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FY 2011 Budget

The Town has recently completed a draft of the 2011 budget that will be presented at a public hearing on June 1, 2010. The budget will be posted on the website soon.

Tree Plantings Underway

The Town is currently in the process of planting nearly 150 trees around Town through a Department of Forestry Grant. The areas being planted are: E. Springbrook Road, Broadway Avenue, Timberway Median, Depot Lot downtown, and entrance to J. Frank Hillyard Middle School.

Trash and Recycling pick up for June and July

Memorial Day weekend, curbside trash and recycling will not be picked up on Memorial Day, but instead will be picked up on Tuesday, June 1. Yard waste will be picked up on Wednesday, June 2.

July 4th weekend, curbside trash, recycling and bulk pick up will not be picked up on July 5, it will be picked up July 6th.

Mayor and Council Members Sworn in:

At the January meeting of the Town Council, Mayor John Long and Council Members Tim Proctor, George Dowrey and Keith Clark were sworn in by Clerk of Court Chaz Evans-Haywood.

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Town current accepting bids for outfall line at the wastewater plant:

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Ground Breaking for New Market Pump Station and Force Main

groundbreaking1A ground breaking was held on September 30th, 2009 for the pump station and force main that the Town of New Market will be constructing to the Town of Broadway’s Regional Wastewater Facility.




Town awarded VML Achievement Award

Broadway Achievement AwardTown was awarded achievement award from VML for the wastewater project which will be presented to the Town at VML’s Annual Conference in Roanoke on October 20th. Read more


New Yard Waste Regulations:

Sticks/Wood must be no longer than 4 feet in length and no more than 2” in diameter, bundled and tied not to exceed 75 pounds.

Waste Management will pick up to 5 units per pick up, with a unit considered either a trash can or bundled sticks/woods as described above.


New Bridge on West Springbrook Road:

Springbrook Bridge renderingPublic hearing was held on August 11, 2009” Final design and right of way acquisition is moving forward on this project.
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Broadway Wins Water Taste Test!:

At the Virginia Rural Water Association Annual Conference in March, Broadway's tap water was rated as the best in the state! Broadway will move on to national competition later this year.


Wastewater Plant Update:

If you've been on Rte. 211 between Timberville and New Market recently, you may have noticed quite a bit of activity at the Town's wastewater facility. Currently the project is right on schedule, with a scheduled completion date of Fall 2010.


Town Awards Contract:

The Town recently awarded a contract to Wiley & Wilson to undertake the preliminary engineering report for the Plains Mill Spring. This work is being fully funded from a grant from the Virginia Department of Health. The Town has also applied for stimulus funding for the future construction of a new water plant for the spring.


Sewer System Evalaution Completed:

The Town recently completed the Sewer System Evaluation Study (SSES) with the assistance of the engineering firm Peed & Bortz. This six month long project consisted of flow monitoring, smoke testing, manhole inspections and camera work. The Town has put together a 5 year plan to implement the recommended rehabilitation to the sewer collection system. Fortunately, the system is in relatively good shape for its age.


Revised Land Development Regulations Completed:

The Planning Commission recently completed the revisions to the Land Development Regulations, and was adopted by the Town Council in January. The approved Regulations can be viewed here


Town Awarded Planning Grant:

The Town was recently notified that it was successful in obtaining a $25,000 grant from the Office of Drinking Water to finalize the preliminary engineering report for the construction of a new water plant at Plains Mill Springs.


Wastewater Work Underway:

In early January, the Town entered into an agreement with M.A. Bongiovanni of Syracuse, NY for $11,966,000 for the upgrade of the wastewater treatment plant. The contractor is already onsite and work is underway. This project should be complete by Fall 2010.


New Market Joins Broadway for Wastewater Treatment:

On Monday, July 21, the New Market Town Council voted unanimously to enter into an agreement with the Town of Broadway for the provision of wastewater services. Essentially what this means is that the Town of New Market will be a an additional customer of Broadway's Regional Wastewater Facility. This decision comes following over a year of negotiation between the two communities that resulted in a mutually beneficial agreement, and provides regionalization for wastewater services. Terms of the 35 year deal include an upfront payment from New Market to Broadway of $2.25 million and monthly expenses of $2.10 per thousand gallons of up to 800,000 gallons of wastewater per day. Between 800,000 and 1,000,000 gallons, the cost per thousand is $2.36.

Final engineering design is currently underway for the upgrades to the facility, with construction anticipated to commence in early 2009. It is anticipated that New Market will begin sending its wastewater to Broadway in late 2010 or early 2011 following construction of a new pump station and force main to convey the wastewater to the Regional Facility. Following the upgrade, the facility will be capable of treating 3 million gallons of wastewater per day.

Currently the Broadway Regional Wastewater Facility treates wastewater from the Towns of Broadway and Timberville and the industries of Pilgrim's Pride and Cargill.


Broadway Wins Highest Level of Virginia Health Department Award!:

The Virginia Health Department began the Virginia Optimization Program (VOP) in an effort to encourage waterworks to provide water with a quality that exceeds minimum regulations and to operate water systems in a commendable manner. The program sets optimization goals and tracks the progress of these goals. Based on the performance of these goals, the Virginia Health Department awards the Virginia Excellence in Granular Media Water Treatment Plant Performance Award. This particular award acknowledges three levels of excellence: gold, silver, and bronze.

Broadway was a winner of the 2007 Gold Excellence in Waterworks Performance Award! There were only 10 recipients of this level of the award in the State of Virginia and Broadway was the only Gold Award recipient in the Lexington Field Office which monitors a total of 31 treatment plants. In order to be considered for a Gold Excellence Award, the treatment plant must represent one of the most effectively operated plants in the State.


Physician Recruitment:

The Town is currently working with Valley Health Plan to recruit a new doctor to Broadway in an effort to fill the void left by the closing of Broadway Family Practice. We would like to thank Dr. Bentrem for his dedication and hard work over the past several years.


New Recycling Policy:

The following items will now be accepted through curbside recycling:

  • Newspaper
  • mixed paper (including junk mail and magazines)
  • aluminum cans
  • tin cans
  • steel cans
  • bi-metal cans
  • glass (including colored glass, drinking glasses, and bakeware)
  • any hard plastic with a number on the bottom of it

The following items will NOT be accepted through curbside recycling:

  • Phone Books
  • Wrapping Paper
  • Cardboard
  • any type of window glass

Regular Trash Schedule

  • Regular trash and recycling pick up is every Monday.
  • Bulk trash pick up is the first Monday in January, April, July, and October.
  • Yard waste pick up is the first Tuesday of every month.

All trash and waste items must be placed on the curb between 4:00 p.m. the day before and 7:00 a.m. the day of the pick up.


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