2008.09.08
DGIF hosting town hall meetings on hunting
After a few years of a regulations review process that didn't exactly encourage interaction between its staff and its constituents, the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries is returning the system. The new program includes extensive public "town hall" meetings, during which sportsmen will be encouraged to ask questions and offer suggestions.
Included below is the list of meetings.
Again, this is early in the process. Official proposals won't be made until next year. But this is where it starts. If you have ideas, be heard now. It really can help shape the rules.
Wildlife Regulatory Issue Meetings (6:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
Date Location Notes
September 3, 2008 Cedar Bluff Southwest Virginia Community College, King Community Center, 295 Community College Rd
September 4, 2008 Wise University of Virginia's College at Wise, Alumni Association Building, One College Avenue
September 8, 2008 Christiansburg Montgomery County Government Center, 755 Roanoke Street
September 9, 2008 Chesapeake Chesapeake Sheriff's Office, Chesapeake Correction Center, 401 Albemarle Drive
September 9, 2008 Lexington Rockbridge County High School, 143 Greenhouse Road
September 9, 2008 Centreville Arlington/Fairfax Chapter Izaak Walton League, 14708 Mount Olive Road. Directions: From I66. South on Rt. 28, Right on Compton, Right on Mount Olive
September 10, 2008 Wakefield Airfield 4-H Center, 15189 Airfield Road
September 10, 2008 Middletown Middletown Elementary School, 190 Mustang Lane, (off of Route 11 north of Lord Fairfax Community College)
September 11, 2008 Gloucester Point VA Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), Route 1208, Greate Road
September 11, 2008 Burkeville Burkeville Fire Department, 503 Namozine Street
September 11, 2008 Madison War Memorial Building, 4 Main Street. Directions: From Charlottesville/Ruckersville - Take Rt. 29 N. toward Madison. Turn Left onto Rt 231 North. Drive 0.9 miles. War Memorial Building is on the right beside the sheriff's office.
September 15, 2008 Covington Alleghany County Governmental Complex, 9212 Winterberry Avenue. Directions: Westbound on I-64: Take Exit #21 (Low Moor). At stop sign at end of ramp, turn right. At the "T" in the road, take a right. The building is 1/4 mile on the left. Directions: Eastbound on I-64: Take Exit #21 (Low Moor). At stop sign at end of ramp, turn left. At the "T" in the road, take a right. The building is 1/4 mile on the left.
September 16, 2008 Warsaw Rappahannock Community College, 52 Campus Drive
September 16, 2008 Danville Danville Community College, Regional Center for Advanced Technology & Training, 121 Slayton Avenue
September 16, 2008 Harrisonburg Rockingham County Fairgrounds, 4808 South Valley Pike. Directions: 0.5 miles South of Harrisonburg City Limit on Route 11, (between Interstate Exits 240 & 243).
September 16, 2008 Richmond VDGIF Board Meeting Room, Broad Street
September 17, 2008 Charles City VDGIF Region I Office, Rice Center, 3801 John Tyler Memorial Highway
September 18, 2008 Lynchburg Central Virginia Community College, Merritt Hall, Room 5122, 3506 Wards Road
September 18, 2008 Fredericksburg Gander Mountain Store Meeting Room, 3708 Plank Road. Directions: From I95, Exit 130 West on Route 3 towards Culpeper. Proceed approximately one mile to Gander Mountain Store on Left.
September 23, 2008
(new) Wise Wise University of Virginia's College at Wise, Alumni Association Building, One College Avenue
