Oct 19, 2021 Board of Supervisors Meeting

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OKAY, GOOD EVENING,

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

IT IS 6 59 AND I THOUGHT WE WOULD GO AHEAD AND DO A MOMENT OF SILENCE SO THAT WE CAN GET STARTED AS PROMPTLY AT SEVEN AS WE CAN.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

WE WANT TO WELCOME EVERYONE HERE TONIGHT AND, UM, IT'S SEVEN O'CLOCK.

SO I'D LIKE TO CALL THE OCTOBER 19TH, 2021, UM, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING TO ORDER AND WE'LL START OUT WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

IF YOU'D ALL STAND, PLEASE.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT.

AND FIRST WE WILL DO THE ADOPTION

[B. Adoption of Agenda – Additions or Deletions]

IS THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS? UM, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S RIGHT TIME OR NOT, BUT I KNOW WE HAVE A CLOSE MEETING TO DISCUSS, UM, AND APPOINTMENT TO THE PR UH, PARKS AND REC COMMISSION.

IS THAT THE ONLY THING WE HAVE ON THERE? DID WE GET ANY OTHER APPLICATIONS? NO.

OKAY.

SO I WOULD JUST, AND WE DON'T WAIT.

WE WOULDN'T HAVE NECESSARILY DECIDED NOW, BUT I WOULD JUST SUGGEST THAT WE CONSIDER SINCE THERE'S ONLY ONE AND NOBODY HAS ANY EJECT OBJECTIONS, WE CAN JUST GO AND APPOINT THAT INDIVIDUAL WITHOUT GOING TO CLOSED SESSION.

HOW DOES THE BOARD FEEL ON THAT? I HAVE NO PROBLEM.

I'M FINE, MRS. OATS.

SO WE WILL TAKE THAT CLOSED SESSION OFF.

DO YOU WANT TO ADD THAT TO THE CONSENT AGENDA OR LEAVE IT THERE FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE? I THINK THE ONLY THING IS WE NEED TO, UH, UM, WHAT'S THE TERM, CAUSE IT IS AN UNINSPIRED.

OKAY.

WE GET, WE GET, I MEAN, WE, I HAVE NO PROBLEM PUTTING ON THERE AND JUST SAYING, YOU KNOW, UH, WE APPOINT THE INDIVIDUAL TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM, WHICH RUNS OUT TO 28, 23.

OKAY.

SO DO YOU WANT TO LEAVE IT AS K TAKE, JUST MAKING AN OPEN SESSION AND READ ALL THAT? I THINK IT WOULD BE BETTER.

WE CAN JUST STRIKE THE CLOSE MEANING IS K AND HAD ITEM K APPOINTMENT TO THE PARKS AND REC THAT'S.

OKAY.

IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? AND THAT WILL BE TO OTHERWISE APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED WITH THAT CHANGE, RIGHT? MR. CARTER? YES, SIR.

THANK YOU.

I'LL START WITH THAT ROLL CALL, MRS. SHIRAKI MR. FOX, MR. MABE, MADAM CHAIR.

I MRS. OATES, MR. CARTER.

OKAY.

WE'RE NOW AT PUBLIC COMMENT

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

TONIGHT.

PUBLIC SPEAKING CONDUCT, ALL COMMENTS WILL BE DIRECTED TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND NOT TO THE AUDIENCE.

BE CONSIDERATE OF YOUR FELLOW SPEAKERS.

THERE SHOULD BE NO APPLAUSE, BOOING OR OTHER AUDIBLE DISRUPTION OF THE PROCEEDING THROUGH A SHOW OF HANDS.

THE CHAIRMAN MAY ASK FOR A SHOW OF SUPPORT FOR COMMENTS MADE BY SPEAKERS, PLACARDS POSTERS, AND OTHER MEANS OF VISUAL DISPLAY OF COMMENTS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED IN THE BOARDROOM MEETING ROOM.

THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE INFORMATION OR MATERIALS YOU USE AS PART OF A FACTUAL PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD.

THE BOARD WILL NOT TOLERATE PERSONAL ATTACKS BY ANYONE ON ANY OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROCEEDING.

ANYONE WHO VIOLATES THE GUIDELINES MAY BE ASKED TO LEAVE BY THE CHAIRMAN.

MRS. SHIRAKI HAS ANYONE SIGNED UP? YES.

MADAM CHAIR, MICHAEL WILLIAMS. AND WHEN YOU COME UP YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE, MY NAME IS MICHAEL WILLIAMS. MY ADDRESS IS 1405 JEFFERSON AVENUE, FRONT ROW, VIRGINIA CHAIRMAN COLORS, FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS.

THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK TO SYDNEY.

RECENTLY, A RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION SLASH CHURCH IN OUR COUNTY HELD A POLITICAL FORUM AT THEIR CHURCH.

THAT FORUM WAS MODERATED BY A MEMBER OF SAID CHURCH, WHOM IT HAS BEEN SINCE DISCOVERED, HAD ALREADY GIVEN MONEY TO A LOCAL POLITICAL CANDIDATE AT THE SAME FORUM.

KNOWINGNESS THE OPPONENT OF SAY, CANDIDATE CHOSE NOT TO PARTICIPATE, EXPECTING AN AMBUSH

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NEVERTHELESS SAID MODERATOR WAS STILL PERMITTED TO LEAD SAID DEBATE FORUM DESPITE THIS WELL I'M ADMITTEDLY NOT AS WELL VERSED ON CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AS OTHERS.

I RESPECTFULLY ASKED THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO DIRECT THEIR LEGAL COUNSEL TO EXAMINE WHETHER OR NOT THIS ACTION VIOLATES THE NONPROFIT AND TAX EXEMPT STATUS OF OUR COUNTY, COMMONWEALTH AND COUNTRY SHOULD LOCAL CHURCHES OR RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS WHO ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY AT THEIR TAX EXEMPT BUILDINGS TO INCLUDE HAVING MEMBERS OF THEIR KNOWINGLY WHO HAVE KNOWINGLY CONTRIBUTED TO A SPECIFIC CANDIDATES CAMPAIGN, BE PERMITTED TO MODERATE, SUCH AN EVENT, WHICH WAS PEDALED AS A NONPARTISAN FORUM DEBATE CONTINUED TO BE GRANTED TAX EXEMPT STATUS SHOULD SET AN ORGANIZATION, BE REQUIRED TO PAY TAXES LIKE MY PERSONAL SMALL BUSINESS.

I FIND IT PECULIAR THAT A SMALL BUSINESS LIKE MINE COULD POSSIBLY BE PAYING MORE IN TAXES THAN A LARGE BUSINESS SLASH POLITICAL CONGLOMERATE LIKE SAID RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION.

USING THE WORD CHURCH HAS MORE OF A CONVENIENCE AS OPPOSED TO AN ACTUAL OUTREACH OF THE POOR AND DESTITUTE TO INCLUDE OUR IMPOVERISHED LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO SIMPLY WANT TO LEARN BELOVED AND HAVE A SAFE PLACE FOR A FEW HOURS A DAY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ANYONE ELSE MRS. SHIRAKI? YES.

MA'AM LARRY COX.

GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS LARRY COX.

I LIVE AT 5, 5, 7 LAKE CROPS, SHENANDOAH FARMS. UM, I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE REVENUE SHARING PLAN AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

WE HAVE A MAIN ARTERY IN SHENDO FARMS CALLED LAKE DRIVE.

I'VE LIVED IN SHANDO FARM FOR 37 YEARS TO ROW CONDITION OF LAKE DRIVE IS THE SAME CONDITION.

IT IS WHEN I MOVED THERE IN 1984, I'VE BEEN TO MEETINGS WITH THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION AND I'VE BEEN TOLD EVERY SINGLE YEAR THAT THAT ROAD WILL BE PAVED.

IT IS NOT BEEN PAID.

AND THE LAST BOARD MEETING I JUST WENT TO, THEY TOLD ME TO SET BACK TILL 19 OR 2024.

AND WE HAVE A LOT OF TRAFFIC ON THAT ROAD.

IT'S A MAIN ARTERY RIGHT OFF THE HOUSE VILLE ROAD.

THE PROPERTY OWNERS PAID FOR THE APRON INTO THAT DRIVE LAKE DRIVE.

WE ALSO PAVED THE TOP OF LAKE DRIVE WHERE IT'S REAL BAD AND STEEP, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING DONE WITH THE MIDDLE.

THE ROADS ARE DOWN TO BEDROCK AND SHALE.

THEY DON'T HAVE A ROAD PROJECT.

THEY HAVE A PACIFICATION PROJECT.

THEY, THEY TAKE THE GRAVEL, RUN IT UP TO SENATOR ROAD.

IT'S WASH BOARDED.

IT GOES TO THE DITCHES AND THEY DO IT EVERY WEEK.

THE ONLY GET 80 HOURS ALVA BLADE ON A TRACTOR, THE YORK REIKI D EQUIPMENT'S BUILT TOUGH FOR THAT KIND OF WORK, BUT IT'S A LOT WASTE OF MAN HOUR AND EQUIPMENT AND FUEL AND ALL LIKE IT LOOKED INTO.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

THANK YOU, SIR.

YES.

MA'AM CHRISTY MACMILLAN GOODWIN.

HI CHAIRMAN KOHLERS AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

MY NAME IS CHRISTY MCMILLAN GOODWIN.

I LIVE AT SIX MASSEY HERE IN FRONT ROYAL.

SO I AM THE PASTOR AT THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH HERE IN FRONT ROYAL, AND ALSO, UM, AND THE PRESIDENT FOR THE FRONT ROYAL WARREN COUNTY MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION THIS YEAR.

UM, OUR CHURCHES AND THE MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION ARE COMMITTED TO FINDING WAYS TO CARE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS WHO FIND THEMSELVES IN DIFFICULT SITUATIONS.

FOR ONE EXAMPLE, SINCE, UH, JANUARY, 2020, OUR CHURCHES HAVE COME TOGETHER TO SERVE HOT MEALS TO THOSE IN NEED.

WHEN COVID HIT, WE TRANSITIONED TO HOT TO GO MEALS IN OUR PARKING LOT.

THERE ARE NINE OTHER CHURCHES AND FOUR CIVIC GROUPS TO PARTNER WITH US TO PROVIDE THESE MEALS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE ESTIMATE THAT WE HAVE SERVED OVER 14,000 HOT NUTRITIOUS TO GO MEALS IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS.

AND UNFORTUNATELY IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS, WE'VE SEEN A LARGE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF MEALS THAT WE'RE SERVING.

UM, ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS, WHEN FIRST FAB THIS SERVES, WE NORMALLY WOULD SERVE 65 PEOPLE, BUT WE SAW HAVE BEEN SEEING 90 PEOPLE THE LAST THREE WEEKS.

WE DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHY, BUT WE ARE SEEING LOTS OF NEW FACES FOR

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MOST OF OUR CHURCHES IN THE MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION ARE SMALL CHURCHES AND WE HAVE OLDER MEMBERS AND OUR BUILDINGS ARE AGING.

WE ARE SMALL, BUT WE ARE A MIGHTY GROUP OF LITTLE PEOPLE.

AND WE HAVE A CALLING TO LOVE AND TO SERVE GOD AND OUR NEIGHBORS FOR THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF THE THERMAL SHELTERS OPERATION, THE THERMAL SHELTER, YOU USED OUR BUILDINGS, THE CHURCHES PROVIDED HOT MEALS.

WE PROVIDED VOLUNTEERS TO INTERACT WITH THE GUESTS AND WE ALSO HELPED TO FUND THE PAID POSITIONS FOR THE THERMAL SHELTER.

WELL, LAST WINTER, WHEN COVID-19 HIT, OUR CHURCHES WERE CONCERNED ABOUT HOUSING FOLKS IN OUR BUILDINGS, YOU KNOW, WITH OLDER VOLUNTEERS.

UM, WE JUST WEREN'T COMFORTABLE WITH THAT.

SO THE COUNTY DID A WONDERFUL THING BY STEPPING UP AND HELPING TO PROVIDE A SPACE FOR OUR HOMELESS FRIENDS, CHURCHES STILL PROVIDED THE MEALS.

WE STILL PROVIDED VOLUNTEERS.

WE STILL PROVIDED FUNDING, BUT THE SHELTER COULD NOT HAVE OPERATED WITHOUT THE COUNTY.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE IN THAT DESPERATE SITUATION AND THE SPACE THAT THE COUNTY PROVIDED WAS EXCELLENT.

THERE WAS A LARGE KITCHEN TO SERVE FOOD AND PREPARE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH.

THERE WAS LAUNDRY FACILITIES WHERE LINENS COULD BE WASHED AND ALSO THE CLOTHES COULD BE WASHED OF, OF OUR FRIENDS WHO WERE STAYING IN THE SHELTER.

AND FOR THIS COMING SEASON, UM, YOU MAY KNOW THAT CHURCHES AND COMMUNITY GROUPS HAVE COME TOGETHER TO FUND A SHOWER TRAILER.

THAT'S BEING BUILT FOR THE THERMAL SHELTER.

UM, IT'S BEING BUILT BY A VOLUNTEER AND IT'S GONNA HAVE THREE SHOWER STALLS.

AND I UNDERSTAND LOTS OF HOT WATER, WHICH WILL BE WONDERFUL FOR OUR GUESTS.

UM, AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, THE THERMAL SHELTER IS A SHELTER WITH NO BARRIERS, WHICH MEANS THAT ANY ADULT CAN STAY THERE.

UM, THERE'S NO BACKGROUND CHECKS.

UM, PEOPLE THAT COME MAY HAVE ADDICTION ISSUES AND THEY MAY HAVE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.

BUT THE POINT OF THE SHELTER IS BASICALLY JUST TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM FREEZING TO DEATH OUTSIDE.

SO WE FEEL LIKE AS CHURCHES THAT OUR HOMELESS NEIGHBORS ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS YOU AND ME, THAT THEY ARE, WE ALL ARE GOD'S BELOVED CHILDREN.

THE NUMBER OF HOMELESS HAVE INCREASED SO MUCH IN OUR COMMUNITY OVER THE LAST YEAR THAT CHURCHES ARE CONCERNED THAT WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HOUSE THE GROUP ANYMORE.

FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THE NUMBERS HAVE GONE UP FROM 15 TWO YEARS AGO TO 30 PEOPLE LAST YEAR.

AND DID YOU KNOW THAT WARREN COUNTY HAS THE FASTEST GROWING NUMBER OF HOMELESS AND ALL OF VIRGINIA? SO WE DO HAVE A LARGE HOMELESS POPULATION HERE.

SO THIS YEAR, ONCE AGAIN, THE THERMAL SHELTER, THIS COUNTY HAS AGREED TO LET THE THERMAL SHELTER USE THE BUILDING AGAIN.

AND WE WERE SO EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

BUT DESPITE THIS PROMISE, IT WAS RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THE COUNTY HAS NOW RIPPED OUT THE BATHROOMS THAT ARE CLOSE TO THE AREA WHERE OUR HOMELESS FRIENDS WILL STAY.

SO WHY WOULD THE COUNTY ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE SHELTER IS GOING TO OPEN IN DECEMBER, WHICH IS VERY SOON.

SO WHERE ARE OUR FRIENDS SUPPOSED TO GO TO THE BATHROOM? NOW, OUR HOMELESS FRIENDS, WHEN THEY STAY IN THE SHELTER, USE THE BATHROOM A LOT.

AND I THINK THAT'S BECAUSE THEY GET LOTS OF GOOD THINGS TO DRINK COFFEE, WATER, GATORADE.

AND I GUESS WHEN YOU'RE ON THE STREET ALL DAY, UM, YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE A PLACE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM AND YOU PROBABLY DON'T HAVE MUCH TO DRINK.

SO THEY GO TO THE BATHROOM A LOT.

I WOULD SAY THAT FROM EXPERIENCE, STAY IN WITH THE SHELTER FOLKS.

WHEN THEY STAYED AT OUR CHURCH, WE HAD A LOT OF TRIPS BACK AND FORTH TO THE BATHROOM.

SINCE THE COUNTY RIPPED OUT THE BATHROOMS, WHERE, WHERE WILL OUR HOMELESS NEIGHBORS USE THE BATHROOM? NOW IT'S BEEN SUGGESTED THAT A SHOWER TRAILER, BATHROOM COMBO WOULD BE RENTED, BUT LET ME TELL YOU WHY WE DON'T FEEL LIKE THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

SINCE THESE FOLKS GO TO THE BATHROOM ALL NIGHT LONG, THEY WOULD NEED TO BE CHAPERONED.

UM, FOR LOTS OF REASONS, ONE, THEY MIGHT WANDER OFF, THEY MIGHT HIDE ALCOHOL OR DRUGS IN THE BUSHES.

THEY MIGHT GET IN A FIGHT.

AND THAT, THAT WOULD BE REALLY DIFFICULT TO MANAGE.

WE WOULD HAVE TO FIND THERMAL SHELTER WOULD HAVE TO FIND WAYS TO HIRE EXTRA PEOPLE, TO, TO, TO MANAGE A BATHROOM OUTSIDE.

AND HONESTLY, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, WHO WANTS TO GO TO THE BATHROOM OUTSIDE WHEN IT'S 19 DEGREES IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY? I KNOW I, I DON'T WANT TO.

SO WHY WOULD WE WANT OUR HOMELESS FRIENDS TO HAVE TO DO THAT TOO? SO OUR LITTLE CHURCHES HERE IN WARREN COUNTY, WE'RE WORKING AS HARD AS WE CAN TO CARE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS WHO LACK THE VERY BASIC THINGS THEY NEED TO SURVIVE.

AND MANY OF OUR CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS ARE DOING THE SAME, BUT WE CAN'T MEET ALL OF THESE NEEDS BY OURSELVES.

WE NEED OUR COUNTY GOVERNMENT TO STEP IN AND HELP US.

SO WE AS CHURCHES, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HONOR OUR COMMITMENT TO THOSE WITHOUT HOMES, BY PROVIDING MONEY TO HIRE STAFF, BY BUYING SUPPLIES FOR THE THERMAL SHELTER, WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE HOT MEALS, BREAKFAST, FOODS, AND SNACKS, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO SEND VOLUNTEERS.

I KNOW OUR LITTLE, LITTLE CHURCH, FIRST BAPTIST, WE DONATED OVER 6,000 IN DIRECT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SHELTER, ALSO IN PURCHASING FOOD AND THEN ALSO HELPING TO PURCHASE THE SUPPLIES FOR THE SHOWER TRAILER.

AND I KNOW OTHER CHURCHES HAVE DONE THE SAME.

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AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO REBUILD THEM BY THE TIME THE SHELTER STOP STARTS.

SO JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS.

PLEASE LET OUR HOMELESS FRIENDS USE THE BATHROOM DOWN THE HALL AND THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BUILDING NEAR THE SOCIAL SERVICE OFFICES.

THOSE OFFICES ARE NOT OCCUPIED AT NIGHT.

THEIR OFFICES ARE LOCKED AND OUR GUESTS WON'T HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE TO USE THE RESTROOM AND IT WILL BE EASIER TO BE FOR THEM TO BE MONITORED.

AND ONE MORE THING, PLEASE DO NOT CONTINUE THE CONSTRUCTION ON THAT BUILDING BEFORE THE THERMAL SHELTER IS FINISHED.

SO I'LL ASK THAT YOU PLEASE WAIT UNTIL THE THERMAL SHELTER IS OVER FOR THE SEASON.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING AND ALSO FOR HELPING OUR CHURCHES CARE FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS THROUGH THE THERMAL SHELTERS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE, MRS. SHIRAKI ANITA BRYANT.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE BOARD FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TONIGHT.

I'M ANITA BRYANT.

I LIVE AT 1 5, 2 GLOUCESTER ROAD AND I'M REPRESENTING THE THERMAL SHELTER TONIGHT.

EXCUSE ME.

WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE HAD THE SPACE AT THE 15TH STREET HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

CAFETERIA.

THIS PAST SEASON, CHRISTIE GAVE YOU A, A REALLY GREAT BACKGROUND OF OUR LAST SEASON AND IT WORKED OUT REALLY WELL FOR OUR THERMAL SHELTER.

AND WE WERE TOLD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO OCCUPY THE SAME SPACE AGAIN FOR THE 20 21 20 22 SEASON.

WE FEEL LIKE WE WERE BLINDSIDED TO FIND OUT BY CHANCE THAT BOTH BATHROOMS THAT SERVE THE THERMAL SHELTER AND THE DSS ONE-STOP RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM WERE GUTTED AND RENDERED UNUSABLE, NOT EVEN A PHONE CALL TO ANY OF US IN THIS WAS DISHEARTENING.

OUR SEASON STARTS IN NINE WEEKS.

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS.

WE NEED TO HIRE PEOPLE.

WE NEED TO KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE.

AND THIS BATHROOM DEMO HAS CAUSED US MUCH GRIEF.

THE BURDEN PUT ON US TO TRY TO FIND A SUITABLE PLACE TO SERVE OUR HOMELESS GUESTS IS REALLY UNNECESSARY.

THEREFORE, WE FEEL THE BEST REMEDY WOULD BE TO ALLOW OUR GUESTS AND STAFF TO USE THE NEXT CLOSEST BATHROOMS INSIDE THE BUILDING.

OUR OPTIONS ARE VERY LIMITED.

WE NEED YOUR HELP TO HELP THE HOMELESS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

I WILL REMIND I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY MORE SPEAKERS, BUT WE HAVE A HARD STOP AT SEVEN 30.

SO WHO DOESN'T GET A CHANCE TO SPEAK BEFORE THEM? WE'LL START UP AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARINGS.

TWO MORE.

CRAIG ANDERSON, GOOD EVENING.

CRAIG ANDERSON ONE 10 SUNSET LANE AND LINDEN.

UH, I WANT YOU TO, UM, THINK WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TAKE A TIME OUT AND THINK WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO HAVE EVERYBODY IN TOWN ROUND YOU UP AND TIE YOU UP AND BUILD A FIRE UNDER YOU.

POINT THE FINGER AT YOU AND TELL YOU YOU'RE A WITCH AND THEY GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO SAY, YOU SAY, NO, I'M NOT A WITCH.

WELL THAT PROVED YOUR WITCH.

WELL, WE ALL KNOW THAT'S WRONG.

WE KNOW THAT WAS MASS PSYCHOSIS.

YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE THERE WAS SAYING, WHAT COULD DRIVE SUCH A THING? WELL, UH, IT'S FEAR AND TOTALITARIANS RULE US WITH FEAR.

WELL, THERE'S A NEW WORD FOR WHICH TODAY.

AND THAT'S RACIST.

OUR PRESIDENT, HE SAYS THE GREATEST THREAT TO AMERICA IS WHITE SUPREMACY.

AND I GET TO LOOKING AROUND WHERE ARE THEY AT? LET'S GO GET THEM.

AND THEN I WALKED BY THE MIRROR AND SAY, HEY, IS HE TALKING ABOUT ME? AND I SAY, UH, NO, I CAN'T BE A RACIST.

I'M ON TEAM MLK.

I TREAT PEOPLE LIKE THEY TREAT ME FOR GOD'S SAKE.

I TREAT HIM LIKE A, YOU KNOW, THE CONTENT OF THEIR CHARACTER.

AND UH, BUT THAT'S OUT OF STYLE NOWADAYS.

IT'S, UH, IT'S A REAL EASY TRAP TO FALL INTO.

I CAN SEE HOW THE WOKE FALL INTO THAT TRAP BECAUSE WHO DOESN'T WANT TO SUPPORT THE UNDERDOG.

I'M ROOTING FOR THE UNDERDOG ALL THE TIME, BUT IT'S OUR DEMISE.

NOW.

UH, LAST TIME I WAS HERE A WHILE BACK, I ASKED FOR AN ANTICOMMUNIST ZONE, UH, OR, AND I SHOWED HOW THE MAYOR, WASHINGTON CDC DECLARED BLM PLAZA, A DIVIDE AND CONQUER GROUP.

I ASKED FOR THAT, BUT I THINK THAT'S A STEP TOO FAR BECAUSE I'M FINDING OUT THAT MOST PEOPLE, WHEN I TELL THEM BLM HAS

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EVERY OTHER PERSON I TALKED TO SADLY DOESN'T KNOW WHAT A MARXIST IS.

WE MAY ACTUALLY BE DOING.

BUT MY QUESTION FOR YOU, I THINK A ALL LIVES MATTER SIGN WOULD BE MOST APPROPRIATE FOR THE COUNTY.

I'D LIKE TO SEE A WARREN AIN'T WOKE MOVEMENT TO RESIST THIS MADNESS OF WOKE ISM.

UM, AND I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU, I'D LIKE TO GET A LITTLE FEEDBACK FROM YOU.

DO ANY OF YOU OUT THERE HAVE THE COURAGE TO SAY ALL LIVES MATTER, TAKE SOME COURAGE TO SAY THAT, UM, YOU DON'T HAVE THE COURAGE TO SAY, WELL, OKAY, LET'S DO MATTER.

I THINK, UH, I WON'T SPEAK FOR ANYBODY ELSE, BUT I KNOW ALL LIVES MATTER TO ME AND I'M NOT ASHAMED TO SAY IT WELL.

GOOD.

UM, I APPRECIATE THAT.

AND I HOPE SOME OTHER PEOPLE FEEL THAT WAY AND I HOPE WE COULD SOMEDAY FLY THE ALL LIVES MATTER SORTA TO THUMB OUR NOSE AT THE ANTI-AMERICAN, UH, BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT, ALL LIVES DO MATTER.

AND I'D LOVE TO SEE THAT FLAG FLOWN AT THE GAZEBO OR WHATEVER.

SO, UM, IT WOULD BE NICE TO HEAR FROM SOME OF THE OTHERS THAT HAVE THE IT, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU SAY ALL LIVES MATTER, WELL, YOU'RE RACIST AND YOU'RE CALLED ONCE CALLED A RACIST.

YOU ARE, THAT'S THE WAY, THAT'S THE WAY IT WORKS.

SO, UH, YUP.

PLEASE THINK ABOUT IT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

AND NEXT, MRS. SHAHRAKI JIM BUNS, SHIPPERS AND COLORS OF SUPERVISORS.

THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

UM, I'M HERE TO SPEAK, UH, FOR THE, UM, UH, ABOUT THE THERMAL SHELTER THAT IS VITAL FOR OUR SIZABLE HOMELESS POPULATION.

I HATE TO STOP YOU, SIR, BUT YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

OH, SORRY.

JIM BUNCE 1 0 8 MANASSAS AVENUE.

THANK YOU.

YEAH.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

UM, I'M NOT GOING TO ASK WHY THE RESTROOMS WERE TORN OUT WHEN THE RECONSTRUCTION DATE IS SO FAR IN THE FUTURE.

I'M NOT GOING TO ASK WHY THEY WERE TORN OUT THIS CLOSE TO THE TIME WHEN THE THERMAL SHELTER WILL NEED THEM.

AND EVEN THOUGH I AM CURIOUS ABOUT AN APPARENT LACK OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN COUNTY DEPARTMENTS THAT CREATED THIS ISSUE.

I'M NOT GOING TO ASK THAT QUESTION EITHER BECAUSE ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS ARE MOOT AT THIS POINT, THE CAFETERIA AND THE WARREN COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BUILDING IS AN EXCELLENT LOCATION AND DISABLED TO ACCOMMODATE MORE GUESTS THAN MOST.

IF NOT ALL OF OUR LOCAL CHURCH BUILDINGS, BOTH FOR SLEEPING AND FOR FOOD PREPARATION.

ADDITIONALLY, IT PROVIDES PLENTY OF COLD AND DRY STORAGE AREAS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF LOCAL CONGREGATIONS AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS, GENEROUS INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING THE COUNTY.

WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL TEMPORARY SHELTER THAT RECOGNIZES AND ADDRESSES THE DIGNITY OF OUR HOMELESS COMMUNITY.

UNFORTUNATELY, THOUGH, AT THIS LATE DATE, WE HAVE A DILEMMA WHERE CAN THE GUESTS WASH THEIR HANDS, BRUSH THEIR TEETH, GO TO THE BATHROOM, COMB THEIR HAIR, AND TAKE CARE OF PRIVATE HYGIENE MATTERS.

PERMISSION WAS GRANTED BY THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE THERMAL SHELTER TO USE THE SPACE AND THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BUILDING FOR THE 2122 SEASON AND OPERATING A SHELTER REQUIRES ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM FACILITIES.

SO I OFFER TWO OPTIONS THAT MAY HELP TO GET THE BALL ROLLING, TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY.

THE FIRST IS TO ALLOW THE USE OF OTHER RESTROOM FACILITIES LOCATED IN THE BUILDING.

YOU'VE HEARD THAT TWICE BY THE TWO PREVIOUS SPEAKERS.

UM, SECOND, UH, OPTION THAT I WOULD THROW OUT IS THAT ASSUMING THEY CAN BE MADE CLEAN AND SAFE IS TO MAKE THE RESTROOMS RECENTLY GUTTED USABLE FOR THE SEASON, INSTALL TOILETS WITH TEMPORARY DIVIDERS BETWEEN THEM AND SINKS AND LIGHTING.

AND RE-INSTALL THE ENTRY DOORS.

IF THEY HAVE BEEN REMOVED AS WELL.

NOW, THE IDEA OF USING PORTABLE OUTDOOR TOILETS OR ANY SIMILAR FACILITIES LOCATED OUTSIDE THE BUILDING ARE NOT ADVISABLE.

THE THERMAL SHELTER SAFETY POLICY WOULD REQUIRE ADDITIONAL STAFF DEDICATED SOLELY TO RESTROOM DUTY BOWELS AND BLADDERS CANNOT BE PUT ON A TIMER, WORKERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND SHELTER GUESTS DESERVE A BETTER AND MORE FEASIBLE SOLUTION.

NOW THIS ISSUE IS NOT INSURMOUNTABLE, BUT IT DOES REQUIRE EXPEDIENT ACTION AS A CITIZEN OF FRONT ROYAL AS A CHRISTIAN, AS A PASTOR OF A LOCAL CONGREGATION THAT HAS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN THE THERMAL SHELTER SINCE ITS INCEPTION.

I CARE ABOUT THE WELFARE AND DIGNITY OF OUR LOCAL RESIDENTS, REGARDLESS OF

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AND I WANT TO BELIEVE THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, REGARDLESS OF YOUR RELIGIOUS STATUS FEELS THE SAME WAY ABOUT THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE COUNTY THAT YOU REPRESENT.

I THANK YOU FOR TAKING DECISIVE ACTION THAT WILL BENEFIT THE UNDERSERVED AND THE UNDER-RESOURCED MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND I THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THIS TIME.

THANK YOU SIR.

ANYONE ELSE, MRS. SHAHRAKI NOT FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

OKAY.

WE'VE GOT FIVE MINUTES.

ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? SECOND CALL ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? OKAY.

UM, REPORT BOARD MEMBERS,

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

AND I GUESS THE COUNTY, I BELIEVE THE HOURS ARE SIX TO NINE.

UH, AND JUST WHEN EVERYBODY DO OUT THERE DRIVING AROUND, THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF WHICH IS IN GOBLINS AND GHOULS AND GHOSTS.

SO JUST BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU'RE OUT THERE.

AND I GUESS IF, UH, IF YOUR CHILD HASN'T DECIDED, WHAT DID THEY WANT IT TO BE THIS HALLOWEEN? AND THEY REALLY WANT TO BE SCARY.

THEY CAN DRESS UP AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL OR MAYBE EVEN A GOVERNOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL INSTEAD OF SAYING TRICK OR TREAT.

THEY WOULD JUST SAY I'M FROM THE GOVERNMENT.

I'M HERE TO HELP YOU.

UM, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THIS YEAR HALLOWEEN BEEN EXTENDED TO NOVEMBER 2ND, ALSO KNOWN AS ELECTION DAY.

AND WE HAVE THE LOCAL BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, THE SCHOOL BOARD, THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES, AND ALSO THE STATEWIDE OFFICES OF GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT, GOVERNOR, AND ATTORNEY GENERAL.

SO I'M SURE WITH THE ELECTION DAY COMING UP, UH, THE TRICK OR TREATING WILL CONTINUE, UM, AND JUST REMEMBER GO OUT AND VOTE, VOTE EARLY AND GO TO OFTEN.

THANK YOU MR. FOX.

I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT MR. MA.

I CAN'T FOLLOW THAT.

THANK YOU THOUGH.

DOES THAT MEAN NO REPORT MRS. OUTS? I SHARE HIS SENTIMENT.

THANK YOU, MR. CARTER FOR THE COMIC RELIEF.

OKAY.

UM, I HAD SOME SAFETY REMINDERS I WANTED TO SAY AS WELL.

THE LEAVES ARE FALLING, WHICH MEANS THE LEAFERS ARE HERE.

SO WE ALL KNOW WE NEED TO BE PATIENT AND EXPECT WHEREVER WE'RE GOING IN THAT LINE.

UM, EITHER LEAVE EARLY OR GO LATE, UH, LEAVES ON WET ROAD SURFACES MAKES FOR A SLICK ROAD.

MY HUSBAND REMINDS ALL OF US THAT EVERY YEAR THAT IT'S BECOME JUST LIKE ICE ON THE ROAD, THE DEER MOVING, WHICH IS ANOTHER ROAD ISSUE, ESPECIALLY OUT IN THE COUNTY FOGGY MORNINGS, REMEMBER THAT THERE ARE STUDENTS WAITING FOR BUSES, UM, AND THEY DON'T ALWAYS WAIT IN THE SAFE.

SO, SO WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT.

UM, AND I WAS GONNA MENTION HALLOWEEN AS WELL WITH KIDS THAT ARE EXCITED AND CROSSING THE ROADS.

THEY DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO US.

UM, THE OTHER THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY AT THIS POINT IS, UM, WOULD LIKE TO STAND MY SYMPATHY AND THOSE ARE THE BORE TO JAMIE LINTZ AND HIS BROTHER, TIM.

THEY LOST THEIR MOTHER OVER THE PAST WEEK AND I WENT TO THE, UM, LOGAN MEDICO MEMORIAL.

AND TODAY MARKS ONE YEAR THAT BRODY MICHAEL'S PASSED AWAY TO EXCEPTIONAL YOUNG MAN.

SO IF WE DON'T DO ANYTHING ELSE, I'D LIKE TO SHARE THE SENTIMENTS OF BOTH FAMILIES TO BE LIKE BRODY AND LIVE LIKE LOGAN.

I THINK IF WE TRY TO ASPIRE TO WHAT THOSE TWO YOUNG MEN DID IN SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, WE'LL BE DOING THE WHOLE COUNTY A GREAT SERVICE.

SO DR.

DALEY, I WILL PASS IT ON TO YOU.

THANK YOU.

MA'AM UH, REMIND YOU THAT THURSDAY AT TWO O'CLOCK IS THE BUILDINGS COMMITTEE AND ALSO THE DRUG COMMITTEE.

SO WE WILL HAVE TO, MRS. LOGAN WILL BE IN ONE AND I'LL BE OVER IN THE OTHER AND WE WILL BE THERE.

I AM THE BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES.

I AM THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.

I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FACT THAT THE RESTROOMS ARE NOT THERE.

I LAST YEAR WE WERE ASKED TO BRING THE SHELTER,

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AND THAT WAS EXPLAINED TO THE BOARD AT THE TIME THAT THAT WAS WHAT WE WERE GOING TO DO FOR 2021.

UH, WE AGREED, WE WERE GONNA DO THAT AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE EXTENDED COVID 4 21 22.

AND WE ARE GOING TO HONOR THAT COMMITMENT.

THE RESTROOMS LAST YEAR ARE THE LAST ONES IN THE BUILDING, THE ENTIRE OLD SCHOOL BUILDING THAT HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED.

AND THEY HAVE TO ALL BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE TERROR CAUGHT A PIPE THAT'S UNDERNEATH.

THAT IS CRUSHED.

SO THEREFORE THEY CONSTANTLY BACK UP.

SO I KNEW THESE WERE BEING TORN OUT.

I DID NOT REALIZE THAT IT WAS GOING TO TAKE AS LONG AS IT WILL TO REPLACE THEM IN MY MIND.

THEY WERE COMING OUT ONE WEEK AND WE WERE STARTING CONSTRUCTION ON THE NEW ONES THE NEXT WEEK.

SO THAT IS MY FAULT.

WE WILL SEE THAT THERE ARE RESTROOMS AVAILABLE FOR THE FACILITY FOR THIS SEASON.

WE WILL THEN PROCEED.

WE'RE DOING THE PLANNING.

NOW, PROBABLY PUT THIS OUT TO BID ABOUT THE END OF NOVEMBER, APPROXIMATELY A MONTH FROM NOW.

AND WE CAN WORK WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT DISRUPTING ANYTHING THAT IF NOTHING ELSE, WE'RE ONLY THERE CERTAIN HOURS OF THE DAY.

AND WE'RE ONLY THERE WORKING CERTAIN AREAS AND SO FORTH BEFORE THE SHELTER CLOSES FOR THE SEASON.

BUT THE MISCOMMUNICATION WAS MY RIGHT HAND AND MY LEFT HAND OVER HERE AND MY RIGHT OVER HERE.

AND THAT'S MY REPORT.

MA'AM MR. HAM.

I HAVE NO REPORT.

OKAY.

IT IS ACCORDING TO MY WATCH, 7 31.

SO WE WILL MOVE TO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS.

AND FIRST

[J.1. Conditional Use Permit 2021-08-01, Charles and Lou Ann Dotson for Private Use Camping off Burma Road and Identified on Tax Map 19H, Section 1, as Parcels 7 and 8 – Matt Wendling]

19 H SECTION ONE AS PARTIAL SEVEN AND EIGHT, MR. WYNN LANE.

UH, YES, THESE LOTS ARE IN THE MANDALAY SUBDIVISION, WHICH, UH, ARE ALL VACANT LOTS.

UM, THESE APPLICANTS HAD PURCHASED THESE LOTS 17 YEARS AGO AND HAVE USED THEM FOR DAY USE, UH, PRIMARILY FAMILY PICNICS AND RIVER RECREATION.

SINCE THAT TIME THEY RECENTLY PURCHASED THE FIVE WHEEL RV CAMPER AND THEY LIKE TO USE IT ON THEIR LOTS FOR CAMPING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

UH, THE APPLICANT'S INTENT IS TO CONTINUE TO USE THE PROPERTY FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION AND FAMILY GATHERINGS.

UH, THE CUP WOULD ALLOW THEM TO ERECT A ASSESSORY STRUCTURE ON HUNDRED 60 SQUARE FEET IN ORDER, UH, TO HAVE STORAGE FOR ANY RECREATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT.

UM, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.

NUMBER ONE, THE APPLICANT SHALL COMPLY WITH WARREN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.

NUMBER TWO, THE MATERIALS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CAMPERS ARE TO BE STORED IN A NEAT AND ORDERLY FASHION DURING THE TIME OF USE AND ARE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE SITE WHEN NOT IN USE.

AND NUMBER THREE, THE APPLICANT SHALL POST A PROPERTY WITH A LOT OR PARCEL NUMBER FOR FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESCUE SERVICES AND HAVE AN EMERGENCY EGRESS PLAN FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND PORTABLE COMMODE PRIOR TO A PREDICTED FLOOD EVENT.

THIS PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED.

ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.

I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

I BELIEVE THE APPLICANTS ARE HERE THIS EVENING.

YEAH.

WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? OKAY.

PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

UH, DO THE, DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. WETLAND LANE OR THE APPLICANT'S HEARING? MRS. SHIRAKI HAS ANYONE SIGNED UP? NO.

MA'AM OKAY.

WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME? SECOND CALL, WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK THIRD AND FINAL CALL PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.

IS THERE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT,

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IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND ROLL CALL, MRS. SHIRAKI MR. CARTER, MRS. OATES, MADAM CHAIR, MR. MABE, MR. FOX.

OKAY.

MOTION PASSES

[J.2. Conditional Use Permit 2021-08-02, Jacob Lott, Jr., and Sandra Kiepfer for a Short- Term Tourist Rental Located at 50 Little Indian Road and Identified on Tax Map 16A, Section 1, Block 2, as Parcel 43A – Matt Wendling]

CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 2021 DASH OH EIGHT DASH OH TWO.

JACOB BLOT, JR.

AND SANDRA KEEPER, KIEFER, SORRY FOR A SHORT TERM TOURIST RENTAL LOCATED AT 50 LITTLE INDIAN ROAD AND IDENTIFIED ON TAX MAP 16, A SECTION ONE BLOCK TWO AS PARCEL 43 8 MR. LANE.

UH, YES, THE APPLICANT'S RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY, A HOUSE IN ORDER TO GENERATE SOME INCOME FOR THEIR RETIREMENT.

UM, THEY ARE INVOLVED IN, UH, MANAGEMENT OF SHORT-TERM TOURIST RENTALS.

THEY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS WORKING WITH A HOT TUB HEAVEN, A LOCAL COMPANY THAT DOES THAT.

UM, THEY WOULD BE THE ACTING PROPERTY MANAGERS OF THIS, UH, SHORT TERM TOURIST RENTAL.

THEY LIVE JUST A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY.

UH, THE PROPERTY DOES MEET THE REQUIRED A HUNDRED FOOT SETBACK.

IT'S 191 FEET FROM, UH, ANY ADJACENT WELLING.

IT IS IN THE BLUE MOUNTAIN SUBDIVISION.

UH, WE HAVE RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM THE PRESIDENT OR THE TREASURER OF BLUE MOUNTAIN SAYING THAT THIS WAS APPROPRIATE USE.

THEY HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH IT.

UH, PLANNING COMMISSION HAS MOVED THIS FORWARD WITH THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONDITIONS.

NUMBER ONE, THE APPLICANT SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL WARREN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND WARREN COUNTY BUILDING INSPECTIONS AND VIRGINIA STATEWIDE FIRE PREVENTION, CODE REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.

NUMBER TWO, THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS SHALL NOT EXCEED FOUR IS DETERMINED.

ACCORDING TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, OPERATIONAL PERMIT FOR A TWO BEDROOM DWELLING.

NUMBER THREE, THE ATKINS SHALL HAVE THE WILD WATER TESTED ANNUALLY FOR ECO-LINE CALIFORNIA BACTERIA, AND A COPY OF THE RESULTS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE PLANNING AND HEALTH DEPARTMENTS.

AND NUMBER FOUR, THE APPLICANT SHALL HAVE THE SEPTIC SYSTEM INSPECTED ANNUALLY BY A STATE LICENSE INSPECTOR, AND A COPY OF THE RESULTS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE HEALTH OF PUBLIC PLANNING AND HEALTH DEPARTMENTS.

THE SYSTEM SHALL BE SERVICED EVERY FIVE YEARS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND A COPY OF THE SERVICE INVOICE SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

THIS PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED.

THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS ARE NOTIFIED.

I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE AND JUST KEEP, UH, KEEPERS HERE THIS EVENING.

ALSO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK AT THIS POINT? OKAY.

PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT OR MR. WINLAND FROM THE BOARD? IS THERE A, UH, WOLF GETTING AHEAD OF MYSELF? SORRY, MRS. ROCKY, HAS ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NO.

MA'AM.

WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS SECOND CALL? ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK THIRD AND FINAL CALL PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.

IS THERE A MOTION? MADAM CHAIR? I LIVED AT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVED THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST BY JACOB W. WALL LOFT JUNIOR AND SANDRA J KEEPER FOR THE SHORT-TERM TOURIST RENTAL WITH THE CONDITIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF.

SECOND ROLL CALL MRS. SHIRAKI.

MR. FOX.

HI, MR. MABE.

MADAM CHAIR.

HI MRS. OATS.

MR. CARTER.

OKAY.

MOTION PASSES.

CONDITIONAL

[J.3. Conditional Use Permit 2021-08-03, Nicole and Sean McMinn for a Short-Term Tourist Rental Located at 277 Sagar Drive and Identified on Tax Map 26A, Section 1, Block 5A, as Parcel 3A – Matt Wendling]

UH, YES, THE APPLICANTS HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY.

UH, THEY DO PLAN TO USE IT AS A SECOND HOME AS THEY LIVE IN THE CITY.

THEY WOULD LIKE TO USE IT, UH, PART TIME AS A SHORT TERM RENTAL IN ORDER TO GIVE THEM SOME FLEXIBILITY TO SCHEDULE THEIR TIME AT THE PROPERTY.

UH, THEY DO INTEND TO USE A LOCAL CONTRACTOR TO MANAGE THE PROPERTY, AND I'VE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HIM STATING THAT HE WILL, UH, ASSIST IN MANAGING, MANAGING THE PROPERTY.

UH, HE'S LOCATED IN STEPHEN CITY, UM, AND HE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO HANDLE ANY EMERGENCY, UH, ISSUES THAT COME UP THE PROPERTY DOES MEET THE REQUIRED 100 FOOT SETBACK.

IT'S 348 FEET FROM, UH, ANY ADJACENT DWELLING.

THIS PROPERTY

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IT'S ACCESSED FROM SAGER DRIVE, UM, WHICH IS THE RIVERSIDE SANITARY DISTRICT.

THIS PROPERTY DOES PAY SANITARY DISTRICT TO RIVERSIDE SANITARY DISTRICT, UM, BECAUSE IT DOES, THEY DO USE THE SACRED DRIVE.

UM, THERE WERE SOME, UH, LETTERS OF SUPPORT WE RECENTLY RECEIVED, UH, FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES HERE IN THE COUNTY.

UH, ONE BEING GLEN MANOR VINEYARDS, ONE BEING, UM, SAGA METERY AND ONE BEING DOWN RIVER CANOE COMPANY IN SUPPORT OF, UH, THIS PARTICULAR APPLICATION AND, UH, SHORT-TERM TOURIST RENTALS IN GENERAL FOR THE TOURISM COMPONENT THAT IT, UH, AND BENEFITS, UH, IT BRINGS TO THE COUNTY, UM, PLANNING COMMISSION, MOVE THIS APPLICATION FORWARD WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.

NUMBER ONE, THE APPLICANT SHALL COMPLY WITH THE WARREN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN WARREN COUNTY, BUILDING INSPECTION, VIRGINIA STATEWIDE, FIRE PREVENTION, CODE REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.

AND NUMBER TWO, THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS SHALL NOT EXCEED FOUR AS DETERMINED, ACCORDING TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, CONDITIONAL OPERATIONAL PERMIT FOR A THREE BEDROOM DWELLING.

HOW FOREGO READING THREE AND FOUR THEY'RE THE SAME AS THE PREVIOUS.

UM, THE PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED.

ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.

THE APPLICANTS ARE HERE THIS EVENING, AND I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE WITH THE APPLICANTS LIKE TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR AND OTHER BOARD MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS NIKKI MCMAHON AND MY HUSBAND, SEAN AND I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE PROPERTY AT 2 77 SACRED DRIVE.

WE LIVE IN WASHINGTON, DC AT 1729 HOBART STREET IN DC.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT MOVING TO FRONT ROYAL AT SOME POINT, SINCE WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME HERE IN THE PAST YEAR DURING THE PANDEMIC AND REALLY LOVED THE AREA AND THE SCENERY AND ALL OF THE HIKING THAT'S AVAILABLE.

UH, ESPECIALLY SINCE SEAN RECENTLY TOOK A NEWSPAPER JOB THAT ALLOWS HIM TO WORK REMOTELY.

I MYSELF, HOWEVER, WORK AT WALTER REED HOSPITAL IN BETHESDA, WHICH REQUIRES ME TO BE THERE IN PERSON.

SINCE I WORK IN A LAB, BUILDING MEDICAL DEVICES FOR TROOPS AND THEIR FAMILIES, BECAUSE OF THIS, WE ARE REQUESTING TO RENT OUR HOME ON SACRED DRIVE TO GIVE US FLEXIBILITY ON WHEN WE CAN USE IT.

THIS IS A PROPERLY PROPERTY THAT WOULD BE GREATLY REVITALIZED BY USING IT AS A SHORT-TERM RENTAL, SOMETHING COMMISSION CHAIRMAN MYERS NOTED AS A LONG-STANDING BENEFIT OF THESE FOR THE COUNTY.

BEFORE WE BOUGHT THIS HOUSE, THE SEPTIC SYSTEM WAS CORRODING, WHICH HAD LED TO SEWAGE BACKUP ON THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE, CLOSEST TO THE RIVER FOR TWO YEARS, TRASH WAS BURNED IN A BARREL IN THE BACKYARD, WHICH I'M SURE WAS NOT GOOD FOR THE AIR QUALITY.

AND OUR HOME INSPECTOR SHOWED US.

THE FURNACE HAD SCORCHED WIRES, WHICH HE SAID WAS AN IMMEDIATE FIRE THREAT.

THESE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT WE WOULD NEVER LET HAPPEN, NOT JUST BECAUSE WE TAKE CARE OF AND TAKE PRIDE IN OUR PROPERTY AND OUR HOME, BUT BECAUSE WE WOULD HAVE A FINANCIAL INCENTIVE TO FIX THEM BEFORE GUESTS ARRIVE THE $600,000 THAT THE COUNTY AND CITY HAVE JOINTLY AGREED ON THIS YEAR TO FUND TOURISM.

MARKETING SHOWS YOUR COMMITMENT TO THIS INDUSTRY, BUT YOU DON'T JUST WANT TO SPEND MONEY.

YOU AND THE TAXPAYERS WANT TO GET A RETURN ON THAT INVESTMENT.

WE HAVE DOZENS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUBMITTED COMMENTS TO THE BOARD SAYING THEY WOULD LIKE TO COME RENT OUR PLACE.

MANY OF WHOM WOULD BE FIRST-TIME VISITORS TO WARREN COUNTY, BUT PEOPLE WE TALKED TO AT THE VISITOR CENTER AND THE COUNTY TOURISM BOARD SAID THEY ROUTINELY HAVE TO TURN AWAY POTENTIAL TOURISTS BECAUSE THERE ISN'T ENOUGH LODGING.

THEY EVEN SAID THE HOSPITAL HAS TROUBLE FINDING PLACES FOR TRAVELING NURSES TO STAY THE CONCERNS ABOUT TRESPASSING, PARTYING, AND OTHER INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR THAT OUR NEIGHBORS BROUGHT UP AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION LAST MONTH ARE THINGS THAT WE HAVE EXTENSIVELY TRIED TO MITIGATE.

WE ARE GOING TO USE OUR MONEY TO PUT UP SIGNS AND BARRIERS AROUND OUR PROPERTY SHOW GUESTS CLEARLY WHERE THEY CAN AND CANNOT GO.

AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A SET OF QUIET HOURS BETWEEN 10:00 PM AND 7:00 AM SO THAT OUR GUESTS ARE QUIET TO KEEP THE PEACE OF THE COMMUNITY.

AND THESE ARE ALSO HYPOTHETICAL CONCERNS THAT ARE THE SAME FOR EVERY SHORT-TERM RENTAL RENTAL APPLICATION.

THIS BOARD HAS CONSIDERED OURS IS A SPOT FOR FAMILIES AND OUTDOORS ENTHUSIASTS WHO WANT TO GO TO THE PARKS AND GO CANOEING, NOT BACHELOR PARTIES, WANTING TO HIT UP THE CLUBS

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THERE'S NOTHING SPECIAL ABOUT OUR LOCATION THAT MAKES IT MORE PROBLEMATIC THAN ANYWHERE ELSE.

AND IN FACT, OURS IS EVEN LESS.

SO GIVEN THAT THERE IS NO ONE LIVING ON ANY OF THE LOTS NEXT TO OURS.

SO EVEN AS SOMEONE WORKS TRESPASS, THEY WOULD END UP ON UNDEVELOPED LAND.

THIS IS WHY CHAIRMAN MYERS CALLED IT A GREAT LOCATION FOR A SHORT TOURNAMENT.

SHORT-TERM RENTAL AND WHY ONLY A SMALL MINORITY OF THE HOMEOWNERS AND NONE IN OUR SUBDIVISION HAVE EXPRESSED OPPOSITION.

ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPRESSED OPPOSITION ARE OVER A THOUSAND FEET AWAY FROM US, WHICH IS 10 TIMES THE REQUIRED SETBACK BY THE COUNTY.

I UNDERSTAND THERE HAVE BEEN CASES WHERE DOZENS OF PEOPLE HAVE COME TO THE BOARD AND ASK YOU TO DENY SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

THE BYLAWS EXPLICITLY ALLOW IT AND APPLICANTS TRY ANYWAY, BUT THAT'S NOT THE CASE HERE.

THERE'S PRECEDENT FOR THIS BOARD, APPROVING SHORT-TERM RENTALS, OVER MINORITY COMMUNITY OPPOSITION, AND ALSO ON PRIVATE ROADS.

HOW HAS THAT TURNED OUT? WE'VE ACTUALLY GOTTEN TO KNOW A FAMILY THAT WAS IN A SIMILAR SITUATION EARLIER THIS YEAR, WHERE THEY HAD CONCERNS FROM NEIGHBORS ABOUT TRESPASSING AND PARTYING.

UM, THE, YOU APPROVED THEIR APPLICATION EARLIER THIS YEAR, THEY'VE BEEN UP AND RUNNING AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO PROBLEMS. IN FACT, THE NEIGHBOR WHO WAS MOST ADAMANT AGAINST IT, THEY ARE NOW FRIENDS WITH, AND HE MOWED THEIR LAWN WHILE THEY'RE OUT OF TOWN.

WE'RE NOT ASKING OUR NEIGHBORS TOMORROW LAWNS, BUT WE WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO GIVE US A CHANCE, A CHANCE TO MAKE THIS WORK.

AND WE KNOW THAT IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG, THERE'S A PROCESS WITH THE COUNTY AND THIS CAN BE REVOKED.

THAT BEING SAID, I ASKED MR. WENDLING THE OTHER DAY, HOW OFTEN THAT'S HAPPENED.

AND EVEN I WAS SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT THAT'S NEVER HAPPENED.

SO BASED ON THE TRACK RECORD FOR THIS, THAT SEEMS LIKE PRETTY GOOD ODDS THAT OURS WOULD GO SMOOTHLY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

I ASKED WITH THE CHAIR'S PERMISSION THAT AFTER ANY SPEAKERS ARE HEARD TONIGHT, THE CLERK READ THE WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED AHEAD OF TIME.

SO THOSE PRESENT CAN HEAR THEM.

WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS NOW OR AFTER PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THANK YOU.

PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM BOARD AND MRS. SHIRAKI HAS ANYONE SIGNED UP? UH, NO MADAM CHAIR, BUT AS MR. MCMAHON INDICATED I DID RECEIVE SEVERAL EMAILS.

SO THAT MAY I READ THEM? SURE.

GO RIGHT AHEAD.

SO THE FIRST IS FROM KEVIN .

HE IS THE FOUNDER AND OWNER OF SAGA METERY AND A MEMBER OF THE FRONT ROYAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

SEAN MCMAHON CALLED ME TODAY AND TOLD ME ABOUT HIS PROPOSED RENTAL PROPERTY AT 2 77 SACRED DRIVE.

I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE A GREAT ADDITION TO ROYAL AND THE LOCAL ECONOMY.