The City Treasurer and Commissioner of the Revenue expect to reopen their offices to the public on Monday, January 25, 2021. Normal business hours are 8:00 am-4:30 pm, however, staff are available via phone and email through 5:00 pm. The drop box located outside the offices at the Creamery Building (21 S. Kent Street) are available 24/7.
We thank you for your patience during these necessary safety closures.
Beginning January 27, 2021 and ending approximately March 10, 2021 (weather permitting), Papermill Road between Roosevelt Blvd and Tevis Street will be closed 24 hours/day for the Hope Drive Extension Project. These roads will be open to local business and residential traffic and detours will be clearly marked. Access to the businesses in this area will be maintained at all times.
Project information is available on the City's Project web page.
In observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday on Monday, January 18, 2021, the City will follow the below schedule.
Commissioner of the Revenue Ann Burkholder and City Treasurer Jeff Barbour have decided to extend the office closure through next week due to the previously-reported COVID-19 exposure. Please see their announcement below:
On Monday, January 11, 2021, the City’s contractors will begin work on two large constructions projects totaling over $17.2 million in costs that were first approved by City Council in November 2016: 1) Hope Drive extension and Tevis Street cul-de-sac and 2) Valley Avenue sidewalk and drainage improvements. Both projects are expected to be completed by summer 2022, weather permitting.
New and re-elected City Councilors will be sworn in on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 beginning at 5 pm in the Rouss City Hall Council Chambers. In light of the Governor’s orders regarding group gatherings, we will be swearing in the Councilors one at a time and limiting the number of people in the room. Those interested in watching the ceremonies are asked to watch remotely via the live stream on the City’s YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/user/CityOfWinchesterVA.
The City of Winchester will follow the below schedule in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays:
UPDATE (12/16):
Due to the snow storm and potential refreeze tomorrow, the City will follow the below schedule on Thursday, December 17, 2020:
Since November, the City of Winchester has offered an assistance program in partnership with the United Way of the Northern Shenandoah Valley for residents who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and cannot pay their utility bills. Now, thanks to additional CARES Act funding and a new payment plan program, local residents now have more options to help them get caught up on their past-due water and sewer bills.
The City of Winchester will operate on the following schedule in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday: