JANUARY 2019 - King George County
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CITIZENS + INFORMATION = ACCOUNTABILITY
JANUARY 2019
ISO Reviews and Home Insurance Rates
An ISO (Insurance Services Office) review is a four to six
month process. King George County started the process
on December 12th 2018. The last ISO review occurred in
2013 and should recur on a five year basis. At the end of
the review, insurance companies will adjust their rates
according to the results.
Here’s how it works:
In these reviews conducted by the Insurance Services
Office (ISO), figures are put forth which are used by most
insurance companies to determine the rates for homes and
businesses within King George County.
Some of the examinations include:
1) Fire Suppression Rating Schedule (FSRS) which is
used to review the community’s ability to combat
fires. Depending on the score received for the
county’s ability to fight fires, insurance companies You may be wondering if you can look our
will set rates based on how likely a home is to be area’s score. The King George County
damaged severely or destroyed by fire. Essentially, Website has the previous ISO reports which
if the county receives a good score on the FSRS, includes the scores.
the better the rates on insurance will be.
2) How well the service authority is maintained. This
ties into the first examination as the ability of the Follow this link for the 2002 report:
Firefighters to fight fires depends on the
https://www.kinggeorgecountyva.gov/Docum
maintenance of the major source of water in the
entCenter/View/525/2002-ISO-Report?bidId=
county—the service authority.
Follow this link for the 2013 report:
I’m sure you can gather how important receiving the best https://www.kinggeorgecountyva.gov/Docum
score possible will be. Receiving a good score will mean entCenter/View/524/2013-ISO-FDS-Report-
that you will get better rates on your home insurance FDS-Within-5-Road-Miles-but-Greater-Than-
because the likelihood that your home would be destroyed 1000-Feet-From-a-Fire-Hydrant-PDF?bidId=
or severely damaged in a fire is low because our fire
stations are well equipped to fight fires and the service
authority is capable of adequately providing water to fight
these fires.
Ruby Brabo, At-Large Supervisor, King George County, 540-684-2500, rubyb@co.kinggeorge.state.va.us
CITIZENS + INFORMATION = ACCOUNTABILITY
JANUARY 2019
2018 was a Successful Year!
It seems like it is so easy to focus on the negatives, so, I Happy New Year!
am going to highlight some of the most positive things
that happened this year!
Here are some of our successes:
FACTOIDS
-1st debt mitigation payment!
Virginia is the 35th largest
The Board has approved a plan to lower our debt and state covering about 27
we have made our first payment. $3 million dollars has
been applied towards the debt. The plan includes
million acres of land.
utilizing funds from capital improvement funds, the The Virginia General
general fund and anything left over from the yearly Assembly is the oldest law
budget. making body in the New
-Economic Development Strategic Plan! World that is still in use.
As some of you know, the Supervisors along with
U.S. Customs was
Economic Development have hosted town hall established in the fifth act of
meetings to discuss the Draft of the Economic Congress in 1789.
Development Strategic Plan. A copy of the Draft can be
found following this link: https://bit.ly/2LVKGSN
-My Resolution to expand population for Rural
Broadband monies! This Month in History: JANUARY
Previously, Rural Broadband monies would only go to 1773- January 17th, Captain James Cook sails the
counties whose population is smaller than 20,000. ship the Resolution through the Antarctic Circle,
making it the first vessel to do so.
Congress recently passed it so that threshold would be
50,000. This expansion would allow King George 1879- January 12th, Zulu war begins in South Africa
County to take part in that program. between the British Empire and the native Zulus.
So, 2018 was a successful year, but it is now behind us. 1915- January 28th, The U.S. Coast Guard is formed
2019 lies ahead and it is our responsibility to make it by an Act of Congress, combining the Life Saving
better than the year we have just put behind us. Good Service and the Revenue Cutter Service.
things come to those who work hard for them! 1959- January 1st, Fidel Castro overthrows Dictator
Fulgencio Batista and establishes a communist
dictatorship in Cuba.
Ruby Brabo, At-Large Supervisor, King George County, 540-684-2500, rubyb@co.kinggeorge.state.va.us
CITIZENS + INFORMATION = ACCOUNTABILITY
JANUARY 2019
SUPERVISOR MEETINGS AND UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS
JANUARY: EVENTS
King George County BoS Online Meeting Link
1st New Year’s Day
Join the meeting at
1st New Year’s Day Good Luck Dinner @ 1pm, Belle Grove
https://www.gotomeet.me/ChrisDines Plantation
or dial in using your phone 2nd Northern Neck Rocketry Society Meeting 7pm, King
United States (Toll Free): 1 866 899 4679 George Citizens Center
United States: +1 (646) 749 3117 3rd Home-based Business Roundtable 9:30-11 am, UMW
Dahlgren Room 158
Access Code: 974-486-221
3rd Code Club, coding course for elementary students, 7pm,
When you enter the meeting, please do as follows: Smoot Library
1) Mute your microphone. 6th-12th Writing on the River at Stratford Hall (writers retreat)
2) Use the chat feature to state that you have a
public comment. 10th Code Club, coding course for elementary students, 7pm
3) KG staff will notify when it is your turn to make Smoot Library
your comment.
4) Un-mute your microphone and state your name 16th Northern Neck Connection Business Plan Workshop for
and address. Nonprofits Part 1 10am-12:30 pm, Lancaster Community
Library
17th Open House discussion of King George County
Supervisor Meetings
Comprehensive Plan updates with Planning Commission 5-
Supervisor meetings are held on the 1st and 7pm, UMW Dahlgren room 110
3rd Tuesday of every month @ 6:30pm in 23rd Northern Neck Connection Business Plan workshop for
Revercomb Building Nonprofits Part 2 10am-12:30 pm, Lancaster Community
January: 15th Library
24th Wetlands Board Meeting 6:30-11pm, Revercomb
February: 5th & 19th
Building
26th Mary Poppins Tea 1pm-3pm, Belle Grove Plantation
If you are a small business owner or 31st Code Club, coding course for elementary students, 7pm
Smoot Library
represent an organization which hosts
events of any kind, let me know with a list FEBRUARY:
of your upcoming events and I will feature 2nd Mars Hill Event go to www.MarsHillActs17.org
them in the event calendar on the 13th Open House discussion of King George County
newsletter as well as post them on social Comprehensive Plan updates with Planning Commission 4-
media. 6pm, Company 1 Fire Department Training Room A
Ruby Brabo, At-Large Supervisor, King George County, 540-684-2500, rubyb@co.kinggeorge.state.va.us
CITIZENS + INFORMATION = ACCOUNTABILITY
JANUARY 2019
Happy New Year
I hope you all are enjoying the Christmas Season and have enjoyed the
coming of the New Year. I know it is cliché, but a New Year is a new
opportunity for change—hopefully for the better. Perhaps this year, we
should treat every day as a new start. Instead of just being present, let us
really live in the community around us. Instead of going through the motions
of our day to day life, simply because it is a habit, let us challenge the status
quo to be better, stronger and smarter. Maybe Mother Teresa said it best,
“Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We only have today.” Now,
the present, is the only time you currently have to speak your voice and to
make a change. If you don’t use your time now, when will you have another
chance? Our time is on loan and the future is never guaranteed. We only
have this moment—let’s make the most of it.
“Trust between people in an
organization allows for difficult
conversations that bolsters
commitment and accountability
which leads to faster and better
quality results.”CITIZENS + INFORMATION = ACCOUNTABILITY
JANUARY 2019
“INTEGRITY IS TELLING
MYSELF THE TRUTH, AND
HONESTY IS TELLING
THE TRUTH TO OTHER
PEOPLE.”
–SPENCER JOHNSON
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