Recycling/shredding event tomorrow

Don't forget to gather up your old papers and confidential documents, old electronics, eye glasses, hearing aids and tires for the shredding and recycling event tomorrow!

The Clean County Committee is sponsoring a paper shredding and recycling event on Saturday, March 12, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This event will be held in the New Kent County Administration Building parking lot (12007 Courthouse Circle, New Kent) and is free for New Kent County residents.

Also at this event - please help collect food and financial donations for the New Kent Animal Shelter. Preferred food to help aid in the health of our furry friends: Purina Pro, Hills, Blue Buffalo, Pedigree, IAMS, Friskies, and Meow Mix. Make checks payable to the New Kent Animal Shelter.

More information can be found here.

VDOT Traffic Alert Extended - Stage Rd.

The Virginia Department of Transportation will continue work on Stage Road (Route 632) Monday, March 14 through Friday, March 18 with closure of the road to through traffic between Polish Town Road (Route 634) and Ropers Church Road (Route 621) for drainage work and a pipe replacement project. This closure will begin at 7:30 a.m. Monday, March 14 .

LOCAL PROPERTY ACCESS WILL BE PERMITTED.

The road will be closed daily from 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m., and will reopen nightly. Work is expected to be complete by the end of the day Friday, March 18.

During daytime work hours, drivers should follow the posted detour route:

• Northbound Stage Rd. (Rt. 632) – Take New Kent Hwy. (Rt. 30) north to Polish Town Rd. (Rt. 634) west back to Stage Rd.

• Southbound Stage Rd. (Rt. 632) – Take Polish Town Rd. (Rt. 634) east to New Kent Hwy. (Rt. 30) south back to Stage Rd.

Anyone with questions about the project can call VDOT’s customer service center at 800-FOR-ROAD (800-367-7623).

For the latest real-time traffic information or road conditions, call 511 or visit http://www.511virginia.org.

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The New Kent County Board of Supervisors will meet for two separate meetings next week - Monday, March 14, 2022 at 6 p.m. for their regular business meeting and Friday, March 18 at 9 a.m. for their yearly budget retreat. The business meeting will take place in the New Kent County Administration Building (12007 Courthouse Circle, New Kent) and the budget retreat will take place at The New Kent Ordinary (12000 New Kent Highway, New Kent) . The full agendas for these meetings can be found here. The business meeting can be watched live via YouTube or replayed on Cox Communications Channel 48 at 9 a.m., 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. beginning on the day following the meeting.