WHAT’S HOT
Developers of the 450-unit Cypress Creek subdivision hope to have an 18-hole golf course on the south side of the Route 10 bypass in operation by the fall. Plans for the single-family subdivision have been approved by the county.
Richmond Steel has been joined in the Isle of Wight Industrial Park on Route 10 by Markham Vaults, a company that makes burial vaults.
Construction continues on Jericho Estates, an upscale development of 21 custom-built homes on 3-acre lots along Jericho Road in Smithfield.
The new $9 million Windsor Elementary School on Route 258, between Isle of Wight Courthouse and Windsor, will soon be under construction. It is scheduled to open in the summer of 1998.
A 131-home subdivision in the Carrollton area at the foot of the James River Bridge, first approved by the county in the 1970s, may move forward during the coming year.
WHO’S WHO
* BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Chairman Henry Bradby, Hardy District, 357-2915
Vice Chairman Robert C. Claud Sr., Windsor District, 242-6660
Phillip A. Bradshaw, Carrsville District, 562-2316
Malcolm T. Cofer, Smithfield District, 357-7453
O.A. Spady, Newport District, 357-5599
Board meetings: First and third Thursday each month at the county courthouse. First is at 2 p.m., third is at 6 p.m.; public hearings at 7 p.m.
* SCHOOL BOARD
Chairman James B. Brown Jr., Smithfield District, 357-5798.
Vice Chairman George Bradby, Newport District, 238-2706
Rev. Richard Peerey, Carrsville District, 562-5096
Pamela J. Edwards, Windsor District 242-6796
Herbert DeGroft, Hardy District, 357-6210
Second Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors’ room at the Isle of Wight County courthouse.
* COUNTY OFFICIALS
County Administrator W. Douglas Caskey, 365-6204
Assistant to the Administrator Don Robertson, 365-6202
School Superintendent Jane T. York, 357-4393
* SMITHFIELD COUNCIL
Mayor James B. Chapman, 357-2326
Vice Mayor Florine H. Moore, 357-3350
Kaye H. Brown, 357-5798
Richard K. MacManus, 365-2047
Alvin C. Rogers, 357-2007
Thomas F. Hearn Jr., 357-6907
Daniel L. Smith, 357-7468
Council meetings: 7:30 p.m. first Tuesday of each month in Town Hall
* SMITHFIELD OFFICIALS
Town Manager Peter M. Stephenson, 365-4200
Police Chief Mark Marshall, 357-3247
* WINDSOR TOWN COUNCIL
Mayor Wesley F. Garris, 242-6738
Vice Mayor Wesley Ray Holland, 242-6215
J. Edward Hall, 242-4368
Marvin A. Crocker Jr., 242-6352
W.L. Jones, 242-6651
Shelton Spivey, 242-6513
H. Cecil Eley Jr., 242-9185
Council meetings: 7:30 p.m. second Tuesday each month, in the Municipal Building.
* WINDSOR OFFICIALS
Town Administrator James DeGrand, 242-4288
* EMERGENCY
Call 911, or:
Isle of Wight Sheriff: 357-2151.
Smithfield Police : 357-3247.
Fire Department non-emergency calls:
Carrollton: 238-2474.
Carrsville: 569-9723.
Smithfield: 357-3247.
Windsor: 242-3191.
Rushmere: 357-3207
SCHOOLS
* ENROLLMENT
In Smithfield, call 357-4393 to determine which school your child should attend. In Windsor, call 242-4400, and in Franklin, 569-8605.
To register, bring your child’s immunization records, birth certificate, Social Security number, physical examination record and any previous school records. A child entering kindergarten for the first time or transferring from another state must have a second measles-mumps-rubella vaccine. To enroll in kindergarten, a child must turn 5 by Sept. 30 of the school year.
* SCHEDULE
First day of school: Sept. 2.
Last day of school: June 11.
Elementary schools: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., except Carrsville Elementary School, which is open from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Middle/Secondary schools: 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
SERVICES
Building permit: Residents need clearance from the building inspector’s office in the Isle of Wight Courthouse complex. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Call 365-6213 or 365-6215. Windsor residents may call 242-6114; Franklin residents may call 562-3275; and Chuckatuck residents may call 255-4044.
Dog and cat license: Licenses can be obtained from the county treasurer’s office. Licenses for females cost $7. Owners must bring a rabies certificate. If your dog or cat is male or has been spayed, the license is $5. Kennel licenses for dogs kept in pens cost $30 for five to 19 dogs; $35 for 20 to 29 dogs; $40 for 30 to 39 dogs; and $45 for 40 to 49 dogs; $50 for more than 50 dogs. Call 365-6225, 365-6226 or 365-6228.
Garbage collection: Isle of Wight County has no door-to-door garbage collection. Residents can take their garbage to trash container sites located throughout the county. Containers are for household trash only. Other refuse should be taken to the transfer station. For information on trash container transfer station locations, call the county public works department at 365-6217.
Library card: Library cards may be obtained at any of the seven area public libraries. The Isle of Wight County/Smithfield Branch Library is located at 255 James St., Smithfield. Hours: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Wednesday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday and Friday; and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. Call: 357-2264. Another close branch is the Carrollton Public Library at 13250 Whippingham Parkway at the entrance to Carisbrooke. Hours: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. Call 238-3479.
Local auto registration decal: County automobile registration stickers are available at the treasurer’s office at the Isle of Wight courthouse complex. Cost: $20 a year. Highway 258. Call 357-3191.
Marriage license: Licenses can be obtained at the county clerk’s office. Marriage licenses cost $30, and both parties must be present. If a party applying is under 18 years old, he or she must be accompanied by a parent. No blood tests, physicals or waiting periods required. Call 365-6233.
Post office: The Smithfield post office is at 234 Main St., Smithfield. Open 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Saturday. Call 357-4453.
Voter registration: All residents who are not currently registered to vote in the state must fill out a voter registration form at the county registrar’s office at the Isle of Wight Courthouse complex. Those registered elsewhere in the state can call and get a form to transfer their registration. To register, residents must be 18 by election day. The registrar’s office is open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Call 365-6230.
Population 28,900
Area 319 square miles
Founded 1634
Median age 35.6
Percent of homeowners 76
Average home value $81,325
Property tax rate 72 cents per $100
County budget $46.1 million
Violent crimes reported, 1996 61*
School enrollment 4,900
School budget $32.6 million.
School spending per pupil $6,110.
* Does not include town of Smithfield.
