuant to Section §2.2-3711(A)(1), Code of Virginia for the following purpose: assignment/ performance of Town Administrator, Treasurer, Water Operations Manager, Marina Manager, and Public Works Staff and resignation of Town Clerk.

Please contact Ted Costin, Town Administrator, with any questions. 804.758.2613.

POSTED: October 30, 2024

Employment Opportunity
Town of Urbanna, Virginia
Town Clerk

This full-time position performs duties authorized by the Town Council and Town Administrator to include preparing for and attending meetings, preparing meeting minutes, maintaining records as office manager, and assisting citizens in a professional and courteous manner. Primary work site will be the town office. Computer literacy with proficiency in MS Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat is highly desired as is knowledge of municipal government operations. Opportunity for growth and development exists. Applications will be reviewed as they are received. The position is open until filled. If interested, please submit a resume and Town of Urbanna Employment Application which, together with a complete and current position description, is available from the town’s office (390 Virginia Street, Suite B, Urbanna VA 23175) or by contacting Ted Costin, Town Administrator at (804) 758-2613 or t.costin@urbannava.gov or via the town’s website: www.urbannava.gov.

Click here for the complete job description.

The Town of Urbanna is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Block Advertisement: October 31 and November 7, 2024.

Town of Urbanna 2024 Tax Notice

The 2024 Town of Urbanna annual Real Estate tax bills and Personal Property tax bills have been mailed. The due date for payment of these bills is Thursday, December 5, 2024. By law, payments made in the Treasurer’s Office or postmarked with the date of Thursday, December 5, 2024 or before will be accepted as timely. Accounts remaining unpaid after December 5, 2024 will be subject to additional charges as provided by the Code of Virginia. Please check your bills for completeness upon receipt. By law, failure to receive a bill does not relieve the taxpayer of any additional charges that will accrue for failure to pay by the due date.

The Treasurer’s Office is located at 390 Virginia Street, Suite B, Urbanna VA. For your convenience, a drop box for 24-hour payment service is also available at this location. The Treasurer’s office will be open Monday through Friday to the public. Staff will be available to collect payments during normal business hours of 8:30 am - 4:30 pm. You may pay your taxes in person with cash, check, money order, debit or credit card (There are fees associated with paying your bill online. If you pay by ACH or e-check, there is a $1.95 convenience fee. The fee for all debit and credit card payments will be approximately 2.95% of your total bill.).

To pay online at https://www.urbannava.gov/pages/taxes.

Questions: If you have questions, please contact the Treasurer’s office at (804) 758- 2613.

Helpful information

Attention Town Residents

On or about January 2, 2025 the Town of Urbanna will begin collection on past due water bills exceeding sixty (60) days. If you have an account that is more than sixty (60) days overdue, please settle the account to a zero (0) balance as soon as possible. Failure to do so by or about January 2, 2025 will subject the account holder to a collection process that can include termination of service. Thank you for your cooperation.

Issued October 11, 2024 by P. S.T. (Ted) Costin, Town Administrator as directed by Urbanna Town Council action October 10, 2024.