Town of Luray2019

Annual Report

2019 WAS A GREAT YEAR IN LURAY

THE TOWN OF LURAY OPENED THE NEW WEST MAIN

STREET BRIDGE ON JUNE 27, 2019.

WEST MAIN STREET BRIDGE

WEST MAIN STREET BRIDGE

YOUTH TROUT DERBY

ARBOR DAY

FESTIVAL OF SPRING

FOURTH OF JULY

HALLOWEEN

SUNFLOWER FESTIVAL

CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING

EVENTS, EVENTS, EVENTS

YOUTH TROUT DERBY

ARBOR DAY

FESTIVAL OF SPRING

FOURTH OF JULY

HALLOWEEN

SUNFLOWER FESTIVAL

CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING

THE TOWN’S WATER

TREATMENT PLANT DID

NOT ENCOUNTER ANY

DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

NEGATIVE TESTS IN 2019

DEMONSTRATING THE

EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR

PLANT OPERATIONS

WATER TREATMENT PLANT

THE VIRGINIA

MUNICIPAL LEAGUE

RECOGNIZED MARY

BROYLES AND DANIELLE

BABB FOR OUTSTANDING

PERFORMANCE RELATED

TO THEIR OVERSIGHT OF

THE TOWN’S RISK

MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

RISK MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE AWARD

PORTIONS OF

EAST AND WEST

MAIN STREET

WERE PAVED

WITH AN

ADDITIONAL 70

ASPHALT

REPAIRS

THROUGHOUT

TOWN

STREET PAVING

OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT

CONDUCTED WEEKLY YOUTH

PROGRAMS DURING THE SUMMER

THAT INCLUDED ARTS, CRAFTS,

NATURE, AND FUN

SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM

TOWN CREWS CONDUCTED

FLOW MONITORING TO

IDENTIFY INFLOW AND

INFILTRATION ISSUES WITH

THE SEWER MAIN ALONG THE

HAWKSBILL CREEK AT THE

NORTH END OF TOWN.

SEWER MAIN LINING

CREWS WORKED WITH A

CONTRACTOR AND LINED THE

SEWER MAIN TO BLOCK

GROUNDWATER INTRUSION

ELIMINATING APPROXIMATELY

250,000 GALLONS OF GROUND

WATER FROM THE

WASTEWATER TREATMENT

PLANT EACH DAY

SEWER MAIN LINING

THERE WAS AN 80%

INCREASE IN ZONING

PERMITS APPROVED

AND 22% INCREASE IN

SIGN PERMITS

APPROVED IN 2019

2019 ZONING PERMITS

SIDEWALKS

WERE IMPROVED

ON EAST MAIN

STREET, WEST

MAIN STREET,

SOUTH COURT

STREET, CAVE

STREET AND

LURAY AVENUE

SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

THE LURAY POLICE DEPARTMENT HOSTED OUR FIRST

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT WHERE CITIZENS COULD MEET

LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

THE TOWN ADOPTED OUR

SOURCE WATER

PROTECTION PLAN TO

EDUCATE OUR CITIZENS

ABOUT SAFE DRINKING

WATER AND HOW YOU CAN

HELP.

SOURCE WATER PROTECTION

• 5 NEW WATER CONNECTIONS

• 800 LF OF 1” WATERLINE

• 6 WATERLINE VALVES

• 60 NEW WATER METERS

• 8 NEW SEWER CONNECTIONS

• 400 LF OF 6” SEWERMAIN

UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS

THE TOWN PARTNERED WITH LOCAL

BUSINESSES TO HOST MOVIE NIGHTS AT

RUFFNER PLAZA OVER THE SUMMER

MOVIES ON MAIN

2019 SAW A NUMBER

OF IMPROVEMENTS

AT THE

WASTEWATER

TREATMENT PLANT

THAT INCLUDED

REPLACING

OXIDATION DITCH

IMPELLERS, DITCH

PUMP REPAIRS, AND

INFLUENT PUMP

REPLACEMENT

WASTEWATER PLANT IMPROVEMENTS

A NEW TRAFFIC

SIGNAL WAS

INSTALLED AT

WEST MAIN

STREET AND

MEMORIAL

DRIVE FOR

SAFE ACCESS

TO THE

HOSPITAL

MEMORIAL DRIVE TRAFFIC SIGNAL

THE PLAYGROUND

AT LAKE

ARROWHEAD WAS

RELOCATED TO A

LOCATION

ADJACEMENT TO

AN OPEN FIELD TO

ALLOW GREAT

FUN

LAKE ARROWHEAD PLAYGROUND

THE 2019 AUDIT RESULTED

IN AN UN-MODIFIED

OPINION OF COMPLIANCE.

TOWN FINANCES

COMPLIED WITH ALL

COMMONWEALTH

REQUIREMENTS

POSITIVE 2019 AUDIT

INSTALLATION OF VIDEO

SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT

AND UPGRADED CELLULAR

COMMUNICATION TO OUR

SURFACE WATER SOURCES AND

SUPPLY FACILITIES KEEPS OUR

WATER SECURE AND IMPROVES

OUR ABILITY TO MONITOR

OPERATIONS

WATER SECURITY

TOWNS CREWS AND

CONTRACTORS HAVE

BEGUN REPAIRS TO THE

GREENWAY PEDESTRIAN

BRIDGE OVER

HAWKSBILL CREEK TO

REPLACE WOOD

COLUMNS AND DECK

BOARDS

GREENWAY PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

HOLIDAYS WITH A HERO

THE LURAY POLICE DEPARTMENT AND PAGE VALLEY

FOP LODGE 65 SUPPORTED 41 CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS

SPIRIT