Meetings

Dayton is enhancing our annual holiday decorating contest this year to encourage people to Deck Dayton Out in Holiday Cheer! We have added more categories and have posted a Directory of Lights with a map to encourage all to enjoy a tour of holiday lights through Dayton. We need your help to Deck Dayton Out! Let’s make our Town the place to visit this holiday season!
Click here for a Directory and map for our Tour of Lights. Printable version also available.
Categories include:
Clark Griswold Award (residential judged category): National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is a holiday favorite! Their house was completely decked out with lights and decorations. This category is totally over the top!
WINNER: 210 Keswick Drive
Classic Holiday Elegance Award (residential judged category): Very traditional and basic; clean, crisp, and tidy. This category is all about celebrating the traditions of the holiday.
WINNER: 200 Keswick Drive
Winter Wonderland (residential judged category): This category is more theme concentrated, featuring snow, reindeer, snowmen, inflatables and/or lawn decorations.
WINNER: 119 Rhodes Hill Drive
Santa’s Workshop Award (business judged category): This category is for Businesses only and will be awarded to the business with the best overall holiday display.
WINNER: 201 & 205 Main Street (Mane Street Salon and Heritage Real Estate)
People’s Choice Award (spectator voted): This will be awarded by a cumulative majority vote of the spectators.
WINNER: 145 Eastview Street

Please join us as we engage in a facilitated discussion regarding the needs of the Dayton business community, sharing constructive thoughts and ideas that will benefit the business community as a whole. At this meeting, we will also discuss holiday plans. Join us via ZOOM on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 6:15 p.m.
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Dayton Town Council Meetings are held on the second Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. except in the event of a Holiday, when they move to the following Tuesday.
On, Monday, February 8, 2021 beginning at 5:15 p.m., Town Council will hold a Special Called Meeting to convene into closed session to interview applicants for Town Boards and Commissions. This meeting will be followed by the Regular Dayton Town Council Meeting at 6:00 p.m.
The agenda will be posted here on the Friday preceding the meeting.
Agenda Packet February 8, 2021
SPECIAL MESSAGE TO THE PUBLIC:
Pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Order restricting gatherings of 10 or more people, the meeting will be livestreamed on Zoom and accessible by phone. You may not appear in person at this meeting; however you are invited to participate through our livestream:
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To join the meeting by phone, call: 1-646-558-8656 or 1-301-715-8592
Meeting ID: 883 5246 4561; Password: 772271
If you are unable to appear in person, please submit any public comments that you would like to be heard at the hearing or the meeting through the following options:
- Email the Clerk: chall@daytonva.us
- U.S. Postal Service: Clerk, Dayton Town Council, 125-B Eastview Street, Dayton, Virginia 22821
- Written Hard Copy: Hand delivered to the PAYMENT box in the Town’s drive-thru lane.
*Anyone wishing to comment on any agenda item for the Council Meeting is advised to submit those comments by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Comments will be read aloud at the meeting. All normal Rules of Procedure will be followed.

The Easter Bunny will be visiting Town residents on Saturday, April 3rd from 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm to say hello and hand out candy! The Easter Bunny will be escorted through Town in a parade style fashion.
The Easter Bunny will start in South Breeze (west side of town) and travel primarily on roads that go north and south (Sunset, Hilltop, Westview, Northview, Willow, Rhodes Hill, Ashby, Summit, Eastview, High, College & Main) until they get to the east side of town. They will then travel up Mill & Thompson. Please wait at the curb until they get to your house.
Follow our Facebook page @TownofDaytonVirginia for live updates the day of!
This date is subject to change or cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are hopeful that this event will take place, but we will be following the Governor’s order on crowd size and social distancing at the time of the event. Information on registration will be sent out in the coming weeks. Please contact the Town of Dayton at events@daytonva.us with any questions.

Mayor Cary Jackson has called a special meeting of the Town Council for the purpose of conducting interviews for a potential Town Council seat appointment.
This meeting will be held in the Council Chambers of the Dayton Town Hall. This meeting will be held in closed session in accordance with Section 2.2-3711(A)(1) of the Code of Virginia – Discussion of prospective candidates for appointment to council, planning commission, zoning board of appeals, and/or economic development authority. Any inquiries as to this meeting should be directed to the Clerk at chall@daytonva.us. The Council will not be hearing any public comments at this meeting. Any public comments may be made at the next regularly scheduled Town Council Meeting. Any public who wishes to attend this meeting in person will be asked to step outside during the Closed Session portion of the meeting due to COVID safety limitations.