Calling all RISE for Youth Supporters!

Our Senate Finance and House Appropriations Public Safety Subcommittees are considering proposals to re-purpose the Beaumont juvenile correctional center property. To ensure the property is used to benefit the state and the local community in ways that do not include corrections, we ask you to reach out to the committee members urging them to adopt budget provisions that transfer the land to Powhatan State Park and re-purposes the facility for economic development uses that will benefit the local community.

We are asking All RISE Coalition members and supporters to call and email their money committee legislators and let them know that you support the use of Beaumont property for state conservation, recreation and local community economic development purposes!

Action:

Contact members of the Public Safety Subcommittees now!

Senate Contacts:

Senator McDougle district04@senate.virginia.gov (804) 730-1026

Senator Howell district32@senate.virginia.gov (804) 698-7532

Senator Norment district03@senate.virginia.gov (804) 698-7503

Senator Lucas district18@senate.virginia.gov (804) 698-7518

Senator Carrico district40@senate.virginia.gov (804) 698-7540

Senator Obenshain district26@senate.virginia.gov (804) 698-7526

House Contacts:

Delegate Knight delbknight@house.virginia.gov (804) 698-1081

Delegate Peace delcpeace@house.virginia.gov (804) 698-1097

Delegate Garrett delsgarrett@house.virginia.gov (804) 698-1023

Delegate Rush delnrush@house.virginia.gov (804) 698-1007

Delegate Austin deltaustin@house.virginia.gov (804) 698-1019

Delegate McQuinn deldmcquinn@house.virginia.gov (804) 698-1070

Delegate Tyler delrtyler@house.virginia.gov (804) 698-1075

Delegate Krizek delpkrizek@house.virginia.gov (804) 698-1044

Delegate Jones delcjones@house.virginia.gov (804) 698-1076

Sample Call Script:

Hi! I’m ____ and I’m calling to urge you to ensure that the budget includes provisions to re-purpose the Beaumont Juvenile Correctional Center. The land can be transferred to the Department of Conservation and Recreation and joined to Powhatan State Park. The Beaumont facility could be re-purposed for economic development uses to increase jobs in the community & generate revenue for the state & county. Thank you for your consideration.

Sample Email:

Subject line: Re-purpose Beaumont for Environmental & Economic Development Purposes

Dear Senator/Delegate ______, I am writing to urge you to include provisions in the budget to re-purpose the Beaumont Juvenile Correctional Center for environmental and economic development purposes. The land could be transferred to the Department of Conservation & Recreation and joined to Powhatan State Park. The Beaumont facility could be re-purposed for economic development uses that will benefit the local community. This will raise revenues for the state and county and increase job growth in the local community. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely ____.

Thank you for standing together to support building our Commonwealth and local communities in ways that do not rely on corrections!

RISE for Youth