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Emergency-management update: tropical system prompts preparedness reminder; county honored for 55-plus initiative
Summary
Surry County's emergency management office warned of Tropical Storm Erin's potential and urged residents to prepare; the county also reported its '55 plus' community initiative received a 2025 VACO achievement award for senior programming.
The county's emergency management chief briefed the board on an Atlantic system (identified in the meeting as Tropical Storm Erin), noting forecasts that it could strengthen and the public should prepare by servicing generators and reviewing evacuation plans. The chief advised citizens to assemble communication strategies, evacuation routes and meeting places and offered printed hurricane guides available at the emergency office.
Separately, the board heard that the county's "55 plus" community initiative received a 2025 Virginia Association of Counties (VACO) achievement award for programs supporting residents aged 55 and older. County staff credited the Department of Social Services and Parks and Recreation for partnering on the initiative and recognized staff and volunteers by name for their roles in expanding senior programming in the county.
