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HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS.
Emergencies--call
911.
Non-emergencies, contact
Fire & Life Safety, Monday
through Friday, 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. Telephone
- (757) 890-3600.
HEAD START.
Head
Start is a federally-funded preschool program offering
comprehensive child development services to eligible 3- and 4-year-olds
and their families. Its efforts are to improve
performance of children before entering public schools. Children attend
half-day sessions September through May. Head Start is located in the Griffin-Yeates Center, Tabb
Elementary School, Grafton Bethel Elementary School and Yorktown Elementary School.
Telephone - (757) 890-3888.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
The
Health Department is a state agency. Costs for
services are based on income (some services are free,
please call for details). County residents may receive service at the
Peninsula Health District Office,
416 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard, Newport News - (757) 594-7300.
Septic tank and well permits may be obtained
through the Health Department at 1126 Professional
Drive, Williamsburg - (757) 253- 4813.
HIGHWAYS. Any residential street or highway with a
route number is maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT).
To report the need for snow plowing, road repairs, or
changes in speed limits or signs, call
VDOT's Williamsburg office at
(757) 253-4832.
VDOT also has a maintenance office on Seaford Road.
Telephone - (757) 898-5151.
HOLIDAYS. York County government offices are closed
in observance of the following holidays:
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
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Thanksgiving Day |
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Washington's Birthday |
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Day after Thanksgiving |
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Memorial Day (observed) |
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Christmas Eve |
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Independence Day |
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Christmas Day |
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Labor Day |
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New Year's Eve |
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Yorktown Day |
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HOUSEHOLD CHEMICAL DISPOSAL. This special program,
offered by the Virginia Peninsula's Public Service Authority (VPPSA),
provides an opportunity for York County residents to dispose of a variety of
household chemicals and paint products, including: gasoline,
pesticides,
paint, brake fluid, herbicides, solvents and cleaners. Household
Chemical Collections take
place the second Saturday morning every
other month, March
through November from 8 a.m. to noon. Proof
of residence may be required. Telephone - (757) 259-9850.
HOUSING &
NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION. Administers federally funded
Housing Choice Voucher
Rental Assistance Program and
Housing Rehabilitation grants.
Conducts
Home Ownership
and Mortgage Counseling, and engages in other assisted housing programs. This
division processes eligibility for the County's
Utility Connection Fee
Assistance Program in utility expansion service project areas.
Information
and Referral counseling is provided for Landlord/Tenant issues, Fair Housing
and Equal Opportunity, Budgeting, Home Ownership, Home Maintenance,
Family Self-Sufficiency Program
(FSS) and
Virginia Individual Development Accounts Program (VIDA). A division of the
Department of Community
Services. Telephone - (757)
890-3885.
HOUSING PARTNERSHIPS.
Housing
Partnerships, Inc. is a private, non-profit regional
organization that provides housing rehabilitation assistance to very
low-income households. This is accomplished largely through the use of
volunteers and donated goods. York County makes a financial contribution to
this organization. Telephone - (757)
221-0225.
HUMAN RESOURCES.
Responsible for the maintenance of the pay and classification plan; the
development of personnel policies and procedures; employee relations; and
the administration of employee benefits. The Human Resources division is
also responsible for employment and recruitment, the County's training
program and assisting with matters concerning employee safety. A division of
Financial & Management Services.
Telephone
- (757) 890-3687.
HUNTING AND FISHING.
Licenses are sold by most boating and marine supply and other retail stores
selling fishing equipment. Also see
Game Warden.
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