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Fluvanna County, Virginia

Fluvanna County, Virginia. Ainsley Kirby, Elizabeth Tarkington Lee, Carrielyn Rhea & Rebecca Sudduth December 2011. Using Anderson & McFarlane’s Community-As-Partner Model and the Assessment Wheel. History & Demographics. History.

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Fluvanna County, Virginia

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  1. Fluvanna County, Virginia Ainsley Kirby, Elizabeth Tarkington Lee, Carrielyn Rhea & Rebecca Sudduth December 2011 Using Anderson & McFarlane’s Community-As-Partner Model and the Assessment Wheel

  2. History & Demographics

  3. History • Formed in the 1st year of the Commonwealth of Virginia on June 19, 1777 • Fluvanna is Latin for river or flowing Anne • Local museums:  Old Stone Jail Museum, Fork Union Military Academy Museum, Pace Family Museum • National Register of Historic Places: Bremo Plantations, Bremo Slave Chapel, Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District, Glen Arvon, Point of Fork, Point of Fork Arsenal (Bearr, 1998)

  4. 2010 Demographics • Population: 25,691 people (Va = 8,001,024) • 28.2% population increase since the 2000 census, is the fastest growing county in Virginia • Ethnicity: • White = 80.7% (Va = 68.6%) • Black = 15.3% (Va = 19.4%) • Hispanic or Latino = 3.0% (Va = 7.9%) http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/51/51065.html

  5. 2010 Demographics - 2 • Gender: Females = 53.8% (Va = 50.9%) • Age: • 6.2% under the age of 5 (Va = 6.4%) • 23% under the age of 18 (Va = 23.2%) • 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older (Va = 12.2%) • The median age was 38 years http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/51/51065.html

  6. The physical environment

  7. 2010 Statistics • Total land area = 286.01 sq. mi (Va = 42,774.2 sq mi) • Natural water = 2.8 sq. mi • Persons/sq. mile = 89.8 (Va = 202.6) • Housing units = 8,018 (Va = 3,364,939) • Persons below poverty level = 7.2% (Va = 10.6%) http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/51/51065.html

  8. Physical Environment • Towns: Palmyra, Fork Union, Bremo Bluff, Columbia, Dixie, Troy, Carysbrook, and a small part of Scottsville • Beautiful rolling hills, dense with trees and waterways • Large areas of valuable farmland • Great air quality • Fair water quality • Quiet and peaceful Windshield survey, 2011 Community profile, 2007

  9. Lake Monticello • A large gated community located in Palmyra • Originated as a retirement community in 1970s and later opened to people of all ages • Population: 6,852 people Size: 8.78 sq. miles • Has its own man-made lake with 5 sandy beaches, golf course, stocked fishing pond, several playgrounds, swimming pool, tennis, basketball, & bocce courts, marina, clubhouse with dining, walking track, full-time security, an on location fire and rescue • Majority of businesses in Fluvanna County are located outside of the gates of Lake Monticello http://lmoa.org/index.htm

  10. Physical Environment: Land Use • Farmland = 25.6% • Forested land = 74.2% • Open space = 1% • Water = 0.5% http://www.co.fluvanna.va.us/compplan/Comp%20Plan%202009/ch2%20-%20Land%20Use.pdf

  11. Education

  12. Fluvanna County Schools • Public School: • 3 Elementary schools (Columbia, Cunningham, and Central) • 1 Middle school (Fluvanna MS) • 1 High school (Fluvanna HS) • Preschools • 11 preschools throughout county • Institutions of Higher Education • Close proximity to UVA and Piedmont Community College • Private Schools • 4 Private schools www.co.fluvanna.va.us

  13. Public Schools • 3,705 students enrolled • All schools fully accredited • Highest on-time graduation rate in state (93.3%) • Second lowest drop out rate in state (2.68%) • 76% of high school graduates go on to further education • All classrooms equipped with computers • New high school building dueto open in 2012 http://www.fluco.org

  14. Safety & Government

  15. Transportation & Safety • 79% of residents commute to work • Average commute is 29.5 minutes • Fluvanna County offers other options for commuting, such as: • Rideshare • JAUNT • These options are under-utilized http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/print/virginia/fluvanna

  16. Transportation & Safety - 2 • Road conditions: • Two lane roads with no shoulders in most of the county • Poor or no lighting • Limited amount of guardrails • High motor vehicle crash death rate in Fluvanna County (27 per 100,000 people vs. 13 per 100,000 for the state) Windshield survey, 2011 http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/print/virginia/fluvanna

  17. Safety & Rescue Fluvanna County has the following safety departments: • Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office • Virginia State Police • Lake Monticello Police Department • Fire and Rescue • Local Emergency Planning Committee http://www.co.fluvanna.va.us/compplan

  18. Politics & Government • County Seat: Palmyra • Board of Supervisors: 7 elected members • Administration of state laws in the county • Approve and enforce county ordinances • Approve annual county budget • Determine and levy county taxes • Supervise county governmental affairs http://www.co.fluvanna.va.us/planning/plancomm.htm

  19. Politics & Government - 2 • Constitutional Officers – elected; serve Virginia and Fluvanna County • Committees and Commissions – appointed by Board of Supervisors, includes the Planning Commission • School Board – 7 elected members serve the Fluvanna County Public Schools • 16,745 registered voters in county http://lwvfluvannacounty.org/Federal_Officials.html

  20. Health

  21. Health & Social Services - 2 • 52 Healthcare providers including family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, dentists, psychiatrists, physical therapists & optometrists • PCP: citizen ratio is 1,968:1 (Va = 806:1) • No hospitals in county; close proximity to Martha Jefferson Hospital and UVA Medical Center • County Health Department • Department of Social Services • In the Thomas Jefferson Health District http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/virginia/fluvanna/

  22. Health Statistics • Life expectancy = 77.1 (US = 76.5) • Binge drinking = 15% (Va = 17%) • Drunk driving fatalities 15 per 100,000(Va = 5 per 100,000) • Obesity = 28% (Va = 27%) • Smoking = 10% (Va = 20%) • Teen pregnancy = 30 per 1,000 (Va = 36 per 1,000) http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/virginia/fluvanna/

  23. Communication, Economics & Recreation

  24. Communication • Four Newspapers • The Daily Progress • Fluvanna Review • The Central Virginian • The Rural Virginian • Informal: telephone, internet, limited cell phone service & cable tv • Social gatherings at churches, schools, library, sporting events, and commercial centers • Board of Supervisors meetings and decisions are published • 5 Post Offices www.co.fluvanna.va.us/econdev/FluvannaJan07.pdf

  25. Economics • Most residents commute outside the county to work • Number of new businesses in the county is rising faster than anywhere else in Central Virginia • Rotating door of local businesses within the county • Major employers within the county include local schools, jail, Fork Union Military Academy, forestry, family farms • Unemployment rate 5.2% (Va = 6.3% & US = 9.1%) • Cost of living index = 86.9 (US = 100) http://www.city-data.com/county/Fluvanna_County-VA.html

  26. Recreation • Fluvanna County Parks and Recreation offers: • Youth and Adult Sports • Driver Improvement classes • CPR classes • Fitness and wellness classes for adults and seniors • Preschool socialization and education classes • Seasonal movie nights, workshops, & celebration Fluvanna County Parks and Recreation, 2011

  27. Recreation - 2 • Camp Friendship – retreat center & youth and adult camps • Fluvanna Heritage Trail – walking, biking, & equestrian trails • Farm activities – apple, peach, & pumpkin picking, seasonal farm festivals, Old Farm Day • Carysbrook - plays and music shows • Several waterways & parks for recreational activities

  28. Strengths & Stressors

  29. Strengths of Fluvanna County • Environment • Good air quality • Variety of natural resources • Recreational opportunities • Education • Well-funded • High graduation rate • Most students go on to further education and have several nearby institutions to choose from • Low cost of living • Low unemployment rate • Longer life expectancy

  30. Stressors in Fluvanna County • Limited transportation options • High binge drinking rate, high drunk driving rate, & high MVA rate • Poor water quality • Low PCP to citizen ratio and lack of specialists • Shortage of major employers in the county • Population growth threatens small government infrastructure & environmental development

  31. Community Diagnoses • Potential for increase or lack of improvement in rate of motor vehicle crashes in Fluvanna County related to: • 2 lane roads with no shoulders • Poor or no lighting • Limited guardrails • Non-enforcement of speed limits • High rate of drunk driving and binge drinking • Limited transportation options outside of private vehicles As demonstrated by: • Motor vehicle crash death rate of 27 per 100,000 (Va = 13 per 100,000) • Resident concern • Limited county police patrols

  32. Community Diagnoses - 2 • Risk for Contamination: Community: Accentuated risk of exposure to environmental contaminants from water contamination in doses sufficient to cause adverse health effects in Fluvanna County residents as reflected by: • Cases of folliculitis from swimming in Lake Monticello seen in area health clinics • High coliform count in Lake Monticello • Soil erosion from county wide logging • Use of private vehicles as mode of transportation • Aging septic systems • Sustained high rate of population growth and housing development

  33. Community Diagnoses - 3 As demonstrated by: • Water quality score of Lake Monticello 2.1 out of 10 • Most common household well/spring/cistern water quality found high sodium and manganese, low pH, and presence of coliform bacteria • Worsening water quality in bodies of water when water has high flows. Water has high phosphorus, total suspended solids, and fecal coliform

  34. References Bearr, D.W.C. ed. (1998). Historic Fluvanna in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Fluvanna County Historical Society. Palmyra Press, Palmyra, VA. Community profile: Fluvanna county, VA (2007). Retrieved from http://www.co.fluvanna.va.us Fall recreation program guide. (2011). [Data Source]. Fluvanna County Parks and Recreation Fluvanna County 2011 Census Data. Retrieved on October 5, 2011 from http://quickfacts.census.gov. Fluvanna County City Data. Retrieved on November 11, 2011 from http://city-data.com/county/Fluvanna_County-VA.html. Fluvanna County Comprehensive Plan 2009. Retrieved November 7, 2011 from http://www.co.fluvanna.va.us. Fluvanna County Health Rankings. Retrieved on October 5, 2011 from http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/virginia/fluvanna/. Fluvanna County Planning Commission. Retrieved on November 11, 2011 from http://www.co.fluvanna.va.us/planning/plancomm.htm. Fluvanna County Public Schools. Retrieved on November 6, 2011 from http://www.fluco.org/. Lake Monticello: Lake management plan. (2004). Retrieved from http:// www.lmoa.com Windshield Survey (October 2011). Old Farm Days on October 1 and drive around Fluvanna County on October 4 by assessment group members.

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