CITY SOURCE A Monthly Publication of the City of Lynchburg | June 2017 Follow us on Turn Your Passion into a Thriving Business with CO.STARTERS CO.STARTERS is a nine-week MAIN STREET BRIDGE program that equips aspiring entrepreneurs with the insights, REPLACEMENT PROJECT relationships, and tools needed to turn business ideas into action and turn a Main Street Bridge Replacement Project is scheduled to begin in October 2017 passion into a sustainable and thriving and be completed by October 2018. Detours will be posted as needed. business. During CO.STARTERS, you’ll develop and fine-tune your idea, The project includes: critically examining every part of it and tweaking your next steps through real- • Raising the height of the structure to provide greater clearance for traffic time feedback from people in the community. traveling north and south on the Lynchburg Expressway • Lengthening the bridge at both ends to provide greater clearance to traffic on The cost of CO.STARTERS is $195 for city of Lynchburg residents and $245 the Expressway for non-residents. The program costs include: • Improvements to the acceleration and deceleration lanes used to enter or exit • 1 on 1 support from a seasoned entrepreneur the north bound lane of Route 29 Business • 9 weeks of classroom instruction • Improvements to the aesthetics of Main Street Bridge • Mentorship and class speakers • Service hours from local providers Lynchburg Public Works Department Classes will take place on Mondays beginning August 21 from 6:00 p.m. until Receives Award 9:00 p.m. and continue for nine weeks. Applications are due by June 30 and participants will be notified of acceptance by August 1. Learn more and apply at http://info.opportunitylynchburg.com/co.starters-entrepreneur-training. The City of Lynchburg’s Department of Public Works recently received the Public Works Project of the Year No Need to Call for Bulk/Brush Pick Up for Small Cities/Rural Communities award from the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the American Public Works There is no need to call to schedule your brush Association (APWA) at its annual and/or bulk pick up! The refuse collectors will make conference held in Fredericksburg, note of your pile for collection (please allow up to Virginia. The award was given in three weeks). recognition of the construction of Lynchburg’s new Youth Group Home, a 28-bed, 18,100 square foot co-ed youth residential treatment facility that serves Simply place your brush or bulky items at the curb the city of Lynchburg, the town of Bedford, and the counties of Amherst, on the day of your trash collection (keep it separate Bedford, Campbell and Nelson. from trash). Items containing FREON (example: refrigerators, air conditioners) need to be placed separately on the curb. You may also set out up to four tires (off the rim) per collection day. Brush or Save the Date! bulk items can be taken to the Concord Turnpike Convenience Center free of Music at Miller charge; however, there is a per tire charge, and FREON items are only accepted at the Regional Landfill located at 361 Livestock Road, Rustburg. Share the Parks welcomes the fifth annual “Music at The Concord Turnpike Convenience Center is open for Lynchburg city residents Miller” to Miller Park, 2100 only, Tuesday - Saturday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The Regional Landfill, operated Park Avenue, on Saturday, by Region 2000 Services Authority, is open Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. - July 1, 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. and Saturday, 7:00 a.m. - 12 noon. Admission is free! Celebrate the summer with this fun- NOTE: Private contractors hired by citizens are always responsible for the filled, family friendly event. disposal of brush, limbs, branches and other yard debris. In addition, remodeling Bring a blanket or lawn chair and demolition debris must be delivered by the contractor/citizen to the landfill and enjoy the music! for proper disposal. For additonal information, contact Citizens First at (434) 856-2489 or visit Share the Parks is a www.lynchburgva.gov/public-works or www.region2000servicesauthority.org. collaborative partnership between the City of Lynchburg and community 10th Annual Guns and Hoses members working to support Charity Softball Game the local parks by providing a positive presence and The 10th Annual Guns and Hoses Charity Softball Game promoting the parks as great between the Lynchburg Police Department (LPD) and community assets for everyone. Lynchburg Fire Department (LFD) will take place on Sunday, July 9 at 2:45 p.m. at the Lynchburg City Stadium. Gates will open at 2:15 p.m. Tickets are $10 and should be purchased Desmond T. Doss Commemorative before the game. There will be a free T-shirt giveaway for the first 1,000 guests. Proceeds from advanced ticket sales will benefit the local Special Olympics and Markers Dedication MDA. Tickets can be purchased at the LPD Information Desk, 905 Court Street, or the LFD Administration Office, 800 Madison Street. For more info, contact On Monday, July 3, the Lynchburg community will Audrey Gallahan at (434) 455-6134 or email [email protected] honor World War II hero Desmond T. Doss with or Deputy Fire Chief Greg Wormser at (434) 455-6345 or email the dedication of two commemorative markers. Doss [email protected]. grew up in the Fairview Heights area of Lynchburg, and a commemorative marker will be installed and dedicated at the intersection of Mosby Street and Lynchburg Museum System Calendar of Events Campbell Avenue. The ceremony will take place at Lynchburg Museum Teacher Recertification Camp 11:00 a.m. near Fairview Christian Church. The second dedication ceremony will take place the same Monday – Friday, July 17-21 day on Monument Terrace on the WWII landing 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. daily and is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. Doss’s son, $75 per teacher; reservations required Desmond Doss, Jr. is expected to attend both For information, call (434) 455-6226 ceremonies and the public is invited to attend. or visit www.lynchburgmuseum.org or www.pointofhonor.org The name Desmond T. Doss has become somewhat of a household name since the release of the 2016 major motion picture, Hacksaw Ridge. Doss was born in Lynchburg in 1919. A Seventh Day Adventist and a pacifist, Doss was working at the Newport News Shipyard when WWII began. He was eligible for a deferment as a defense industry employee, but when drafted, he reported to the Lynchburg Armory for induction in April 1942. A conscientious objector, he became a medic. Doss served in combat on Guam and Leyte and was awarded two Bronze Stars for bravery while treating the wounded. Serving with the 77th Infantry Division during the Battle of Maeda Escarpment (Hacksaw Ridge) on Okinawa, he saved more than 75 men on May 5, 1945, by lowering them down a cliff one by one under intense fire using a rope knot he devised. Doss was wounded several times during the night of May 21–22. Carried off the battlefield on a stretcher, he gave up his place to another wounded soldier. Doss received the Medal of Honor from President Harry S. Truman on October 12, 1945. He was the first conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor and the only conscientious objector of WWII so honored..