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Town Council Meeting March 12, 2024
The monthly Town Council meeting was held on March 12, 2024. The meeting agenda can be viewed here and the full Town Council packet is available here. Special Presentations & Requests At the February meeting,
Tazewell takes the Polar Plunge
Tazewell Today celebrated their Winter tradition of a Polar Plunge on Saturday, February 24th, at Lincolnshire Park. The annual event helped raise funds for the Labor of Love Mission.
Town Council Meeting February 13, 2024
The monthly Town Council meeting was held on February 13, 2024. The meeting agenda can be viewed here and the full Town Council packet is available here. Special Presentations & Requests At the February meeting,
Town Council Meeting February 7, 2024
A Special Called Town Council meeting was held on February 7, 2024. The meeting agenda can be viewed here. SPECIAL CALLED MEETING At the Special Called Town Council meeting held on February 7, 2024, Town
Town Council Meeting January 9, 2024
The monthly Town Council meeting was held on January 9, 2024. The meeting agenda can be viewed here and the full Town Council packet is available here *We apologize for the sound issues with this
Special Called Town Council Meeting December 28, 2023
A Special Called Town Council meeting was held on December 28, 2023. The meeting agenda can be viewed here. SPECIAL CALLED MEETING At the Special Called Town Council meeting held on December 28, 2023, Town
Town Council Meeting December 2023
The monthly Town Council meeting was held on December 12, 2023. The meeting agenda can be viewed here and the full Town Council packet is available here Special Presentations & Requests At the December meeting,
Shop With a Hero Held
The Town of Tazewell Virginia Police Department held its Shop with a Hero on Sunday, December 10th, at the Pounding Mill Wal-Mart. This heartwarming annual event was made possible by the help of many community
Community Thanksgiving
In the spirit of the holiday season, we would like to extend our gratitude to each of the volunteers and sponsors who helped with Community Thanksgiving dinner on November 19th! As we have seen demonstrated
The Rink Season Opening Held
Saturday, November 25th kicked off the 2023 holiday festivities with the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony and the season opening of The Rink at Lincolnshire Park ⛸ Operating hours of The Rink through January 7
Hours
The municipal offices are open Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
Community Information Channel (Channel 5)
This channel is the community information channel on the local cable. This channel is used to provide citizens with general information about Tazewell and upcoming events which are planned throughout the area. To place an announcement on this channel, bring your flyer or written information to the municipal offices or you may call (276)988-2501.
Holidays
The Town Municipal Offices recognize and close for these holidays:
New Year’s Day | Labor Day | Christmas Day |
Good Friday | Veteran’s Day | Christmas Eve |
Memorial Day | Day before Thanksgiving | Day after Thanksgiving |
Independence Day | Thanksgiving Day |
Rentals Available
The American Legion facility, Dunford Park shelter, Gymnasium (at the former Tazewell Junior High School), and Lincolnshire Park shelters are available for rental through our office. For information on these rentals, click here.
Holidays
The Town Municipal Offices recognize and close for these holidays:
New Year’s Day | Labor Day | Christmas Day |
Good Friday | Veteran’s Day | Christmas Eve |
Memorial Day | Day before Thanksgiving | Day after Thanksgiving |
Independence Day | Thanksgiving Day |
FOIA Officer
FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) requests should be submitted to FOIA Officer Interim Town Manager Leeanne Regon.
§ 2.2-3704.2. Public bodies to designate FOIA officer.
A. All state public bodies, including state authorities, that are subject to the provisions of this chapter and all local public bodies and regional public bodies that are subject to the provisions of this chapter shall designate and publicly identify one or more Freedom of Information Act officers (FOIA officer) whose responsibility is to serve as a point of contact for members of the public in requesting public records and to coordinate the public body’s compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
B. For such state public bodies, the name and contact information of the public body’s FOIA officer to whom members of the public may direct requests for public records and who will oversee the public body’s compliance with the provisions of this chapter shall be made available to the public upon request and be posted on the respective public body’s official public government website at the time of designation and maintained thereafter on such website for the duration of the designation.
C. For such local public bodies and regional public bodies, the name and contact information of the public body’s FOIA officer to whom members of the public may direct requests for public records and who will oversee the public body’s compliance with the provisions of this chapter shall be made available in a way reasonably calculated to provide notice to the public, including posting at the public body’s place of business, posting on its official public government website, or including such information in its publications.
D. For the purposes of this section, local public bodies shall include constitutional officers.
E. Any such FOIA officer shall possess specific knowledge of the provisions of this chapter and be trained at least once during each consecutive period of two calendar years commencing with the date on which he last completed a training session by legal counsel for the public body or the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council (the Council) or through an online course offered by the Council. Any such training shall document that the training required by this subsection has been fulfilled.
F. The name and contact information of a FOIA officer trained by legal counsel of a public body shall be (i) submitted to the Council by July 1 of the year a FOIA officer is initially trained on a form developed by the Council for that purpose and (ii) updated in a timely manner in the event of any changes to such information.
G. The Council shall maintain on its website a listing of all FOIA officers, including name, contact information, and the name of the public body such FOIA officers serve.