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CALLED THE FEBRUARY 2ND, 2021, A BOARD OF SUPERVISOR MEETING TO ORDER.
AND IF YOU'D ALL STAND AND SAY THE PLEDGE, SAY, I THINK WE'RE HAVING A LITTLE TROUBLE WITH THE MIC.
[B. Adoption of Agenda – Additions or Deletions]
THIS TIME WE WANT TO DO THE ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA.IS THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED IS PRESENTED? IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, DO A ROLL CALL JUST TO KEEP THINGS CONSISTENT.
MR. MISS OATS, MADAM CHAIR, MR. FOX, MR. MAYOR.
[C. Public Comment Period (60 Minute Time Limit)]
IT'S THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, WHICH IS A 60 MINUTE PERIOD.JUST TO GO OVER THE PUBLIC COMMENT, UH, CODE OF CONDUCT.
THE COMMENTS NEED TO BE DIRECTED TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND NOT TO THE AUDIENCE BE CONSIDERED OF YOUR FELLOW SPEAKERS.
THERE SHOULD BE NO APPLAUSE BULLYING OR ANY OTHER AUDIBLE DISRUPTIONS TO THE PROCEEDING.
I MAY ASK FOR A SHOW OF SUPPORT FOR COMMENTS MADE ABOUT SPEAKERS, PLACARDS POSTERS, AND OTHER MEANS OF VISUAL DISPLAY OF COMMENTS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED IN THE BOARD MEETING ROOM.
THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MATERIALS YOU USED AS PART OF A FACTUAL PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD AT THE HEARING.
THE BOARD WILL NOT TOLERATE PERSONAL ATTACKS BY ANYONE OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROCEEDINGS.
I THINK YOU HAVE A SERIES OF EMAILS WE RECEIVED.
SO THE FIRST EMAIL IS FROM JEAN MARY TAYLOR OF ONE, ONE FIVE VIRGINIA AVENUE.
I'M WRITING IN RESPONSE TO THE ARTICLE IN THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA DAILY REGARDING THE PEOPLE WHO CAME TO YOUR MEETING TO REQUEST THAT WARREN COUNTY BECOME A CONSTITUTIONAL SANCTUARY COUNTY.
MY IMPRESSION IS THIS FLIES IN THE FACE OF REASON AND GOOD SENSE.
AND I FELT YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT THERE ARE FOLKS IN WARREN COUNTY WHO FULLY SUPPORT MASK WEARING AND ALL EFFORTS TO KEEP US SAFE WHILE I AGREE THAT MANY JOBS HAVE BEEN LOST TO COVID.
I CAN'T IMAGINE NEW BUSINESSES WOULD WANT TO COME TO A COUNTY THAT DOESN'T BELIEVE IN SCIENCE OR LAW.
THANK YOU FOR THE JOB YOU DO FOR THE CITIZENS OF OUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTY.
GOD BLESS NEXT IS FROM THOMAS MCFADDEN.
SENIOR, NO ADDRESS PROVIDED LAST WEEK OR JANUARY 19TH, A LARGE NUMBER OF FREEDOM.
LIVING CITIZENS PETITIONED THE BOARD WITH A RESOLUTION TO THE, TO NULLIFY THE ONGOING ATTEMPT BY GOVERNOR NORTHAM, TO CONTINUE THE OF OUR BUSINESSES SCREW UP OUR SCHOOLS AND POSSIBLY COERCE PEOPLE TO BE VACCINATED AGAINST THEIR WILL.
ALL IN THE NAME OF THE PANDEMIC.
THEY ASK THAT WARREN COUNTY BECOME A SANCTUARY FROM VIRGINIA'S POLICIES AND RESTRICTIONS OF OUR LIBERTY THAT ARE BASED ON NORTHERN'S DUBIOUS SCIENCE AND NON-EXISTENT ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH CITIZENS AND BOARD MEMBERS OUGHT TO HAVE UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ABOUT COVID-19.
SOME PEOPLE FEEL IT IS A SCAM WHILE OTHERS FEEL IT THREATENS THEIR LIVES.
THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TRACKS AND PUBLISHES THE COVID-19 STATISTICS ON ITS WEBPAGE.
THOSE STATISTICS OUGHT TO GUIDE FUTURE PUBLIC POLICY.
PLEASE FIND A COMPILATION OF FACTS FROM THE VDH WEBSITE, AS UP-TO-DATE AS TODAY, WHICH WAS JANUARY 25TH ATTACHED TO THIS EMAIL.
I HAVE INCLUDED MY OWN OPINIONS REGARDING THE PUBLIC POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF THE VIRGINIA COVID-19 STATISTICS PERSONS RECEIVING THIS EMAIL ARE ASKED TO SHARE THE ATTACHMENT WITH OTHERS WHO MAY BE INTERESTED IN WHERE THE COUNTY GOES FROM HERE.
NEXT IS FROM ELEANOR MILLER, THREE ONE THREE SEVEN OAKS DRIVE.
I'D LIKE YOU TO BE AWARE THAT, OKAY, ALTHOUGH WE MAY NOT BE AS VOCAL AS THOSE WHO MADE THIS PROPOSAL, THERE ARE MANY OF US WHO ARE NOT IN FAVOR OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL SANCTUARY PROPOSAL CONCERNING THE GOVERNOR'S PANDEMIC PRECAUTIONS.
I'M CONCERNED THAT WHENEVER SOMEONE DISAGREES WITH THE PARTY IN POWER, IT SEEMS TO HAVE BECOME ALL RIGHT TO IGNORE THEM AND PROPOSE WAYS TO GET AROUND LEGISLATION.
FREE SPEECH IS ONE THING COMING UP WITH COUNTER COURSE OF ACTION TO IGNORE THAT WHAT YOU DON'T AGREE WITH IS ANOTHER DEMOCRACY REQUIRES COMPROMISE.
IF THERE ARE THOSE WHO CHOOSE NOT TO WEAR MASKS, PERHAPS THEY SHOULD BE THE ONES TO STAY AWAY FROM PUBLIC PLACES.
I'M NOT SURE WHY PEOPLE ARE NOT SEEING THAT DOING THE COMMON GOOD WILL NOT TAKE OUR RIGHTS AWAY, BUT WILL HOPEFULLY RESTORE A SENSE OF NORMALCY WITHOUT TOO MANY MORE DEATHS.
I HOPE THAT THE WARREN COUNTY SUPERVISORS WILL CONSIDER THE GOOD OF ALL YOUR CONSTITUENTS ON THIS ISSUE.
NEXT IS AN EMAIL FROM MEGAN DURHAM AND RICHARD GROUSE OF ONE, ONE, ONE, ONE ZERO SEVEN OAKS DRIVE.
WE READ WITH DISMAY THE STORY IN THE ROYAL EXAMINER ABOUT THE CITIZENS WHO SPOKE AT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, MEETING IN FAVOR OF A PROPOSAL TO EXEMPT WARREN COUNTY FROM FOLLOWING ANY
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OF THE GOVERNOR'S COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES, SUCH AS SOCIAL DISTANCING AND MASK REQUIREMENTS.WE ARE UTTERLY OPPOSED TO THIS ENTRY OF A BLUE STUPID AND SELF-DESTRUCTIVE PROPOSAL.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT MANY BUSINESSES ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE REQUIREMENTS.
THE SOLUTION, HOWEVER, IS NOT TO ELIMINATE THE ONLY MEASURES WE HAVE IN PLACE TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM THIS DEVASTATING DISEASE.
I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT SOME BUSINESSES ARE ALREADY LOSING CUSTOMERS BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT OR CANNOT ENFORCE MASK MANDATES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
NONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS WILL SET FOOT IN MARTINS, GROCERY BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE WHO REFUSE TO WEAR MASKS OR WEAR THEM CORRECTLY WHEN PEOPLE CAN, THEY ORDER PICKUP.
BUT MANY PEOPLE ARE DRIVING TO STEVEN CITY OR EVEN FARTHER TO SHOP IN STORES WHERE PEOPLE ARE OBEYING MASK MANDATES.
WE NO LONGER VISIT THE SEVEN 11 ON CHRYSLER ROAD, THE TRUE VALUE HARDWARE OR RURAL KING FOR THE SAME REASONS.
IT IS UNCLEAR TO US WHY SO MANY AREAS, CITIZENS SEEM TO DISMISS THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE CORONAVIRUS OR THINK THAT BECAUSE THEY DON'T FEEL SICK, THEY CAN'T SPREAD OR CONTRACT THE DISEASE.
THE CDC STATED THAT A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF CASES ARE SPREAD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS OR DON'T HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS. YET.
WE ALSO CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THESE PEOPLE ARE UNCONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT TO OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.
AND THE FACT THAT HOSPITALS ARE SO STRESSED, THAT THEY SOMETIMES DON'T HAVE BEDS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUFFERED HEART ATTACKS OR OTHER HEALTH CRISES.
WITH THE DISCOVERY THAT A NEW, MORE CONTAGIOUS VARIANT OF THE VIRUS IS SPREADING IN THE U S ELIMINATING MASK.
MANDATES SEEMS FRANKLY INSANE.
BOTH EUROPEAN AND UNITED STATES HEALTH AUTHORITIES ARE NOW ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO MOVE TO MEDICAL GRADE MASKS INSTEAD OF CLOTH MASKS, BECAUSE OF THIS NEW STRAIN OF THE VIRUS TO GIVE INTO THE DEMANDS OF THIS VOCAL GROUP COULD WELL MEAN THAT WARREN COUNTY WOULD BECOME LIKE LOS ANGELES WITH A HEALTHCARE SYSTEM WHERE DOCTORS MUST, MUST RATION CARE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO TREAT EVERYONE.
AND LASTLY, WE CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEIR FREEDOMS ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN OUR RIGHT TO STAY ALIVE.
THESE PEOPLE WHO LOVE TO QUOTE THE CONSTITUTION AND DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE SHOULD RECALL THAT THE FOUNDERS SOUGHT TO GUARANTEE OUR FREEDOM FIRST TO LIFE BEFORE LIBERTY AND HAPPINESS.
FOR OLDER PEOPLE WITH UNDERLYING CONDITIONS LIKE HEART DISEASE AND DIABETES COVID IS VIRTUALLY A DEATH SENTENCE.
WE HOPE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL TURN DOWN THIS ILL-CONCEIVED PROPOSAL.
NEXT IS AN EMAIL FROM JANET BROME OF 10 BUCK MOUNTAIN ROAD.
PLEASE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION MY STANCE ON RECENT SLASH UPCOMING ISSUES.
NUMBER ONE, NO NAMING OF A STREET FOR TRUMP OR ANYTHING.
HE STOOD FOR NUMBER TWO, NO DECLARING WARREN COUNTY, A SANCTUARY FOR THE CONSTITUTION.
NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO SPREAD A DEADLY DISEASE TO OTHERS.
AND NUMBER THREE, PLEASE REPEAL THE ACT THAT ENCOURAGES THE SHOOTING OF COYOTES.
NEXT IS FROM JOANNE KEIRNEY OF THREE SIX, FOUR SUMMIT POINT DRIVE.
I'M AWARE THAT A GROUP OF CITIZENS HAVE PRESENTED A RESOLUTION TO ASK THE SUPERVISORS TO DECLARE WARREN COUNTY AS A CONSTITUTIONAL SANCTUARY.
I'M WRITING TO SAY THAT I AM AGAINST SUCH A DECLARATION.
THE FREEDOMS THESE PEOPLE APPEAR TO BELIEVE ARE BEING INFRINGED UPON ARE THE CLOSERS AND RESTRICTIONS PUT IN PLACE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH.
THEY ARE A RESPONSE TO THE WORST WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC.
THIS COUNTRY HAS SEEN IN CENTURIES.
WE, AS INDIVIDUALS ARE SIMPLY BEING CALLED TO MAKE SOME TEMPORARY SACRIFICES FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL DECLARING OURSELVES, A PROVERBIAL ISLAND FROM THE STATE'S REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS IS USELESS AT BEST AND HARMFUL AT WORST.
IT'S AN ACT OF PETULANCE THAT THE STATE HAS NO COMPULSION TO HONOR DURING A NATIONAL HEALTH EMERGENCY WORSE.
I FEAR THAT THE SANCTUARY REQUESTS ARE BECOMING A BAD HABIT AND SETTING DANGEROUS PRECEDENTS.
THE CONSTANT USE OF THEM NEEDS TO BE NIXED BEFORE THEY GROW OUT OF CONTROL.
THE BROAD LANGUAGE OF THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR IS ALARMING.
AS IT APPEARS TO ALLOW PEOPLE AND INSTITUTIONS TO ONLY OBEY WHATEVER LAWS AND REGULATIONS THEY BELIEVE ARE CONSTITUTIONAL, REGARDLESS OF ASSOCIATION, WITH THE CONTROL OF THE VIRUS, AN INDEPENDENT INTERPRETATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS CAN VARY WILDLY AND INDIVIDUALIZED ELECTION OF WHICH LAWS ONE WILL FOLLOW, CAN LEAD ONE ALL THE WAY DOWN THE PATH TO ANARCHY IN.
WHERE DOES IT STOP? WE CANNOT KEEP TRYING TO ISOLATE OURSELVES FROM THE STATE OR THE COUNTRY, JUST BECAUSE A SET OF MANDATES REGULATIONS OR LAWS.
IT MAKES A GROUP OF PEOPLE UNHAPPY IF WE DO SO, WE COULD ALSO REASONABLY EXPECT TO NO LONGER RECEIVE AID OR SUPPORT IN TIMES OF NEED TO DATE.
I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY FINES, LEVIED ARRESTS BEING MADE OR FORCED CLOSURES DUE TO LACK OF ADHERENCE TO THE GOVERNOR'S VIRUS.
MANY ESTABLISHMENTS ARE ALREADY DEFINED THESE RESTRICTIONS WITH NO APPARENT REPERCUSSIONS.
I FAIL TO SEE THE EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THESE OUTCRIES OF OPPRESSION ARE FOUNDED.
AND THERE ARE THOSE OF US WHO BELIEVE MASK USAGE AND OTHER PRECAUTIONS ARE IMPORTANT TO OUR SAFETY AND WELLBEING THAT THEY ARE PART OF OUR PATRIOTIC DUTY.
THEY ALLOW US TO SAFELY ENGAGE WITH COUNTY BUSINESSES.
WE ARE DOING WHAT WE CAN TO PROTECT OURSELVES AND OTHERS.
WE MAY NOT BE AS NOISY, BUT WE ARE HERE.
I PERSONALLY HAVE CO-MORBIDITIES THAT I FEEL MAKE MY CHANCES WITH THIS VIRUS POOR.
I KNOW THAT IN GENDERS, LITTLE SYMPATHY, FROM THOSE WHO REJECT THE REALITY OR SEVERITY OF THIS VIRUS, THEY MAY SAY I SHOULD STAY HOME AND I HAVE, BUT IT'S NOT POSSIBLE TO DO SO CONSTANTLY OR INDEFINITELY.
THEREFORE, FOR ALL THE REASONS TO FIND ABOVE,
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I RESPECTFULLY ASKED YOU TO SAY NO TO THIS RESOLUTION.NEXT IS FROM JIM GUY OF TWO 81 LAZY RIVER LANE.
A FRIEND CALLED ME TO SAY THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE SPOKE AT A RECENT SUPERVISORS BOARD MEETING AGAINST THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER TO MINIMIZE THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 DURING THE PANDEMIC AND ASK THAT THE COUNTY BECOME A CONSTITUTIONAL SANCTUARY.
I ASK THAT IF THIS GETS ON THE COUNTY'S AGENDA FOR A VOTE, YOU DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO ASSURE THIS DOES NOT GET VOTED IN FROM THE BEGINNING A YEAR AGO.
THE LOGICAL AND INTELLIGENT THING FOR US TO, TO HAVE DONE WAS LISTENED TO THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY AND HEED ITS RECOMMENDATIONS.
IF THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN DONE, WE WOULD BE MUCH FARTHER ALONG IN GETTING OUT OF THIS PANDEMIC.
AND THE DEATH TOLL WOULD BE MUCH LOWER.
WE HAVE SUFFERED THROUGH A YEAR OF THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION IGNORING THIS ADVICE AND SEEING THE PANDEMIC, JUST GAIN STRENGTH IN TURN, OUR ECONOMY KEEPS GOING DOWN AND THE DEATH TOLL GOING UP.
OUR NEW ADMINISTRATION IS LISTENING TO THE SCIENCE AND IS IMPLEMENTING LOGICAL POLICIES TO CURB SLASH SLOW THE PANDEMIC, AS WELL AS PUTTING IN PLACE A LOGICAL POLICY FOR GETTING THE COUNTRY VACCINATIONS.
THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER FROM THE GOVERNOR IS WHAT HAS BEEN STRONGLY RECOMMENDED HAS BEEN A STRONGLY RECOMMENDED STEP TO HELP US DURING THIS TIME TO SLOW DOWN KILLING PEOPLE AND GET OUR ECONOMY, OUR SCHOOL, OUR LIVES BACK TO SOMEWHERE CLOSE TO NORMAL.
DO I WANT TO WEAR A MASK TECHNO WHILE I WEAR A MASK? ABSOLUTELY, BUT AS MY DAD USED TO SAY, WHEN I WAS FLOUNDERING AROUND, USE YOUR COMMON SENSE, BOY, INSTEAD OF HINDERING THE EFFORT, LET'S TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND COME TOGETHER TO PULL OURSELVES UP AND OUT OF THIS NIGHTMARE.
NEXT IS NANCY EARTH ERNST OF ONE, ONE, FOUR, SEVEN OAKS DRIVE.
I WAS SO DISTRESSED TO HEAR THAT A LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTY WERE TRYING TO PETITION THE BOARD TO MAKE WARREN COUNTY AN OPTIONAL MASK COUNTY.
WHAT DO THEY NOT UNDERSTAND ABOUT A TRANSITION OF THIS TERRIBLE DISEASE WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE TWO NEW STRAINS OF COVID.
IT BECOMES EVEN MORE IMPERATIVE THAT WE BE ABLE TO PROTECT OURSELVES AND OUR NEIGHBORS FROM CATCHING THIS DISEASE AND MASKS ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF PREVENTING THE SPREAD.
I'M ASKING YOU TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTY BY VOTING DOWN THIS REQUEST.
NEXT IS TOM LACOME OF FIVE, FIVE, NINE ZERO BENTONVILLE ROAD.
I CLOSED MY STORE AS IT SEEMED THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
OF COURSE, I RUN THE STORE OUT OF A LOVE FOR BROWN TOWN.
SO IT HAS NOT BEEN A FINANCIAL BURDEN FOR ME.
I WILL OPEN WHEN I THINK IT IS SAFE.
AS 73 YEARS OF AGE, I THINK BEING CAUTIOUS IS THE WAY FOR ME TO PROCEED THE BEST SCIENCE WE HAVE SUGGESTS THE GOVERNOR HAS MADE THE RIGHT MOVES.
YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD FOLLOW CDC GUIDELINES AS BEST WE CAN.
IT SEEMS TO ME THAT MANY OF THE UNMASKED SPEAKERS HAD LITTLE REGARD FOR THE HEALTH OF THOSE AROUND THEM.
WE MUST HAVE FEED THIS VIRUS BEFORE WE CAN REVIVE OUR ECONOMY.
I AM AGAINST THE SANCTUARY MOVEMENT.
WE ARE HEADED TOWARDS HALF A MILLION DEAD.
LET'S DO WHAT WE CAN TO HELP END THIS PANDEMIC.
NEXT IS SUZANNE SAVAGE OF THREE, THREE TIMBERLAND MANOR DRIVE.
NANCY EARNS JUST MADE ME AWARE OF THE PETITION BY SOME MEMBERS OF WARREN COUNTY TO MAKE A MASK WEARING OPTIONAL.
FRANKLY, I AM STUNNED AS I AM WAITING TO REGISTER WITH THE COUNTY, THIS NOON TO TRY TO GET THE VACCINE, NONE HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE THE PAST TWO ATTEMPTS.
HOWEVER, AS AN INDIVIDUAL, THE PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS, I WILL KEEP TRYING, CAN THE BOARD IGNORE ITS ELDERLY POPULATION WEARING A MASK IS NOT ABOUT INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM.
IT IS ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY AND IT IS SELFISHNESS BEYOND BELIEF TO BELIEVE.
OTHERWISE, PLEASE CONSIDER ALL SIDES IN REACHING YOUR DECISION.
NEXT IS ANNE TOMPKINS, FIVE, THREE, SIX TIMBERLAND MANOR DRIVE.
I DO NOT AGREE TO MAKE WARREN COUNTY AN OPTIONAL MASK AREA.
I AGREE THAT MASKS ARE AN IMPORTANT EFFORT TO HELP STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE TO THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
NEXT ARE CHRISTINE AND FRED ANDREA OF THREE SIX, SEVEN OVERALL ROAD.
WE WOULD LIKE TO ADD OUR VOICES TO JIM GUYS IN SUPPORT OF OUR GOVERNOR'S MASK ORDER.
I MAY BE NAIVE, BUT I CANNOT BELIEVE THE WARREN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WOULD ACT AGAINST THE ORDER.
WHAT OUR BOARD REALLY CREATE A MASK FOR YOU SANCTUARY FOR A SMALL LOCAL ANTI-SCIENCE GROUP AND THEREBY PLACED THE LIVES OF EVERYONE ELSE IN THE COUNTY AT RISK.
NEXT IS PAULA ATWOOD OF THREE 63 OVERALL ROAD.
PLEASE ADD MY VOICE TO KEEP WARREN TO KEEP WARREN COUNTY IN THE MASK WEARING MANDATES.
NEXT IS PAM SCANLON OF SEVEN, SEVEN LITTLE LONG ROAD.
I AM WRITING TODAY TO PROTEST THE PETITION CIRCULATED TO MAKE WARREN COUNTY A MASK OPTIONAL AREA.
I URGE YOU TO VOTE THIS UNINFORMED PETITION DOWN AS OF TODAY, WHICH WAS JANUARY 27TH.
WARREN COUNTY HAS HAD 1,877 KNOWN CASES OF COVID AND 36 DEATHS,
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FAIRLY, FAIRLY LOW NUMBERS ATTRIBUTABLE TO OUR RIGOROUS USE OF MASKS.I SHUTTER TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WITH NEW VIRUS, VARIANTS ARISING.
IF WE DID NOT CONTINUE WITH THE CURRENT POLICY THAT IS WORKING AS WE MOVE INTO EARLY SPRING, THE VISITORS WILL RETURN TO THE PARK AND THE SHOPS ON MAIN STREET.
LET'S SHOW THESE PEOPLE THAT WE CARE ABOUT OUR WELFARE.
AS MUCH AS THERE'S MASK WEARING WORKS, SCIENTIFIC DATA HAS PROVED IT.
WE ALL MUST GIVE UP A BIT OF OUR PERSONAL LIBERTIES TO LIVE TOGETHER IN SOCIETY.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES WHERE WE CAN DO OUR BIT TO KEEP EACH OTHER SAFE.
MY HUSBAND AND I MOVED TO WARREN COUNTY AFTER WE RETIRED, NOT JUST FOR THE BEAUTIFUL VIEWS, BUT BECAUSE WE FELL IN LOVE WITH THE PEOPLE AND AS A RETIRED INFECTIOUS DISEASE MICROBIOLOGIST, I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT UNTIL MOST EVERYONE IS VACCINATED, THE BEST WAY TO PROTECT EACH OTHER IS TO WEAR A MASK.
NEXT IS BRIAN WILKINSON OF FOUR EIGHT, THREE EIGHT GOONIE MANOR LOOP.
I READ WITH SOME INCREDULITY AND DISMAY THE RECENT REPORT IN THE ROYAL EXAMINER OF THE JANUARY 19TH MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WERE A GROUP OF LOCAL CITIZENS ARGUED IN FAVOR OF MAKING WARREN COUNTY A CONSTITUTIONAL SANCTUARY IN OPPOSITION TO THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER, 72, WHICH OUTLINED NEW TARGETED MEASURES TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN VIRGINIA.
LIKE MOST OTHER PEOPLE, I AM FEELING FRUSTRATED ABOUT THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS AND THE IMPACT IT HAS HAD ON FAMILIES, BUSINESSES, VULNERABLE GROUPS, AND FRONTLINE WORKERS IN OUR AREA, IF ONLY THIS WAS ALL OVER, BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT IS NOT.
WARREN COUNTY CURRENTLY HAS A HIGHER RATE OF DEATHS PER 100,000 OF POPULATION, 90.1 THAN ALL OTHER COUNTIES IN THE NORTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA, EXCEPT FOR PAIGE AND SHENANDOAH, 36 WARREN COUNTY RESIDENTS HAVE NOW DIED AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC.
AND AS OF JANUARY 24TH, 73 OF OUR NEIGHBORS ARE CURRENTLY HOSPITALIZED.
IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT THIS SITUATION WILL GET WORSE OVER THE COMING MONTHS.
AS THE VIRUS CONTINUES TO SURGE AND NEW VARIANTS COULD DRAMATICALLY INCREASE THE RISK OF INFECTION GIVEN THE SITUATION, DOESN'T IT MAKE SENSE THAT WE SHOULD BE DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO HELP ONE ANOTHER, TO MINIMIZE THE RISK OF SPREADING THE VIRUS BY TAKING SUCH ACTIONS AND BY ENSURING THAT VACCINATIONS REACH AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE, WE CAN SAVE LIVES, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF THE MOST VULNERABLE, SUCH AS THE ELDERLY AND THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS.
WE CAN ALSO ENSURE THAT RESTRICTIONS ON LOCAL BUSINESSES AND SOCIAL GATHERINGS ARE REMOVED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, AND THAT OUR SCHOOLS CAN RESUME.
FACE-TO-FACE TEACHING WITH MINIMAL RISKS TO TEACHERS, THE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS.
THERE ARE SO MANY SMALL THINGS EACH OF US CAN DO THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EFFORTS TO DEFEAT THE VIRUS.
MANY OF THEM ARE OUTLINED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 72.
AND NOW THIS GROUP SEEMS INSTEAD TO BE SUGGESTING THAT WE SHOULD SIMPLY LET THE VIRUS RUN ITS COURSE, NO MASKS, NO SOCIAL DISTANCING AND NO RESTRICTIONS OF ANY KIND ON HOW PEOPLE INTERACT WITH ONE ANOTHER.
HOW ON EARTH DOES THAT HELP? WHAT MESSAGE DOES THAT SEND TO FAMILIES WHO HAVE LOST LOVED ONES? AND WHAT DOES THAT DEMONSTRATE IN TERMS OF CARING FOR THE FRONTLINE WORKERS IN SHOPS, HOSPITALS, AND OTHER PUBLIC AND OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES WHO ARE PUTTING THEIR LIVES AT RISK ON OUR BEHALF EACH AND EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK, BY REFUSING TO OBSERVE EVEN BASIC COVID SAFETY PRECAUTIONS, SUCH AS MASKS WEARING AT THE JANUARY 19TH MEETING, THEY HAVE SENT A CLEAR MESSAGE.
THEIR CORE ARGUMENT SEEMS TO BE THAT EXECUTIVE ORDER 72, WHICH REQUIRES THAT VIRGINIANS SHOULD STAY HOME FROM MIDNIGHT TO 5:00 AM, WEAR MASKS, INDOORS, AND OUTDOOR SETTINGS, AND LIMIT SOCIAL GATHERINGS TO 10 INFRINGES ON THE FREEDOMS ENUMERATED IN THE UNITED STATES AND VIRGINIA CONSTITUTIONS AND THE UNITED STATES IN VIRGINIA, BILL OF RIGHTS.
ONE PERSON AT THE JANUARY 19TH MEETING SAYS HIS INTENT WAS TO SEEK FREEDOM FOR WARREN COUNTY THAT WOULD ALLOW IT TO BE A SANCTUARY FROM THE REIGN OF TERROR THAT GOVERNOR NORTHAM HAS IMPOSED UPON THE CITIZENS OF VIRGINIA REIGN OF TERROR.
REALLY, ANYONE LISTENING TO SUCH AN ARGUMENT SHOULD BEAR IN MIND THAT A VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT HAS ALREADY DISMISSED SEVERAL LAWSUITS, CHALLENGING THE GOVERNOR'S COVID RESTRICTIONS, EXCUSE ME, SORRY.
SO PLEASE CAN WE REFOCUS ALL OF OUR EFFORTS ON DOING THE SIMPLE THINGS TO BRING THIS PANDEMIC TO AN END, LET'S KEEP EACH OTHER SAFE BY WEARING A MASK AND SOCIAL DISTANCING BY SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES AND THANKING THOSE WHO ARE EXPOSING THEMSELVES TO INFECTION AND PERHAPS BY VOLUNTEERING TO HELP OUT AT A LOCAL VACCINATION CENTER.
THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO BE TAKING CHEAP SHOTS AT OUR NEIGHBORS BY DESCRIBING THEIR EFFORTS TO STAY SAFE AS SOCIALIST DISTANCING, OR BY DESCRIBING OUR COUNTRY AS THE LAND OF THE IMPRISONED AND THE HOME OF THE CHICKENS.
A MOTHER OF THREE CHILDREN IS TIRED OF GETTING HARASSED OVER THE MASK THING.
BUT WHEN THAT SAME MOTHER SUGGESTS THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT SICK SHOULD BE THE ONES THAT HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL THESE EXTRA STEPS TO GO OUT IN PUBLIC.
MY SYMPATHY FOR HER DISSIPATES FAIRLY QUICKLY.
IF WE DO NOTHING ELSE, PLEASE, CAN WE STOP THE DENIGRATION OF PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING EVERY DAY TO DO THE SIMPLE
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THINGS THAT WILL HELP TO KEEP THEMSELVES AND OUR NEIGHBORS SAFE? SHOULD WE BECOME A SANCTUARY COUNTY? YES.IF WE WANT TO BECOME A LAUGHINGSTOCK, NO.
IF WE WANT TO OFFER REAL LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT TO THOSE WHO TAKE PRIDE IN BEING CALLED A CITIZEN OF WARREN COUNTY.
I READ THE ARTICLE IN THE ROYAL EXAMINER REGARDING THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS MEETING OF JANUARY 19TH WITH GREAT TREPIDATION AND CONCERN THE REQUEST OF A FEW CITIZENS TO HAVE WARREN COUNTY DECLARED A CONSTITUTIONAL SANCTUARY FROM THE COVID MEASURES BEING PUT INTO PLACE IN ORDER TO TRY TO CURB THE DEATH AND DAMAGE THAT THIS VIRUS IS WRECKING ON.
THE POPULATION STRUCK ME AS OVERWHELMINGLY IRRESPONSIBLE AND UNINFORMED.
IT ALSO STRUCK ME THAT THIS PARTICULAR GROUP SEEMS TO HAVE DELIBERATELY PLANNED THEIR APPROACH TO THIS REQUEST TO VERY QUIETLY.
SO THE MORE CITIZENS IN THE COUNTY WEREN'T AWARE OF WHAT THEY WERE PLANNING TO DO, I'M SURE THAT HAD WORD GOTTEN OUT THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE PART OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF THE MEETING, THAT THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN PEOPLE THERE TO PRESENT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ARGUMENT AS WELL.
I KNOW I CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BEEN AS MUCH AS I, AND EVERYONE I KNOW WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO RETURN TO A WORLD WHERE WE DON'T HAVE TO BE CONCERNED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SICKNESS AND DEATH, BEING THE RESULT OF TRYING TO GET OUT AND ABOUT TO DO OUR EVERYDAY CHORES AND SOCIAL INTERACTIONS.
IT IS ABUNDANTLY CLEAR THAT THE VIRUS DOESN'T CARE.
WHAT I OR ANYONE ELSE WANTS FOR OVER A YEAR.
NOW IT HAS BEEN A THREATENING PRESENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES, AND UNFORTUNATELY IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE SO FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE, THE MEASURE IS BEING RECOMMENDED BY OUR GOVERNOR, WHICH ARE BEING ENACTED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ARE ONES THAT FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES OF THE EXPERTS IN THE CDC AND THE WHO, ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE GAINED THEIR KNOWLEDGE, EXPERTISE, AND EXPERIENCE IN DEALING WITH DEADLY DISEASES ALL OVER THE WORLD.
EBOLA SARS, HIV AIDS, H ONE N ONE AND ZIKA, JUST TO NAME A FEW, GIVEN THE REALITY OF THE SITUATION.
IT MAKES SENSE TO ME THAT IF I AND MY FELLOW CITIZENS CAN TAKE A FEW SIMPLE STEPS THAT CAUSE US NO HARM AND ARE SIMPLE TO ENACT YET CAN ACTUALLY HELP CURB THIS OUTBREAK.
WE SHOULD NOT ONLY DO SO, BUT SHOULD DO SO WITHOUT FEELING THAT SOMEHOW OUR RIGHTS ARE BEING INFRINGED UPON THAT STANCE, WHICH IN MY MIND POLITICIZES, THE WHOLE ISSUE HAS NEVER MADE ANY SENSE TO ME.
IT IS SIMPLY SOUND MEDICAL ADVICE TO TRY TO KEEP US ALL FROM NOT JUST UNNECESSARY PREMATURE DEATH, BUT ALSO FROM THE POSSIBILITY OF A LINGERING ILLNESS, WHICH CAN AND HAS LED TO CHRONIC POSSIBLY LIFELONG MEDICAL.
THIS IS A VIRUS THAT HAS REPEATEDLY BEEN SHOWN TO DAMAGE ALL THE VITAL ORGANS OF THE BODY.
TO THE EXTENT THAT PEOPLE, INCLUDING YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE DISEASE HAVE HAD TO ENDURE KIDNEY AND LUNG TRANSPLANTS AND OTHERS THAT WILL HAVE SCARRING IN THEIR LUNG TISSUES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THEIR LIVES.
THESE ISSUES MENTIONED ARE ONLY THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG.
MAURA'S LEARNED ABOUT THIS DISEASE.
THE NEWS ONLY SEEMS TO GET DARKER AND MORE CONCERNING IF WEARING A MASK, KEEPING SOME SPACE BETWEEN MYSELF AND OTHERS AND LIMITING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE I INTERACT WITH AT ANY ONE TIME IS ALL I HAVE TO DO TO BRING IT UNDER CONTROL MORE QUICKLY SO WE CAN RETURN TO A NORMAL EXISTENCE.
NOT ONLY THAT, BUT I CAN DO SO WITHOUT FEELING THAT MY RIGHTS ARE BEING INFRINGED UPON ANY MORE THAN THEY ARE, BECAUSE I WEAR A SEATBELT IN THE CAR IN PANTS WHEN I'M IN PUBLIC, ALSO THINGS THAT ARE MANDATED BY THE STATE, BUT ULTIMATELY ARE SIMPLY COMMON SENSE AND COMMON COURTESY DOING THESE THINGS DOES NOT MAKE ME FEEL TERRORIZED OR OPPRESSED.
IT DOES NOT MAKE ME A CHICKEN OR A SOCIALIST.
IT MAKES ME A RESPONSIBLE ADULT WHO CARES NOT ONLY FOR MY OWN HEALTH, BUT ALSO FOR THE HEALTH OF MY FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS AND PEOPLE I MIGHT CASUALLY COME IN CONTACT WITH.
IT MAKES ME SOMEONE WHO ACKNOWLEDGES THE PAIN AND SUFFERING OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THIS VIRUS THROUGH UNIMAGINABLE, SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED LOSS OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS.
IT MAKES ME SOMEONE WHO IS AWARE OF THE OVERWHELMING BURDEN BEING PLACED ON OUR HEALTHCARE AND FRONTLINE WORKERS WHO HAVE TO CONFRONT THIS EVERY DAY AND HOPE TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION RATHER THAN THE PROBLEM I HAVE DELIBERATELY DECIDED NOT TO QUOTE ANY OF THE VERY DEPRESSING AND CONCERNING STATISTICS THAT ARE OUT THERE AS ANYONE WHO WANTS TO CAN ACCESS THEM FOR THEMSELVES.
THE CASE HOSPITALIZATION AND DEATH RATES CONTINUE TO GO UP EVERY DAY.
AND UNFORTUNATELY ALL TOO QUICKLY GLOBALLY FOR THE LAST YEAR, THE UNITED STATES HAS BEEN A TERRIBLE OR DEPENDING HOW YOU LOOK AT IT.
A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW TO GO ABOUT RESPONDING TO THIS CRISIS, ALL WRONG.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL, WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET A HANDLE ON THIS SOON.
HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO INJECT A COUPLE OF PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS HERE BEFORE I SIGN OFF REGARDING THE COMMENT THAT WAS REPORTED AT THE MEETING ABOUT NOT NEEDING TO WEAR A MASK.
IF YOU AREN'T SICK ASIDE FROM THE FACT THAT IT IS NOW, WELL-DOCUMENTED THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF ACTIVE INFECTIONS UP TO 80% ARE COMPLETELY ASYMPTOMATIC.
I CAN ATTEST TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS TRUE.
MY 35 YEAR OLD SON, 10, 11 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTERS, ALL TESTED POSITIVE A FEW WEEKS AGO.
THE OTHER TWO JUST DIDN'T FEEL QUITE RIGHT FOR ABOUT 24 HOURS
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OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION.THEY GOT TESTED AND ALL THREE POPPED UP POSITIVE.
THEY WERE ABLE TO QUARANTINE FOR THE RECOMMENDED 14 DAYS AND HAD TWO NEGATIVE TESTS EACH BEFORE VENTURING OUT AGAIN, THE POSITIVE RESULTS WERE QUITE A SURPRISE AS NONE OF THEM EVER FELT SICK.
WE AS A FAMILY WERE THE LUCKY ONES THAT THEY HAD VERY MILD CASES AND THAT THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH TO BE TESTED ANYWAY, AS TO NOT SPREAD TO THE REST OF THE FAMILY OR OTHERS IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN OR WHERE THEY WERE EXPOSED, BUT IT'S PROBABLY SAFE TO SAY THEY WERE IN CONTACT WITH OTHERS THAT WERE ALSO ASYMPTOMATIC AND POSSIBLY LESS INCLINED TO FOLLOW THE MANDATED GUIDELINES.
I WILL ALSO SAY, AS A RETIRED NURSE, I KNOW FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE THAT WEARING A MASK AND WEARING A PROPERLY I E COVERING YOUR MOUTH AND NOSE ALL DAY.
ISN'T SOMETHING THAT CAUSES YOU ANY HARM.
MEDICAL PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WEARING THEM FOR HOURS AT A TIME DAY AFTER DAY FOR CAREERS THAT CAN EXTEND PAST 20 YEARS WITH NO HARMFUL SIDE EFFECTS.
EVEN IF YOU HAVE ASTHMA, UNLESS YOU WERE ACTUALLY EXPERIENCING AN ATTACK, THE RESTRICTION TO YOUR AIRFLOW IS MINIMAL.
I HAVE NO NURSES WITH ASTHMA TO WORK WITH MASKS ON MY WHOLE LIFE.
I WILL ADD ALSO THAT I DO NOT NOW AND NEVER WILL BELIEVE THAT THE STATISTICS AND REPORTS OF THIS DISEASE ARE BEING ARTIFICIALLY INFLATED AS A SCAREMONGERING TACTIC.
IF ANYTHING, THE NUMBERS ARE PROBABLY UNDER REPORTED FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS.
WE WILL ONLY KNOW THE TRUE EXTENT OF THIS PANDEMIC WHEN THE HISTORIANS DELVE INTO IT IN THE FUTURE, I WOULD BE OBLIGED IF YOU WOULD SHARE MY THOUGHTS ON THIS SUBJECT WITH THE REST OF THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS.
AND IF THIS TOPIC IS SLATED TO COME UP IN ANOTHER MEETING TO ENTER THIS INTO THE MINUTES AS MY VOTE THAT WARREN COUNTY SHOULD NOT BE EXCLUDED FROM THE MANDATES IN PLACE TO TRY TO KEEP US ALL SAFE AND CURB THIS.
AND LASTLY, I HAVE SIREN ERNST.
I HAVE BEEN A BENTONVILLE RESIDENT FOR THE LAST 16 YEARS.
I LIVE AT ONE, ONE FOUR SEVEN OAKS DRIVE.
I WOULD LIKE TO WRITE TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT UPHOLDING THE GOVERNOR'S MANDATE THAT PEOPLE WEAR MASKS INDOORS.
I HAVE HAD AN AUTO-IMMUNE CONDITION SINCE I WAS A CHILD THAT MAKES ME VULNERABLE.
AND MY ELDERLY PARENTS BOTH LIVE IN THE COUNTY FURTHER.
MY SISTER IS A RECENT SURVIVOR OF STAGE FOUR, ABDOMINAL CANCER.
SHE LIVES IN FLORIDA, BUT I WORRY ABOUT HER IN A SITUATION WHERE THE VIRUS IS RAPIDLY TRANSMITTING.
AND I WORRY ABOUT THE MANY OTHER PEOPLE LIKE HER, WHO I DO NOT KNOW, BUT ALSO LIVE IN THIS COUNTY.
IT IS NOT A GREAT INCONVENIENCE TO WEAR A MASK, TO PROTECT THE SAFETY OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT WARREN COUNTY IS THE KIND OF PLACE WHERE WE CAN CARE ABOUT OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY.
FINALLY, I HAVE FOCUSED MY COMMENTS ON VULNERABLE PEOPLE, BUT GIVEN THE RATE OF LONG-TERM SYMPTOMS OF CORONA VIRUS, EVEN IN HEALTHY PEOPLE, WE SHOULD ALL BE CONCERNED ABOUT PROTECTING OURSELVES AND OUR FAMILIES.
THOSE ARE ALL THE EMAILS, MADAM CHAIR.
THANK YOU FOR DOING ALL THOSE.
I'M CHAIRMAN BOARD MEMBERS SINCE WE HAVE SOCIAL DISTANCING HERE.
AND SINCE MY SPEAKING ABILITY HAS DIMINISHED ANYWAYS, IS IT ALL RIGHT? IF I REMOVE MY MASTERS TESTIFY AND GIVE ME A CUSHION ON 1106 FETCHIT ROAD AT THE JANUARY 19TH BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, MEETING CITIZENS REQUESTED A RESOLUTION DECLARING WARREN COUNTY, A CONSTITUTIONAL SANCTUARY IN RESPONSE TO THE TYRANNICAL ACTIONS OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT REGARDING COVID 19.
I'M HERE TO URGE YOU IN THE STRONGEST TERMS TO FULLY SUPPORT THAT RESOLUTION.
IN MY OPINION, AND MANY OTHERS, THE PURPOSE OF GOVERNMENT IS TO ASSIST CITIZENS IN THEIR EXERCISE OF INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM.
WE'VE CREATED FEDERAL AND A STATE CONSTITUTIONS THAT DEFINE HOW GOVERNMENT IS TO BE STRUCTURED AND OPERATE, TO PROVIDE THAT ASSISTANCE.
AND WHILE THOSE DOCUMENTS PROVIDE THE FRAMEWORK FOR ENSURING THAT INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM IS GUARANTEED, THEY ARE SUPERSEDED BY THE CONCEPT OF NATURAL LAW.
WE ARE ENDOWED BY NATURE IN SOME MIGHT SAY GOD, AS A HUMAN SPECIES, WITHIN ALIENABLE RIGHTS, WE HAVE A RIGHT TO EXIST AND SURVIVE, WHICH MEANS USING OUR THOUGHTS AND ENERGY TO PROVIDE US WITH SHELTER IN SUSTENANCE AND ACCESS TO ANY LAWFUL ACTIVITY THAT WE INDIVIDUALLY DETERMINED TO BE DESIRABLE.
WE HAVE A BRAIN THAT EACH OF US HAS SOLE CONTROL OVER TO CONDUCT OUR LIVES.
NO GOVERNMENT OR OTHER ENTITY CAN DICTATE HOW EACH PERSON USES THEIR BRAIN AND ENERGY.
THE THOUGHTS THAT WE GENERATE OUR OWN AND CANNOT SUBJUGATED LEST WE BE SLAVES RATHER THAN FREE.
WE HAVE THE NATURAL LAW, RIGHT, TO PROTECT OURSELVES FROM SITUATIONAL THREATS THAT DIMINISH OUR RIGHT TO EXISTENCE.
THE GOVERNMENT'S REACTION TO THE VIRUS SHOULD HAVE BEEN TO OBTAIN INFORMATION
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ABOUT THE HEALTH THREAT AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.SO THEY COULD INDIVIDUALLY DECIDE HOW TO, HOW TO, HOW TO REACT, TO CONTINUE THEIR ENJOYMENT OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACTED TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THERAPIES TO ASSIST THOSE INFECTED AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF VACCINES TO ULTIMATELY DEFEAT THE VIRUS FROM THE VIRUS KNOWLEDGE, THE GOVERNMENT COLLECTED ACTION SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN AT THE STATE LEVEL TO ENSURE THAT FULL MITIGATIONS TO THE VIRUS WERE PROVIDED FOR WHICH INCLUDED ENSURING RESOURCES, SUCH AS PPE AND OTHER HEALTH EQUIPMENT, AND A PLAN TO PROVIDE FOR HEALTH FACILITIES.
BEYOND THOSE THAT PRESENTLY EXISTED TO ADDRESS THE POSSIBLE INCREASE IN THE NEED FOR EXTRA MEDICAL SERVICES, THE PLAN NEEDED THE ABILITY TO IDENTIFY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PLACES THAT COULD BE CONVERTED INTO MEDICAL FACILITIES WHERE ADDITIONAL HEALTH SERVICES MIGHT BE PROVIDED.
THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED TO VARYING DEGREES BY THE STATE GOVERNMENT ALSO INAPPRO WHO ALSO INAPPROPRIATELY BEGAN INSTITUTING DIRECTIVES, WHICH ASSAULTED INDIVIDUAL FREEDOMS, SUCH AS TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS, PUBLIC AND RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY LIMITATIONS AND BUSINESS SHUTDOWNS, WHICH AFFECTED EMPLOYMENT.
AND THE MEANS BY WHICH OUR SOCIETY FUNCTIONS SO THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN ADDRESS THEIR RIGHT TO SURVIVAL.
THE, OUR CAPITALISTIC SYSTEM OF OPEN MARKETS, THERE IS A AGREEMENT ON WHETHER THOSE DIRECTIVES ARE VIOLATIONS OF OUR STATE AND FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONS, BUT THERE CAN BE NO MISTAKE THAT THEY VIOLATE OUR NATURAL LAW RIGHTS.
THE DIRECTIVES HAVE BEEN AN OVERREACH BY THE STATE GOVERNMENT AND INFRINGED ON THE INALIENABLE RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC, AND MUST BE RESISTED WITH ALL EFFORTS.
FREEDOM SHOULD HAVE NO DEGREES.
IF WE'RE NOT FREE, THEN WE ARE SUBJECT OR SLAVES.
PERSONALLY, NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT TO ME THAN FREEDOM.
I WOULD RATHER PERISH AS A FREE PERSON THAN EXIST AS A SLAVE TO ANY ENTITY FOREIGN OR DOMESTIC.
THE TESTIMONY OF MANY CITIZENS THAT THE PREVIOUS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING IS EVIDENCE THAT I AM NOT ALONE.
WE'RE IN PRESENTED WITH THE TYRANNICAL STATE DIRECTIVES THAT ARE A DIRECT AFFRONT TO INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM.
WE HAVE ONLY TWO CHOICES SUBMIT OR RESIST AT THIS POINT.
RESISTANCE IS THE REQUESTED RESOLUTION OF WARREN COUNTY AS A CONSTITUTIONAL SANCTUARY.
THIS BOARD HAS BEEN ELECTED BY THE CITIZENS TO REPRESENT THEIR INTERESTS, NOT BE A STOOGE OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT AS PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH SAID AFTER THE NINE 11 TECH YOU'RE EITHER WITH US OR AGAINST US.
AND I URGE YOU IN THE STRONGEST TERMS AGAIN, TO SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTIONAL SANCTUARY RESOLUTION.
THIS BOARD HAS PREVIOUSLY SHOWN ITSELF TO BE EFFECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES OF THEIR CONSTITUENTS RIGHTS AS EVIDENCED BY THEIR SUPPORT OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT RESOLUTION AND THE ONE THAT REJECTED USE OF NEW AUTHORITY TO RESTRICT GUN RIGHTS.
AND I HOPE YOUR SUPPORTIVE CITIZENS RIGHTS WILL CONTINUE.
WERE YOU, I'M ASSUMING YOU WERE DONE DONE.
I'VE GIVEN YOU TWO EXTRA MINUTES.
SO IF YOU COULD START WRAPPING UP BECAUSE I WANT TO STAY FAIR TO, I KNOW, BUT I CAN'T RUN ONE MEETING ONE WAY AND ANOTHER.
SO I DID GIVE YOU TWO EXTRA MINUTES OR IF YOU'RE CLOSE TO WRAPPING UP, THANK YOU.
AND I WANT TO PROVIDE SOME RELEVANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE VIRUS.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN THANK OUR OWN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR CONTRIBUTING TO ITS EXISTENCE.
PREVIOUSLY, OUR GOVERNMENT TOLD US THAT COVID-19 WAS A PRODUCT FROM A LABORATORY IN CHINA, BUT IT IS NOT KNOWN WHETHER ITS RELEASE WAS ACCIDENTAL OR PURPOSEFUL, REGARDLESS THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY PERMITTED IT TO BE SPREAD ACROSS THE PLANET.
MOST LIKELY BECAUSE IT SUPPORTED THEIR OPENLY ADVERTISED GOAL TO REPLACE THE U S AS THE ECONOMIC AND MILITARY DOMINANT COUNTRY ON THE PLANET.
DURING THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION, THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH WAS SUPPORTING RESEARCH ON DISEASE, HEADED BY OUR INFAMOUS DR.
THE THINKING WAS IF THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY COULD USE ITS BIOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE TO CREATE NEW VIRUSES IN A CONTROLLED SETTING, THAT IT WOULD PROVIDE A GREATER UNDERSTANDING ON HOW TO COUNTERACT FUTURE VIRUSES THAT WOULD END EVIDENTLY AND EVENTUALLY BE CREATED IN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT WITH SUPPORT OF OUR INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERT, DR.
FOWCHEE, THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THE NIH
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UNDER FRANCIS, DR.FRANCIS COLLINS PROVIDED IN EXCESS OF A MILLION DOLLARS OF FUNDING TO THIS EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH THAT WAS HEADED BY A CHINESE SCIENTIST IN THE INFAMOUS WU HAN LAB.
THE PREVIOUS OBAMA ADMINISTRATION CONSIDERED THE SUCH RESEARCH WAS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND ORDERED ALL FUNDING DISCONTINUED.
HOWEVER, THREE YEARS LATER, THAT ORDER WAS RESCINDED AND US FUNDING CONTINUED PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.
GOVERNMENT GRANT AND RESEARCH PAPER RECORDS EXIST AS EVIDENCE THAT COVID 19 WAS THE DIRECT RESULT OF THAT US FUNDED WHILE OUR GOVERNMENT AND SCIENTISTS MAY HAVE BEEN WILLING.
TENSIONED HISTORY IS LITTERED WITH EXAMPLES OF DISASTROUS RESULTS THAT WERE INITIATED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS.
SINCE OUR NATIONAL MEDIA HAS DEVOLVED INTO BEING JUST THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF THE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT.
I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT FIND THIS INFORMATION INFER.
ANYONE ELSE SIGNED UP MR. ROCKY? NO, MA'AM OKAY.
WE HAVE THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, MR. CARTER.
HE IS NOT PRESENT, BUT HE WILL BE THROUGH FOR THE WORK SESSION TO DISCUSS THAT, BUT HE DID PROVIDE A REPORT.
[E. Report – Department of Social Services – Jon Martz]
TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.MR. MARTS
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE WARREN COUNTY DEPARTMENT SOCIAL SERVICES.
I KEEP MY REPORT TO YOU BRIEF TODAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO ALICE.
ALICE IS A REPORT GENERATED BY THE UNITED WAY, AND IT STANDS FOR ASSET LIMITED INCOME CONSTRAINED, EMPLOYED.
THIS IS A NEW WAY OF LOOKING AT POVERTY, TRADITIONAL SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS. YOU NEED TO HAVE INCOME AT OR BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL.
HOWEVER, THAT DOESN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT A LARGE SEGMENT OF THE POPULATION WHO GOES TO WORK EVERY DAY, PAYS THEIR BILLS AND PAYS THEM ON TIME, BUT ARE ONE MISSED PAYMENT AWAY FROM QUALIFYING FOR SOCIAL SERVICES AND RUNNING UNDER THE POVERTY LEVEL.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE NEXT SLIDE, THE UNITED WAY HAS PUT UP, PUT TOGETHER SOME STATISTICS FOR WARREN COUNTY.
SPECIFICALLY, YOU SEE THIS IS A 2018 POINT IN TIME DATA WHERE IT SAYS OUR POPULATION WAS ABOUT 39,000, ABOUT 14,000 HOUSEHOLDS.
THE MEDIAN INCOME WAS $68,000.
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT THE TIME WAS 6.1%.
AND THE ALICE HOUSEHOLDS IN WARREN COUNTY WERE ABOUT 24%.
SO ONE OUT OF EVERY FOUR WAS WORKING, WAS ABLE TO PAY THEIR BILLS, BUT IT WAS ONE MISSED PAYCHECK AWAY FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO PAY THEIR BILLS.
THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS THE CHANGES OVER TIME OF BOTH THE POVERTY LEVEL AND THE ALICE HOUSEHOLDS.
YOU CAN SEE THE POVERTY LEVEL HAS BEEN ABOUT 1500 RESIDENTS.
HOWEVER, THE ALICE STANDARD GHOST TREE BETWEEN THREE TO 4,000 CITIZENS DURING THAT TIME, THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS THE SAME INFORMATION, BUT JUST A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
THE BLUE IS THE POVERTY LEVEL.
THE ORANGE IS THE ALICE LEVEL AND THE YELLOW SIGNIFIES ALL THOSE LIVING ABOVE THE ALICE LEVEL.
AS YOU SEE, THAT'S BEEN HOVERING COMBINED, THE POVERTY LEVEL AND THE ALICE LEVEL HAS BEEN HOVERING BETWEEN 30 TO 35% OF THE POPULATION.
WHAT TYPES OF HOUSEHOLDS ARE STRUGGLING? THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS THAT MAINLY IT'S FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN TEND TO BE MORE UNDER THE POVERTY LEVEL AND THEN THE ALIS LEVEL, HOWEVER, OUR RESIDENTS 65 AND OVER TEND TO FALL MORE INTO THE ALICE LEVEL THAN THEY DO THE POVERTY LEVEL.
THE NEXT SLIDE GIVES YOU A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSEHOLD SURVIVAL BUDGET GOING OVER, EVERYTHING HERE, BUT IT TALKS ABOUT THE AVERAGE COST OF THE SERVICES HERE IN WARREN COUNTY, NOT JUST VIRGINIA, BUT HERE IN WARREN COUNTY, SPECIFICALLY FOR A SINGLE ADULT, TWO ADULTS, ADULTS WITH SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN, SINGLE SENIORS, AND THEN TO SEE, AS YOU CAN SEE TOWARDS THE BOTTOM, THE NUMBERS OF THE ANNUAL TOTAL OR HOURLY WAGE TELLS YOU WHAT A PERSON WOULD HAVE TO MAKE TO BE ABOVE THE ALICE
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LEVEL HERE IN WARREN COUNTY.THE NEXT SLIDE TALKS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT LABOR STATISTICS.
TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE POPULATION AS OF 2018 WAS FULL-TIME SALARIED OR ANOTHER 25% FULL-TIME HOURLY.
SO AT 50% OF THE POPULATION WAS WORKING FULL TIME BACK IN 2018, UH, PART-TIME SALARY, PART-TIME HOURLY.
YOU'RE NOT IN YOUR LABOR FORCE AND THEN RETIRED.
NOW WHAT YOU DON'T HAVE WITH YOU.
WE WERE ABLE TO DO A LITTLE BIT MORE RESEARCH AND UNITED WAY ACTUALLY BROKE DOWN THE COUNTY INTO THE SUBDIVISIONS.
SO I HAVE MORE INFORMATION I CAN PROVIDE YOU IF I CAN APPROACH IN, GET EVERYBODY COPY.
WELL, I REALIZE OUR TIME IS SHORT TODAY.
UM, I WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THIS INFORMATION AND LET YOU KNOW THAT IF YOU'D LIKE TO DISCUSS THE INFORMATION FURTHER, WE AT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE AND WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ONE QUESTION, MR. MARKS THAT I HAD THE SENIORS IN THAT GROUP, AREN'T THEY TYPICALLY ON SOCIAL SECURITY RELIANT ON GOVERNMENT, UM, INCOME.
AND SO HOW DOES THAT AFFECT THIS REPORT? BECAUSE NOT ALL OF THEM ARE GOING TO BE WORKING, RIGHT? SO IT, IT KIND OF SKEWS THINGS.
I THINK WHEN I THINK ABOUT HOW THE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS WAS DONE, YEAH, A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF OUR SENIORS, RELYING ON THE SOCIAL SECURITY THAT THEY RECEIVE IN ADDITION TO ANY RETIREMENT THAT THEY MAY HAVE HAD.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOWER INCOME IF ALL YOU'RE RECEIVING IS A SOCIAL SECURITY.
SO THAT COULD INDICATE WHY THE PERCENTAGE OF THOSE UNDER THE ALICE WAS A LITTLE BIT LARGER.
IF THAT'S YOUR ONLY INCOME, THEN YES.
OUR SECURITY DOES NOT KEEP UP WITH INFLATION AND DOES NOT KEEP UP WITH THE COST.
WHAT I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE AS A BREAKDOWN OF HOW MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE WERE FORCED TO WORK AS A RESULT OF THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE TO KEEP CONTINUING TO WORK AS A RESULT OF THE FACT THAT THEY AREN'T GETTING ENOUGH TO LIVE ON HERE OFF OF SOCIAL SECURITY.
IS IT POSSIBLE TO DRILL DOWN INTO THE DATA TO GET THAT INFORMATION? WELL, WE CAN DO SOME RESEARCH AND SEE IF WE CAN GET YOU THAT INFORMATION.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THANK YOU, SIR.
[G. Report – Virginia Cooperative Extension Office – Corey Childs]
NEXT IS, UM, THE VIRGINIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION OFFICE, MR. JOBS, ADAM CHAIRMAN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A BUSINESS TO COME IN FRONT OF YOU AND TRY TO SHARE A FEW THINGS.
I HOPE THAT YOU ALL HAVE IN YOUR PACKETS OR DOCKETS, UH, THE FULL REPORT FROM US FOR THE LAST QUARTER OF OUR ACTIVITIES AND DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING.
I DO WANT TO GO OVER A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS THOUGH, JUST TO KIND OF INFORM YOU IN GENERALLY WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING FROM THE AGRICULTURAL SIDE, WE'VE REALLY BEEN WORKING ON CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES, AND MOST OF THAT HAS BEEN ZONE, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE'VE INCORPORATED BECAUSE OF THE 10 PERSONAL LIMIT, A NUMBER OF CLASSES THAT HAVE BEEN HELD WHERE WE NORMALLY WOULD DO MAYBE TWO OR THREE TO COVER THE ENTIRE REGION.
WE'VE HAD TO BREAK THEM DOWN TO MAYBE 15 OR 20 DIFFERENT CLASSES.
SO IT WAS, IT'S BEEN MORE INTENSIVE THAT WAY, BUT WE'VE GIVEN OUR CLIENTELE OR CITIZENS A CHANCE TO ONE MAINTAIN THEIR OWN LEVEL OF SAFETY AND HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT, YOU KNOW, INTERACTING IN PUBLIC AND COMING IN AS WELL.
BUT, UM, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON OUR PESTICIDE, PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL LICENSE RECERTIFICATION QUITE A BIT.
UH, THERE'VE BEEN LARGE NUMBER OF CLASSES SOMEWHERE AROUND 22 THAT HAVE BEEN, UH, SPREAD OUT OVER THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS TO COME IN.
WE'VE ALSO DONE A NEW ONLINE VERSION OF THAT TRAINING.
UH IT'S FOR PEOPLE THAT WANT TO BE INITIALLY CERTIFIED OR
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RECERTIFIED, THEY CAN DO THAT.UM, IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME ONLINE.
THEY'VE GOT TO GO THROUGH A SET, UH, PRESCRIPTION OF CLASSES AND VIDEOS AND TAKE A TEST AFTERWARDS.
UM, THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE FULL THING.
SO IT TAKES A LITTLE LONGER FOR THEM TO COMPLETE THAT COURSE AND THE PUSH COURSES.
WE ALSO HAVE A COMMERCIAL APPLICATORS OPPORTUNITY THAT'S COMING ONE BOARD ONLINE SOON.
WE'VE HAD A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULTY IN GETTING THAT ORGANIZED AND GETTING PROPOSAL OR PERMISSION FROM THE VIRGINIA STATE PESTICIDE BOARD TO ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN.
THEY WANT TO HAVE IT BE VERY SIMILAR TO OTHER PROGRAMS THAT ARE DONE AROUND THE STATE THAT ARE BEING BUILT AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
SO THAT SHOULD HAPPEN IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO WE DID HOLD A INSURANCE, SAFE DRINKING WATER THROUGH THE VIRGINIA HOUSEHOLD WE'RE QUALITY PROGRAM WITH 189 HOUSEHOLDS TESTED 229 WELLS AND PRIVATE WATER SUPPLIERS OR 14 PARAMETERS THROUGH THE FIVE COUNTY AREA THAT WE SERVE.
UM, WE HAVEN'T GOT THE RESULTS BACK IN A, UH, COLLECTED FORM YET TO WHERE WE CAN SEE IF THERE ARE ANY ISSUES OUT THERE THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS, BUT THAT DATA IS BEING ANALYZED.
WE DID HAVE A PLANNING DEVELOPMENT, UH, NORTHERN DISTRICT FOR FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE BUS TOUR THAT WAS HELD IN CLARK AND WARREN COUNTIES IN DECEMBER.
WE HAD 32 PEOPLE THAT SIGNED UP.
SO WE HAD TWO DIFFERENT BUSES TO KEEP A SOCIAL DISTANCING AND SO FORTH AND TRAVELED AROUND TO ABOUT 10 DIFFERENT SITES THAT SAW A VARIETY OF FORESTRY ACTIVITIES ARE BEING DONE AND RECOMMENDED.
AND IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED AND VERY WELL RECEIVED.
MASTER GARDENERS HAVE BEEN CONTINUALLY WORKING IN ALL FIVE COUNTIES TO TRY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON INVASIVE SPECIES AS POST-SOVIET AWARE, OR AT LEAST I HOPE MOST OF YOU HEARD ABOUT THIS SPOTTED LATER FLAG AT THIS POINT.
SO THAT'S BEEN A MAJORITY OF THEIR WORK AS IT CONTINUES TO SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE AREA, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE BEEN ASSISTING OUR AGRICULTURAL STAFF QUITE FREQUENTLY WITH, UH, IN-HOME PESTS AND VARIOUS OTHER THINGS AS WE GO ALONG.
AND WE LOOK FOR THAT TO INCREASE INTO THE SPRING AND SUMMER WITH THE, UH, WHAT GROWING SEASON AND BEING MORE PLANT-BASED AT THAT POINT.
UH, LET'S SEE, TRENDING TO SHORTEN THINGS UP A LITTLE BIT.
WE'VE, UH, BEEN WORKING OUR COPING WITH MONEY CRUNCH WEBINARS WE'VE HAD FOR OVER AN HOURS OR TWO HOURS EACH AND ALL THE COUNTIES THAT ARE INVOLVED THREE HERE, WARREN COUNTY.
UH, WE WANT TO ALSO COVER YOUR FINANCIAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, UH, EXHIBIT THAT WAS AT THE HISPANIC AND LATINO HEALTH AND RESOURCES FAIR.
UM, WE'VE DONE SEVERAL RADIO INTERVIEWS WITH FINANCIAL QUESTIONS, HAVE ANSWERS FOR ALL COUNTIES ON WFCR.
IN FOUR H SIDE, WE DEVELOPED AND DISTRIBUTED, UH, QUITE A FEW NEWSLETTERS AND INFORMATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN THAT ARE OF ALL AGES BETWEEN FIVE AND 19 WERE IN OUR NEW FOR EACH YEAR, REORGANIZING CLUBS AND RECRUITING LEADERS TO WORK ON SCHEDULE MEETINGS AND TRYING TO GET EVERYONE TO USE AND HAVE ACCESS TO THE NEW ENVIRONMENT, WHICH IS ASSUMING THE FARMER FOR MANY ACTIVITIES.
AT THIS POINT, WE DID HOLD A WARREN COUNTY FOUR H ACHIEVEMENT BANQUET TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUALS THAT EVEN THOUGH LAST YEAR, WE HAD A CHALLENGING YEAR.
WE'RE ABLE TO MEET GUIDELINES IN DIFFERENT, UH, UH, BENCHMARKS THAT THEY ARE REGISTERED FOR EARLY IN THE YEAR.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO EXPLAIN THE DOOR EXHIBIT THAT'S DOWN IN FRONT OF HER OFFICE.
UH, IT WAS PUT OUT BASICALLY FOR CHRISTMAS, BUT WE'VE BEEN USING IT AS A DISPLAY AND ADVERTISING FOR A SERIES OF, UH, FOUR EACH EDUCATIONAL EVENTS THAT WE HAVE HAD ALL TIED TOGETHER.
AND IT DEALS UNDER THE FOUR H SNOW FUND OUTLINE AND OUR WINTER CAMP THAT IS GETTING READY TO TAKE PLACE.
UH, WHAT WAS IT? 10 DAYS? SO THE DISPLAY WILL BE COMING DOWN IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND, UH, WE HOPE THAT, UH, IT HASN'T PUT ANY UNDUE STRESS ON ANYBODY IN THE HALLWAY AND WONDER WHY
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HE'D COME DOWN.AND THAT'S ABOUT ALL I'VE GOT.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I'VE ENJOYED THAT DOOR.
I, I DID A DOOR AT MY OFFICE AT SCHOOL ONE YEAR OF A SNOWMAN, AND I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO KEEP DOING IT.
SO I CHOPPED THAT THING OFF AT THE BOTTOM AND LET IT MELT TILL SPRING AND JUST ADDED STUFF.
DALY'S OF DECORATE IT FOR VALENTINE'S AND THEN EASTER.
AND IT, UH, IT HAS SOME, SOME DIFFERENT MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES AND IT MAY BE THERE FOR A LITTLE WHILE, BUT WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO NOT HAVE IT BE OVERBEARING TO ANYBODY ELSE IN THE BUILDING.
YEAH, I THINK IT'S BEEN VERY ATTRACTIVE MYSELF, BUT THANK YOU, SIR.
DEFINITELY BRIGHTENS UP THE HALL.
[H. Reports – Board Members, Interim County Administrator, Interim County Attorney]
REPORTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS, MR. CARTER, LIKE TO, UM, CONGRATULATE MS. LOGAN FOR HER PROMOTION.I JUST KNOW YOU'RE A GOOD JOB.
SHE'S DONE A GOOD JOB EVER SINCE SHE'S BEEN HERE WITH PLANNING AND THEN HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO FIND SOMEBODY TO REPLACE HER AND PLANNING.
THEY'LL DO JUST AS WELL, A JOB.
UM, I THINK ON THE 10TH, WEDNESDAY, NOT THE 10TH WEDNESDAY, BUT THEY'VE ALREADY 10TH ON A WEDNESDAY.
WE'RE HAVING A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO DISCUSS THE, UH, REZONING APPLICATION FOR SHEETS AT THE APPLE MOUNTAIN SUBDIVISION.
UM, I ASSUME WE HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION FROM V DOT AND WATER AND ALL THOSE THINGS.
WE HAVE ALL THAT INFORMATION AND WHERE'S THE LOCATION GOING TO BE HERE, SIR? AND THEN WHAT'S GOING TO BE THE PROTOCOL AS FAR AS PEOPLE SPEAKING, APRIL SPEAKING IN 35 PEOPLE IN THE WORLD, 35 IN THE ROOM.
AND I'LL START AT SEVEN, SIX, SIX.
WELL, I'M SURE IT'LL GO ON FOR A, I'M JUST THINKING THAT SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LARGE COMMUTER POPULATION IN THAT AREA AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T GET HOME TILL SIX OR LATER.
SO I HOPE WE'RE FLEXIBLE AS FAR AS ALLOWING PEOPLE TO SPEAK.
HOW'S IT GOING TO WORK? IS THE PLAN, I GUESS THE PLANNING CHAIRMAN AND THE BOARD CHAIRMAN AND WE'LL KIND OF JOINTLY RUN THE MEETING.
AND THE ONLY OTHER THING I HAD, AND IT'S JUST FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, I THINK TODAY WE'RE GETTING BRIEFED ON LEGAL FROM THE ATTORNEYS.
AND I DON'T KNOW, I KNOW THERE WAS SOME ANNOUNCEMENT THIS PAST WEEK, AND I THINK TWO OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS MET HER SAT IN ON THAT.
UM, I WAS JUST THROWING OUT FOR CONSIDERATION.
DO WE REALLY NEED TO HAVE AN UPDATE EVERY MONTH? UH, COULD IT NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED MAYBE BY, UH, A SHEET AS FAR AS WHERE THEY'RE AT, BECAUSE WITH COVID AND ALL THOSE THINGS, IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S DELAYED IT SOMEWHAT.
AND THE ONLY CONCERN THERE IS, IF WE HAVE TWO OF THE ATTORNEYS FROM THE OTHER FIRM, YOU KNOW, HOW LONG THEY TALK, YOU'RE STILL GETTING ANYWHERE FROM EIGHT, 800 TO A THOUSAND DOLLARS PER HOUR, THEY WERE CHARGED JUST TO BE BRIEFED, WHICH I THINK IS IMPORTANT TO YOU TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
IF THERE'S SOMETHING TO ACTUALLY REPORT.
SO THAT'S JUST A CONSIDERATION.
UM, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE DON'T NEED TO MEET WITH, MEET WITH THEM TODAY, BUT I'LL LEAVE IT UP TO THE BOARD.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE WITH DRUG USE IN WARREN COUNTY.
I KNOW THAT OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS WE'VE SEEN A NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE LOST TO OVERDOSE ADDICTION.
AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT I KNOW IT APPEARS TO THE CITIZENS OF WARREN COUNTY THAT WE'RE NOT DOING ENOUGH.
I DON'T THINK WE'RE DOING ENOUGH.
AND BECAUSE OF THAT, COUNCILMAN GARY GILLESPIE AND I ARE ACTUALLY CHAIRING THE FRONT WARREN COUNTY DRUG PREVENTION COMMITTEE.
AND I JUST WANT TO INFORM THE CITIZENS THAT OUR EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED ON PREVENTING YOUNG PEOPLE FROM ENTERING DRUG AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE.
UM, WE ARE EXPLORING EVERY AVENUE POSSIBLE TO DO THAT.
WE HAVE BEEN COORDINATING RESOURCES AND THERE ARE MEMBERS ON THIS COMMITTEE FROM THE WARREN COUNTY, WARREN COALITION VALLEY HEALTH, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, THE REGIONAL DRUG TASK FORCE, SOCIAL SERVICES, NORTHWESTERN COMMUNITY SERVICES, BOARD, WARREN COUNTY, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS THE TOWN COUNCIL AND THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
WE HEAR YOU, WE FEEL YOUR PAIN.
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MISERABLE TO WATCH WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WHATEVER WE'RE DOING, WE NEED TO STEP IT UP.SO I JUST WANTED TO REPORT THAT TO THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE I KNOW SOMETIMES IT APPEARS TO THEM THAT NOTHING'S BEING DONE AND WE ALL FEEL HELPLESS.
SO WE ARE GOING TO BE MAKING ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE FUTURE WITH RESPECT TO PUBLIC EVENTS, PUBLIC AWARENESS.
WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO HIT THIS FROM EVERY ANGLE.
SO I JUST WANTED TO INFORM THE COMMUNITY OF OUR EFFORTS TODAY.
MS. CHAIRMAN, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
I JUST LIKE TO MAKE COMMENT THAT I APPRECIATE WHAT THEY, COREY CHARLES HAS PRESENTED THIS MORNING.
AND I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT DEEP WARREN COUNTY IS STILL INTERESTED IN AGRICULTURE PURSUITS.
NOT ONLY FOR US NOW AT THAT PRESENT, BUT FOR OUR CHILDREN PURSUING PLUS I THINK IT'S, IT'S VERY INTERESTING THING TO DO, AND IT'S VERY BENEFICIAL TOO.
UM, I'M GOING TO FOREGO ALL OF THE PLACES THAT I'VE BEEN IN, THINGS THAT I'VE SEEN DONE ON.
SO I CAN THANK THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT THAT PLANTED A HUNDRED BULBS.
DUTCHMASTERS DAFFODILS ON THE GREENWAY TRAIL BEHIND SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL, LEADING TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
THE BULBS WERE BY THE BEAUTIFICATION OF FRONT ROW COMMITTEE AND AT NO COST TO THE COUNTY, THE COMMITTEE COMMITTEE THANKED AT NO COST TO THE COUNTY, THE COMMITTEE, THE COMMITTEE THINKS ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE INVOLVED AND, UH, FROM BEAUTIFYING WARREN COUNTY AND FRONT ROYAL, THAT'S UP NEAR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
UM, A LOT OF EFFORT WAS PUT INTO IT AND IT'S GOING TO BE BEAUTIFUL WHEN DAFFODILS GROW.
WELL, FIRST OFF, I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO MRS. LOGAN.
YOU'RE THE ABSOLUTE PERSON, PERFECT PERSON FOR THAT POSITION.
AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR TAKING IT.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF, UM, AND VIDOT CREWS WHO HAVE WORKED.
THIS HAS BEEN, UH, NOT A SIGNIFICANT SNOW, BUT A LONG LASTING DRUG OUT, UH, CONTINUAL GOING OVER TO MAKE SURE YOU HIT ALL THE SPOTS AND THEY'VE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB.
SO, YOU KNOW, MIKE AND YOUR CREW, I APPRECIATE ALL OF OUR COUNTY GUYS AND THE V DOT GUYS, UM, BROADBAND COMMITTEE, WE HAVE, UM, CREATED A BROADBAND COMMITTEE THAT CONSISTS OF, UM, PEOPLE FROM THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE COUNTY AND THE SCHOOL TO MEET.
AND WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT NOW.
I THINK WE'VE MET THREE TIMES.
THIS THURSDAY, BROADBAND IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.
UM, I ASSUME REALIZE THAT, UH, THIS IS GOING TO BE A LONG DRAWN OUT PROCESS, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE ACTIVELY LOOKING AT AND WORKING TOWARDS.
AND, UM, THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO REPORT ON FOR TODAY.
MA'AM UM, WE'VE BEEN WORKING PRIMARILY ON THE BUDGET AND SUPPORTING VALLEY HEALTH AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN THEIR INOCULATIONS OVER ON 15TH STREET.
AND THE SNOW JUST CAME ALONG IN THERE IN THE MIDDLE.
AND, UH, AS YOU SAID, MAN, IT WASN'T A BIG SNOW.
UM, THE, UH, DRUG PREVENTION COMMITTEE IS EIGHT 30 THURSDAY MA'AM AND THE BROADBAND IS TWO O'CLOCK MA'AM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM.
JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S AWARE OF THAT.
AND WE WOULD ASK W WORK TO KEEP IT SHORT, BUT WE WOULD ASK, WE MEET WITH SCENES ANDERSON'S FOR A FEW MINUTES TODAY.
THANK YOU, MR. HAM AND MS. LOGAN, DO YOU HAVE ANY THING YOU WOULD LIKE TO REPORT? THANK YOU.
[I. Consent Agenda]
AGENDA.ARE THERE ANY ITEMS TO PULL OR DISCUSS HEARING? NONE.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.
SECOND ROLL CALL MRS. SHIRAKI.
MR. MAYOR, MR. FOX, MADAM CHAIR.
[J. Closed Session]
WE WILL GO INTO A CLOSED SESSION.MRS. OATS, DO YOU MIND READING US INTO CLOSED SESSION PLEASE?
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I MOVE THE BOARD ENTER INTO A CLOSED MEETING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS TWO DOT TWO DASH THREE SEVEN 187 AND EIGHT OF THE FOR JUNIOR FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT FOR CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL PERTAINING TO ACTUAL OR PROBABLE LITIGATION AND THE PROVISION OF LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL AND THE COUNTY OF WARREN VIRGINIA, THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL, THE EDA VERSUS JENNIFER MCDONALD AT ALL THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL VERSUS THE EDA AT ALL, AND OTHER POTENTIAL CLAIMS AND LITIGATION RELATING TO OTHER POSSIBLE LIABILITIES OF THE EDA AND THE RECOVERY OF EDA FUNDS AND ASSETS.SECOND ROLL CALL MRS. ROCKING.
WE ARE HEADED TO CLOSED SESSION AND THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, MRS. OATES, WOULD YOU READ US OUT OF CLOSED SESSION FIRST? CERTAINLY I MOVE THAT THE BOARD CERTIFIES TO THE BEST OF EACH MEMBER'S KNOWLEDGE ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS, LAWFULLY EXEMPTED FROM OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS UNDER SECTIONS TWO DOT TWO, THREE SEVEN ONE ONE EIGHT, SEVEN AND EIGHT OF THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND ONLY SUCH PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS AS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION BY WHICH THE CLOSE MEETING WAS CONVENED WERE HEARD, DISCUSSED, OR CONSIDERED IN THE MEETING BY THE PUBLIC BODY CIRCUIT.
ROLL CALL MRS. SHIRAKI MR. MABE, MR. FOX, MADAM CHAIR.
IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL NEW BUSINESS, UH, DR.
DALEY? HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO WORK? OUR WORK SESSION WILL BE AT DONE BY ONE O'CLOCK NOW.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SECOND.
ALL THOSE MRS. ROCKY ROLL CALL.
MR. CARTER, MS. OATS, MADAM CHAIR, MR. FOX, MR. MABE, WE WILL GO INTO OUR WORK SESSION THEN.