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The Fluvanna Area News (FAN Mail) is an email information service of Fluvanna County government to help keep residents and others informed of happenings around the county. These periodic emails include information about upcoming public meetings, county- or schools-sponsored community events, and other topics of general interest. Read more. Please share with family, friends, and neighbors. FAN Mail Volume 28 | July 2, 2020 Fluvanna Area News & Updates County Closings for 4th of July Weekend All County Offices will be closed Friday, July 3, 2020 The Convenience Center and Library will be closed Saturday, July 4, 2020. To make a Child Protective Services or Adult Protective Services report, please call the Sheriff's Office at 434-589-8211 and ask to speak with the on-call worker. OH MY GOSH!! I have been waiting three months for this day - the day when FAN Mail contains something other than COVID information!! Drum roll, please: Parks and Rec will have summer youth programming!! Find out more here. This is big news. Not the programming (well, that's great news, too!) but the fact that little by little we are resuming some of our familiar pastimes. Common sense-restrictions are loosening. Larger gatherings are a little safer. I know it's a holiday weekend, and if you're like me, you love a cookout. But please, don't getting all squirelly and round up 249 of your

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Page 1: Fluvanna Area News & Updates · 02-07-2020  · This will be PCR testing (nasal swab) for anyone ages 6+ (previously testing was for 18+) that schedules an appointment. TJHD is not

The Fluvanna Area News (FAN Mail) is an email information service of Fluvanna County government tohelp keep residents and others informed of happenings around the county. These periodic emails includeinformation about upcoming public meetings, county- or schools-sponsored community events, and othertopics of general interest. Read more. Please share with family, friends, and neighbors.

FAN Mail Volume 28 | July 2, 2020

Fluvanna Area News & Updates

County Closings for 4th of July WeekendAll County Offices will be closed Friday, July 3, 2020

The Convenience Center and Library will be closed Saturday, July 4, 2020.To make a Child Protective Services or Adult Protective Services report, please call the

Sheriff's Office at 434-589-8211 and ask to speak with the on-call worker.

OH MY GOSH!! I have been waiting threemonths for this day - the day when FAN Mailcontains something other than COVIDinformation!!

Drum roll, please:Parks and Rec will have summer youthprogramming!! Find out more here.

This is big news. Not the programming (well,that's great news, too!) but the fact that little by

little we are resuming some of our familiar pastimes. Common sense-restrictions areloosening. Larger gatherings are a little safer. I know it's a holiday weekend, and if you'relike me, you love a cookout. But please, don't getting all squirelly and round up 249 of your

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closest friends for a big ol' get together. There really is still a pandemic happening. It isgetting better - creeping slowly forward - and it is still very much up to each one of us tokeep that momentum moving in the right direction. You know the story: Keep those facecoverings on in public when you can't keep a physical distance. Continue washing yourhands often. Remember to regularly clean those items that are near you - keyboards andphones for instance, to keep the cooties away.

Y'all know how I feel about calling it a "new normal." We're in a sort of weird middle place- it's not all gloom and doom, but it's not all sunshine and roses either. Let's revisit thatidea of The Great Pause. Maybe it's a time to stretch our comfort level. Learn a new skill.Find new and fun ways to engage bored and cranky children (or spouses.) Learn a newtechnology to connect with far away family and friends. Reintroduce ourselves to ourneighbors (with proper physical distancing, of course.) I also know that for many of us,there has been no pause; we are working a normal, or busier, schedule and life might notreally look that different than it did BCV (Before Coronavirus.) Maybe for these folks,learning even better self-care is what's important right now. Indulge in that bubble bath.Watch a cheesy movie. Or learn to say no. Because let's face, there is little that is reallynormal right now.

So, apparently I'm not able to talk about anything other than COVID after all.

In any event, I wish for you a safe and fun-filled weekend. County Offices are closed July 3and anything normally open on weekends is closed as well (like the Library andConvenience Center.) See on the 6th!

Stay safe, cover your face, wash your hands, and spread kindness.Kelly

FREE COVID-19 Testing, Monday, July 13 at Beaverdam Baptist Church

Thomas Jefferson Health District (TJHD) is offering free COVID-19 drive-thru testing onMonday, July 13th at Beaverdam Baptist Church in Troy.

This will be PCR testing (nasal swab) for anyone ages 6+ (previously testing was for18+) that schedules an appointment. TJHD is not offering antibody testing.

Testing is limited and is by appointment only. People must call on 7/9 or 7/10 to schedulean appointment at 434-972-6261. Please the TJHD testing website for upcoming testing dates andresources: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/thomas-jefferson/covid-19-testing-sites/

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Keep it up Fluvanna!!

Self Response Rates:US: 60.9% VA: 66.7% Fluvanna: 72.8%

Completing the Census is easy!Households should have received official U.S. Census

Bureau mail with detailed information on how torespond to the 2020 U.S. Census online, by phone,

or by mail.

By using the unique number given to your household,you can complete the US Census in minutes - no

matter how you choose to respond.

School lunches. Plans for highways. Support for firefighters and families in need.Census results affect your community every day.

The Funds for Recovery and Operations Management (FROM): Fluvanna Small BusinessGrants will help businesses from Fluvanna recover from the effects of the ongoing healthcrisis. FROM: Fluvanna grants will allow businesses to recoup increased cost ofoperation, lost revenue, and other unbudgeted expenses caused by the COVID-19 healthcrisis. learn more

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The Fluvanna Business Recovery Loan is a microloan intended to provide existingbusinesses in Fluvanna County funds to restart operations once the COVID-19 pandemicsubsides. The funds are made available by Fluvanna County with additional privatesupport. CIC will administer the loans as part of its microloan program. The fund will offermicroloans up to $5,000. learn more

News from the Fluvanna County Economic Development Office

#fromFluvanna app

COVID-19 Resources for Businesses : https://www.fromfluvanna.org/covid-19-information.

Forward Virginia Guidelines

VDH TJHD Guidance for Restaurants During Phase One

Fluvanna County Library Computer Room -By Appointment Only

Starting Monday, June 22 the Fluvanna Library’s computer room willbe open by appointment ONLY! This service is for ESSENTIAL USEONLY. Checking email, printing documents, filing for unemploymentand other benefits, etc. We are offering this service because we knowmany need this access, please be respectful and use it for somethingyou NEED.Appointments are for 45 minutes only and there are guidelines! Masks required.Appointments are by phone only. To make an appointment call the Library at (434) 589-1400 during operating hours. Appointments can be made no more than 7 days in advance.

Summer Reading Program

IMAGINE YOUR STORY!

Fluvanna County Library Summer Reading Program begins MONDAY, May 4. Download and print a reading log or just start keeping track on a piece of paper!

Forms available here.Keep track and save up your logs for when we re-open to the public!

AGE GROUP GRAND PRIZES!Kids – Amazon TabletTweens – LaptopTeen – IpadAdult – Your choice of either a Fit Bit or Amazon Tablet

BIG GRAND PRIZE! KIDS/TWEENS/TEENSComplete 5 chances and get an entry into the Special Drawing for a NintendoSwitch!

For more information, please click here.

Fluvanna Library County Library Homepage

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

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Treasurer and Commissioner of the Revenue Officesreopen to the public on June 22, 2020

All other County Offices reopen for appointments only on June 22, 2020

Meetings and Activities CalendarPlease check the County Calendar often as changes are likely to occur.

Legend:BOS = Board of Supervisors | PC = Planning Commission |

EB = Electoral Board | EDA = Economic Development Authority

MeetingsBoard of Supervisors Meetings will continue as scheduled.Please review County Calendar for other meetings.

Parks & RecreationAll parks, trails, playgrounds, and dog park are open at this time.

All County FacilitiesAll reservations of County public meeting rooms in County Facilities are canceled.

Wed, Jul 8, 2020(JRWA) 9:00am, Regular Meeting (Note location change: now held at FluvannaCounty Library)

Fri, Jul 10, 2020(EB) 12:15, Regular Meeting

Mon, Jul 13, 2020(EDA) 5:00, Regular Meeting

Tue, July 14, 2020(PC) 7:00pm, Regular Meeting (Electronic Meeting)

Click here for:Fork Union Sanitary District 2019 Annual DrinkingWater Report

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Health Care Resources for Fluvanna Residents

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News and Alerts for Fluvanna County

ROUTE 53-618 ROUNDABOUT PROJECT BEGINS

Did you know? You can Report a Road Problem - click here.

Click here for All Traffic Alerts for Culpeper District - Includes Fluvanna County

Dominion Energy InformationDominion Energy Coronavirus UpdatesDominion Energy Outage Center - Report an Outage, Outage Safety & Preparation,Downed Power Lines

Central Virginia Electric Cooperative InformationCVEC COVID-10 Announcements and UpdatesCVEC Outage Reporting