Aug 03, 2021 Board of Supervisors Meeting

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WELL,

[A. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance of the United States of America]

UM, AND IF WE'LL HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FIRST.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

AND, UM, WANT TO WELCOME YOU AGAIN TO THE AUGUST 3RD, 2021 MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AND IF YOU'D STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE OKAY.

THANK YOU.

AND NOW

[B. Adoption of Agenda – Additions or Deletions]

ARE THEY, ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS? MADAM CHAIR? I BELIEVE THERE'S AN ADDITION OR WE'RE SO WE'RE DELETING IN THE WORK SESSION, IS THAT CORRECT? WE'RE DELETING, UM, THE COUNTY PROJECT UPDATES.

IS THAT CORRECT? I THINK THERE WAS GOING TO BE SOME CHANGES MAYBE TO THAT.

WHERE WAS I? YOU WERE GOING TO MOVE ITEM I FOUR TO THE WORK SESSION.

OKAY.

SO WE'RE MOVING I FOUR, WHICH IS THE ADOPTION OF DEPUTY DEPUTY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR JOB DESCRIPTION TO THE WORK SESSION.

MOVE THAT TO THE WORK SITE.

AND WE'RE DELETING PART.

ARE WE TAKING SOMETHING OFF THE WORK SESSION, LEAVING ITEM B THE PROJECTS.

THAT'S WHAT I USED TO WORK SESSION NEXT WEEK.

YEP.

I JUST HAD IT BACKWARDS.

AND I'M SHARING REPORT.

YES, TOO.

UM, WE CAN HAVE A MOTION TO ADD TO OUR CLOSED SESSION, UH, CONSIDERATION OF APPOINTMENT TO THE AIRPORT COMMISSION.

OKAY.

SO I WILL ADD ALSO TO THE AGENDA THAT CHANGE, AND THAT WILL BE UNDER CLOSED SESSION.

J YES.

SECOND ROLL CALL MRS. SHIRAKI MR. FOX.

HI, MR. MABE, MADAM CHAIR.

I MRS. OATES.

HI, MR. CARTER.

OKAY.

AND

[C. Report – Virginia Department of Transportation – Ed Carter]

I HAD A PUBLIC COMMENT SO THAT YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO BE SO LONG HERE.

SO AT THIS TIME WE'LL GET THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, UH, REPORT MR. CARTER, LIKE YOU MA'AM.

I FEEL PRIVILEGED.

I REPORT FOR THIS MONTH UNDER MAINTENANCE.

UH, WE PERFORMED ASPHALT PATCHING ON MORGAN FORD ROAD ALL THE WAY FROM FAIRGROUNDS TO, UH, MORGAN FORD BRIDGE.

WE REPAIRED THE SHOULDERS ALONG FAIRGROUNDS ROAD, UH, OUT TO ROUTE 5 22.

WE DID OUR, UH, USUAL GRADING OPERATIONS AND STONE APPLICATIONS ON VARIOUS NON-HARD SURFACE BRAIDS.

UH, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE, YOU KNOW, WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO EVERY MONTH AND AS DRY AS IT'S BEEN, WE'RE ALSO BE APPLYING DUST CONTROL MEASURES THIS MONTH.

WE'LL BE CLEANING PIPES OVER VARIOUS ROUTES THIS MONTH.

UH, WE'VE COMPLETED OUR FIRST ROUND OF MOWING AND WE'LL BEGIN OUR SECOND ROUND THIS MONTH ON THE TWO LANE PRIMARIES AND SECONDARIES.

AND, UH, WE PERFORMED OUR BRUSH CUTTING OPERATIONS ON THREE 40 WITH CONTRACTORS.

AND WE ALSO HAVE PICKED UP 73 BAGS OF LITTER THAT WAS COLLECTED BY THE, UH, UH, RSW, UH, JAIL INMATES.

SO, UH, RURAL RUSTIC, UH, WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN A DRAINAGE WORK AND A PIPE REPLACEMENT.

SO ROCKY HOLLER ROAD THIS MONTH, AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BEGIN SCOPING IN THE PERMIT PROCESSES FOR CAMPING FORD ROAD, WHICH IS ON THE, UH, THE SCHEDULE FOR NEXT SUMMER.

SO WE GOT TO GO AHEAD AND GET ALL THE PRELIMINARY WORK DONE FOR THAT AND HAPPY CREEK ROAD.

DO UTILITIES HAVE COMPLETED THEIR WORK LAST WEEK? WE'RE MOVING FORWARD, UH, WERE SOMEWHAT BEHIND GETTING THE ROAD BACK OPEN.

WE'RE TRYING TO COORDINATE WITH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM TO AT LEAST ALLOW BUSES WHEN SCHOOL STARTS, SCHOOL STARTS A WEEK LATER THAN ANTICIPATED, WHICH IS A TREMENDOUS HELP FOR US, UH, AND GETTING THE, UH, OUR STUFF OUT OF THE WAY.

SO WE CAN AT LEAST LET THE BUSES GO THROUGH.

WE'RE WORKING WITH ERIN MITCHELL ON THAT, AND THEN SOMETHING THAT IS NOT ON YOUR LIST.

UH, UH,

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WE WILL BE PUTTING PLANT MIX ON SIX 19 FROM THE BRIDGE TO AIRPORT ROAD TO ELIMINATE THE, UH, THE, THE BLEED THROUGH OF THE TOWER.

SO WE'LL BE PUTTING PLANT MIX DOWN.

THERE'LL BE PAVED, UH, BEFORE THE END OF THE SUMMER.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

AND DO YOU HAVE THIS BOARD HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE FOR ME TO CHECK ON, I HAVE YOUR, IS I I'VE HEARD AND SEEN ON FACEBOOK, SOME CONCERNS ABOUT SIX 19 AND, UM, THE, UM, WASHBOARD EFFECT THAT PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT PUTTING THE PLANT MIX THERE.

IS THAT GOING TO REMEDY THE AREAS OF THOSE CONCERNS? WELL, AT RAYMOND D EVERYTHING FROM, UH, THE BRIDGE OUT TO AIRPORT ROAD.

OKAY.

WHICH YOU'RE THE PRIMARY THAT'S WHERE WE'VE HAD THE MOST COMPLAINTS AND, UH, YEAH.

PUTTING A PLANT MIX DOWN, IT'S ACTUALLY UP IT'S PAVEMENT IS WHAT IT IS.

OKAY.

HOW, HOW SICK WAS THAT PAVEMENT BE ACTUALLY BABE AND A HALF, HALF INCH, INCH AND A HALF INCH AND A HALF.

WOW, GREAT.

UM, I HAVE, IT'S NOT IN MY DISTRICT AND I APOLOGIZE, BUT, UM, 6 49, I TRAVELED THAT ONE REGULARLY AND 6 49 BROWNTOWN ROAD.

THERE IS A LOT OF GROWTH ON THE, ON THE SIDES AND I DON'T KNOW, AND IT DOESN'T APPEAR LIKE IT'S BEEN MOWED, BUT IF YOU WOULD TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND SEE IF YOU COULD DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, CAUSE THERE ARE PLACES WHERE YOUR CAR WILL HIT BULLSHIT.

IT'S GETTING READY TO BE MOVED.

NOW THE MOWING MAY NOT TAKE CARE OF THE BRUSH OVERHANG.

SO WE'LL LOOK AT WHETHER OR NOT WE NEED TO GO IN THERE AND TRIM.

YEAH.

I JUST, I JUST WANTED TO BRING IT UP.

UM, BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, I RUN THAT ROAD TWO OR THREE TIMES A WEEK AND, UM, BUT MY DISTRICT OVERALL IS ACTUALLY PRETTY GOOD.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I HAD A COUPLE OF THINGS.

UM, I WANTED TO THANK DEAN AND HIS CREW PICKING UP THE TRASH THAT, UM, AND ALL THE BRUSH CUTTING THAT'S BEEN GOING ON ON 3 44, ESPECIALLY FROM THE CAVERNS UP TO KOA ROAD.

UH, THAT'S REALLY OPENED THAT UP AND THE SITE DISTANCE IS BETTER THERE.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

UM, WE ALSO HAVE THE FUNDS SET ASIDE AS SOON AS WE CAN GET THE CONTRACT ALIGNMENT TO SCALE THOSE, UH, TO DO THE SCALING OPERATION ON THOSE ROCK.

OKAY.

THAT WAS GOING TO BE ONE OF MY QUESTIONS.

I KNEW THAT WAS ON YOUR LIST, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS ANY TIMELINE TO DO THAT.

AND WITH WINTER COMING ON, THAT SEEMS TO MAKE THEM WANT TO PUSH OUT OF THERE.

YEAH.

YEAH, NO, I, I DON'T HAVE A SCHEDULE FOR IT.

I JUST KNOW THAT WE HAVE SET THE FUNDS ASIDE FOR IT.

OKAY.

OKAY.

UM, AND SOME THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE LIST AND I JUST WANTED TO ASK THEM, WE HAD TALKED ABOUT, UM, THE REFLECTOR TABS FROM ROCKY LANE TO TOWN LIMITS, UH, TO HELP IN WHEN IT'S REALLY RAINY OR WHEN THERE'S SNOW ON THE GROUND TO BE, UH, YOU KNOW, FROM ROCKY LANE TO, I THINK TO PAGE COUNTY LINE, ALL THOSE, YOU HAVE THOSE AND THEY'VE BEEN A REAL HELP AND PEOPLE IN MY AREA OF, OF ASK IF THERE'S ANY CHANCE OF GETTING THEM EXTENDED TO THE TOWN LIMITS THERE THEY'RE BEING PLACED ON WHEN I, WHENEVER THE ROAD IS REPAVED, THEY'RE BEING PLACED ON THE PRIMARIES.

SO IT, I DON'T KNOW, I'LL HAVE TO CHECK WHAT THE SCHEDULE IS FOR THAT SECTION OF REPAYMENT, BUT WHEN IT GETS REPAVED, THEY WILL BE PLACED.

OKAY.

AND THE TRAFFIC LIGHT IT'S GUIDELINE VISTA IN BROWNTOWN ROAD, UH, YOU SAID THAT THE STATE AS A WHOLE WAS GOING THROUGH AND, UH, REPLACING OUT TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND PUTTING IN WHERE THEY WERE NEEDED, THE CAUTION LEFT, TURN LIGHT.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA? I'LL HAVE TO CHECK ON THAT SCHEDULE FOR THAT ONE.

OKAY.

UM, AND THE STUDY THAT WAS DONE TO TRY TO LOWER THE SPEED FROM, UM, THE, UM, CAVERNS UP TO KOA ROAD, WHERE THAT, ON THAT BLIND CURVE THERE, WHERE ARE WE WITH? UH, I THOUGHT I SENT YOU A COPY OF IT THAT THEY DID NOT RECOMMEND IT.

SO WHAT CAN WE DO? CAUSE I MEAN, THAT'S, WE'RE ONLY LOWERING IT FIVE MILES.

I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT, WHEN I GAVE ENOUGH DOCUMENTATION AND PROOF THAT THAT IS SUCH A DANGER THERE.

I WILL SEND YOU A COPY OF THE, UH, THEIR REPORT.

I THOUGHT I HAD SENT THAT TO YOU.

I APOLOGIZE.

OKAY.

YEAH.

OKAY.

UM, THE RE STRIPING

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THAT, UH, THAT THEY BORN IT, THEY GOING TO DO THAT.

I HAVEN'T SEEN THE SCHEDULE ON THAT EITHER, BUT THAT WILL BE DONE.

YES.

OKAY.

AND GOING INTO SKYLINE, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE, THE, THE INTERSECTION OF SIX 19 WHERE YOU'VE GOT THAT LEFT TURN LANE THAT NOBODY USES WELL YES, YES, YES.

THAT WAS OKAY.

I'LL JUST HAVE TO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SCHEDULE IS, BUT OKAY.

OKAY.

UM, AND I JUST GAVE YOU ANOTHER PACKET TO JUSTIFY LOWERING THE SPEED LIMIT THERE.

UM, INDIAN HOLLOW ROAD IS NOT POSTED, SO IT'S 55 UNTIL YOU GET TO THE BRIDGE AND THEN IT DROPS TO 35.

AND THE CONCERN THERE IS, YOU KNOW, WITH THE FOOT TRAFFIC, HORSE, TRAFFIC HIKERS, YOU KNOW, THAT IS THAT SPEED IS JUST AWFULLY HIGH.

AND THEN YOU'VE GOT THE CAMPGROUND THERE.

AND THE, I THINK THERE'S 1, 2, 3, 4 HOUSES OR SO RIGHT THERE.

SO THE RESIDENTS, THERE WERE WONDERING IF THEY COULD GET LOWERED FROM 35 FROM THE BRIDGE ON.

AND, UM, AND LIKE I SAID, FROM THREE DOWN IS NOT.

SO IF, IF MY UNDERSTANDING, IF IT'S, UH, A PAVED ROAD AND IT'S NOT POSTED IT'S 55, CORRECT.

OKAY.

THAT'S STATUTORY.

RIGHT.

OKAY.

OR S S CONDITION THE WAY THE CODE IS WRITTEN IT'S AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.

RIGHT.

IN OTHER WORDS THAT SAY ON THE CURVES, BUT THERE'S NO DESIGNATED, UM, SPEED SIGN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ROAD, NO BLACK WHITE SIGN, THE, THE ILLEGAL TICKET WRITING SIDE.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP AND QUESTION, AND MAYBE WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS HAVE A WORK SESSION BECAUSE LOOKING OVER THE PAPERWORK AND THING, I HAD QUESTIONS AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE NECESSARILY NEED TO GET INTO THEM TODAY, BUT, UM, SMART SCALE IS SMART SCALE, A WHOLE DIFFERENT CATEGORY OF FUNDING, UM, FAN ROLL RUSTICS AND ROLL ADDITIONS AND ALL OF THOSE.

SO THOSE FUNDS DON'T GET MIXED NECESSARILY BECAUSE WHEN I, I WAS LOOKING AT THIS PAPER, WHICH WE GOT, AND IT'S UNDER THE HAPPY CREEK ROAD, IT HAS SECONDARY, UM, UNPAID FUNDS AND TELECOMMUNICATION FUNDS.

SO I WAS JUST CONFUSED AT THAT.

AND IF WE NEED TO DO THAT IN A WORK SESSION, I'M SURE.

RIGHT.

IT'S PROBLEM.

IT PROBABLY WITH ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT WOULD COME UP, THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE BENEFICIAL, BE HAPPY TO HAVE IT WHENEVER YOU WANT TO SCHEDULE IT.

OKAY.

OKAY.

CAUSE I'M JUST CONFUSED ON IT AND TRYING TO, WELL, THAT'S A LOT TO DECIDE FOR.

YEAH.

THERE'S A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES THAT ARE USED BY B DOC.

OKAY.

AND, UM, THEY HAVE A LOT OF POTS OUT THERE AND THEY'RE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE WELL, AND THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.

AND WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THAT, I IT'S, IT'S JUST CONFUSING.

SO IF WE COULD, IF WE COULD DO THAT, I WOULD, I THINK IT WOULD BE A BIG BENEFIT IN, UM, UNDERSTANDING HOW MONEY IS USED AND HOW WE MAKE DECISIONS ON, YOU KNOW, THE ROAD SYSTEMS WITH THAT.

SO I WOULD APPROVE IT.

YES.

MA'AM YOU TELL US WHEN YOU WANT US AND WE'LL BE THERE.

OKAY.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

UM, AND I THINK THAT COVERS MY QUESTIONS.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY OTHERS, MR. KIRK, JUST LIKE, SAY, I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

WHAT DID THE DOT'S DOING FOR 6, 19 8? THAT'S VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

[D. Public Comment Period (60 Minute Time Limit)]

THAT'S A 60 MINUTE PERIOD FOR COMMENTS ON ITEMS THAT ARE NOT PART OF A PUBLIC HEARING.

IS ANYONE SIGNED UP MRS. SHAHRAKI? YES.

MA'AM LINDA MCDONOUGH.

GOOD MORNING.

I'M LINDA MCDONOGH 1205 HIGH TOP ROAD, LINDEN, VIRGINIA.

AND, UM, I'M HERE TO REQUEST ON THE, ON HIGH TOP AND, UM, CROSSWAYS.

UM, THERE WAS A LOUD, A MEMORIAL GROVE.ORG.

IT'S A PF COVID-19 WHERE THEY CAN HAVE ALL THEIR SIGNS FROM ALL OF THE INMATES THAT HAVE PASSED AWAY FROM COVID-19

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YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T HAVE A BUSINESS.

CAN'T DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT YOU CAN SQUEEZE IN A MEMORIAL.

WELL, THERE'S NO PARKING.

THIS THING IS OPEN 24, 7, 365 DAYS A WEEK.

AND THERE IS NO PARKING AND THERE'S NO RESTROOMS. SO IT'S OPEN 24, 7, 365 DAYS A WEEK.

AND YOU'RE UP ON A MOUNTAIN.

WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO USE THE RESTROOM? YOU'LL HAVE TO, YOU HAVE TO DRIVE A GOOD 15, 20 MINUTES AWAY DOWN THE MOUNTAIN.

AND THEN MAYBE EVEN UP TO THE GAS STATION BEFORE YOU CAN GET TO A RESTROOM AND THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

AND ALSO, UM, THERE'S A NEW HOUSE THAT'S BEING BUILT.

I COULDN'T SEE THE NUMBER BECAUSE THEY HAVE A BOARD OVER THE NUMBER, UM, UP ON THE HOUSE AND THEY HAVE CHANGED THE COMPLETE DITCH LINE ON HIGH TOP.

YOU'LL NOTICE IT BECAUSE THERE'S AN OUTHOUSE SITTING OUT THERE AND, YOU KNOW, THE, THE NORMAL DITCH LINE THAT IT RUNS AND THEY HAVE PULLED IT OUT AT LEAST SEVEN TO 15 FEET INTO THE ROAD.

AND, UM, BECAUSE OF HOW IT'S SITTING UP WAY UP HIGH AND THE ROAD, AND THEY HAD TO MOVE AND VERY DANGEROUSLY MOVE IT ALL OUT BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THESE PLACES ARE BEING ABLE TO ALLOW TO BE BUILT.

PLUS THEY'RE ABOVE GROUND.

SEPTIC IS UP HERE AND THEIR WELL IS DOWN HERE.

UH, THAT THAT JUST SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING.

I DON'T CARE IF IT'S UP ABOVE GROUND.

UH, WELL, SHOULDN'T, I MEAN, SEPTIC SHOULD NEVER BE ABOVE THE WELL, IT'S AS CLEAR AS DAY AND THERE'S NO COVERT EITHER.

WHERE THE HECK DO YOU THINK THIS WATER'S GONNA RUN? IT'S GONNA RUN ALL OVER AND CONTINUE TO WASH OUT OUR ROAD.

AND, UM, I HAVE ANOTHER, UM, THAT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS ARE AWARE OF THE AUDIT, THE AMERICAN AUDIT THAT'S BEEN GOING AROUND FOR THE, NOT JUST THE 2020 ELECTION.

THIS ISN'T ABOUT A PRESIDENT.

THIS IS ABOUT US.

WE, THE PEOPLE AND OUR VOTES ARE BEING STOLEN.

THEY'RE NOT BEING COUNTED.

AND IT'S HAPPENING HERE IN WARREN COUNTY, TOO.

WELL, THERE IS A ANOTHER WEBSITE YOU CAN GO TO THAT'S THE VIRGINIA, UM, AUDIT AND THEY HAVE MAPS AND GRAPHS AND EVERYTHING TO SHOW THAT EVEN HERE IN WARREN COUNTY, OUR VOTES WERE NOT HEARD.

WE'RE NOT STOLEN.

AND I BELIEVE IT IS UP TO THE COUNTY, UM, TO, UH, STEP FORWARD AND, UM, TO HELP, TO PUT FORTH TO THE PEOPLE, TO KNOWING THAT OUR VOTES ARE BEING COUNTED.

NOW, I DID GO DOWN TO THE VOTERS REGISTRATION OFFICE TO SEE IF I COULD VOLUNTEER WHILE I DID FIND OUT THAT YOU DON'T VOLUNTEER, THAT IT IS A PAID POSITION AND YOU DO GO TO CLASSES AND EVERYTHING.

AND I WAS LIKE, WELL, OKEY-DOKEY, WELL, THEN I GOT THE PAPERWORK AND EVERYTHING.

AND ON THE PAPER, IT STATES AT THE VERY BOTTOM THAT ANY REGISTERED VOTER IN VIRGINIA CAN COME AND WORK AT ARE OUR VOTING PRECINCTS.

WHAT THE HECK IS THAT YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT? UM, YOU KNOW, COMING IN AND STEALING FROM OTHER COUNTIES AND EVERYTHING.

NO, IT NEEDS TO BE ONLY OUR COUNTY PEOPLE.

THEN THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT I NEEDED TO BE, TO HAVE A LETTER FROM A CANDIDATE ON THE BALLOT, RIGHT? COMMENDED ME FOR THIS POSITION.

WHAT THE HECK IS THAT? I THOUGHT THAT THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE BIPARTISAN.

YOU KNOW, I JUST DON'T, I UNDERSTAND ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE COUNTRY AND THAT OUR VOICES ARE NOT BEING HEARD, ESPECIALLY WITH THE, UM, THE, UM, THE GAS STATION OVER BY LINDEN, WHERE THERE WERE A LOT OF RESIDENTS IN HERE DIDN'T WANT, IT SAID, NO, WE DON'T WANT IT.

AND THEN WHAT DID YOU GUYS DO? YOU WENT INTO A PRIVATE SESSION AND YOU PUT IT FORWARD.

I BELIEVE IS WHAT THE PAPER DID SAY.

I'M HOPING THAT THAT'S WRONG.

I'D HOPE YOU WOULD REVERSE IT.

BUT I DO KNOW IN ALL THE YEARS I'VE BEEN COMING DOWN HERE, WHICH IS AT LEAST 19 YEARS, I'VE BEEN COMING DOWN HERE THAT A LOT OF TIMES THERE'LL BE A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE.

YOU'LL SIT THERE AND SAY, OH YEAH, NO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT.

AND YOU GO AND CLOSE SESSION, AND THEN YOU DO IT ANYWAY.

NOW, YOU KNOW, WE NEED YOUR HELP.

UH, YOU GUYS ARE VOTED IN.

I DON'T KNOW.

I TRIED TO LOOK UP TO SEE WHAT KIND OF TRAINING YOU GET, WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION AND STUFF.

I CAN'T FIND IT ANYWHERE.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF YOU GUYS TOOK A COAT OATH TO THE CONSTITUTION OR TO THE VIRGINIA CONSTITUTION.

AND WE NEED TO, IF YOU EVEN READ THE CONSTITUTION, WHICH I HAVE ONE IN MY POCKET AT MY PURSE, IF YOU JUST READ THE CONSTITUTION,

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AND THAT WE NEED TO STAND UP FOR EACH OTHER, NOT FOR THE TAXES, NOT FOR ALL THE BUILDING AND ALL MY GOOD GOLLY, BOY, LET'S REALLY GET THIS PLACE LOOKING LIKE FAIRFAX.

AND THAT THERE ARE IN V DOT FOUR FLAT ROADS, AND THEN A FLAT AREA.

THERE ARE CERTAIN RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THEM TO GET UP ON THE MOUNTAIN.

IT'S A TOTALLY DIFFERENT STORY.

BUT THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT YOU GUYS ARE USING AND IMPLEMENTING UP HERE ON OUR MOUNTAINS ARE RUINING OUR ROADS, THE ROADS WHERE YOU HAVE DROP-OFFS THAT ARE 15, 20 FEET, AND THEY WANT TO MAKE THE ROAD STRAIGHT AND HAVE IT BEND OUT LIKE THIS.

YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

THE ROAD ALWAYS HAS TO LEAN THIS WAY TOWARDS THE DITCH LINE.

AND HOPEFULLY THERE'LL BE OTHER PEOPLE COMING IN BECAUSE I'M GOING TO GO OUT.

I'M GOING TO GIVE THEM THAT INFORMATION AND EDUCATE THEM.

AND THAT'S THE ONE THING IS, IS THE EDUCATION.

OUR MEDIA IS CORRUPT.

OUR GOVERNMENT IS CORRUPT.

WE ALL KNOW THAT YOU SEE IT EVERY FRIGGING DAY.

AND SO WE NEED TO STAND UP AND YOU GUYS WERE VOTED IN.

AND IF THERE IS ANY WAY I COULD FIND OUT ABOUT HOW, WHAT YOU GUYS CLASSES YOU TAKE, WHEN YOU FIRST COME ON AND THE OTHER CLASSES OF LEARNING HOW TO DO THIS, I'D REALLY LIKE TO LOOK AT IT, TO SEE IF YOU GUYS WERE TAKING AN OATH.

I THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS A SWEARING IN, BUT I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHAT THAT CONSISTS OF, BUT IT BETTER BE CONSISTED OF OUR VIRGINIA CONSTITUTION AND THE CONSTITUTION OF AMERICA.

SO I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH THAT.

AND I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A HEALTHY DAY AND PLEASE JUST READ THE CONSTITUTION.

DON'T TAKE TOO LONG.

I MEAN, JIMMY CRICKETS, I'M FRICKING DISABLED WITH A BRAIN INJURY AND IT ONLY TOOK ME ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND IT COMES AS CLEAR AS DAY THAT WE NEED OUR LEADERS TO BE OUR HEROES AND STAND UP WITH WE, THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE, MRS. SHIRAKI WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? ANYONE ELSE? OKAY.

[E. Report – Economic Development Authority (written report only) – Doug Parsons]

AND THE FIRST REPORT IS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.

UM, I KNOW, UH, MR. PARSONS COULDN'T BE HERE AND HE GAVE A WRITTEN REPORT WHERE YOU GONNA ADD ANYTHING TO THAT OR RE I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO MAKE ANY STATEMENT WITH THAT, OR WE JUST HAD IT IN OUR PACKET.

YEAH, IT WAS A REPORT FROM MR. PARSONS MA'AM AND IT COVERS THE AUDIT IS UPDATES ON THE AUDITS, WHICH HOPEFULLY THEY WILL HAVE THE CO PUBLISHED COPIES AVAILABLE WITHIN THE NEXT 60 DAYS.

AND, UM, STATUS OF THEIR PROPERTIES, SUCH AS BALL DRIVE AND THE PROJECT AT SILENT FALCON.

AND I MIGHT MENTION THAT THE SILENT FALCON PROJECT WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE AIRPORT COMMISSION TOMORROW, TOMORROW EVENING AT, UH, I BELIEVE IT'S SEVEN O'CLOCK ISN'T IT.

MR. FOX, I THOUGHT SO, AND LOOK AND WORKING WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT PROSPECTS.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

UH,

[F. Report – Warren County Department of Social Services – Jon Martz]

.

HI, GOOD MORNING.

I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF JOHN MARTS.

I'M SAM EDWARDS, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR HAVE A FEW EXCITING THINGS TO SHARE WITH Y'ALL THIS MORNING.

UM, FIRST IS THAT OUR LOBBY HAS EXPANDED OUR HOURS TO MIRROR THE REST OF THE COUNTY.

SO WE WILL NOW BE AVAILABLE TO THE RESIDENTS OF WARREN COUNTY FROM NINE TO FIVE EACH DAY, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

UM, THE OTHER THING THAT WE HAVE COMING UP IS WE HAVE A JOB FAIR THIS THURSDAY.

UM, IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMPLEX GYMNASIUM.

IT IS GOING TO RUN FROM 10:00 AM TO 3:00 PM.

UM, AS YOU WALKED THROUGH TOWN, YOU MAY NOTICE THAT JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK, THERE'S A NOW HIRING SIGN.

SO OUR HOPE IS TO BRING OUR JOB SEEKERS AND ARE EAGER EMPLOYERS TOGETHER.

WE DO HAVE, I WOULD SAY RIGHT NOW, BUT AT LEAST 27.

AND THAT LIST IS STILL GROWING.

EMPLOYERS WERE LOOKING TO GET THE WORD OUT AND WE DO HAVE A FACEBOOK EVENT OUT THERE.

UM, JOB FLYERS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

VERY EXCITED TO SEE ONE AS I WALKED IN THIS MORNING HERE.

UM, NO ONE NEEDS TO REGISTER PRIOR EXCEPT FOR THE EMPLOYERS.

SO ANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS

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AND WE WILL HAVE EMPLOYERS, SOME OF THEM DOING INTERVIEWS ONSITE.

SO SOMEONE CAN WALK IN THERE TOMORROW AND HOPEFULLY LEAVE WITH THE JOB.

UM, SOME OF THE THINGS WE HAVE GOING ON, YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THE LAUREL CENTER RECENTLY LOST A GRANT TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR, UM, SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS. AND WARREN COUNTY HAS IT RIGHT NOW.

THEY HAVE TO GO TO WINCHESTER FOR SERVICES, UM, IN THE DEPARTMENTS, WHY WE LOOK TO INSPIRE OTHERS, TO BE EMPOWERED AND BUILD RESILIENCE AND DOING THAT WITHIN WARREN COUNTY.

SO THE DEPARTMENT HAS COLLABORATED WITH THE PHOENIX PROJECT, NORTHWESTERN UNITED WAY, FRONT ROYAL POLICE DEPARTMENT.

WE'RE IN COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE AND VICTIM WITNESS.

AND WE'RE LOOKING TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION WHERE THEY CAN GET THOSE SERVICES TO THE WARREN COUNTY COMMUNITY IN WARREN COUNTY.

UM, SOMETHING ELSE THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING GOING ON FOR ALMOST TWO MONTHS NOW IS THE ONE-STOP RESOURCE CENTER.

UM, THAT IS A COLLABORATION RIGHT NOW.

WE HAVE OVER 10 DIFFERENT COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

THEY COME TOGETHER ON WEDNESDAYS.

THAT'S GOING TO BE MOVING TO THE FIRST AND THIRD, WEDNESDAY.

THEY'RE AT THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMPLEX.

UM, WE HAVEN'T HAD A LOT OF CLIENTS COME FORWARD YET, BUT I CAN TELL YOU IT'S BEEN A HUGE SUCCESS BECAUSE OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN WHAT THEY DO.

UM, WHAT SERVICES DOES APARTMENT PROVIDE.

AND WE'VE HAD, LIKE I SAID, OVER 10, BUT, UM, THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL OTHERS.

THEY ARE NORTHWESTERN VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA NW WORKS AND THE VIRGINIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION AND MANY MORE HAVE BEEN THERE.

UM, LIKE I SAID, IT'S BEEN GREAT.

WE ALL ARE HERE TO SERVE MORE IN COUNTY.

SO TO GET TOGETHER AND SEE, HOW CAN WE COLLABORATE? WHAT DO THEY PROVIDE IN THE ONE-STOP IS MEANT NOT TO SAY, OH, THIS IS SOMEONE YOU CAN REACH OUT TO.

HERE'S THEIR NAME AND PHONE NUMBER.

IT'S MORE, THIS IS SOMEONE YOU CAN REACH OUT TO.

THEY'RE TWO TABLES OVER, LET'S GET Y'ALL TOGETHER, LET'S GET YOU THIS SERVICE.

AND IT'S, UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SOME VERY EXCITING THINGS ON THE HORIZON AND PEOPLE THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SERVE, BUT WE HOPE TO SERVE MORE AND EXPAND UPON THOSE COMMUNITY PARTNER RELATIONS.

UM, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY.

THANK YOU ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON AT DSS.

ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.

YOU EXPLAINED THINGS SO WELL, WE DON'T HAVE ONE.

WONDERFUL, THANK YOU.

IF YOU DO, PLEASE, DON'T HESITATE TO REACH OUT.

UM, AND IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE JOB FAIR OR THE ONE-STOP RESOURCE CENTER, UM, JUST CALL HER OFFICE AND WE'D LOVE TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

[G. Report – Virginia Cooperative Extension Office – Karen Poff]

HI, I'M KAREN PAUL FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES AGENT.

AND BEFORE I START, I'LL JUST SAY, I'VE BEEN SO IMPRESSED BY WHAT THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES HAS BEEN DOING.

I'VE BEEN GOING TO THE ONE-STOP, UM, RESOURCE FAIR AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE, THEY'RE REALLY REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, WHICH I THINK IS GREAT.

EVEN IF RIGHT NOW THERE'S NOT A LOT OF RESPONSE BECAUSE THERE'S STILL A LOT OF FINANCIAL SUPPORTS FOR PEOPLE.

WHEN THOSE SUPPORTS GO AWAY, IT'S GOING TO BE A HUGE BENEFIT THAT WE'RE ALREADY CONNECTED AND WORKING TOGETHER ON THINGS.

SO THAT'S GREAT.

UM, SO EVERYONE ELSE AN OFFICE IS AT THE FAIR.

SO I'M HERE REPORTING TODAY AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO TO THE FAIR AND MAYBE SEE SOME OF THE YOUTH LIVESTOCK PROJECTS, SOME OF THE SHOWS AND THESE YOUNG PEOPLE WORK ALL YEAR ROUND ON THESE PROJECTS, AND THEY LEARN SO MUCH FROM RAISING THE ANIMALS AND SELLING THEM ABOUT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS AND CARING FOR ANIMALS AND HARD WORK AND GOOD WORK, WORK ETHIC.

SO I HOPE YOU'LL PARTICIPATE IN THAT.

UH, THERE IS AN EXTRA HANDOUT, SO I'M GOING TO START WITH THAT.

UM, THAT'S A COLORED FLYER.

THESE ARE JUST WHAT I'M SHARING ABOUT MY PROGRAMS THAT ARE COMING UP.

UH, WE, WE STARTED A QUICK MONEY CHATS PROGRAM WHERE PEOPLE CAN SIGN UP AT THE LINK ON THAT FLYER.

AND ALL THEY DO IS PUT IN THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION WHEN THEY'RE AVAILABLE TO BE REACHED AND THEIR QUESTION, THEIR FINANCIAL QUESTION, AND WE WILL REACH BACK OUT AND ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

AND IT'S DESIGNED TO MAKE IT AN EASY WAY FOR PEOPLE TO REACH OUT TO US.

AND IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE DURING BUSINESS HOURS.

THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT CAN ONLY CONTACT US AT NIGHT OR ON THE WEEKEND OR SOMETHING THEY CAN CONTACT US AT ANY TIME.

I HAVE TRAINED VOLUNTEERS WHO CAN CALL THEM BACK IF THE ONLY TIME THEY'RE AVAILABLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON, THEY'LL GET A RESPONSE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

SO, UH, PLEASE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO USE THAT AS AN EASY, CONVENIENT WAY FOR THEM TO REACH OUT AND ASK ANY FINANCIAL QUESTIONS.

IF IT'S NOT WITHIN OUR AREA OF EXPERTISE, I'LL CONNECT THEM WITH THE RIGHT

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THAT'S A CREDIBLE TRUSTWORTHY SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR THEM AND NOT A SOURCE THAT'S TRYING TO SELL THEM SOMETHING OR TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEM.

AND THEN THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT FLYER IS OUR MANAGING YOUR MONEY CLASSES, WHICH YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT I'M SO EXCITED THAT WE'RE ABLE TO TRANSITION BACK TO IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING AGAIN, THAT'S, UM, REALLY A MUCH BETTER WAY TO ENGAGE PEOPLE AND REACH PEOPLE.

SO THIS FALL WE'LL BE HAVING CLASSES AGAIN, AND WHAT'S ON THE FLYER IS THE SURVEY.

SO ANYBODY WHO'S INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THOSE CLASSES, IT'S A SIX LESSON SERIES.

UH, THEY CAN GO AND AGAIN, PUT THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION AND WHAT TIME OF DAY AND DAY, THE WEEK THEY'RE AVAILABLE.

THEN I LOOK AT THAT SURVEY AND SEE THAT THERE ARE 10 PEOPLE WHO CAN COME ON TUESDAY NIGHTS OR WHATEVER IN WARREN COUNTY.

AND WE SCHEDULE ACCORDING TO WHEN THE PEOPLE ARE AVAILABLE.

AND I'VE JUST FOUND THAT'S MORE EFFECTIVE FOR GETTING, NOT HAVING TO CANCEL BECAUSE I PICKED THE WRONG DAY OF THE WEEK OR THE WRONG TIME OF DAY SO THAT WE CAN GET A GOOD SIZE GROUP.

SO I HOPE YOU'LL SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THAT.

THEN A COUPLE OF OTHER, UM, JUST HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE REPORT THAT, UH, MY COWORKERS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN.

COREY HAS HAD, UH, SOME EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ON LIVESTOCK, TRANSPORTATION, WEANING SHEEP, AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES, AND A COUPLE OF WEBINARS, ONE ON TICK-BORNE DISEASES AND ONE ON SPOTTED LANTERN FLY.

AND OF COURSE, LOTS AND LOTS OF INDIVIDUAL WORK WITH PRODUCERS.

UM, AND AGAIN, IT'S, YOU'LL SEE KIND OF THROUGHOUT ALL OF THESE THAT WE'RE ABLE NOW TO PER PROGRAM IN PERSON, BUT ALSO WE'RE STILL OFFERING VIRTUAL OPPORTUNITIES.

SO WE'VE GOT, WE BOOKED BOTH BOASTS SPHERES COVERED FOR PEOPLE TO ACCESS US IN, IN LOTS MORE WAYS THAN THEY USED TO.

SO THAT'S KIND OF NICE.

UH, STACY, UH, WAS ABLE TO HOLD FOUR H CAMP.

THIS YEAR'S, THAT WAS EXCITING IN PERSON.

IT WAS ONLY AT HALF CAPACITY BECAUSE OF COVID RESTRICTIONS, BUT THE KIDS HAD A GREAT TIME.

AND I LEARNED A LOT.

SHE ALSO HAD A DAY CAMP AND AS ONGOING WITH THEIR ACTIVITIES, AND YOU'LL HEAR A LOT MORE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT FROM HER LATER ON WHEN, WHEN THINGS GET A LITTLE SLOWER FOR HER MARK SUTPHIN HAD TREE FRUIT PRODUCTION, VIRTUAL MEETINGS, AND SOME IN-PERSON TRAININGS.

AND OF COURSE THE SPOTTED LANTERN FLY OUTREACH, WHICH YOU'VE HEARD FROM HIM ABOUT VANESSA SANTIAGO, WHO IS THE FOOD, NUTRITION, AND HEALTH, UM, AGENT SHE'S HOUSED IN WINCHESTER.

I'M NOT SURE SHE'S REPORTED TO YOU YET ABOUT, UM, OR IF YOU'VE MET HER YET, SHE'S ONLY BEEN HERE.

UH, SHE STARTED RIGHT BEFORE COVID, SO HASN'T BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME, BUT SHE'S DOING GREAT THINGS TOO.

AND ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS SHE'S DOING IS THE DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM, WHICH IS ACTUALLY A YEAR LONG PROGRAM.

SO IT STARTS OUT WHERE THEY MEET ONCE A WEEK TO, UH, LEARN IT'S, IT'S KINDA COMBINATION LEARNING AND SUPPORT GROUP SO THAT PEOPLE REALLY GET, UM, GREAT INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO EAT HEALTHY AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.

THAT'S GOING TO IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH SO THAT THEY WILL HOPEFULLY NOT GET DIABETES.

UH, SHE'S HAD ONE PROGRAM GOING ON THAT'S, UH, ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY THROUGH, FROM 2021.

AND SHE'S GETTING READY TO START ANOTHER SERIES ON THAT.

SO AGAIN, IF YOU KNOW OF ANYBODY WHO MAY BE PRE-DIABETIC, MAYBE THEY'RE, UM, A, UH, A1C, I THINK IS THE RIGHT NAME FOR THE TEST IS A LITTLE ELEVATED, BUT NOT DIABETES YET.

THOSE ARE PERFECT PEOPLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS PROGRAM.

AND THEN, UH, KIM COSTA IS GOING TO BE STARTING UP THE SUPER PANTRY PROGRAMS. I TALKED TO YOU ABOUT THAT THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, BUT WE ARE PLANNING TO HAVE ONE OF THOSE SOON AGAIN IN PERSON.

SO THAT'S EXCITING THAT WE CAN REACH OUT THAT WAY.

ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THIS? AND I'LL TRY TO ANSWER OR GET YOU AN ANSWER FROM A COWORKER IF, IF THAT IS NEEDED.

MY QUESTION ON THAT DIABETIC CLASS IS SINCE SHE'S BASED IN WINCHESTER, IS THAT PROGRAM BASED IN WINCHESTER OR DOES SHE GO TO LIKE, WOULD SHE COME TO WARREN COUNTY OR WOULD YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL THAT? WELL, ONE HAS BEEN VIRTUAL.

SO THE UPCOMING ONE, I THINK MIGHT BE VIRTUAL, BUT YOU KNOW, AS WE'RE GETTING INTO MORE IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING, SHE WILL COME AROUND AND DO PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTIES.

I JUST NOT SURE SHE'S QUITE THERE YET WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS? CAN, CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE SUPER PANTRY PROGRAM A LITTLE BIT MORE? SURE.

JUST, JUST A FEW SECONDS ON IT.

UH, THAT'S THE PROGRAM THAT'S COMBINED NUTRITION AND FINANCIAL EDUCATION.

SO THE PEOPLE COME TOGETHER, THEY GET A NUTRITION LESSON, COOK AND EAT A MEAL TOGETHER AND GET A FINANCIAL LESSON.

AND SO THEY'RE LEARNING HOW TO STRETCH THEIR FOOD DOLLARS, HOW TO COOK FROM SCRATCH SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE HEALTHY MEALS,

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AND THEY GET A BAG OF GROCERIES TO TAKE HOME AS WELL.

SO IT'S DESIGNED FOR LIMITED RESOURCE FAMILIES THAT REALLY NEED TO STRETCH THEIR FOOD DOLLARS AND LEARN HOW TO MANAGE THEIR FINANCES AS WELL.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

HAVE A GOOD DAY.

THANK YOU.

YOU TOO.

UH, REPORTS

[H. Reports – Board Members, County Administrator, Interim County Attorney]

NO, I HAVE NOTHING.

MR. MABE.

WELL, I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO HIT, UH, WITH THE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.

UM, I MET WITH THE TOWN ABOUT TRANSPORTATION AND THE IN AND AROUND THE AREA GETTING, UM, THE TROLLEY SYSTEM WORKING TO WHERE IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE EFFICIENT.

UH, I WANTED TO THANK THE TOWN FOR ACTUALLY ALLOWING US TO BE A PART OF THAT.

OUR LAW, AT LEAST ALLOWING ME TO BE A PART OF THAT BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO SHOW SOME WEAKNESSES AND ASKED FOR, ASK THE TROLLEY SYSTEM FOR HELP.

THEY WERE VERY EXCITED ABOUT DOING THAT AND, UM, UH, I'M REAL GLAD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH THEM.

UM, I ALSO MET WITH PEOPLE LINK OVER THE LAST WEEK, UH, SAMANTHA BARBERS, THE MANAGER THERE, OR THE DIRECTOR THERE.

AND, UH, SHE WAS QUITE WILLING TO, UM, UH, BE PART OF WARREN COUNTY AND SHE HE'S ACTUALLY LOOKING FOR SPACE IN WARREN COUNTY, WHICH MEANS WE'RE GOING TO BRING HER BACK INTO THE COUNTY.

MAYBE WE CAN GET SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDS, SOME ADDITIONAL HELP, SOME, SOME GREAT IDEAS AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEMS OR OPPORTUNITIES ARE FOR WARREN COUNTY.

UM, HAD SOME, UM, GOOD GRADES CONVERSATIONS WITH SHANNON OR SHORES.

ONE OF OUR SANITARY DISTRICTS OUT, UM, OUT IN THE COUNTY AND THEY'VE GOT SOME ISSUES WE'RE TRYING TO DEAL WITH THOSE.

AND THE IDEA IS TO, UH, GET THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES TO TALK TO THEIR SUPERVISORS.

IF THEY'VE GOT A PROBLEM, LET'S TRY TO HELP SOLVE THEM TOGETHER.

SO WE'RE NOT, WE'RE BRINGING THE COMMUNITIES BACK TOGETHER INSTEAD OF PUSHING HR, THE REPORT FROM EACH OTHER.

UM, AND, AND THAT WAS GOOD.

UM, GOOD CONVERSATIONS, UH, BLUE MOUNTAIN IS THE SAME WAY I'VE HAD, I'VE WENT TO THEIR MEETINGS, UH, AND THEY ARE CONTINUING TO TRY TO BRING THINGS TOGETHER.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO IN OUR COUNTY.

UM, VISITED WITH THE DRUG COMMITTEE.

I THINK IT WAS A GREAT DRUG COMMITTEE MEETING THIS WEEK, MS. UH, DOLORES.

UM, THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION OUT THERE WHERE WE'RE BRINGING THINGS TOGETHER THAT AND ASKING AND TRYING TO ANSWER HARD QUESTIONS ABOUT DRUGS AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO BETTER FAMILY, UM, FAMILIES THAT ARE IN CRISIS.

PEOPLE THAT ARE IN CRISIS LET'S HELP EACH OTHER.

UM, I HAVE OF COURSE VISITED WITH THE DA.

UH, I ALSO CONTINUE TO GIVE OUT FOOD TO ANYBODY THAT NEEDS IT.

SO, UH, IF YOU EVER NEED FOOD, JUST GET IN, GET INVOLVED WITH ME AND I WILL HELP YOU, UM, BLACK, THIS THING THAT I HAVE TO SAY AS THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM AT SAMUEL'S PUBLIC LIBRARY, UH, THIS COUNTY, AND ARE SO MANY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE DON'T KNOW, ALL OF THEM THAT ARE OUT THERE.

SO SAN JOSE PUBLIC LIBRARY, UH, SAMANTHA ROSS HAS OPENED UP HER PLACE.

WE'VE GOT PROBABLY 17 OR 18.

UM, LET'S SEE.

NON-PROFITS, THEY'RE NOT THERE TO ASK YOU FOR MONEY, WHICH IS A TERRIFIC IDEA THEY'RE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP.

SO IF WE CAN BRING PEOPLE INTO SAMUEL'S PUBLIC LIBRARY ON AUGUST 21ST, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER, SIGN UP WITH ANY OF THEM THAT YOU WANT TO SIGN UP WITH THEY'RE THERE AND ARE GOING TO BE WILLING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO TALK.

SO THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU, MRS. OATES.

UM, YES, MADAM CHAIR, UH, ON JULY 22ND, I ATTENDED THE REGIONAL JAIL PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEETING AND THE AUTHORITY BOARD AFTER THAT AND ON JULY 15TH, WHICH, UM, MY, UH, COLLEAGUE MENTIONED THE FRONT ROYAL WARREN COUNTY DRUG PREVENTION COMMITTEE MET.

UM, THERE ARE EVENTS THAT WE'RE PLANNING IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE IN AUGUST.

UM, WE ARE HOLDING IN, UH,

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WE WILL BE HOLDING AN EDUCATION EVENT FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS WITH RESPECT TO THE DRUG ISSUES AND THE, UH, SPECIFICALLY WITH THE ABILITY TO GET PILLS AND OTHER THINGS, COUNTERFEIT PILLS THAT ARE DESTROYING OUR CHILDREN.

SO, UM, THAT EVENT, IF YOU CAN LOOK FOR IT, WE WILL, IT WILL BE PUBLICIZED.

THERE WERE ACTUALLY, UM, WE'RE WORKING ON A FACEBOOK PAGE AND SOME SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES FOR THE WARREN COUNTY, THE FRONT ROW, WARREN COUNTY, UH, DRUG PREVENTION COMMITTEE, SO THAT WE CAN REACH, UH, PEOPLE THROUGH THOSE MEANS.

AND THAT'S IN THE WORKS RIGHT NOW.

SO, UM, IF YOU GET A CHANCE, JUST GO OUT ON FACEBOOK AND PUT IN THERE, A SEARCH FOR THE WARREN COUNTY DRUG PREVENTION COMMITTEE, AND HOPEFULLY YOU CAN LIKE THE PAGE AND THEN YOU CAN STAY UP TO DATE ON WHAT THIS COMMITTEE IS DOING.

UM, WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE DRUG COURT ASPECT OF THAT.

AND, UM, THERE, THAT'S A VERY COMPLICATED PROCESS, BUT WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT RIGHT NOW.

UM, I'D ALSO LIKE TO RESPOND ON FRIDAY IS OUR LAST SUPERVISOR MEETING AND THERE IS SUPERVISOR TRAINING.

UM, MS. MCDUNN ASKED THAT QUESTION, QUITE INTENSE SUPERVISOR TRAINING.

AND SO, UH, MRS. COLORS AND I WILL BE FINISHING OUR LAST PLAS ON PLANNING AND ZONING.

UM, WHILE, WHILE, WHILE THERE'S JUST MORE THINGS TO CONSUME, THEN YOU HAVE TIME TO CONSUME.

SO, UM, BUT THAT CLASS IS ON FRIDAY AND IT WILL ALL DAY AND WE'LL BE DONE.

WE'LL BE CERTIFIED OR AS MR. CARTER CALLED US IN THE VERY EARLY DAYS OF OUR SUPPORT HERE.

SO ANYWAY, THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE TO SHARE TODAY.

MADAM CHAIR.

THANK YOU.

UM, WELL, I LIKE TO START OUT WITH MY REPORT SAYING, UH, THANK YOU TO, UH, V DOT, UM, FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO AND RUSS GILKESON AND HIS CREW AT RSW.

I, UM, I CONTACTED, UH, DEAN SCHELLENBERG, WHO'S OUR SUPERINTENDENT FOR V.HERE AND ASKED HIM WHEN HE PLANNED TO DO THE SECOND ROUND OF MOWING.

UM, HE GAVE ME A DATE AND THEN I, I, UM, CONTACTED RUSSELL AT RSW AND SAID, COULD YOU PICK UP TRASH BEFORE THAT? BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW WHEN WE MOW OUR YARD, IF YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING IN THERE AND THE MOWER HITS, IT, IT'S A THOUSAND PIECES INSTEAD OF ONE.

UM, AND HE GOT THOSE GUYS RIGHT OUT THERE AND THEY, THEY PICKED IT UP AND THEY DID IT SO FAST.

MY ONLY CONCERN WAS THAT THAT GIVES OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMEBODY TO THROW OUT MORE, BUT, UM, BUT THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB AND IT WAS, IT WAS SO HOT.

I WAS SURPRISED THAT THEY EVEN BROUGHT THEM OUT.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

UM, ON SUNDAY I ATTENDED, UM, THE ON SATURDAY RATHER I ATTENDED A RIBBON RELOCATION RIBBON CUTTING FOR CODING NINJAS, AND I WAS THINKING IT WAS GOING TO BE A KARATE CLASS AND IT'S NOT, IT IS A CODING CLASS FOR COMPUTER, UH, THINGS AND IT'S FOR CHILDREN.

AND IT'S, IT'S JUST AWESOME.

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GET MY GRANDSONS DOWN THERE.

I THINK THEY WOULD REALLY, REALLY ENJOY IT.

UM, AND THAT'S JUST AROUND THE CORNER HERE ON RURAL AVENUE.

IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED IN THAT AND GETTING YOUR KIDS INVOLVED IN SOMETHING, WHEN THEY'RE DRIVING YOU CRAZY, THERE'S A NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM ON SUNDAY, UH, LAKEFRONT, ROYALS POA HAD THEIR PICNIC AND POA MEETING, AND IT WAS A REALLY, IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL AFTERNOON THERE.

UM, AND I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THREE OF OUR PUBLIC WORK STAFF THAT THEY COULD NOT SAY ENOUGH, NICE THINGS ABOUT, UM, MIKE COLE FELT WAS THERE AND, UM, TRAVIS JONES AND MIKE PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I GET A NAME WRONG, BUT THEY WANTED TO RECOGNIZE, AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE TRAVIS JONES, NICK DAVIS AND JAKE SNYDER.

YES, THEY I'VE HEARD NOTHING BUT WONDERFUL THINGS.

I KNOW NICK DAVIS, I'VE KNOWN HIM SINCE HE WAS A SMALL GUY.

AND, UM, BUT WE, WE COMPLAIN ABOUT PEOPLE SO MUCH, BUT WE NEVER TAKE THE TIME TO, TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR GOOD DOINGS AND THE SUBDIVISION UP THERE, CAN'T SAY ENOUGH NICE THINGS ABOUT THE GOOD WORK THEY DO AND THEIR PERSONALITIES AND STUFF.

SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

UM, I WANTED TO JUST REMIND PEOPLE, IT IS REALLY DRY.

SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO OUTDOOR BURNING, PLEASE DO IT VERY CAUTIOUSLY BECAUSE, UM, IT LOOKS LIKE FALL OUT THERE.

SO MANY LEAVES ARE DROPPING OFF THE TREES IT'S SO DRY.

AND THE SOUTH FORK OF THE SHANDO RIVER IS PROBABLY THE LOWEST.

I'VE SEEN IT IN A LONG TIME.

AND, UM, SO IF YOU CAN CONSERVE ON SOME WATER, SO IT LASTS FOR ALL OF US.

AND THEN I DID WANT TO ADDRESS, UM, MRS. MACDONALD'S COMMENT THAT, UM, IT'S PROBABLY NOT EASY TO GO ONLINE AND SEE IF YOU GET ANY TRAINING FOR THIS JOB.

I I'VE PERSONALLY NEVER LOOKED, BUT THERE ARE A

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AND, UM, MRS. OATES, AND I DID TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT THROUGH VACO AND FOR A YEAR AND A HALF NOW WE'VE BEEN TAKING CLASSES.

THERE WERE FIVE SETS OF CLASSES AND THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

I RECOMMEND EVERYBODY TAKE THEM.

UM, AND YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN ABLE, FORTUNATELY TO DO THE VIRTUALLY, OTHERWISE WE WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAVELING TO EITHER RICHMOND OR CHARLOTTESVILLE FOR THOSE.

SO, UM, OUT OF A BAD SITUATION WITH COVID SOME GOOD THINGS CAME WITH VIRTUAL TRAINING.

UM, BUT WE DO GET TRAINING.

WE DO GET SWORN IN MY HAND, WENT ON THE BIBLE AND I SWORE TO UPHOLD THE VIRGINIA AND THE CA IS THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.

AND I DO THAT TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

AND I THINK EVERYONE ON THE BOARD DOES SO, UM, BUT I APPRECIATE HER COMING AND HER COMMENTS, BUT MAYBE WE JUST NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB OF, UM, COMMUNICATING WHAT, WHAT WE ARE DOING AS FAR AS EDUCATIONAL SKILLS.

SO THAT IS MY REPORT, DR.

DALEY, THE MORNING, I'D LIKE TO ASK THE FIRE MARSHALL, IF HE WOULD COME UP AND TELL US ABOUT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT FOR A MOMENT, PLEASE.

ABSOLUTELY TOO MANY CALORIES TO BREAK IT ALL THE WAY UP.

YOU NEED ANOTHER CUP OF COFFEE.

OKAY.

MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD COUNTY STAFF, DR.

DALEY ASKED ME TO SPEAK ABOUT THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENT BEING HELD THIS EVENING AT THE GAZEBO AND DOWNTOWN FRONT ROYAL FROM 6:00 PM TO 9:00 PM.

THIS ANNUAL EVENT BRINGS TOGETHER OUR LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS AND OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS, UH, TO SEND A MESSAGE THAT BOTH GROUPS ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO PREVENT CRIME, UH, AND KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.

OUR FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THIS ANNUAL EVENT, UH, WITH, UH, FIRE AND EMS APPARATUS ON DISPLAY, AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS IN THE WAY OF ARSON PREVENTION IN YOUTH FIRE SETTER INTERVENTION PROGRAMS. UM, THIS IS A GREAT EVENT WELL ATTENDED BY OUR COMMUNITY.