Public Notices
$2 Million New City Sidewalk Grant Award
The City of Galax is delighted to announce that it has been awarded over $2,000,000 in a grant award from the Commonwealth Transportation Board on June 19, 2019 for a sidewalk construction project. The grant provides for a nearly one mile of sidewalk on East Stuart Drive, US 58, from Larkspur Lane to Hanes Road…
New School Resource Officer for Galax Middle School
The City of Galax and Galax City Public Schools are pleased to announce that the City has received a grant award to establish a new School Resource Officer at Galax Middle School. The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services is providing grant funding for the establishment of a part-time School Resource Officer at Galax Middle…
SPECIAL COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
Pursuant to the terms of those certain Decrees of Sale from the Circuit Court, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction the following described real estate, at the Carroll County Government Complex Building located at 605 Pine Street, Hillsville, Virginia 24343 in the Board of Supervisors Room, 2nd Floor, June 21,…
Galax Construction Grant Awards
The City of Galax is pleased to announce that it has received three grant awards totaling approximately $500,000. Mount Rogers Planning District Commission has awarded $100,000 for the construction of water and wastewater infrastructure in the Galax Bottom Area Neighborhood Eastview Revitalization taking place near Meadow and Eastview Streets. This grant will be matched to…
2019 Safe Routes Grant Award
Safe Routes to School Grant Award The City of Galax is pleased to announce that it has received grant funding from the Virginia Department of Transportation for Galax Safe Routes to School programs for the seventh consecutive year! Galax Safe Routes to School program is a cooperative effort between Galax City Public School Division, Galax…
City of Galax Reassessment 2019
The City of Galax has contracted with Wampler-Eanes Appraisal Group LTD. to conduct the real estate property reassessment for 2019, the same company that has performed property reassessments for the City since 2008. Beginning in June, staff from Wampler-Eanes will begin the real estate property reassessment process with any changes on property values reflected on…
Recycling Changes Announced
After speaking to our partners in our recycling efforts, we are unable to continue accepting plastics at the Galax Recycling Center beginning April 27. Due to an overall reduction in the market for recycled plastics, our partners are unable to sell materials they are collecting, or are selling those materials at a loss based on…