Stafford Survey for new construction ideas

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Stafford survey seeks guidance on growth

BY KATIE THISDELL
Retail centers could be sleek, modern buildings or have a traditional, small-town feel.
Parking garages or landscaped parking lots could be required based on the size and type of the development.
Bike racks could be shaped like bicycles, while wooden benches could wrap around trees.
These are among the issues in a 155-question survey about what new construction could look like in Stafford County.
Results of the visual preference survey will be used to create the architectural guidelines for the county’s Comprehensive Plan, which guides future development.
The county Planning Department staff held a lightly attended meeting on the guidelines Wednesday evening. A second meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Porter Library, 2001 Parkway Blvd., in North Stafford.
The survey is also available on the county’s website. All are welcome to share their thoughts.

Virginia Dept of Emergency Management/Public Survey

Virginia Department of Emergency Management has a public survey they are conducting in every locality, and the deadline is July 30th 2012. It is highly encouraged that citizens complete this survey to aid the state in identifying preparedness levels of its residents.

A link to the survey is on Virginia Department of Emergency Management's website homepage at www.vaemergency.gov.  This is the direct link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2012ReadyVirginia.  There is also a PDF survey available to print and mail to:

Virginia Department of Emergency Management
10501 Trade Court / Richmond, VA 23236

News Release-Social Security Offices

NEWS RELEASE

Social Security

Social Security Offices to Begin Closing at 3:30 pm Daily

Congressional Budget Cuts Force Reduced Public Hours

Effective August 15, 2011, all Social Security offices in central Virginia will be open to the public Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. – a reduction of 30 minutes each weekday.

 While agency employees will continue to work their regular hours, this shorter public window will allow them to complete face-to-face service with the visiting public without incurring the cost of overtime.   Congress provided Social Security with nearly $1 billion less than the President requested for the budget this fiscal year, which makes it impossible for the agency to provide the amount of overtime needed to handle service to the public as we have in the past.  

Most Social Security services do not require a visit to an office.  For example, anyone wishing to apply for benefits, sign up for direct deposit, replace a Medicare card, obtain a proof of income letter or inform us of a change of address or telephone number may do so at www.socialsecurity.gov or by dialing our toll-free number, 1-800-772-1213.  People who are deaf or hard of hearing may call our TTY number, 1-800-325-0778.

Base Realignment and Closure information

Stafford County to Host Community Information Meeting

Stafford County will host the first community information meeting in the region to provide information to citizens, businesses and community stakeholders on the current Base Realignment And Closure (BRAC) actions in Stafford on July 21, 2011.

Source: Stafford County, VA - News Flash