James City County’s citizen redistricting committee will hold its second meeting Thursday afternoon, and the county encourages citizen input in the process.

County citizens are encouraged to participate by submitting comments to the county to redistricting@james-city.va.us, attending and sharing thoughts at the committee meetings, or calling the board secretary at 253-6609.

Citizens can submit their own maps to the county by sending a map to the email address above (email attachments should be no larger than 10 MB and submitted as a pdf file or Microsoft Word document and should include contact information).

If needed, James City County will provide access to data, software and current maps available only at County offices. Call 253-6654 for more information.

The Citizen Redistricting Committee meets at 4:30 p.m. April 7 and 12, in the Board Work Session Room in Building F at the County Government Center on Mounts Bay Road. Public hearings for the redistricting plan and redistricting ordinance are scheduled for the Board of Supervisors meetings April 12 and 26, respectively.

Chemical Collection

James City County will hold a household chemical collection on Saturday at Lafayette High School from 8 a.m. until noon.

Residents can safely dispose of household chemicals such as:

Household Maintenance Products (oils, paints, latex paints, stains, wood sealers, thinners, solvents, adhesives, glues).

Automotive Products (gasoline and other fuels, auto batteries, car waxes, oil and gasoline mixtures, transmission fluid, brake fluid, fuel additives).

Lawn & Garden Products (Insecticides, weed killers, other pesticides, fertilizers, swimming pool chemicals).

Household Cleaning Products (oven cleaners, drain cleaners, metal polishes, floor waxes).

Miscellaneous Products (photo finishing supplies, chemistry sets, charcoal fluid, household batteries, fluorescent light bulbs including compact fluorescent light bulbs).

Saturday’s event will also include e-recycling (computers and electronics) but no televisions will be accepted.

For more information, call (757) 259-9850 or visit the county's website. The collection is part of a regional program coordinated by Virginia Peninsula Public Service Authority.

New Business Loan Recipient

Beanbank Coffee Company, LLC, is the third business to get a loan from James City County’s Business Assistance Program.

The EDA (which runs the Business Assistance Program) issued a $5,000 loan to Beanbank to continue its online development and business growth. The loan will convert to a grant if conditions of a five-year performance based agreement are met.

Beanbank Coffee Company is an affinity marketing company offering collegiate licensed, private label coffee on a subscription model in direct partnership with alumni associations. “Alumni receive fresh roasted, gourmet coffee, while effortlessly supporting their alma mater…One Cup At a Time ™.” Current partners include Arkansas, Kansas State, Missouri, North Carolina State, Tennessee (VOLS) and Southern California (USC).

Beanbank Coffee Company was formed in the spring of 2010 by its president Mark Todero, and moved from concept to signed contracts within 90 days.

The EDA’s Business Assistance Program was launched in 2010 and aims to help with the retention, expansion, relocation and development efforts of smaller primary businesses in James City County.

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