PUBLIC NOTICE

COVID-19 Update:
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We encourage you to visit the site and order your free tests. Should you have symptoms in the future, you would be able to use the test to determine if you have COVID-19 or not.

PUBLIC NOTICE
UPCOMING OFFICE CLOSURES AND MOVING INFORMATION

Monday, January 17th-Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Friday, January 28th - Move to new Town Hall and offices
Monday, January 31st - Move to new Town Hall and offices

The Urbanna Town Offices will be moving to our new location, 390 Virginia Street-Suite B&C, with an anticipated re-opening day of February 1st. During this time, our phones may be down. Should you need to contact someone, staff email addresses can be located under the Government tab and “Contact Town Staff”

We will be posting any additional information here and on Facebook.

Thank you for your understanding!

ANNOUNCEMENT

Leasing Property at Waverly Commons
350 Old Virginia Street
Urbanna, VA
Town Hall Office/Town Council Chambers
November 12, 2021

Earlier this Fall, the Town was presented with an opportunity to lease a part of the “Waverly Commons” office building for use as the new Town Hall and offices. We believe the benefits of this opportunity outweigh remaining in the current building. The current Town Hall is an aging and “sick building” and we believe the risks and costs of remaining in the building will not be a financially wise decision for the Town of Urbanna.

The Finance Committee of the Urbanna Town Council has reviewed the cost options of leasing a new property versus making the needed repairs and improvements at our current location, 45 Cross Street, and has determined moving to this new location would be the financially responsible course of action.

Issues at the current building include:

• Not ADA compliant
• Archaic HVAC system in need of replacement
• Antiquated duct work in need of replacement due to it posing a health risk
• Antiquated electrical wiring
• Concerns about the stability of the foundation and its ability to properly support the second floor
• No room for growth
• Layout of property and building does not benefit citizens, especially those with mobility challenges

Benefits of Waverly Commons:

• Fully ADA compliant
• One floor
• Ample parking
• Modern mechanical and electrical systems
• Room for growth
• Roof put on app. 9 years ago/40-year roof
• Updated electrical/computer wiring

Disadvantages

• Lease payment
• Logistics of moving
• Perception
• Currently not in town

Owner to allow Town staff to begin moving once lease is approved, without incurring additional rental fees.

Planning Ahead

• Boundary adjustment expands Town limits to include this property
• Hall property of 10 acres to be included in Boundary adjustment

Town Council is expected to go into Closed Meeting during their next meeting, scheduled for Thursday, November 18th, to discuss this issue and ultimately, vote on how to proceed.

Submitted by

Garth Wheeler
Town Administrator

PUBLIC NOTICE
TRASH SCHEDULE REMINDER

Please be aware of upcoming trash pick-up schedule changes

• Friday, November 5th-No regular trash pick-up due to Oyster Festival
• Tuesday, November 9th-Regular trash pick-up
• Friday, November 12th-Regular trash pick-up

The November 12th trash pick-up will be the last Friday pick-up until April 2022. Trash pick-up will continue on a weekly schedule of Tuesdays only.

For more information, please visit the Refuse Information page on the Town website.

MEETING NOTICE

The Urbanna Town Council will hold a meeting on Saturday, October 30, 2021 from 9:00am until 5:00pm, for the purpose of an educational retreat. Topics to be discussed are goals objectives, laws relating to towns and the conducting of Council business, the role(s) of Town staff and general organizational matters.

The Town Council will be meeting at the Marriott Courtyard-Williamsburg-Busch Gardens Area, located at 470 McLaws Circle, Williamsburg, Virginia.

NEW TRASH/REFUSE PICK-UP SCHEDULE
DISCONTINUATION OF RECYCLING SERVICE

Beginning August 16, 2021

Trash/Refuse collection

April through Mid-November (Friday after Oyster Festival)
Tuesdays & Fridays

Mid-November through March
Tuesdays only

CURBSIDE RECYCLING PICK-UP WILL BE DISCONTINUED

The last day for curbside recycling pick-up will be Wednesday, August 11, 2021

For more details, please visit the Refuse Collection Information page

Town of Urbanna
Public Notice

2020 Annual Water Quality Report for
The Town of Urbanna
Middlesex County

This Water Quality Report for calendar year 2019 is designed to inform you about your drinking water quality. Our goal is to provide you with a safe and dependable supply of drinking water, and we want you to understand the efforts we make to protect your water supply. The quality of your drinking water must meet state and federal requirements administered by the Virginia Department of Health (VDH).

Click here to view report

Town of Urbanna
Public Notice

Notice to owner/operators of real property in the Town of Urbanna Operated as Short Term Rental Units

Section 17-5.18(2) of the Town Code of the Town of Urbanna requires the owner/operators of any short term rental unit to file an application for a Short Term Rental Permit with the Zoning Administrator.

Copies of Section 17-5.18, the application form along with rules and regulations governing short term rentals may be obtained at the Town hall during normal business hours. Also available are required business license applications and lodging tax forms.

The required forms for existing short term rental units must be submitted on or Before April 31, 2021. No new short term rental unit are permitted to operate until the application process has been completed and a permit granted by the Zoning Administrator.