JCC Notebook: Celebrating Local Lifesavers, Planning Commission Meeting and More

By Desiree Parker Saturday, August 27, 2011

This week in James City County, two lifesavers get honored by the county and the Planning Commission has a few meetings set.

The Planning Commission Policy Committee has scheduled a meeting for Tuesday at 4 p.m. to discuss the Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance Update.

Topics up for discussion include Residential Districts (including R-1-Limited Residential; R-2-General Residential and R-5-Multi-family Residential) and Multiple Use Districts (including MU-Mixed Use, R-4-Residential Planned Community and PUD-Planned Unit Development districts).

The meeting will be held in Building A of the James City County Government Center on Mounts Bay Road. Members of the public, organizations, businesses and other interested parties are invited to attend and opportunities for comment will be available. If you are unable to attend, comments can be submitted online.

Meeting materials will be available online the week before the scheduled meeting.

For more information, please contact the Planning Division at 253-6685 or planning@james-city.va.us.

Two Emergency Communications Officers Honored

During the month of May, two County Emergency Communication Officers saved two lives in two separate incidences by helping the callers perform CPR until the medics arrived.

On Tuesday, May 24, Master Emergency Communication Officer Kathy Larrimore answered a call from a citizen on News Road. The caller reported a man convulsing and lying unconscious in a field. After a quick assessment, Larrimore determined that the individual was not showing signs of life. She gave the caller step-by-step instructions in CPR until medics arrived. Because of the instructions provided by Larrimore, this individual survived.

Pictured from left: Deputy Director of Emergency Communications Jackie Carroll; Kathy Larrimore and Director of Emergency Communications Julie McKercher

On May 26, 2011, Senior Emergency Communication Officer Diane Mason answered a call from a visitor on Jamestown Island. The caller advised Mason that his wife had fallen unconscious. Mason determined that the wife was not breathing and needed CPR. She gave CPR directions to a bystander who relayed the information to the husband who provided CPR to his wife. Like Larrimore’s call, as a result of the instructions provided by Mason, the caller’s wife survived.

Pictured from left: EC Deputy Director Jackie Carroll; Diane Mason; and Director of EC Julie McKercher.

Larrimore and Mason are two shining examples of how James City County’s Public Safety Emergency Communications Center operates as an integral role in the EMS Chain of Survival, according to the county. They have been added to the Center’s “Tree of Life” plaque that displays the names of the Public Safety Communication Officers and the dates when they saved a life.

Planning Commission Policy Committee Meeting

The Planning Commission Policy Committee has scheduled a meeting for Thursday at 4 p.m. to discuss the draft ordinances related to the Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance Update.

Topics to be discussed include the R-3, Residential Redevelopment District, Nonconformities and Exterior Signage.

The meeting will be held in Building A of the James City County Government Center on Mounts Bay Road. Members of the public, organizations, businesses and other interested parties are invited to attend and opportunities for comment will be available. If you are unable to attend, comments can be submitted online.

Meeting materials will be available online www.jccplans.org/schedule.html the week before the scheduled meeting.