Oct 03, 2023 Board of Supervisors Meeting

INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY.

UM, SO LET'S JUST DO, START WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

THANK YOU EVERYONE.

SO I'M GONNA CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.

WILL EVERYONE PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PGI ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE.

LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.

JUSTICE.

IS THERE ANYBODY THAT HAS A, ANY MOTION TO ADOPT OUR AGENDA? MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT THE AGENDA BE APPROVED AS PRESENTED WITH THE ADDITION OF CONSIDERATION OF THE ADOPTION OF LIBRARY FUNDING AGREEMENT AS ITS FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO ADOPTING OUR AGENDA, I JUST WANTED TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE LOGISTICS OF THIS MEETING.

'CAUSE WE'RE DOING TWO DIFFERENT, UM, TYPE OF, UM, UM, ITEMS IF MEETINGS, IF YOU WILL.

SO AT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND WE'LL START AT SEVEN O'CLOCK.

IT'S A REGULAR MEETING.

AND THEN AT SEVEN 30 WE HAVE A HARD, YOU KNOW, STOP BECAUSE WE HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS.

AND SO WE'LL JUST STOP THE CLOCK.

AND THEN AFTER WE GO THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, WE'LL JUST GO BACK AND, UM, REVISIT THE, UH, UM, THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND FINISH OUT OUR 60 MINUTES AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON.

SO WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID, WE'LL JUMP TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS THE ADOPTION OF OUR AGENDA.

[B. Adoption of Agenda – Additions or Deletions]

OF BUSINESS IS OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

AND DO WE HAVE A SEC? SECOND.

SO, UM, I'D LIKE TO OPEN THIS UP FOR A DISCUSSION WITH THE BOARD.

HAS ANYBODY LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? IF NOT, UM, I HAVE, I JUST WANNA KIND OF BRIEFLY GO THROUGH THE CHANGES TO THIS, UM, OUR AGREEMENT FROM THE LAST AMENDED AGREEMENT THAT WAS POSTED TO THE PUBLIC.

SO I'M JUST GONNA DO IT VERY HIGH LEVEL.

SO THE FIRST THING AS FAR AS OUR FUNDING, WE JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THE LIBRARY WILL, UH, WILL GET THEIR, THEIR BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR, UM, UH, 24.

ALSO, UM, THE PERIOD PERFORMANCE, WE HAVE EXTENDED IT FOR ANOTHER YEAR.

SO, UH, THIS, THIS, UM, FUNDING AGREEMENT ENDS JUNE 30TH, 2025.

UM, MOVING ON TO THE LIBRARY GOVERNANCE.

I KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, DISCUSSION WITH THAT.

AND SO, UH, WE ARE GOING, THE SUPERVISORS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL STILL, UM, APPOINT IN ACCORDANCE TO THE LIBRARY'S BYLAWS, UM, A REPRESENTATIVE ON, ON THEIR, WHAT THEY HAVE CALLED THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

SO THAT'S NO CHANGE TO THE NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES THAT ARE ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE.

UM, ALSO THE SUPERVISORS WILL, UM, AS IT'S WRITTEN HERE, IT SAYS FROM TIME TO TIME WE CAN RECOMMEND CANDIDATES FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON THE LIBRARY.

UM, IT WILL BE PART OF THEIR NORMAL VETTING PROCESS THAT THEY HAVE RIGHT NOW.

AND, UM, WHICH BEFORE WE WERE NOT, UM, REALLY INVOLVED WITH THAT.

AND SO NOW, UH, WE ARE, AND UM, ALSO THAT THE BOARD OF TRUST, BOARD OF TRUSTEES CANDIDATES VACANCIES WILL BE POSTED TO, UH, TO THE PUBLIC ON THEIR WEBSITE WHEN THEY COME UP.

SO, UH, THAT'S, UH, ANOTHER AGREEMENT THAT WE'VE MADE.

AND, UM, EVERYTHING ELSE IS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME FROM THE LAST AMENDED.

AND, UM, I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE LIBRARY AND, UM, I THINK THAT'S ALL I REALLY HAVE TO SAY.

DOES NO ONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY? WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE A VOTE.

SO, OH, WAIT A MINUTE.

HAVE I HAD A MOTION? WE HAVEN'T HAD A MOTION.

WE HAVEN'T HAD A MOTION YET.

MADAM CHAIR, I APOLOGIZE.

I, I MOVE THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BE AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE THE LIBRARY FUNDING AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF WARREN

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COUNTY, VIRGINIA.

SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE.

THE M A A OKAY.

SO HERE WE GO.

SO MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ORDER

[C. Public Comment Period ]

SO, UM, MR. HENDERSON, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY WHO HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? FIRST UP IS SAMANTHA.

GOOD.

I'M SAMANTHA.

GOOD ROW, VIRGINIA.

AND I'M INTRODUCING TINA MARIE JOHNSON'S SPEECH.

THESE ARE HER WORDS AND SHE'LL BE SPEAKING NEXT WITH THE CALL WITH SEGREGATION MADE BY SUPERVISOR JAY BUTLER.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE PATH THAT BEGINS WITH BOOK GAMING, RESTRICTING EDUCATION AND LIMITING ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE.

THROUGH THIS BATTLE BAR LIBRARY, I HAVE CALLED ON A LESSON THAT MY GRANDPARENTS GAVE ME ABOUT HOW TO MOVE THROUGH THIS WORLD.

THEY BOTH ENLISTED TO FIGHT FASCISM, TO FIGHT HITLER, TO FIGHT AGAINST THE HATE MONERING AND BIGOTRY THAT WE SEE RAISING ITS TEDDY HERE IN HORN COUNTY AGAIN, AS IT DID DURING SEGREGATION, I HAVE HESITATED TO INVOKE NAZIS OF OUT OF REFERENCE FOR THOSE WHO ENDURED AND THOSE WHO WERE MURDERED, THOSE WHO WERE STARVED AND BURNED ALIVE DURING HOLOCAUST.

HOWEVER, THIS CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO PASS WITHOUT CONSIDERATION OF WHAT CAN HAPPEN AT THE HANDS OF FASCISTS IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT PAST.

AS HEINER HY SAID, THOSE WHO BURN BOOKS WHEN THE AND BURN PEOPLE, I'VE BEEN PRACTICING TO STAND OUTTA RESPECT FOR THIS INDICATION.

IT'S SITTING THAT MR. JEAN KILBY IS ARE MY SIDE IN CASE I FALL.

YOU ALL KNOW WHO HE'S, SO THIS IS THE SECOND SPEAKER.

WHAT'S THAT? THIS IS THE SECOND SPEAKER.

THIS WILL BE THE SECOND SPEAKER? THAT'S CORRECT.

AND AND SHE'S ALSO THE SECOND PERSON WHO SIGNED? YES.

OKAY, KEEP THE APPLAUSE DOWN PLEASE.

AND TINA JOHNSON.

WE ALL KNOW THIS ISN'T ABOUT BOOKS.

BOOK STANDING IS ALWAYS A PRELUDE TO ATROCITY.

THIS POEM BY LARRY LEVI IS A STORY IN ONE SUCH ATROCITY.

NO MATTER HOW HARD I LISTEN, THE WIND SPEAKS ONE SYLLABLE, WHICH HAS NO COMFORT IN IT, ONLY THE RASPING OF AIR WITH A DEAD BONE.

ONCE A POET TOLD ME OF HIS FRIEND WHO WAS TORN APART BY TWO PIGS IN A FIELD IN POLAND, THE MAN WAS A PRISONER OF THE NAZIS.

AND THEY WATCHED, HE SAID, WITH INTEREST AND A DRUNKEN APPROVAL, IF TERROR IS A STATE OF COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING THAT PERHAPS THERE WAS A POINT AT WHICH THE MAN WENT MAD AND FELT NOTHING, THOUGH CERTAINLY HE COULD SEE THE BLOOD SLASH HIM ON THE STUBBLE, HE COULD HEAR SINGING LOOK TOWARDS HIM FROM THE BARRACKS.

AND ALTHOUGH I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT MADNESS, I KNOW IT LIVES IN THE THIN BODY LIKE A HAR A HUNDRED CAGE.

IT MAKES IT PAINFUL TO MOVE.

AND WHEN YOU KNEEL IN MAGNESS, YOU RELEASE A GLASS.

AND SO YOU MUST STAND UP AGAIN WITH RIGHT HAIR.

MAYBE THIS WIND WAS WHAT YOU HEARD IN 1941.

MAYBE I HEARD DEADBAND INTO THIS AND MUST PUT HIM IN AND DO NOTHING, HIM UP WITH HIM UNTIL I HEAR THE BLACK BLOOD BRUSH OVER THE STONE OF MY SKULL.

AND EYES .

BUT SOME THINGS AREN'T POSSIBLE ON THE EARTH, AND THAT IS WHY PEOPLE MAKE POEMS ABOUT THE DEAD AND THE DEAD.

WATCH OVER THEM UNTIL THEY'RE FINISHED, UNTIL THEIR HANDS FEEL LIKE LAST ON THE PAGE AND SNOW COLLECTS IN THE BLIND EYES OF STATUE.

I HOPE THAT WE WON'T BE THOSE BLIND EYES.

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NEXT UP IS BETHANY O'NEILL.

HELLO, MY NAME IS BETHANY O'NEILL.

I'M A 14 YEAR BORN COUNTY RESIDENT RESIDING IN THE NORTH DISTRICT.

I'M A MOTHER OF THREE ANDOR AND A PROUDS LIBRARY PARK.

I'D LIKE TO READ, UM, FROM THE BOOK ON THE PROPOSED BAND LIST.

I THINK YOU'LL FIND THAT IT'S SEVERELY FAMILIAR TO WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR TOWN.

IN THE END, AFTER EVERYTHING THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH, THERE WAS ONLY ONE THING THE RESIDENTS OF SANDPIPER TOWNSHIP COULD AGREE UPON, THAT ALL THE FIGHTING, ALL THE COMMOTION AND ALL THE RALLYING CAME DOWN TO HOW A PERSON CHOSE TO READ A SINGLE SENTENCE.

THE SENTENCE IN QUESTION WAS, AT THAT MOMENT, RICK KNEW JUST HOW DEEPLY HE LOVED OLIVER.

AND OLIVER KNEW JUST HOW DEEPLY HE LOVED RICK.

AND THE UNDERSTANDING OF THIS MOMENT WOULD LEAD THEM TO MUCH OF A HAPPINESS AND ADVENTURE THAT CAME NEXT.

AS SENTENCES GO, IT WAS A BIT LONG, BUT YOU HAD TO READ AN ENTIRE BOOK IN ORDER TO GET IT.

MANY OF THE RESIDENTS OF SANDPIPER TOWNSHIP WOULDN'T HAVE NOTICED THAT IT HAD BEEN SAID DURING A TV SHOW OR APPEARED AS A QUOTE IN THE MIDDLE OF A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE.

BUT BECAUSE IT WAS THE LAST LINE THAT THE ADVENTURERS AND BECAUSE THE ADVENTURERS HAD ASSIGNED, HAD BEEN ASSIGNED TO MR. HOUSE, FIFTH GRADE CLASS PEOPLE DID TAKE NOTICE.

ONLY ONE PERSON AT PER ONLY ONE PERSON, ONLY ONE PERSON AT FIRST AND CONSIDERABLY MORE.

AND THIS IS WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN FRONT ROYAL, A SMALL BUT VERY LOUD GROUP CREATED A LIST OF BOOKS BASED OFF ONE SENTENCE, ONE CHARACTER, ONE PICTURE, AND SHOUTED THAT THERE WAS PORNOGRAPHY ON THE BOOKSHELVES WITHIN THE CHILDREN'S SECTION OF THE LIBRARY.

AND SADLY, THAT ONE WORD GRABBED EVERYONE'S ATTENTION.

I'LL ADMIT IT GRABBED MINE AND I RUSHED TO THE LIBRARY TO SEE IF THE CLAIMS WERE TRUE.

IF YOU SAY, MY CHILDREN ARE AT RISK FROM THE BELOVED ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMUNITY THAT I'VE BEEN A PART OF FOR 14 YEARS, YOU CAN BET I'LL INVESTIGATE.

SO THIS SUMMER I CHECKED OUT AND READ BOOKS FROM EVERY SECTION OF THE LIBRARY, AND 50 OF THOSE WERE ON THE PROPOSED B LIST, ALL OF WHICH I ENDED UP RECOMMENDING TO MY CHILDREN AND MY FRIENDS.

I ATTENDED TWO AUTHOR TALKS, PARTICIPATED IN BOOK CLUB AND LANGUAGE CLUB, TOOK PART IN THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM, ATTENDED THE MASTER GARDENER SEMINAR, SPENT THE AFTERNOON AT SANDY PINE, PURCHASED A BOX FULL OF BOOKS FROM THE FOSSIL BOOK SALE, USED A COMPUTER TO ACCESS THE FREE INTERNET AND ATTENDED COMMUNITY MEETINGS IN THEIR LIBRARY MEETING ROOMS. AND I WAS ABLE TO WITNESS TWO LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEETINGS.

AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THERE WERE MANY OTHER SERVICES AND PROGRAMS I COULDN'T FIT INTO MY SCHEDULE.

WITHIN THIS TIME, I ALSO HAD THE CHANCE TO CONVERSE WITH LIBRARY STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, BOARD MEMBERS, AND PATRONS.

AND GUESS WHAT? I DIDN'T FIND QUESTIONABLE MATERIAL ON THE LIBRARY SHELVES OR WITHIN THE PROGRAMS I PARTICIPATED IN.

LET ME BE VERY CLEAR.

IN THE 14 YEARS OF BEING A SAMUEL'S LIBRARY PATRON, I HAVE NEVER COME ACROSS QUESTIONABLE MATERIAL AND HAVE ONLY BEEN TREATED WITH LOVE AND RESPECT FROM EVERYONE IN THE LIBRARY WALLS.

SO WHAT TO DO NOW DECIDES TO CONTINUE TO KEEP READING.

I'LL TAKE THE PEN THAT I JUST DROPPED ON THE FLOOR WITH ME ON NOVEMBER 7TH TO THE POLL AND I'LL VOTE LIBRARY STRAIGHT DOWN THE TICKET.

NEXT STEP.

IS IT ON MICHELLE KERNS IS NEXT.

THERE YOU GO.

OKAY, WE GOOD? I THINK WE'RE GOOD.

FOR THE RIGHTS OF ALL OF THESE PEOPLE HERE.

WE'LL WATCH FOR YOU.

I WON'T TOUCH ANYTHING AND JUST YES, JUST SPEAK A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE MICROPHONE.

IS THIS BETTER? OH, THAT'S PERFECT.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

UM, FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR HAVING THE LIBRARY FUNDING SETTLED.

UM, IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THIS LONG AND HARD OF A FIGHT.

UM, FOR THE RECORD, I'M STILL ANGRY.

THIS HAS AWAKENED, THIS HAS AWAKENED A BEAST.

UM, I MAKE NO, I MAKE, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM.

I TALK OPENLY ABOUT THE FACT THAT I AM DYING WITH STAGE FOUR CANCER, WHICH IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I'M FIGHTING SO DAMN HARD FOR THE RIGHTNESS OF WHAT NEEDS TO GO ON HERE.

THIS IS MY TOWN.

MOVING HERE WAS OUR DREAM.

WE THOUGHT WE WOULD GROW OLD HERE.

I AM NOT GOING TO GROW OLD HERE, BUT I WILL FIGHT

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I STILL STAND THAT THE AUDACITY DISRESPECT AND MALFEASANCE COMMITTED BY JAY BUTLER IN FILLING OUT FORMS ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WITHOUT THE DOCUMENTATION IN THE VOTE, IT'S DISGUSTING.

DOLORES SNUGGLING UP TO LESLIE, THE CHAPTER CHAIR FOR THE DECEPTIVELY NAMED MOMS OF LIBERTY, AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS FOR ANYTHING BUT ACTUAL LIBERTY.

WHERE IN ARKANSAS, THE HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THREATENED LIBRARIANS WITH GUN VIOLENCE IN MICHIGAN, THE CHAPTER CHAIR OF MOMS FOR LIBERTY HAD TO BE ISSUED A RESTRAINING ORDER AFTER SHE THREATENED SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.

THE INDIANA CHAPTER RECENTLY ISSUED A NEWSLETTER ON THE FRONT PAGE, ADOLF HITLER QUOTE, HE WHO OWNS THE YOUTH GAINS THE FUTURE LIBERTY AND DEED.

I WILL ADMIT THEY ARE WELL ORGANIZED.

OKAY, I'VE GOTTA GIVE THEM THAT.

AND THE CITIZENS HERE DON'T SEE IT COMING BECAUSE THEY SUPPORT KINDNESS AND DON'T SEEK OUT EVIL.

WE'RE NOT LOOKING FOR IT.

I PASS PEOPLE ON THE STREET EVERY DAY AND STOP AND SAY, I'M SURE SOME OF YOU HAVE HEARD IT.

I HOPE YOU HAVE AN AMAZING DAY AND I HOPE SOMETHING TRULY LOVELY HAPPENS TO YOU.

I'M NOT OUT HERE LOOKING FOR THE BOOGEYMAN.

I'M NOT OUT HERE LOOKING AT EVERYBODY'S ULTERIOR MOTIVES.

IT'S JUST NOT WHO I AM.

IT'S NOT WHO I'VE EVER BEEN.

BUT THIS FIGHT WITH THE LIBRARY HAS WOKEN THAT UP IN ME, SUSPECTING MY NEIGHBORS, LOOKING AT WHO THEY ARE, WATCHING CAREFULLY, WHO PEOPLE ARE ALIGNED WITH.

I SAID IT BEFORE AND I WILL SAY IT AGAIN, TRAGEDIES OCCUR, BUT ATROCITIES ARE COMMITTED AND HATRED IN THE NAME OF GOD IS AN ABOMINATION.

AN ATTACK ON CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS SHOULD NOT BE TOLERATED.

IT IS MY HOPE.

THERE ARE A LOT OF BAPTIZED THAT LAPSE PEOPLE WITH AN AX TO GRIND.

KATHY STRIDE.

OKAY, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

I'M KATHY STRIDE AND I LIVE HERE IN FRONT ROYAL.

I DEBATED BACK AND FORTH ABOUT WHAT I WOULD SPEAK ABOUT TONIGHT AND, UM, I'VE DECIDED THAT I I I WANT TO SHOW YOU THE REAL SIDE OF THESE PEOPLE THAT SOME OF YOU YOU STAND WITH.

I'VE STOOD UP HERE AND I'VE POURED MY HEART OUT AND I'M NOT AN, I'M NOT A POLITICAL PERSON.

AND THIS SITUATION WITH THE LIBRARY IN THIS TOWN HAS GIVEN ME NO CHOICE BUT TO SPEAK OUT.

I STOOD UP HERE AND I TOLD YOU ABOUT MY CHILD.

I LOST TO SUICIDE.

I LOST HIM IN 2020.

IT WAS MY OLDEST SON THAT WAS USED AGAINST ME IN ONE OF THE NEWSLETTERS THAT MCFADDEN SENIOR PUTS OUT FOR THE FRONT ROYALS, UH, COUNCIL ON EDUCATOR OR WHATEVER IT IS.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW AND I DON'T EVEN CARE.

BUT IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION.

I WROTE A LETTER TO FATHER GEE, WHICH IS MY RIGHT AS A CITIZEN, I CAN WRITE TO WHOEVER I WANT AND I CAN SAY WHATEVER I WANT.

I ASKED HIM TO PLEASE, PLEASE HELP, PLEASE TALK TO THESE PEOPLE.

THE HATE AND THE, THE, THE JUST THE UTTER DISGUST AND AND DISCRIMINATION AND THE NASTINESS THAT THEY WERE SHOWING TOWARDS OTHER PEOPLE WAS JUST UNACCEPTABLE TO ME.

AND I DON'T, I STAND BY THAT LETTER.

IT WAS, IT WAS, IT WAS, I I IT I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY CIVIL.

I RECEIVED A REPLY.

THE REPLY WAS VERY, VERY SIMPLE.

OH, I WOULD NEVER CONDONE THIS.

HOWEVER, THE ONLY PERSON THAT SAW THAT EMAIL WAS ME AND FATHER GEE, THIS IS WHAT THE LOVELY MR. MCFADDEN SR.

DECIDED TO WRITE TO ALL OF HIS PARISHIONERS AND WHOEVER THE HECK ELSE GETS TO SEE IT.

WHAT A JOKE.

THE 42 CATHOLICS, WHICH I'M NOT, UH, WHO SUPPORT PORN CUSHING PUBLIC LIBRARIES.

WHO FOR NOW, WE, WE REMAIN.

WAIT, CAN'T THIS SPELL WILL REMAIN NAMELESS IN ORDER NOT TO CAUSE UNNECESSARY SCANDAL? DOES ANYBODY TAKE HIM SERIOUSLY? NOW, IF THEY HAD SIGNATURES FROM JOE BIDEN, NANCY PELOSI, AND VIRGINIA'S US SENATOR TIM KAIN, WE WOULD BE IMPRESSED.

HE SPELLED KAIN WRONG, BY THE WAY.

AND THAT AT LEAST THEY HAVE SOME BIG TIME CATHOLICS BEHIND THEM.

MOST LIKELY IT'S A COALITION OF LIARS AND MENTALLY DISTURBED PEOPLE.

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MAYBE THAT INCLUDES KATHY, WHICH WOULD BE ME.

THE WOMAN WHO EMAILED FATHER GEE, LIED ABOUT TWO MEN IN THE PARISH AND WARNED HIM THAT IF HE DIDN'T GET HIS CATHOLIC UNDER CONTROL, SHE WOULD ESCALATE TO THE DIOCESE OF THE, OR THE ARCHDIOCESE OF ARLINGTON.

WHEN HE REPLIED TO HER, SHE CALLED HIM A LIAR.

THAT'S A LIE.

I KNOW EXACTLY WHO KATHY IS.

SHE'S A WOMAN WHO PUT PART OF HER BIOGRAPHY.

BIOGRAPHY ON THE INTERNET.

SHE SAID ONE OF HER SONS COMMITTED SUICIDE.

I'M SORRY MA'AM, YOU'RE THREE MINUTES, SIR.

UP AND SHE HAS TWO.

THANK YOU MAAM.

DRUG MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.

THESE ARE THE PEOPLE YOU SUPPORT.

MAYBE, UM, NEXT PERSON.

JACKIE MARCELLA.

HELLO, JACKIE.

MARCELLA, FRONT ROYAL.

Y'ALL KNOW ME.

I DON'T NEED TO TELL YOU WHERE I'M AT.

UM, I FIRST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THE LIBRARY FUNDING.

I ALSO WANNA TELL YOU, THANK YOU FOR SO MANY OF YOU BEING SO INCOMPETENT THAT I GOT TO MEET SOME OF THE BEST FRIENDS I'VE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE.

AND I LEARNED HOW MUCH PASSION I HAVE FOR MACRO SOCIAL WORK, WHICH I'M ALMOST DONE WITH MY MASTER'S DEGREE IN.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I'M ALSO JUST GONNA LEAVE WITH A QUOTE BY MARGARET ATWOOD FROM HANDMAID'S TALE.

IN THE WAKE OF RECENT AMERICAN ELECTIONS OR FEARS AND ANXIETIES, THEY PROLIFERATE BASIC CIVIL LIBERTIES ARE SEEN AS ENDANGERED ALONG WITH MANY OF THE RIGHTS FOR WOMEN.

ONE OVER THE PAST DECADES, AND INDEED THE PAST CENTURIES IN THIS DIVISIVE CLIMATE IN WHICH HATE FOR MANY GROUPS SEEMS ON THE RISE AND SCORN FOR DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS IS BEING EXPRESSED BY EXTREMISTS OF ALL STRIPES.

IT IS A CERTAINTY THAT SOMEONE, SOMEWHERE MANY, I WOULD GUESS ARE WRITING DOWN WHAT IS HAPPENING AS THEMSELVES ARE EXPERIENCING IT.

OR THEY WILL REMEMBER AND RECORD IT LATER IF THEY CAN.

WILL THEIR MESSAGES BE SUPPRESSED AND HIDDEN? WILL THEY BE FOUND CENTURIES LATER IN AN OLD HOUSE BEHIND A WALL? LET US HOPE IT DOESN'T COME TO THAT.

I HOPE NOT, BUT JUST IN CASE IT DOES, I'LL BE WRITING IT DOWN.

THEY'RE COMMUNITY CENTERS.

DO WE HAVE SOMEONE ELSE SIGNED UP? CONNOR TREVOR .

LET ME TELL ALL LINE LAN TODAY I STAND BEFORE YOU TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF FUNDING OUR LOCAL LIBRARY, AS YOU'VE ALREADY ACCEPTED THE FUNDING FOR, AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT.

LIBRARIES HAVE BEEN THE BE BEDROCK OF OUR COMMUNITIES FOR CENTURIES, SERVING AS BASTIONS OF KNOWLEDGE CENTERS OF LEARNING AND HUBS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

HOWEVER, IN THE DIGITAL AGE, IT'S CRUCIAL THAT WE CONTINUE TO INVEST IN OUR LIBRARIES.

AND HERE IS WHY.

ONE, EQUAL ACCESS TO INFORMATION LIBRARIES PROVIDE FREE ACCESS TO A WEALTH OF INFORMATION LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD FOR ALL MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.

THEY BRIDGE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE BY OFFERING INTERNET ACCESS AND RESOURCES TO THOSE WHO MIGHT NOT HAVE THEM AT HOME, ENSURING THAT EVERYONE CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE INFORMATION.

AGE TWO, EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING LIBRARIES ARE INVALUABLE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES.

THEY OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF BOOKS, DIGITAL RESOURCES, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES.

FROM STORY TIME FOR TODDLERS TO CAREER DEVELOPING WORKSHEET WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS, LIBRARIES, FOSTER, LIFELONG LEARNING.

COMMUN THREE, COMMUNITY BUILDING LIBRARIES ARE MORE THAN JUST BOOK REPOSITORIES.

THEY HOST EVENTS, BOOK CLUBS, LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS THAT BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER.

THESE SPEECHES NURTURE A SENSE OF BELONGING AND SOCIAL COHESION.

FOSTERING A STRONG AND INTERCONNECTED COMMUNITY FOR SUPPORT FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES.

LIBRARIES OFTEN PROMOTE LOCAL BUSINESSES AND AUTHORS STIMULATING THE LOCAL ECO ECONOMY.

BY FUNDING LIBRARIES, WE INDIRECTLY SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF OUR COMMUNITY'S CREATIVE AND ECONOMIC VENTURES.

FIVE, PRESERVATION, PRESERVATION OF CULTURE AND HISTORY.

LIBRARIES SAFEGUARD OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE BY PRESERVING THE RARE BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, AND HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS.

THEY ENSURE THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS CAN HAVE ACCESS IN LEARNING FROM THE PAST.

PRESERVING OUR SHARED HISTORY, SIX, EMPOWERMENT AND INCLUSIVITY.

LIBRARIES EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO EXPLORE THEIR INTERESTS, ACCESS JOB OPPORTUNITIES, AND IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS.

THEY SERVE AS A SAFE SPACE SPACES FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES AND PROMOTE INCLUSIVITY AND DIVERSITY.

SEVEN, FOSTERING CRITICAL THINKING.

I MEAN, WHAT? I'M DONE.

I'M SORRY.

I'M THAT'S OKAY.

DID HE HAVE MORE TIME? I DID.

THERE'S

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ONLY ONE PERSON LEFT.

OH, OKAY.

OH, I'M OKAY.

KELSEY LAWRENCE.

MY NAME IS KELSEY LAWRENCE AND I LIVE IN THE FORK DISTRICT.

I'M GONNA TRY TO GET THROUGH THIS WITHOUT CRYING.

SOMETIMES THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS BLOOM IN THE SOIL OF ADVERSITY.

TODAY I WANNA REFLECT UPON THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY THAT HAS UNFOLDED IN OUR COMMUNITY SINCE MAY.

IT'S A STORY OF TRANSFORMATION, RESILIENCE, AND THE POWER OF STANDING UP FOR WHAT WE BELIEVE IN.

BACK IN MAY, SOMETHING REMARKABLE HAPPENED, SAVE SAMUELS EMERGED, BORN FROM FRIENDSHIP AND A SIMPLE FACEBOOK EVENT.

IT WAS A RALLY CRY FOR THOSE WHO CARE DEEPLY ABOUT OUR LIBRARY AND THE BOOKS WITHIN IT.

LITTLE DID WE KNOW THAT THIS INITIAL EVENT WOULD EVOLVE INTO SOMETHING FAR MORE PROFOUND, A COMMUNITY DRIVEN MOVEMENT.

SAVE SAMUELS.

I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY.

PROFOUNDLY INSPIRED BY THIS GROUP AND HONORED TO LEAD IT.

WE'VE POURED COUNTLESS HOURS, TIMES, AND YES EVEN TEARS INTO DEFENDING OUR LIBRARY, WHICH AS WE ALL KNOW, IS SO MUCH MORE THAN A REPOSITORY OF BOOKS.

IT'S A SACRED SPACE WHERE WE STAND UP FOR PEOPLE THEIR RIGHT TO LIVE AND BE REPRESENTED IN THE LITERATURE AND HAVE THAT AT LITERATURE ACCESSIBLE IN OUR PUBLIC LIBRARY.

I WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE AND AN UNEXPECTED KIND OF GRATITUDE TO OUR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS BECAUSE YOUR ACTIONS SET IN MOTION A CHANGE OF CHAIN OF EVENTS THAT HAS LED ME TO BE MY BEST FRIENDS AND SO MANY OTHERS WHO ARE NOW CLOSE TO MY HEART.

YOU SEE, ADVERSITY CAN BE THE CATALYST FOR INCREDIBLE BONDS AND UNBREAKABLE FRIENDSHIPS.

SOME HAVE CLAIMED THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS DIVIDED, BUT I STAND HERE TODAY TO TELL YOU THAT IT IS STRONGER THAN EVER.

WE ARE NOT DIVIDED.

WE ARE UNITED IN PURPOSE.

OUR COMMUNITY IS AWAKE, AND WE ARE HOLDING OUR OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE DECISIONS THAT THEY MAKE.

WE ARE NOT AFRAID TO STAND UP FOR WHAT WE BELIEVE IN FOR JUSTICE, REPRESENTATION AND INCLUSIVITY.

TOGETHER WE ARE ACHIEVING REMARKABLE THINGS, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO.

THE PAGES OF OUR COMMUNITY STORY ARE FILLED WITH RESILIENCE, STRENGTH, AND THE UNWAVERING BELIEF THAT WHEN FACED WITH ADVERSITY, WE CAN FIND BEAUTY AND PURPOSE.

OUR JOURNEY FROM A SIMPLE FACEBOOK EVENT TO A POWERFUL FORCE FOR CHANGE IS A TESTAMENT TO OUR COLLECTIVE DETERMINATION.

IN CLOSING, I WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT CHANGE OFTEN ARISES FROM UNEXPECTED PLACES AND EVENTS.

IT IS IN THESE MOMENTS OF ADVERSITY THAT WE DISCOVER OUR TRUE STRENGTH, OUR RESOLVE IN OUR CAPACITY TO BRING ABOUT MEANINGFUL CHANGE.

LET OUR STORY INSPIRE US ALL.

WE DID IT.

WE SAVED SAMUELS.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE SETTLE, SETTLE DOWN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SO WE'RE AT COMING UP TO OUR SEVEN 30 MARK.

SO LET ME PAUSE THIS.

AFTER WE GO THROUGH OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS, WE'LL RESUME OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

WE'LL STILL HAVE 36 MINUTES ON, ON THE CLOCK.

SO, OH, EVERYONE READY TO GO INTO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS? YES.

ALL RIGHT.

I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY ABOUT THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO DISCUSS THE MATTER THAT IS BEFORE THE BOARD FOR ACTION.

GUIDELINES OF THE PUBLIC HEARING MAY BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE MEETING.

ARE WE ALL OKAY? UM, A PUBLIC, COULD YOU CLOSE THE DOOR? OH, HOLD ON.

SHE NEEDS TO GET HER STUFF.

SO AGAIN, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOT A DEBATE.

ALL COMMENTS WILL BE DIRECTED AT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND NOT THE AUDIENCE.

SPEAKERS WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

UH, PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE OF YOUR FELLOW SPEAKERS.

UM, AGAIN, THERE SHOULD BE NO APPLAUSE, BOOING OR OTHER LOUD DISRUPTIONS TO THESE PROCEEDINGS, POSTERS AND OTHER MEANS OF VISUAL DISPLAY OF COMMENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED.

THE BOARD WILL NOT TOLERATE PERSONAL ATTACKS BY ANYONE OF ANY OF THE PART TO PARTICIPANTS IN THIS PROCEEDING.

AND ANYONE WHO VIOLATES THE

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TO OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH IS A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 2023 DASH OH SEVEN DASH OH TWO FOR, UM, SHANNON MCCARTHY FOR A SHORT-TERM TOURIST RENTAL.

SO WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID, WE'LL MOVE ON

[F. Public Hearing - Conditional Use Permit 2023-07-02 - Shannon McCartney for a Short-Term Tourist Rental]

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A SHORT-TERM TOURIST RENTAL FOR THE PROPERTY THEY PURCHASED IN AUGUST OF 2022.

THE OWNER WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE PROPERTY AVAILABLE FOR SHORT-TERM LODGING FOR VISITORS, SEEKING A COMFORTABLE AND PEACEFUL PLACE TO STAY TO ENJOY THE MOUNTAIN VIEWS, PRIMARILY LOCATED IN THE BENNY'S BEACH AREA OF WARREN COUNTY.

THE OWNER WILL MANAGE THE PROPERTY PERSONALLY WITH ASSISTANCE FROM LOCAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR TRASH DISPOSAL CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE.

UH, PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON RELIANCE ROAD.

UH, IT'S ON 43.361 ACRES.

HE ALSO OWNS ANOTHER LARGE PARCEL DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO IT.

IT IS, UH, DIRECTLY WEST OF THE HISTORIC, UH, MCKAY SPRING PROPERTY.

UH, AND THIS PROPERTY ALSO DOES HAVE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ALREADY, UH, FOR, UH, CON COMMERCIAL RIDING STABLE THAT WAS APPROVED BACK IN 2008 AND THE DWELLING WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 2002.

UH, THERE'S A HEALTH DEPARTMENT PERMIT PROVING A MAXIMUM OF SIX OCCUPANTS FOR THE THREE BEDROOM DWELLING.

THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED THEIR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PLAN.

UM, THE DWELLING ALSO MEETS THE SETBACK REQUIREMENT TO ADJACENT SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS.

THE CLOSEST DWELLING IS OVER A THOUSAND FEET AWAY.

UM, AND, UH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S PUBLIC HEARING, THEY DID UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

UH, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THROUGH THESE RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS.

UM, AND I GUESS FOR THE SECOND ONE, MAYBE WE'LL SKIP IT.

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

NUMBER TWO, THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE SYSTEM CAPACITY AS DETERMINED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT PERMIT PER WARREN COUNTY CODE SECTION 180 DASH 56.4 B.

THE CERTIFICATE OF ZONING SHALL ONLY BE ISSUED WITH APPROVED HEALTH DEPARTMENT RECORDS.

NUMBER THREE, THE APPLICANT SHALL HAVE THE WELL WATER TESTED ANNUALLY FOR E COLI AND COLIFORM BACTERIA, AND A COPY OF THE RESULTS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE PLANNING AND HEALTH DEPARTMENTS.

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

THE SYSTEM SHALL ALSO 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.

NUMBER FIVE, THE DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS AND HUNTING ON THE PROPERTY BY GUESTS SHALL BE PROHIBITED.

NUMBER SIX, THE USE OF ALL TERRAIN VEHICLES BY GUESTS ON THE PROPERTY AND ON STATE AND COUNTY ROAD SHALL BE PROHIBITED.

AND NUMBER SEVEN, OUTDOOR BURNING AND USE OF FIREWORKS BY GUESTS SHALL BE PROHIBITED.

THIS PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED.

ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER IS NOTIFIED AND THE APPLICANT IS YES.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US.

PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK? YOU DON'T HAVE TO IF YOU DON'T WANT.

I, I, YOU KNOW, I, I I JUST DON'T HAVE NOTHING PREPARED.

OH, IT'S OKAY, .

DOES ANY OF THE ANYBODY ON THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NO.

NO? ALRIGHT.

MR. HENDERSON, HAS ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NO MA'AM.

NOPE.

ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO COME AND SPEAK? SECOND REQUEST.

LAST AND FINAL CALL.

PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

SO IS THERE A, A MOTION OR IS ANY DISCUSSION? NO, NO, NO INFORMATION.

MADAM CHAIR.

I MOVE THAT THE, UH, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT OF, LET'S SEE HERE.

I NEED ME FIND THE MOTION.

APPROVE.

I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST OF SHANNON MCCARTNEY FOR A SHORT-TERM TOURIST RENTAL WITH CONDITIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF.

WE HAVE A SECOND.

SECOND, UH, ROLL CALL PLEASE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOTE EVERYONE.

[G. Public Hearing - Conditional Use Permit 2023-07-03 - Elizabeth (Beth) Waller for a Short-Term Tourist Rental]

MOVING ON TO NEXT ITEM IS, UM, THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 2023 DASH OH SEVEN DASH OH THREE FOR ELIZABETH WALLER FOR A SHORT-TERM TOURIST RENTAL.

PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE HOMESTEAD SUBDIVISION.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A SHORT-TERM TOURIST RENTAL FOR THE PROPERTY.

SHE WAS GIFTED IN DECEMBER OF 2003.

THE OWNER WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE PROPERTY AVAILABLE FOR SHORT-TERM LODGING FOR PEOPLE IN TRANSITION SEEKING TEMPORARY HOUSING AND FOR ORGANIZATIONS IN THE AREA BRINGING EMPLOYEES OR POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES TO THE AREA.

SHORT TERM, THE APPLICANT INTENDS TO RENT OUT HER FINISHED BASEMENT WHILE RESIDING IN THE MAIN PORTION OF THE DWELLING INITIALLY AND MAY OPEN PORTIONS OF THE MAIN LEVELS OF THE DWELLING IN THE FUTURE TO THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL GUESTS.

WITH OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A REALTOR IN WARREN COUNTY, THE OWNER WILL MANAGE THE PROPERTY PERSONALLY AND SINCE BREAKFAST WILL NOT BE SERVED TO THE TRANSIENTS GUESTS, THE USES OF SHORT-TERM CO RENTAL AS OPPOSED TO A BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENT.

UH, THIS

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IT'S ONLY LIKE THREE HOUSES, UH, ON A ROAD OFF OF A LONG WIND WINDING ROAD OFF OF JOHN MARSHALL HIGHWAY.

AND I BELIEVE HER FAMILY OWNS THE OTHER TWO PROPERTIES AS WELL.

UM, BUT THE DWELLING HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR A MAXIMUM OF EIGHT OCCUPANTS.

THERE'S FOUR BEDROOMS IN THERE AND THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED THEIR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PLAN IN THE NEAREST DWELLING IS OVER 100 FEET AWAY.

IT'S AT 273 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST AND IT IS IDENTICAL CONDITIONS TO THIS FIRST CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT WE HAD TONIGHT.

UH, SO I'LL FOREGO READING THEM AGAIN.

UH, IT'S ALL THE SAME.

AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID UNI UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT? OTHER THAN THAT THIS PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED TO JASON.

PROPERTY OWNER IS NOTIFIED AND I ACTUALLY DON'T KNOW IF THE APPLICANT HERE, THE APPLICANT IS NOT HERE.

BUT I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? SO YOU DID SAY THAT THE APPLICANT IS ACTUALLY GONNA BE LIVING IN ON ONE FLOOR WHILE USING THE OTHER FLOOR, IS A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT? UH, YES.

SHORT TERM SHE'S RENTING IT OUT FOR SHORT TERM? THAT'S CORRECT.

IT WOULD STILL BE BY CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

SO SHE'LL BE ON SITE TO TAKE CARE OF ANYTHING.

YEAH.

SO SHE'LL BE THE PROPERTY MANAGER BEING THERE.

MM-HMM.

, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? VERY GOOD.

MR. HENDERSON, DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NO MA'AM.

IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME AND SPEAK? SECOND.

REQUEST LAST AND FINAL CALL.

PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST OF ELIZABETH WALLER FOR A SHORT TERM TOURIST RENTAL WITH THE CONDITIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF ROLL CALL PLEASE.

MR. MEB? AYE.

MRS. OATS? AYE.

MADAM CHAIR? AYE MRS. COLORS? AYE.

MR. BUTLER? AYE.

UH, RIVERMONT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT FINANCIAL AGREEMENT COMMUNITY LEASING PARTNERS.

WE'VE BEEN ON OUR NEXT ITEM.

IT'S,

[H. Public Hearing - Rivermont Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. - Financial Agreement - Community Leasing Partners - Division of Community National Bank]

AND THERE'S HELLO, SIR.

SORRY.

NO, THAT'S OKAY.

MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND COUNTY STAFF, AS ALWAYS, IT'S A PLEASURE FOR THE FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT TO BE BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING.

WE'RE HERE TO DISCUSS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE RIVERMONT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT TO SEEK A FINANCIAL AGREEMENT THROUGH THE COMMUNITY LEASING PARTNERS, A DIVISION OF COMMUNITY NATIONAL BANK, UH, FOR A FINANCE AND LEASING AGREEMENT FOR THEIR PROPOSED TANKER ACQUISITION PROJECT.

UH, WE HAVE BRIEFED THE BOARD ON THIS.

UH, THE INFORMATION IS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET.

UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED AS WELL AS RIVERMONT FIRE DEPARTMENT HELD THEIR OWN PUBLIC HEARING AS ADVERTISED ON THEIR WEBSITE WITH NO COMMUNITY OUTREACH OR OBJECTION AT THAT.

UM, SO WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY OR WE CAN DO THE PUBLIC HEARING.

PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? ANY COMMENTS? MADAM CHAIR? I JUST HAD A A QUESTION AND UH, UH, MAYBE YOU COULD, UH, YOU COULD ANSWER THAT.

DO, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE INTEREST RATE WAS THAT, UH, THAT THEY'RE BORROWING ON? FIVE AND A HALF PERCENT.

COMMENT PERIOD, WHICH WE HAD 36 MINUTES LEFT IS, AND MR. HENDERSON, DID WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE SIGNED UP? NO, MA'AM.

IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? VERY GOOD.

SO ANYBODY SIGN UP? NO MA'AM.

NO.

ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO COME AND SPEAK? SECOND REQUEST.

FINAL CALL.

PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I GUESS I'LL MAKE ALL OF THEM TONIGHT.

I MOVE THAT THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AUTHORIZED RIVERMONT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, INC.

TO SEEK FINANCING IN THE AMOUNT OF $429,687 FOR THE PURCHASE OF A FIRE TRUCK THROUGH THE COMMUNITY LEASING PARTNERS AS WELL AS THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE I R SS SECTION 1 47 F APPROVAL AND WRITTEN AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTS.

SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH EVERYONE.

SO THAT'S THE FINISH OF OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS.

SO WE'LL BE MOVING INTO BACK WHERE THE PUBLIC

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IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD? SECOND REQUEST.

LAST AND FINAL CALL.

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED.

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

MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM IS OUR REPORTS.

SO, UH, WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE BOARD MEMBERS AND MR. BUTLER.

I JUST WANTED TO COVER TWO THINGS.

ONE IS FOR THE, UH, FOR FOR THE RECORD, SINCE IT WAS BROUGHT UP AGAIN THIS EVENING, UH, I HAD FILLED OUT A, UH, A FORM OR REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION OF, AND IT WAS BROUGHT UP, UH, LAST MEETING AND THIS MEETING.

AND, UH, I HAD INADVERTENTLY, UH, MARKED THAT IT WAS, THAT IT WAS ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

I DID SEND A CORRECTION TO THE, UH, TO, TO THE, UH, UH, LIBRARY AND LET THEM KNOW THAT NO, I WAS SPEAKING ON MY BEHALF AND MY BEHALF ONLY.

SO I JUST WANTED TO, TO CLARIFY THAT.

THE OTHER THING IS, UH, WE HAD A MEETING WITH THE, UH, UH, WITH THE AIRPORT.

UH, THIS WAS, UH, THIS LAST WEEK.

AND, UH, I THINK THAT THINGS ARE GOING WELL WITH, UH, WITH THE AIRPORT, UH, MOVING ALONG.

AND WE'RE FINDING THE NICHE FOR THE FRONT ROYAL, UM, UM, UH, AIRPORT WITH THE, UH, WITH THE PARACHUTING, WITH THE GLIDING AND, UH, TRIED TO DEVELOP SOMETHING FOR THE, UH, FOR PEOPLE TO COME IN AND ENJOY THE AREA, ESPECIALLY DURING THE LEAVING SEASON.

SO, UH, JUST, UH, JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT.

AND MADAM SOFA OR MADAM CHAIR, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

AND SHE WAS AN EMPLOYEE THERE FOR 50 YEARS AND SHE RETIRED AND THEY HAD HER A LITTLE RETIREMENT THING.

MS. KOHLERS.

UH, YES, ON SEPTEMBER 20TH, OUR TRANSPORTATION, UH, JOINT COMMISSION COMMITTEE WITH, UM, THE TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MRS. UM, OATS AND I MET.

TOPICS OF DISCUSSION WERE PARKING AND THE LACK OF SIDEWALKS AND, UM, TRANSPORTATION TO THE CORRIDOR FOR THE BUSINESSES OUT THERE.

AND, UM, WE HAD LENGTHY DISCUSSION ON EACH OF THOSE.

STILL COMING UP.

MOST OF OUR MEETINGS ARE ABOUT DISCUSSING THE ISSUES, WHO THE STAKEHOLDERS ARE AND, YOU KNOW, MOVING FORWARD IN THOSE AREAS.

UM, THAT EVENING I ATTENDED THE FIRE CHIEF'S MEETING AND WE WERE BROUGHT UP TO DATE ON, UH, EACH OF THE DEPARTMENTS AND WHAT'S GOING ON WITH, UM, STAFFING AND AGAIN, LACK OF ENOUGH STAFFING.

UM, AND THEN ON SEPTEMBER 21ST I ATTENDED, I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GO TO THE BLUE RIDGE COMMITTEE MEETING, AND THAT IS A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT REPRESENT EACH OF THE COUNTIES THAT BORDER THE SKYLINE DRIVE AND THE TOP OF GULF CON DISCUSSION THAT EVENING, WE MET UP AT, UH, BIG MEADOWS LODGE, UM, WAS MUTUAL AID FROM EACH OF FIRE AND RESCUE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AND, UM, CHIEF PANZANO CAPTAIN OR ASSISTANT CHIEF, SORRY, CAN'T GET IN NEW GROOVE OF THESE, UH, POSITIONS.

MATTA WAS THERE.

UM, MAJOR AL I'M GONNA GET PEOPLE, I'LL EITHER PROMOTE 'EM OR DEMOTE 'EM.

IS IT, UH, CAPTAIN COLLINS, UH, WAS THERE, UM, AND THERE WAS ANOTHER GENTLEMAN, I CAN'T THINK OF HIS NAME, BUT THEY WERE ALL THERE.

AND IT WAS A GOOD DISCUSSION ON MUTUAL AID AND THE STAFFING THAT THE PARK HAS THERE.

UM, AS BIG AN AREA AS THEY HAVE, THEY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF STAFF, SO THEY REALLY RELY ON THE MUTUAL AID FROM EACH OF THE COUNTIES THAT BORDER.

SO THAT WAS A, AN AN INTERESTING NIGHT.

SEPTEMBER 22ND, I STARTED THE MORNING OFF MEETING WITH SENATOR KANE OUT AT, UM, THE POINT WHERE RAILS TO TRAILS WHEN IT GETS DONE, WILL START HERE IN FRONT ROYAL.

IT WAS, UM, VERY GOOD CONVERSATION ON FUNDING.

UM, LET'S SEE.

UM, BOARD SUPERVISOR MEMBER DENNIS MORRIS WAS THERE FROM SHENANDOAH COUNTY, WHICH IS ALSO INVOLVED IN THIS.

AND IT WAS, IT WAS JUST A REALLY GOOD MEETING, UM, HOPEFUL FOR THAT TO, TO BE DONE AND WHAT IT CAN DO FOR OUR TOURISM.

SEPTEMBER 22ND, UH, THAT EVENING MET WITH CHESTER GAP TO DISCUSS AN ITEM THAT'S GONNA BE ON, UM, OUR AGENDA TO VOTE ON TONIGHT.

UH, A REGIONAL APPROACH TO FUNDING, UM, RESCUE WITH OUR ADJOINING COUNTY.

AND THEN ON THE 23RD, I DON'T KNOW, I'M A LIFELONG, UM, MORTON COUNTY AND, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE OVER THE PAST 50 YEARS, UM, GONE TO SOUTHERN STATES.

BUT IF YOU HAVE, YOU HAD TO ENCOUNTER NANCY WRIGHT

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AND WHEN I WENT IN THINKING SHE WOULD BE STANDING THERE WITH A CAKE AND EVERYBODY, SHE'S BACK IN HER LITTLE STATION DOING HER JOB TO THE LAST MINUTE.

SO I WISH HER WELL IN HER RETIREMENT.

SHE'S GONNA BE GREATLY MISSED AT THAT STORE.

UM, THE 24TH I GOT TALKED INTO DOING THE COALITION'S PITCH BURST, WHICH WAS YOU SET UNDER A GALLON SIZED BALLOON AND PRAY THE KIDS DON'T HIT THE TARGET, WHICH THEY DID.

AND IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.

A LITTLE BIT COLD, BUT IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.

I TOLD 'EM, SIGN ME UP FOR NEXT YEAR.

UM, DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THEY RAISED OVERALL, BUT I THINK THEY DID REAL WELL.

SEPTEMBER 25TH, I MET WITH STEVE REER.

HE IS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES AT THE INDIAN HOLLOW BOAT LANDING TO, WE'RE TRYING TO GET THAT STARTED AND IMPROVED, HOPEFULLY TO HAVE IT DONE BY SPRINGTIME.

UM, WE LOOKED IT OVER AND HE IS HOPEFULLY GONNA GET US SOME MORE FUNDING, WHICH I GREATLY APPRECIATE.

UM, NO PROMISES, BUT HE'S GONNA TRY.

27TH WE HAD THE JOINT BUILDING COMMITTEE WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AT L F K.

UM, THAT PROJECT IS ACTUALLY AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

THEY WERE HOPING TO BE, UM, AT THE POINT THEY ARE NOW BY THE END OF DECEMBER.

SO THEY'RE WELL AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND THEY'RE ON BUDGET.

SO THAT'S, UM, IT LOOKS GREAT AND I'M GLAD THAT IT'S AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND ON BUDGET.

UM, CONTRACTORS FOR 'EM, UH, I THINK SEVERAL OF US DID THE CONTRACTORS FORUM THAT EVENING AND VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.

THE 29TH, UM, MET WITH MS. MEADOWS AND ASSISTANT CHIEF MAD AT THE BOAT LANDING TO DISCUSS A DRY HYDRANT, UM, TO PUT A, A SOURCE OF WATER TO BE ABLE TO DRAFT IN A SAFE WAY TO SUPPLY, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE WATER HYDRANTS OUT IN THE COUNTY.

WE GO TO PONDS AND RIVERS AND CREEKS AND WHEREVER THERE'S ENOUGH WATER TO SUCK OUT AND PUT ON THE FIRE.

UM, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THAT ACCOMPLISHED.

AND THEN ON THE 30TH, I GOT TALKED INTO ANOTHER FUNDRAISER AND I DID A BULL RIDE.

THAT WAS AN INTERESTING TWO MINUTES OF MY LIFE.

UM, BUT UM, IT WAS FOR GOOD CAUSE IT'S FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SENIORS.

AND, UM, AS MY HUSBAND LIKES TO SAY, I PROVED I CAN TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORN.

SO THERE YOU GO.

UM, OCTOBER 2ND, I WENT TO THE LIBRARY MEETING WHERE WE GOT THIS AGREEMENT DONE AND I AM SO HAPPY THAT IT'S DONE.

AND LOOKING FORWARD TO, UH, MOVING ON TO OTHER THINGS WE NEED TO ACCOMPLISH ON SEPTEMBER 20TH.

I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THANKS, UM, FOR THE BRIDGE DEDICATION AND THE MEMORY OF MY BROTHER WHO, UM, WAS ACTUALLY MURDERED 40 YEARS TO THE DAY ON SEPTEMBER 20TH, DOING HIS JOB AS A FRONT WORLD POLICE OFFICER.

AND I GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT.

HIS MEMORY HAS BEEN HONORED WITH A BRIDGE NAMED AFTER HIM.

AND I THINK THE TOWN COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR, UM, WING CLOC SPEARHEADED THIS, THE TOWN, UH, JOE WAL.

THEY, UM, THE, THEY GAVE EACH OF US, UM, AN IDENTICAL SIGN WITH HIS NAME ON IT, WHICH IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

MY SON IS GONNA HANG HIS, HE'S A RESOURCE OFFICER, SO HE'S HANGING HIS AND HIS SCHOOL OFFICE.

AND, UM, EVERYONE THAT WAS INVOLVED IN, EVERYONE THAT CAME, A LOT OF THE, UH, THE COLOR GUARD WAS THERE.

THEY HONOR GUARD, UH, A LOT OF STAFF FROM THE PD AND FROM THE COUNTY.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT EVERYONE CAME OUT.

HE WOULD BE VERY, VERY PROUD OF THIS.

SO THANK YOU.

AND THAT'S MY REPORT.

AND IT IS TO RAISE MONEY FOR SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS.

MAY MADAM CHAIR, CAN I ASK REAL QUICK, WHAT WAS YOUR BROTHER'S NAME? SERGEANT DENNIS MEDLEY.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

MS. OATS.

YEP.

UM, SO ON, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE WARREN, WARREN COUNTY AND SHENANDOAH COUNTY TOGETHER, UM, APPLIED FOR THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE GRANT, UH, TO HELP WITH THE DRUG COURT.

AND WE WERE AWARDED $900,000.

SO THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY.

THERE'S NOT BEEN A DETERMINATION YET AS TO HOW THAT MONEY WILL BE SPENT, UM, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY GOING TO BENEFIT, UM, THE DRUG PARTICIPANTS AND THE REHABILITATION OF OUR DRUG COURT PARTICIPANTS IN BOTH SHENANDOAH AND WARREN COUNTIES.

UM, SO THAT, YEAH, THAT WAS A DELIGHTFUL SURPRISE.

AND, UM, ON SATURDAY NIGHT, I ALSO ATTENDED THE WARREN COUNTY ROTARY CLUB'S BOOTS AND BOURBON, AND I GOT TO WATCH, UM, SUPERVISOR COLORS DECIDE TO DO THE BULL RIDE.

I AM NOT THAT COURAGEOUS, SO I LINE DANCED INSTEAD AND AND IT WAS A GREAT EVENT

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SO, UM, I JUST WANNA APPLAUD THE WARREN COUNTY ROTARY CLUB FOR ALL THE GOOD THEY DO IN THE COMMUNITY.

UM, AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE LIBRARY BECAUSE IN, UH, RESPONSE TO THE REQUEST TO, UH, CONSIDER BOOKS FOR RELOCATION, UM, THE LIBRARY, ACCORDING TO SOMEONE WHO HANDED US A REPORT, REVIEWED 3,848 BOOKS THAT WERE IN THE YOUNG ADULT SECTION AND 841 WERE MOVED TO THE NOW NEW ADULT SECTION, WHICH IS A 16 YEAR OLD AND UP TO COLLEGE AGE GROUP.

AND THAT TOOK A LOT OF WORK.

AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY DID MOVE 841 BOOKS, UM, FROM THE YOUNG ADULT SECTION, WHICH I BELIEVE WAS INTENDED FOR 12 YEAR OLDS AND UP.

AND SO, UM, WITH THAT, THAT'S THE END OF MY REPORT.

THANK YOU MR. MAYE.

UH, ON THE 20TH, I, UH, ATTENDED A PEOPLE INC BOARD MEETING.

UH, ENJOYED THAT A LOT.

WE TALKED ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES IN LENDING IN THE, IN WARREN COUNTY.

UM, ON 9 22, WE HAD AN E D A MEETING, THE 26TH, WE HAD A A B O SS MEETING, UH, ON THE 27TH.

I ALSO, UH, WAS INVOLVED IN THE BUILDING COMMITTEE MEETING AT L F K, UH, WITH MRS. COLORS.

UM, I WAS ALSO PART OF THE BUILDER'S ASSOCIATION FORUM, UH, AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER.

AND, UM, ON THE 28TH, I ENJOYED HAVING SOME TO BE ABLE TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH KAITLYN JORDAN.

UH, IF, IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW HER, LAST DAY WAS FRIDAY.

UM, WE HAD A LITTLE LUNCHEON FOR HER AND I JUST HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND A FEW MINUTES AND SAY THANKS FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT SHE DID.

UM, A LITTLE BIT AFTER THAT I HAD R S W JAIL MEETING, UH, WITH THE, THE BOARD AND WAS PART OF THE BOARD MEMBER MEETING THAT DAY.

AND RIGHT AFTER THAT IT WAS THE D S SS ADVISORY BOARD, UH, MEETING.

UM, WE TALKED ABOUT ALL SORTS OF THINGS THAT WERE GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY AND HOW WE COULD HELP AND WHAT THE WEAKNESSES ARE.

AND, UH, I'VE GOT A, I'VE GOT A SMALL REPORT FOR THE BOARD THAT I'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE OUT AND WE'LL GET THAT OUT TO YOU HOPEFULLY BEFORE THE WEEK IS OUT.

UM, COUPLE OF COMMENTS THAT, UM, I'D LIKE TO MAKE AND, UH, ONE OF THE BIG ONES IS, UM, EVEN THOUGH THE WATER RESTRICTIONS ARE UP, UH, I MEAN THEY BASICALLY LIFTED THOSE AND WE'RE JUST, TO BE MORE CAREFUL, WE NEED TO STILL BE VIGILANT ABOUT THE WELLS.

UM, WHETHER IT BE A COMMUNITY, WELL, WHICH THERE ARE QUITE A FEW IN JUAN COUNTY, SOME OF THEM ARE ALREADY IN, UM, UH, THEY'RE ALREADY LOW.

UM, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF GOOD RAIN, WHICH WE NEEDED, BUT THAT DOESN'T REALLY AFFECT THE WELLS YET.

IT MAY TAKE AS MUCH AS A YEAR FOR THE WATER TO PERCOLATE DOWN FROM THE GROUND LEVEL TO THE WELL LEVEL.

SO PLEASE BE VI VIGILANT.

UH, IF YOU CAN CONSERVE PLEASE CONSERVE.

ALSO, UM, EARLY VO EARLY VOTING HAS STARTED, AND, AND I, AND I KNOW WE'RE GETTING PUSHED FROM MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS FROM RELIGION TO, UM, THE, THE, UH, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT, THE, UM, BUREAUCRACY THAT WE'RE HAVING TO LIVE WITH.

MY ONLY SUGGESTION IS PICK A CANDIDATE, LOOK AT THE CANDIDATE ITSELF, LOOK AT THE CANDIDATE, WHAT THEY STAND FOR.

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT POLITICAL PARTY THEY ARE, WHAT RELIGION THEY'RE IN.

IT, IT DOESN'T MATTER.

LOOK AT WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND WHAT THEY'VE DONE IN THE PAST AND SELECT AND, YOU KNOW, I'M RUNNING, BUT I DON'T CARE WHEN IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO THAT.

WHAT I DO WANT PEOPLE TO DO IS GO OUT AND VOTE.

JUST PLAIN VOTE.

PICK YOUR CANDIDATE AND VOTE.

UH, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

SO THEY WERE VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT.

SO THERE'S, UM, SEVERAL MEETINGS THAT I ALSO ATTEND WITH MY COLLEAGUES.

UM, ONE WAS CLOSE TO THE AIRPORT COMMISSION WITH, UM, MR. BUTLER.

AND, UM, THEY'RE, I THINK WE'RE ON A REALLY GOOD PATH.

AND, UM, THE CHAIRMAN WANTED TO THANK THE BOARD FOR GIVING HIM A FULL COMPLIMENT OF, UH, FOR THE COMMISSION.

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UM, I, I TOO ALSO HAD ATTENDED, UM, A COUPLE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETINGS WHERE WE HAVE CONTINUED DISCUSSING OUR M O A THAT WE ACCEPTED THIS EVENING.

UM, I ALSO, UM, WAS PART OF THE FIRE CHIEF'S ADVISORY BOARD ALONG WITH MS. CULLERS AS WELL.

SO WE HAD A VERY GOOD DISCUSSION.

AND I ALSO, ALONG WITH MR. MAYMAN, UM, UH, PART OF THE E D A MEETING AS WELL, UM, I, I DO WANNA KIND OF TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE LIBRARY, THOUGH, IN OUR EXPERIENCE THAT WE WENT THROUGH.

SO, YOU KNOW, IN THESE, UH, LAST FEW MONTHS, YOU KNOW, AS ONE OF OUR CONSTITUENTS CALLED THE JOURNEY THAT WE, WE WENT ON, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, UM, THAT I'VE TALKED TO CONSTITUENTS AS WELL, AND I'VE, I READ ALL THE EMAILS, LISTENED TO ALL THE VOICEMAILS, AND, UM, MOST IMPORTANTLY LISTENED TO A LOT OF OUR YOUNG ADULTS THAT CAME UP HERE AND SHARED THEIR STORIES OF HOW IMPORTANT SAMUEL LIBRARY IS TO THEM.

AND SO DURING THIS JOURNEY, YOU KNOW, IT MADE ME, UM, IT, IT REMINDED ME HOW IMPORTANT OUR UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION AND OUR CIVIL RIGHTS ACTS ARE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR COUNTRY.

YOU KNOW, UM, OUR JOURNEY SEEMED TO BE HARD TO CROSS, BUT WE GOT THERE.

I KNOW.

UM, I ALSO WANTED TO SAY AT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING, MEETING THAT I, YOU KNOW, I REFRAINED TO TALK DURING THE, THE NEGOTIATIONS BECAUSE AS I SAID LAST, I THINK IT WAS LAST WEEK, THAT IT WAS A BEST PRACTICE, YOU KNOW, BEST PRO.

IT'S A BEST PRACTICE NOT TO DISCUSS ANY DETAILS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THINGS CHANGE DURING THE NEGOTIATIONS AND, AND SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE MAY THINK IT APPEARED TO BE MESSY, BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT JUST PART OF THE PROCESS.

UM, I JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW, YOU KNOW, THAT DURING THIS, UM, DURING THE, THE NEGOTIATIONS THAT I, I WAS OPEN AND I SHARED MY PERSPECTIVE TO ALL MY COLLEAGUES AND THE CON AND CONSTITUENTS THAT I DID TALK TO THAT I DIDN'T, YOU KNOW, REALLY SUPPORTED DEFUNDING OUR LIBRARY.

THE LIBRARY, THE LIBRARY DOES REALLY GOOD, GOOD, GOOD THINGS OR OUTSTANDING.

I'VE GONE TO THEIR, UM, A LOT OF THEIR WORKSHOPS, I'VE SEEN THE SHERIFF, YOU KNOW, READ BOOKS TO THE CHILDREN.

AND I JUST, THAT WAS NOT ON MY RADAR, IF YOU WILL.

UM, I WAS NOT FOR BANNING THE BOOKS.

AND AS YOU SAW, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU READ THE, UM, M O A, THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN.

AND, UM, AND I DID BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS A LITTLE OVERREACH, GOVERNMENT OVERREACH IN THE GOVERNMENT AND A GOVERNMENT OVERREACH IN THIS OUR AGREEMENT.

AND I THINK WE'VE COMPROMISED VERY WELL IN OUR M O A.

SO I JUST, AGAIN, I WANNA JUST LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, I, I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE BOARD OF, UH, THE LIBRARY AND THE BOARD OF, UH, TRUSTEES, THEY DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

AND I, I DO RESPECT THE LEGACY OF, OF THE LIBRARY AND, AND HOW MUCH IT MEANS TO OUR COMMUNITY.

UM, I ALSO DO BELIEVE THAT THE AGREEMENT HAS ADDRESSED ALL THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS EXPECTATIONS AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF OUR TAX DOLLARS.

AND I, I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO WORKING WITH THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ESPECIALLY IN OUR NEW ROLE AS BEING, BEING A PART OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, UM, TO, YOU KNOW, TOWARDS A, A COMMON GOOD FOR ALL OUR CITIZENS.

UM, I THINK WE HAVE SOME LESSONS LEARNED HERE AND, UM, I'M JUST VERY, VERY PLEASED THAT WE, WE, WE FINISHED OUR JOURNEY.

SO LASTLY, I JUST, YOU KNOW, IT, SOME OF THE FOLKS HERE, YOU KNOW, WERE SAYING HOW HARD IT, IT WAS, YOU KNOW, AND SO I, I GUESS I'M JUST GONNA HUMBLY ASK EVERYONE, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THEY'RE NOT HERE, BUT MAYBE THEY'RE LISTENING TO ME.

I DON'T KNOW THAT, THAT WE KNOW THAT WE ALL NEED TO COME TOGETHER AND, UM, AND WE NEED TO ACCEPT OUR NEIGHBORS INDIVIDUALS FREEDOMS AND RIGHTS OF EXPRESSION WITH RESPECT.

YOU KNOW, IT WAS HARD, BUT, YOU KNOW, UH, LISTENING TO EVERYONE'S OPINIONS, UM, DURING THIS JOURNEY, YOU KNOW, BUT I ALWAYS DEFENDED, WELL, NOT SO MUCH DEFENDED.

I BELIEVE THAT EVERYBODY HAD THE RIGHT TO SAY WHAT THEY SAY AND THAT'S WHAT'S SO IMPORTANT ABOUT OUR CONSTITUTION.

SO I JUST HOPE WE CAN START, YOU KNOW, PICKING UP THE PIECES AND START FOCUSING OUR ENERGY AND ON STRAIGHTEN STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS AND START, YOU KNOW, FOCUSING ON OUR OUTREACH PROGRAMS THAT WILL BENEFIT OUR YOUTH AND OUR SENIORS AND OUR OTHERS IN NEED.

SO I JUST FELT THAT I JUST NEEDED JUST TO GET, LET THE FOLKS KNOW THAT I,

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YOU KNOW, IT WAS TOUGH WE GOT HERE AND I THINK IT WAS A WIN-WIN FOR EVERYONE.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

UM, MS. MEADOWS, I JUST WANT TO PROVIDE A REMINDER THAT MONDAY COUNTY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED AND OBSERVANCE OF COLUMBUS DAY.

MR. HAM, I HAVE NO REPORT.

OH, THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK AS WELL.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

IS, UH, APPROVAL OF OUR MINUTES, UH, FOR OUR REGULAR MEETING, UH, AS OF AUGUST 22ND, 2023.

SO WE'RE MOVING ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

IS THERE ANYBODY HAVE ANY, UM, ANY ITEMS THAT THEY'D LIKE TO REMOVE FOR DISCUSSION? I WOULD LIKE, WE, WE HAVE MINUTES TO APPROVE? YEAH.

OH, WHAT'S THAT? YEAH, WE DIDN'T APPROVE THE MINUTES.

OH, I JUMPED AHEAD.

I APOLOGIZE.

THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME, .

SO THE NEXT ITEM

[E. Approval of Minutes - Regular Meeting 8.22.2023]

IS THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR REVISIONS? IF NOT, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTE MEETING MINUTES AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED.

MADAM CHAIR.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE.

MS. MR. EH? MR. MAYE? AYE.

MRS. OS? AYE.

MADAM CHAIR? AYE MRS. COLORS? AYE.

MR. BUTLER? AYE.

NEW BUSINESS AND UM, OUR CONSENT AGENDA, AND I DIDN'T MEAN TO CUT OFF MS. KOHLERS, BUT DO WE HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO REMOVE? UH, NUMBER SEVEN FOR ME PLEASE.

WHO'S THAT? SOMETIMES YOU GET TO OH, I KNOW.

HUH? ? I HAVEN'T TALKED IN A WHILE.

I DIDN'T KNOW WE HAD SIX MEMBERS.

HUH? .

OH RIGHT.

SO NOW WE'RE MOVING TO

[I. Consent Agenda]

NUMBER SEVEN.

SEVEN AND THAT'S THE UPDATED PAY AND HOLIDAY CA CALENDAR FOR 2023.

IS THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT WE'D LIKE TO REMOVE? NOPE.

IF NOT, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT OUR CONSENT AGENDA? LES NUMBER SEVEN FOR DISCUSSION.

MADAM CHAIR.

SO MOVED.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE.

SO WE'LL JUMP TO NUMBER

[7. Updated Pay and Holiday Calendar 2023 - Kayla Darr, Human Resources Generalist ]

YES.

GOOD EVENING MADAM CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS.

SO WE ARE PROPOSING TO MOVE THE HOLIDAY A LITTLE BIT AWAY FROM WHAT THE STATE HAS OFFERED.

SO WE'RE NOT GONNA DO THE 22ND, WE WOULD PROPOSE THE 26TH RATHER THAN THAT DAY.

JUST, I THINK IT'S BETTER FOR STAFF TO HAVE THE MONDAY AND TUESDAY RATHER THAN THE FRIDAY BEFORE.

DO WE KNOW, UM, I, I GOT A COPY OF THE UM, WHAT THE STATE IS OFFERING AND DO WE KNOW IS THAT GONNA BE UM, A FULL DAY OR A HALF DAY? IT WOULD BE A FULL DAY.

SO I KNOW IT WAS SAID THAT THERE'S NO IMPACT, UM, TO, YOU KNOW, EXPENSES.

BUT WITH THAT, WITH WHAT I SEE, IT LOOKS LIKE THE STATE WAS SAYING IT WAS A HALF DAY AND WHEN I LOOKED AT OUR POLICIES, WE FOLLOW THE STATE.

SO ARE WE ANTICIPATING THAT, THAT THE STATE IS GONNA GO WITH FULL DAY OR WHEN, WHEN WE INITIALLY DID THE CALENDAR INSTEAD OF OBSERVING A HALF DAY? 'CAUSE FREQUENTLY THE STATE WILL ANNOUNCE THAT IT'S EXTENDING A HALF DAY TO A WHOLE DAY.

WE MADE THE DECISION TO DO A FULL DAY AND WE DID THAT AT THE END OF 2022 WHEN WE WERE PLANNING THE 2023 CALENDAR.

SO WE HAD BUDGETED FOR A FULL DAY.

THAT WAS 'CAUSE I WAS GONNA SAY THAT THAT WOULD BE AN IMPACT.

CORRECT.

AND HAD WE FIGURED THAT IN UM, OKAY.

THAT, UM, THAT ANSWERS THAT QUESTION FOR ME 'CAUSE I WAS WORRIED ABOUT THE IMPACT THAT THAT WAS GOING TO HAVE.

AND HAVE WE ASKED STAFF? 'CAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, GO OUT OF TOWN.

AND ME PERSONALLY JUST THINKING THE PREPARATION FOR CHRISTMAS DAY IS HARDER THAN THE DAY AFTER.

IT IS ALMOST A RELIEF TO GET OUT AND GET AWAY FROM AND GET BACK TO WORK, UM, AFTER ALL THAT HULA.

SO HAVE WE, YOU KNOW, ASKED WHICH THE, YOU KNOW, THE STAFF REALLY WANTS? WE HAVE JUST A FEW.

IT IS KIND OF UNANIMOUS.

THEY WOULD LIKE THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS.

UM, MOST PEOPLE WHO TAKE OFF, THEY NORMALLY DO IT THAT WEEK BEFORE, BUT IT'S HELPFUL FOR STAFF WHO DON'T HAVE ENOUGH ACCRUED LEAVE.

'CAUSE THEN THEY CAN JUST TAKE THE BOTH DAYS AND NOT HAVE TO TAKE THEIR LEAVE.

I HAVE OKAY NOW THAT CONFUS ME THE SATURDAY.

SO THE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY PRIOR TO CHRISTMAS PROVIDE PEOPLE A LITTLE MORE TIME FOR TRAVEL WHEREAS IF THEY GO SOMEWHERE FOR CHRISTMAS, THEY NOW HAVE AN EXTRA DAY TO RETURN.

I GOT UM, AND THAT'S WHY WE WANTED TO SHIFT THE FRIDAY TO THE TUESDAY.

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THE WAY I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE WAY YOU WERE TRYING TO SAY IT, THAT WITH THE LEAVE THAT I FIGURE IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE LEAVE TO TAKE IT FRIDAY, THEY DON'T HAVE LEAVE TO TAKE IT MONDAY OR TUESDAY EITHER.

BUT, UM, OUR, OUR BIGGEST CONCERN WAS THE IMPACT ON THE COURTS THAT WE, THAT WAS MY QUESTION.

THAT WEEK IS NORMALLY A SLOW DOCKET AND WE'VE DISCUSSED IT WITH ANGIE MOORE.

UM, THEY HAVE THE DECISION OF OBSERVING FRIDAY OR TUESDAY, UM, BASED OFF OF THE COURTS, THEIR SCHEDULES AND ALSO BEING OPEN FOR PROCESSING.

THAT WAS GONNA BE MY MM-HMM.

MM-HMM.

BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY REAL BIG IMPACT CORRECT.

IS TO THE COURT SCHEDULE.

YES.

YEAH.

AND THAT WAS, THAT WAS A CONCERN I HAD AS WELL IS, UM, AND I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE, I KNOW IN JULY WHEN WE, UM, I THOUGHT WE WERE VOTING ON A STATE HOLIDAY THEN AND WE GOT A LOT OF FLACK OF WHY WERE WE CLOSED AND IT WASN'T A STATE HOLIDAY, SO I JUST DIDN'T WANNA JUMP IN AND HAVE TO HEAR THAT AGAIN.

MM-HMM.

, I MEAN, I, I UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY WERE SAYING 'CAUSE I TOO THOUGHT THAT WE WERE VOTING ON A STATE HOLIDAY AND, AND IT TURNED OUT IT WAS NOT.

SO JUST WANT TO RE-CLARIFY THINGS.

SO THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE UPDATED PAY AND HOLIDAY CALENDAR FOR 2023? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MOVE THE COUNTY OBSERVE CHRISTMAS EVE HOLIDAY FROM FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22ND TO TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26TH, 2023.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND, SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE? MR. MAY AYE.

ALRIGHT, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO NEXT ITEM, I JUST WANNA THANK MRS. KOHLERS FOR BEING OUR DESIGNATED, UM, REPRESENTATIVE AT THE VACO BUSINESS MEETING.

UNFORTUNATELY, I, I HAD A, UM, PRIOR ENGAGEMENT, SO, BUT THANKS AGAIN FOR REPRESENTING US AT THE UM, VACO.

IS THE MEMO, MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT FOR SUPPORT FOR CHESTER GAP VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.

NEXT ITEM

[J. Memorandum of Agreement for Support for Chester Gap Volunteer Fire Department Inc. ]

SO, MR. HI THERE.

HEY, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND COUNTY STAFF, UH, WE'RE HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY TO, UH, SEEK, UM, APPROVAL TO SIGN THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT FOR SUPPORT OF THE CHESTER GAP VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INCORPORATION, UH, STAFFING AGREEMENT.

THIS IS SOMETHING THIS BOARD'S FAMILIAR WITH IS, UH, IT STARTED IN THE, UH, COVID PANDEMIC AND HAS MARCHED OUT TO WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY.

UH, THIS IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CHESTER GAP VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE COUNTY OF WARREN AND RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY.

UH, ULTIMATELY THIS PROVIDES, UH, TEMPORARY EMERGENCY STAFFING FOR THE CHESTER GAP VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT UTILIZING, UH, CONTRACTORS THAT SERVE BOTH, UH, WARREN COUNTY AND RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY THAT ARE STATIONED AT THE CHESTER GAP VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.

UH, THIS AGREEMENT ENSURES THAT THERE'S 24 HOUR STAFFING AT THE B L SS AND A L S LEVELS.

UM, THIS HAS BEEN ALREADY INCLUDED IN, UM, THE APPROVED FISCAL YEAR BUDGET, UH, FOR, UH, 2324.

UM, WE ARE JUST SEEKING TO FORMALIZE SIGNING THE AGREEMENT, UM, AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTION, BUT I JUST WANTED TO TO SAY THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, GOOD THINGS AND BAD THINGS COME OUT OF, UM, DIFFERENT SITUATIONS AND DEFINITELY COVID WAS ONE OF THOSE THAT BROUGHT ABOUT A LOT OF BAD AND SOME GOOD.

UM, AND WE'RE HEARING, YOU KNOW, IF YOU GO TO ANY CONFERENCES, TRAININGS, YOU'RE HEARING TO GET STATE AND FEDERAL MONEY.

THEY WANT REGIONAL APPROACHES TO JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING NOW.

AND SO WE KIND OF GOT AHEAD OF THE GAME ON A REGIONAL APPROACH WITH RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY TO PROVIDE BOTH OF US A SERVICE THAT IF WE HADN'T, NEITHER OF US WOULD'VE HAD, BECAUSE CHESTER GAP WAS GONNA HAVE TO CLOSE DOWN E M S WISE AT LEAST, AND POSSIBLY FIRE AS WELL BECAUSE THEY LOST ALL THEIR STAFFING.

AND THROUGH THIS AGREEMENT WE WERE ABLE TO HIRE PEOPLE AND SPLIT THE COST AND WE SPLIT IT ON EQUITY OF COST.

SO WE, OURS IS THE LARGER AMOUNT OF CALL VOLUME AND SO WE PAY MORE.

BUT, UM, AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, FOR MY, I I SENT EVERYONE AN EMAIL THAT I GOT TODAY FROM

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THE UM, UH, SUBDIVISION OF POINT OF WOODS, WHICH IS SIGNIFICANTLY LARGE AREA OF HOUSING.

AND I THINK MR. CASTLE'S HERE, UH, REPRESENTING LAKEFRONT ROYAL, WHICH IS ANOTHER LARGE SUBDIVISION THAT, UM, CHESTER GAP, UH, AS WELL AS THE HOMAN HOLLOW AREA AND AS WELL AS THE WHOLE COUNTY WHEN WE'VE HAD PIECES OF EQUIPMENT GO DOWN.

I THINK MR. UH, ASSISTANT CHIEF MATTA CAN TELL YOU THAT FIRST PERSON THERE TO SAY, HERE YOU CAN USE THIS RESCUE SQUAD OR WHATEVER IS, HAS BEEN CHESTER GAP.

THEY'VE BEEN A VERY GOOD PARTNER WITH US.

AND, UM, SO HAS THE ADMINISTRATION CHAIRMAN DONNA HAYES HERE IN COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, MR. CURRY IS HERE AS WELL.

UM, YOU COULDN'T ASK FOR BETTER PEOPLE TO WORK WITH ON THIS.

AND, UM, I, I JUST THINK IT'S BEEN A REAL BENEFIT.

I'D LOVE TO SEE US BE ABLE TO GET INTO THIS WITH SOME OF OUR OTHER SURROUNDING COUNTIES.

'CAUSE WE ALL DO MUTUAL AID.

WE'RE NEVER GONNA DO, STOP HELPING MUTUAL AID WHETHER WE GET PAID FOR IT OR NOT.

UM, JUST LIKE YOU, YOU SEE SOMEONE FALL DOWN, YOU'RE GONNA HELP THEM UP.

IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU KNOW THEM OR NOT.

SO, UM, I I THINK IT'S BEEN VERY, I KNOW, INSTRUMENTAL AND HELPFUL TO BOTH OUR COUNTIES AND I'D LIKE TO, TO SEE IT CONTINUE.

WE JUST HAVE TO FIGURE OUT FOR THE FUTURE AFTER THIS YEAR HOW WE'RE GONNA FUND IT.

BUT I THINK WHERE THERE'S A WILL, THERE'S A WAY AND I HOPE WE'RE ALL AGREEABLE TO TRY TO FIND THAT WAY.

SO THANK YOU.

AND JUST TO ADD TO THAT, WE DID HAVE A MEETING WITH CHESTER GATT WHEN WE DISCUSSED THIS AND WE ALL WERE IN AN AGREEMENT THAT WE WILL KEEP CONTINUE LOOKING AT THIS MODEL AND SEE HOW WE CAN CONTINUE WORKING TOGETHER IN THE FUTURE.

YOU KNOW, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, UH, I THINK IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS, IT WAS ARPA MONEY AND NOW IT'S COMING OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND, YOU KNOW, SO, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN CONTINUE THIS RELATIONSHIP GOING FORWARD.

SO I AGREE WITH YOU ON THAT.

IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NO.

WITH THAT, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AUTHORIZED COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR DR.

EDWIN DALEY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY JASON HAM, TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR THE CHESTER GAP VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, INCORPORATED BETWEEN THE COUNTY WARNED RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY AND THE CHESTER GAP VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC.

AS PRESENTED.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE, MR. BUTLER? AYE.

[K. Additional New Business]

ON OUR AGENDA IS ADDITIONAL NEW BUSINESS.

DO WE HAVE ANY NEW BUSINESS ANYBODY WANTS TO BRING UP? IF NOT, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN OUR MEETING CHAIR BEFORE WE AJOUR MOVE CHAIR? I'M SORRY, I, I DON'T HAVE NEW BUSINESS, BUT I WANTED TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF SOMETHING IF I MAY, THAT, UM, MR. MAY BROUGHT UP ABOUT WATER CONSERVATION.

UM, AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, I LIVE RIGHT ON THE RIVER.

UM, THE RAINFALL THAT WE HAD DID NOT RAISE THE RIVER UP AT ALL.

IF ANYTHING, IT'S DROPPED MORE SINCE, UM, THE LAST RAIN WE DID HAVE BECAUSE ALL OF THE MUNICIPALITIES ARE CONTINUING TO PULL OUT OF IT WHETHER THEY'RE ON RESTRICTIONS OR NOT.

RIGHT.

MY FEAR, UM, IN THE LATE SEVENTIES, EARLY EIGHTIES, UM, WE HAD A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF COLD WEATHER THAT THE RIVER FROZE DIDN'T FREEZE SOLID, BUT IT FROZE.

AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS QUITE A LOT OF DAMAGE ALONG THE WAY, UH, TREES AND SO FORTH.

WHEN THE ICE STARTED CRACKING UP, IT BUILT UP AND ACTUALLY KNOCKED ONE OF THE PIERS OFF OF THE LOW WATER BRIDGE.

UM, AND THEY HAD TO BE PUT BACK UP ON ITS PLACEMENT WITH THE, AND THE WATER LEVEL WAS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THEN THAN IT IS NOW.

MY FEAR, IF THIS RIVER STAYS THIS LOW AND IT FREEZES, IT'S NOT GONNA FREEZE SOLID, BUT I'M, THAT MAKES ME CONCERNED HOW THE MUNICIPALITIES WOULD PULL WATER OUT OF IT AT THAT NOW.

SO I AGREE WITH YOU.

WE, WE NEED TO REALLY, UM, THE RECENT RAINFALLS DID NOT HELP US.

THEY MIGHT'VE HELPED CLARK COUNTY OR DOWN RIVER A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE OUR WATER FLOWS THAT WAY.

WAYNESBORO EVIDENTLY DIDN'T GET ANY OF THE RAINS THAT, THAT WE GOT BECAUSE IT DIDN'T BRING THE RIVER UP AT ALL.

SO I JUST THINK, YOU KNOW, WELLS, ABSOLUTELY, YOU KNOW, THERE'S STILL A LOT OF POTENTIAL FOR THOSE, BUT, UM, THE RIVER IS, IS AT A VERY, VERY LOW AND UNHEALTHY, UM, LEVEL RIGHT NOW.

UH, IT'S REALLY SAD TO, TO SEE IT AT THIS.

SO I THINK PEOPLE NEED TO, TO CONTINUE TO THINK ABOUT THAT WHEN THEY TURN THEIR TAP ON A TOWN AS WELL.

THEY'RE, THEY'RE PULLING WATER THAT COMES OUT OF THE RIVER.

SO, UM, JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT.

SO THANK YOU

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FOR BRINGING THAT UP, SIR.

THERE, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THAT, UM, IN 2021, UM, MRS. COLORS MYSELF AND DR.

DALEY WENT TO MEET WITH FREDERICK WATER AUTHORITY, AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE ALTERNATIVE WATER AVAILABLE IN THE EVENT OF A CATASTROPHE OR JUST AS, JUST TO HAVE A BACKUP SO THAT WE'RE NOT CONTINUOUSLY PULLING FROM THE RIVER.

UM, FREDERICK WATER HAS THE CARUS QUARRY, I BELIEVE THEY SAY THERE'S ENOUGH WATER IN THERE FOR YEARS, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YEARS, BUT MORE THAN ONE.

UM, AND, YOU KNOW, A REGIONAL APPROACH TO WATER WOULD BE A PRUDENT IDEA FOR OUR, UH, COUNTY AND TOWN TO CONSIDER SO THAT WE AREN'T TAPPING THE MOST BEAUTIFUL RESOURCE WE HAVE AND TAP IT OUT OR DAMAGE IT IN SOME WAY.

I JUST THINK IT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO EXPLORE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.

AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A REPORT THAT WE HAD REQUESTED AND THAT REPORT IS AVAILABLE.

UM, SO I WOULD URGE THAT EVERYBODY WOULD START TALKING ABOUT THAT AND SEE IF THERE ARE SOLUTIONS TO MAKING CERTAIN THAT, I MEAN, WATER IS THE NUMBER ONE RESOURCE.

IT IS, UM, IMPORTANT TO EVERY ECONOMIC AND LIVING ASPECT OF OUR COMMUNITY.

SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S PROTECTED.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

ANY, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I JUST HAVE A QUESTION.

THE, UH, I KNOW THAT WHEN WE USE THE WATER, IT, IT DOESN'T JUST DISAPPEAR, IT DOESN'T GO AWAY.

I KNOW THAT IT'S TREATED AND IT'S, IT'S PUT BACK IN.

I'M NOT, I'M NOT ADVOCATING THAT WE WASTE WATER OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

UH, BUT THE, UH, BUT MY QUESTION IS, UH, HOW MUCH OF THE WATER THAT, THAT WE USE THAT'S TREATED, DOES THAT GO BACK INTO THE RIVER? AND THAT'S JUST A QUESTION THAT I'VE GOT.

IT, IT DOES.

UM, THE INTAKE FOR TOWN WATER IS, UM, AT THE END OF LURAY AVENUE.

THE OUTPUT IS BELOW, UM, I OUT, IT'S, IT'S FURTHER NORTH EAST OF US, SO WHATEVER WATER WE PUT BACK IN THE RIVER IS FLOWING TOWARDS CLARK COUNTY.

WAS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN WHAT IT SHOULD BE.

AND, AND ALSO YOU, YOU'D STATED THAT THE, THAT THE, UM, UM, I GUESS THE WATER RESTRICTION HAS BEEN LIFTED, BUT IF IT'S YEAH, THE MANDATORY ONE HAS, YEAH.

BUT, BUT IF IT'S, UH, I GUESS WHERE I LOOK AT IT IS, IS THAT, UH, IF IF IT'S EVEN GOING LOWER, THEN I WOULD THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD STILL HAVE SOME MANDATORY RESTRICTIONS.

I THINK, UM, IT MAY COME BACK.

YEAH.

THE, I DON'T KNOW HOW OFTEN THE GOVERNMENT AGENCY THAT MONITORS THE FLOW, UM, CHECKS IT AND THEN THEY'RE THE ONES THAT TELL YOU WHAT LEVEL OF, UM, WHETHER IT'S MANDATORY OR SO FORTH.

AND I'M SURPRISED THAT THEY HAVEN'T COME BACK WITH MANDATORY.

UH, LIKE I SAID, LIKE I SAID, YOU CAN, YOU CAN, UH, THERE'S MARKS ON THE BRIDGE BELOW MY HOUSE THAT SHOWS HOW MANY FEET AND IT'S, IT'S BELOW ONE AND IT HAS BEEN BELOW ONE.

UM, AND THAT'S, LIKE I SAID, I'VE, I'VE LITERALLY WALKED ACROSS THE, THE ENTIRE SPAN OF THE RIVER BELOW MY HOUSE AND DIDN'T GET TO MY KNEES.

WELL, I CAN TELL YOU ON A PERSONAL LEVEL THAT, UH, IT'S KILLING MY WIFE BECAUSE SHE'S A, SHE'S A MASTER GARDENER AND, UH, SHE, SHE LOVES TO GET OUT AND WATER HER PLANTS AND SHE HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT.

SO THE, UH, SO SHE'S, SHE'S JUST WAITING FOR THE, UH, YOU KNOW, FOR THE, FOR THE WATER USAGE TO COME BACK.

WELL JUST, JUST THINK ABOUT WATER IN THE PLANTS.

UM, I KNOW IT'S NOT MUCH.

IT COULD BE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE A HUNDRED GALLONS OR WHATEVER FOR OUR PLANTS.

I HAVE A LOT OF PLANTS TOO.

UM, YOU DUMP ALL OF THAT WATER ON THE PLANTS, SOME OF IT GETS, OF COURSE TAKEN UP BY THE PLANTS.

A LOT OF IT'S WASTE AND IT GETS SPILLED OUT ON THE GROUND.

IT COULD TAKE A YEAR OR MORE FOR THAT WATER TO GO BACK INTO THE WELL SYSTEM OR TO THE, THE AQUIFER THAT'S ACTUALLY BEING USED.

UM, AND COMMUNITY WELLS, FOR EXAMPLE, WE'VE GOT SANITARY DISTRICT WITH COMMUNITY WELLS THAT THE POTENTIAL IS THERE TO WHERE THEY RUINED A, UH, MOTOR BECAUSE THEIR, UM, BASIN HAD DROPPED BELOW THEIR NORMAL.

SO IT WAS CUTTING ON AND CUTTING OFF.

DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHETHER IT WAS THE, THE, UH, OLDNESS OF THE MOTOR OR WHATEVER, BUT IT

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AND THAT'S A COMMUNITY.

WELL, SO WHEN IT AFFECTS ONE, IT COULD, IT, IT COULD AFFECT 455 PEOPLE.

WELL, I, I UNDERSTAND THAT.

I I UNDERSTAND THAT.

AND THAT'S WHY SHE'S BEEN VERY CAREFUL ABOUT THAT.

YEP.

SO THE, UH, I HAVEN'T WASHED MY CAR IN TWO YEARS, SO I, I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU, I'D NEVER WASH MY CAR, SO I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT.

, THANKS.

IS THERE ANY, ANYTHING ELSE? NOPE.

SO DO WE HAVE A, A MOTION TO, I THINK WE ALREADY HAVE THE MOTION.

I'M GONNA ASK AGAIN, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING? SO MOVED.