November 13, 2020

Maritime Market Saturday; Harvest Market Next Week; Local Business with Historic Roots; Businesses Focus on Innovation; Board Meeting Tuesday; Planning Commission Meeting Wednesday; Public Works Important Dates

• Are you in the mood for some seafood? Want to chat with pirates? How about joining the re-enactment of the 1774 Yorktown Tea Party?  If you answered “yes” to any of these, join us tomorrow (11/14) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Riverwalk Landing for the Maritime Market! Purchase some of the best seafood in the area from favorites like Shore Bites, Coastal Thirst, Salty Bottom Blues Oyster Farm, and Kathi’s Clam Chowder. Enjoy living demonstrations, shop nautical-inspired art, and beware of pirates. Loose Cannon Company’s Pirate Encampment near the fountain is the setting for telling tales of seafaring life. Around noon, join us at the Freight Shed before marching to the Riverwalk Landing Pier to throw tea into the York River as a recreation of the 1774 event. (Please wear a face mask and practice social distancing). A Maritime exhibit, real blacksmith in action, and more make this market a highlight of the season. For more information, click over to Visit Yorktown.

• COMING UP NEXT WEEK:  Thanksgiving comes early during Yorktown's annual Harvest Market at the waterfront. On Saturday, Nov. 21 from 9 to 3- shop for turkeys, ham, and oysters . . . pies, chocolates, and cookies . . . juices, coffees, and teas . . . and so much more!  

• Speaking of celebrating our relationship with the water with this weekend’s Maritime Market, click over to the Economic Development website for an article featuring Smith’s Marine Railway, a York County business that has been in operation since before the Civil War!  Pictures, interesting history, and Hollywood . . . who could ask for more?!  This article is part of a series on York County’s longest-running businesses. Additional features include the Bargain Box, John Henry Printing, and more!

• Visit the Office of Economic Development website for its new video series spotlighting local businesses and the creative solutions they are using in their operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Check out “Innovation in a Time of COVID” online.   

• The Board of Supervisors’ November 17 meeting will be held remotely. There are two public hearing items on the agenda as well as a comment period during which citizens may speak. The agenda lists phone lines that are open for public comment on both hearings and for remarks on any topic. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. and will be broadcast live on WYCG-TV (Cox 46, Verizon 38) and online.  

• The Planning Commission meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. next Wednesday has one item on the agenda:  A requested amendment to the York County Zoning Map to rezone approximately 376 acres of land located along Fenton Mill Road/Newman Road/Barlow Road from Rural Residential and Limited Business to Planned Development Residential. This meeting will be held in the Board Room of York Hall where in-person comments are welcomed.  Doors open at 6:30 p.m.  Seating in the Board Room is limited to allow for social distancing and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Those in attendance are asked to wear a face covering except when addressing the Planning Commission. Depending on attendance, some individuals may need to wait outside until their turn to speak or space is available indoors. For additional details, please visit the Planning website.

• 2020’s last Household Chemical/Computer Recycling event in York County is tomorrow (11/14) from 8 a.m. to noon at the County’s Operations Center off Goodwin Neck Road.  Follow the signs for fast and safe service!  Please remain in your car and wait while staff retrieves materials from your vehicle.  For a list of accepted items, please visit our Waste Management website. 
• York County’s Leaf Collection program begins Monday (11/16). Bagged leaves placed at the roadside by 7 a.m. on Monday of your selected week will be collected by the end of that week. For the purpose of leaf collection, the County is divided into a northern and a southern zone. For complete details, visit the Leaf Collection website or call (757) 890-3780.