Editing Ashland, Virginia (section)

==Public services==
Ashland is governed by a five-member town council, and day-to-day activities are run by a town manager, appointed by the town council. Hanover County handles stormwater pollutant removal and filtration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filterra.com/index.php/contact|title=Filterra - Stormwater Biofiltration|website=www.filterra.com|access-date=April 8, 2018}}</ref> The town's library is part of the multi-county Pamunkey Regional Library System, although additional libraries are at the courthouse and Randolph Macon College.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pamunkeylibrary.org/|title=Pamunkey Regional Library|website=www.pamunkeylibrary.org|access-date=April 8, 2018}}</ref>

The Ashland Volunteer Fire Company, formed in 1890, is located on 501 Archie Canon Drive.<ref>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://ashlandfire.org/our-history|publisher=Ashland Volunteer Fire Company|access-date=December 20, 2015}}</ref> Hanover County Fire-EMS now{{when|date=May 2023}} provides 24/7 career staffing from this station and is supplemented by volunteers.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} The Ashland Police Department has 25 sworn full-time officers and is Law Enforcement Accredited by the [[Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies]], Inc. (CALEA).{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}