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We are looking forward to seeing you at this Sunday’s Community Townhall Meeting! Lots of information to share and opportunities for involvement!Bring a friend and some goodies to share. We’ll see you Sunday!  Continue reading See You Sunday!

The Board of Supervisors amended the Host Agreement with Green Ridge/County Waste at the meeting on Tuesday, ratified on Thursday.  An update of the details and a handout of the old verbiage and the new verbiage will be provided at the Townhall Meeting Tomorrow, July 14th at 3 pm at 11 Davenport Road. See you … Continue reading Host Agreement Changes

July will mark a year since our first Community Townhall Meeting. Yes! Last year, July, was the first time we pulled together as a community to begin rallying around and organizing against County Waste’s proposed multi-state mega-dump! We had a little over one hundred in attendance and we now average forty to fifty in attendance … Continue reading Community Townhall and Recap

June 9th’s Special Community Townhall Meeting – One Year! This month will mark one year; hard to believe that one year ago is when the lives of many were threatened and then either changed forever or put on hold or both …   June 2018, citizens of Cumberland county were made aware of County Waste’s … Continue reading Upcoming Meetings

We had a great turn out for last month’s Community Townhall Meeting and are looking forward to Sunday’s meeting. Be sure to come out, bring a neighbor, spread the word, and bring some goodies to share!! May 19th 3:00 to 5:00 Cumberland Community Center 11 Davenport Road in Cumberland, VA Thank you for your involvement and all YOU … Continue reading Sunday’s Community Townhall Meeting

Please take note and mark your calendars for MAY 19th! As you know, we regularly hold our Community Townhall meetings the second Sunday of every month. As the second Sunday of this month is Mother’s Day, we decided to reschedule the Community Townhall Meeting for the following Sunday – May 19th. Please take this Sunday … Continue reading May 19th – Community Townhall

Krispy Kreme Donuts! Our newest delicious fund raising effort is in full swing!! As you know…it revolves around Krispy Kreme Donuts! YUM! Order you donunts today and pick them up at our May 4th event (listed below). Krispy Kreme orders and money are due to Betty by not later than Tuesday, April 30, 2019.  Send … Continue reading Donuts & Yard/Craft Sale!

  Monthly Community Townhall Meeting We had a great turn out for last month’s Community Townhall Meeting and are looking forward to next weekend’s meeting. Mark your calendars, bring a neighbor, spread the word, and bring some goodies to share!! April 14th 3:00 to 5:00 Cumberland Community Center 11 Davenport Road in Cumberland, VA  CCLA’s … Continue reading Community Townhall Meeting and Fundraisers

March 10th Community Townhall Recap A great turn out during this month’s Community Townhall Meeting. Cumberland County Landfill Awareness is now Cumberland County Landfill ALERT! CCLAlert! Team members reviewed the status of the proposed mega landfill, reviewed local and non-profit partnerships forming, and enjoyed brunswick stew and fellowship following the meeting. A few points covered… … Continue reading Community Townhall Recap, Prayer Group, and Donuts!

Whenever I interview someone as part of this project, I come away realizing that each person has their own personal reasons for fighting this landfill.  They are all different and as unique as the many reasons people have come to make the area around the proposed landfill their home.  I think for Audrey, it is … Continue reading Lives Threatened by the Landfill