Dear Neighbor-
It is hard to believe that it is now August, that many of our children will be back in school this month, and that football season is upon us! I hope that everyone is having an enjoyable summer.
The severe thunderstorms we have had in recent weeks caused many in our area to lose power. In the days following such storms, I work closely with officials from Dominion Virginia Power to inform them of any outages that I learn about, and see to it that power is restored in timely manner. If you ever need to report an outage, Dominion’s customer service line is (866) 366-4357.
Here is a brief recap of some of my activities in June and July:
Around The District
In June, I had the pleasure of being the keynote speaker at a meeting of the Loudoun County Science and Technology Cabinet. The group met to discuss ways to develop Loudoun County and our region into a global center for science and technology. The promotion of science and technology based economic development has been an important part of my work in the Senate.
You can read an article from the Loudoun Times-Mirror about my remarks here.
In July, I spoke at a meeting of the Northern Virginia Aging Network (NVAN) about issues affecting seniors in our community. One of the issues I spoke about was my continued work on creating tougher penalties for those who financially abuse incapacitated or elder adults. My bill cleared the Senate Courts of Justice Committee this year, but was left in the Finance Committee to be reconsidered next session. I also spoke about the good work of the Northern Virginia Fall Prevention Coalition (NVFPC) to bring attention to the need to implement “Preventing Falls” programs in our communities here in Northern Virginia.
Virginia Again Named Best State For Business
August is off to a great start with the news that Virginia has been named the “most pro-business state” in America for the second year in a row according to the Pollina Corporate Top 10 Pro-Business States for 2010 rankings.
Pollina counted Virginia among the states that serve as a model for the rest of the country in job retention and creation. Working together with Governor McDonnell, my colleagues in the General Assembly, and the business community, we passed a robust package of economic development incentives this year, which are being used to create jobs for Virginians in our region and around the Commonwealth. To read more about this achievement, click here.
As always, representing you in the General Assembly is an honor and a privilege. Please do not hesitate to contact me if there is anything I can ever do for you. The telephone number for my district office in Leesburg is 703-729-3300. You can also contact me by email at senator@markherring.org.
Sincerely,
Mark Herring
