May CCLA Updates
CCLA COMMUNITY TOWNHALL MEETINGS
April 14th Meeting Results – Mr. Derek Stamey, Cumberland County Administrator, spoke about the county budget, public safety, committee for New Business Task Force, Parks and Recreation Programs, and the Cumberland County Library efforts. Updates were provided on the Cobbs Creek project and the new radio system for the sheriff and EMS. Mr. Stamey took questions from those attending and made notes on items to follow up on and get back to the person asking the question.
June 9, 2024 – Gustavo Angeles, Sierra Club is our guest speaker for this Community Townhall meeting. Plan to attend and hear updates on various items the Sierra Club is involved in across the Commonwealth.
August 11, 2024 – Muriel Branch, AMMD Pine Grove School Project is our guest speaker for this Community Townhall meeting.
Speakers for our October and December meetings are not scheduled. Our potential list includes both State and Federal elected officials. If you have any suggestions, please let us know.
OTHER MEETINGS OR EVENTS OF INTEREST
May 18, 2024 – CCLA is setting up at the Graceland Baptist Church Spring Yard Sale. The location is 975 Dorset Road, Powhatan. VA 23139. The event is scheduled to take place from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. If you have any items (except clothing and large items) in good condition you would like to donate, please let us know by sending us an email at info@cclava.com or call 804-308-5748. We are looking for volunteers to help with this event, if you can offer a couple of hours of your time, please let us know. Otherwise, please plan to attend and support this event.
May 26, 2024 - AMMD Pine Grove Project is having a Chat and Chew Comment Party. This is your opportunity to sit down together and spell out exactly why the proposed landfill must not be built! The event will be held at the Bright Hope Community Center, 3885 Cumberland Rd, Cumberland, VA 23040. Please RSVP by May 19th. See attached flyer.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
We are approaching a crucial expiration date for Green Ridge to meet within the next 15 months for this project. Your continued support is much needed to STOP this proposed landfill from becoming a reality in Cumberland County. We realize this project is stale and many believe it is a DONE DEAL but it is NOT!! Soon we will enter our 7th year since the Board of Supervisors approved the Host Agreement in June 2018. But that is good news for us and others who are opposed to this project as it shows we are being effective and the regulatory agencies are listening to our concerns.
Let Your Voice be Heard!
There are many ways to do this by volunteering to help us get the word to other organizations or groups you may belong to. We are prepared to share our information with others as we did at the Powhatan Earth Day Celebration. Volunteer to help raise funds to meet necessary incurred costs such as legal, media, and rental fees. Hold a function such as a bake sale for the benefit of CCLA – or the young people can open a lemonade stand during the summer months. There are so many ways to help us spread the word.
We very much appreciate your continued support – without it, things could be looking a lot different for this project. Cumberland County could be infested with rodents and nasty birds which are not good for our health and well-being. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT – don’t give up but get active!
