Regional First Impressions Program

Established to promote the improvement and beautification of the public spaces of Planning District 16.

Elements of the First Impressions Program:

Strategies and Programs to Combat Litter

Highway Beautifications/First Impression Corridors

Assign-A-Highway

Encourage sustainable landscapes for public spaces

Business Sponsorships

Explore cost-effective methods of landscape irrigation for public spaces

Citizens Committee

Encourage prohibition of signage along Regional roadways

Educational Programs

Highway Beautificatons/First Impression Corridors

Volunteer Programs

The program, developed in Southwestern Virginia, uses non-violent probationers to pick up litter on the Region's roads to fulfill their community service. The program decreases roadside litter and saves county money. Coordination between GWRC, local jurisdictions, VDOT, and the Regional Jail is critical to a successful program. Caroline County's Board of Supervisors adopted an ordinance establishing the Assign-A-Highway Program on June 12, 2007.

Program Statistics
(November 2007 - May 2008)
	County	Probationers	Bags	Hours
	Caroline County	0	0	0
	King George County	9	91	80
	Fredericksburg City	7	4	5
	Spotsylvania County	42	653	720.5
	Stafford County	33	268	266