Nov 21, 2023 Board of Supervisors Meeting

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

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AND WORK IN THIS GREAT COMMUNITY OF OURS.

FATHER GOD, I ASK YOU TO KEEP YOUR EYE ON THIS NATION AND TO KEEP US SAFE AT ALL TIMES.

AND I GIVE YOU PRAISE AND HONOR AND GLORY FOR ALL.

IN JESUS' NAME.

AMEN.

AMEN.

AMEN.

THANK YOU.

PRAISE GOD.

OKAY, WITH ALL THAT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

AND LET'S STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

[B. Adoption of Agenda – Additions or Deletions]

IS THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS THAT ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO, UM, BRING TO THE BOARD? UH, YES.

UM, I MOVE THE AGENDA BE APPROVED AS PRESENTED WITH THE ADDITION OF THE AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE THE LEASE OF THE RAYMOND EAST ST.

MYERS YOUTH CENTER, LOCATED AT 200 EAST EIGHTH STREET IN FRONT, ROYAL VIRGINIA, TO REACHING OUT NOW INCORPORATED TO THE CONSENT AGENDA AS ITEM NUMBER 24.

THANK YOU.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, IF THERE'S NO OTHER OBJECTIONS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I, I THINK THAT WAS THE MOTION.

THAT WAS THE MOTION.

I APOLOGIZE.

THANK YOU FOR KEEPING ME IN STRAIGHT.

DO WE HAVE SECOND? THANK YOU.

SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE.

MR. MAYB.

AYE.

MRS. OATS? AYE.

MADAM CHAIR? AYE.

MRS. CALLERS? AYE.

MR. BUTLER? AYE.

THANK YOU.

NEXT

[C. Public Comment Period]

AND, UM, I'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND READ OUR OPENING STATEMENT.

JUST TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO GIVE INPUT ON ANY RELEVANT ISSUE, NOT SUBJECT TO A PUBLIC HEARING.

AND IT'S NOT INTENDED AS A QUESTION OR ANSWER PERIOD.

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD SHALL BE LIMITED TO 60 MINUTES WITH A MAX OF THREE MINUTES FOR EACH, UH, SPEAKER.

UH, SPEAKERS CAN ONLY SPEAK ONCE AND, UM, WILL BE HEARD IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY HAVE SIGNED UP.

MR. HENDERSON, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY? FIRST UP IS JAMES FOX.

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS JAMES FOX.

I LIVE AT 3 9 2 WINDY RIDGE ROAD IN FRONT ROYAL, UH, CEDARVILLE HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION IN SAN DISTRICT.

UM, IT'S TAKEN ME A LITTLE TIME TO TRY TO PUT TOGETHER THE OVERPASS ISSUES THAT WE'RE FACED WITH ON ROCKLAND ROAD 6 58.

UM, MR. MAB HELPED ME OUT.

MR. DAILEY HELPED ME OUT GET SOME PHONE NUMBERS.

I GOT IN TOUCH WITH A GENTLEMAN UP IN , UH, FOR VDOT.

HE WAS HELPFUL, BUT THERE'S STILL SOME UNANSWERED QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE AND MY COLLEAGUES FROM CEDARVILLE HEIGHTS.

FIRST AND FOREMOST IS FIRE AND RESCUE.

UH, WILL THERE BE A WAY THAT A RESCUE VEHICLE COULD GET ACROSS THE RAILROAD TRACK WITHOUT GOING TO FAIRGROUND ROAD? I HOPE THAT IS WILL, THAT WILL BE, WOULD HAPPEN.

UM, AND IF ANY OF ANY PROPERTY YOU HAVE, IF YOU'VE TRAVELED FROM 6 58 AROUND TO FAIRGROUND ROAD FROM CEDARVILLE HEIGHTS, IT'S A PRETTY CROOKED ROAD.

AND I WAS NOT, DIDN'T GET RUN OUTTA THE ROAD, I HAD TO GET IN THE DITCH BECAUSE OF THE WAY BOX, BODY TRUCK, JUST A LOT OF TRUCKS ON THAT HIGHWAY AND MAKES IT, UH, DANGEROUS.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU, IF YOU HAVE THIS INFORMATION, MAYBE YOU DON'T, ESTIMATED TIME THAT WE COULD EXPECT THE ROAD TO CLOSE IF IT IS TO BE CLOSED.

IS THE ROAD GOING TO HAVE ANY EMERGENCY ACCESS TO GET ACROSS IN CASE SOMEBODY HAS A HEART ATTACK ON MY SIDE OF THE RIVER OR RAILROAD, EXCUSE ME, TO GET ACROSS? UM, AND IS THERE, I'VE HEARD ANYTHING FROM 18 MONTHS TO TWO YEARS FOR COMPLETION, YOU SAID ANYBODY CAN HELP ME OUT WITH THAT.

I WOULD APPRECIATE IT.

AND AGAIN, MY MAIN CONCERN, IT IS GONNA BE INCONVENIENT, BUT IN THE LONG RUN IT'S GONNA BE GOOD 'CAUSE I'VE HAD TO SIT THERE FOR 15, 20 MINUTES, THEN GO AROUND TO, TO, UH, ON FAIRGROUND ROAD.

HOPEFULLY THAT'LL BE OPEN ONE OR TWO TIMES.

BOTH ENDS WERE BLOCKED, SO IT DOESN'T HAPPEN THAT OFTEN.

AND THE LITTLE BLUE SIGN THAT WAS RECENTLY PUT UP SAYING SOMETHING TO EFFECT EXPECT DELAYS BETWEEN

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IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE TRAINS.

LITTLE MISLEADING.

UH, SO HOPEFULLY WE COULD GET SOME ANSWERS, UH, PARTICULARLY WITH THE ELDERLY PEOPLE, MYSELF INCLUDED, THAT LIVE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACK IN CASE THERE IS AN EMERGENCY.

UH, WE NEED SOME WAY OF GETTING AROUND THE, UH, THE CONSTRUCTION, I GUESS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

UH, HOPE TO HEAR BACK FROM SOMEBODY.

UH, YOU HAVE PHONE NUMBERS.

I DON'T MIND CALLING.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

HAVE A GOOD EVENING.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

THANK YOU.

DO WE HAVE HIS CONTACT INFORMATION? YES, I DO.

OKAY.

WE'LL, AND I'LL MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO CALL HIM TOMORROW.

ABSOLUTELY.

IF YOU NEED HELP TO GET SOME INFO, LET ME KNOW.

NO, I THINK I, YOU GOT IT ALL.

I THINK I KNOW MOST OF IT.

OKAY, GREAT.

THANK YOU.

MR. HENDERSON.

DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE? NEXT STEP IS JACK LACHELLE.

GOOD EVENING.

UH, I'LL BE SPEAKING ON THE SAME SUBJECT.

UM, SO, UH, WE DO REPRESENT THE CEDARVILLE HEIGHTS, UH, HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION.

UH, I THINK ALL OF US ARE REALLY HAPPY THAT THE, THE GREAT SEPARATION PROJECT IS BEING DONE.

IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT RELIEF FOR US.

UH, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME, SOME CONCERNS AND IT HAS TO DO REALLY WITH THE CLOSURE AND THE LENGTH OF THE CLOSURE.

UM, JUST BY WAY OF OF INTRODUCTION, I, I'M, I'M RETIRED.

I'M A RETIRED PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.

I'VE WORKED ON A HALF A DOZEN GREAT SEPARATION PROJECTS MYSELF, UH, PERSONALLY, UH, AND I KNOW HOW THEY'RE DONE.

UM, LOOKING AT THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, THE BRIDGE ITSELF IS GONNA BE SHIFTED OVER TO THE NORTH, WHICH LEAVES, UH, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR, UH, FOR DETOURS TO, TO OCCUR.

AND IT DOES LEAVE ITSELF ALSO TO, UH, TO ALLOW FOR JUST LIMITED CLOSURES.

SO WHEN WE HEARD THAT THIS, THE CLOSURES ARE GONNA BE FOR 18 MONTHS TO TWO YEARS, THAT JUST SEEMED A LITTLE ODD TO ME.

I, I BELIEVE THAT THERE, THERE ARE OP OPPORTUNITIES AND OPTIONS FOR US TO TAKE A LOOK AT, UM, TO JUST REALLY TO MINIMIZE, UH, THE LENGTH OF THE CLOSURES BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE, UH, UH, WHO LIVE OUT THERE AND JUST WITH THE ONE WAY IN AND OUT IS, IS GONNA BE VERY DIFFICULT.

UM, JUST THREE POINTS.

UH, JIM TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THEM, UH, ALREADY, BUT EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS AND RESPONSE TIMES, THAT'S A BIG THING.

'CAUSE THE FIRE STATIONS JUST, UH, ACROSS THE TRACKS TO GO WAY AROUND IS GONNA BE, UH, IT'S GONNA INCREASE THE, THE RESPONSE TIMES, UH, QUITE A BIT.

HAS THE, UH, AND I REALIZED, BY THE WAY, SINCE I AM NEW HERE, I, I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A PUBLIC HEARING, UH, TWO YEARS AGO IN JULY.

UM, I WASN'T AROUND TO OFFER ANY COMMENTS.

I HAD I BEEN HERE, I PROBABLY WOULD'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS, BUT, UH, THE ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT THAT WAS DONE FOR THIS IS CALLED A CA CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION.

YOU DON'T LOOK AT ANYTHING WITH A, WITH A CADEX.

UM, THE REASON FOR, IT'S, IT'S A SAFETY PROJECT.

I GET THAT.

UH, BUT THERE ARE SOME, SOME ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.

AND ONE OF 'EM IS GONNA BE, UH, THE EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS.

THE OTHER ONE IS THE, THE, THE, THE LEVEL OF SERVICE AT THE INTERSECTION OR THE CONGESTION AT FAIRGROUNDS ROAD AND ROCKLAND ROAD.

WHEN YOU TAKE THE 2,700 VEHICLES THAT NOW GO, UH, TO THE SOUTH AND THEY ALL GO TO THIS ONE INTERSECTION, HAS THAT BEEN LOOKED AT? I DON'T THINK IT HAS.

AND, UM, ROCKLAND ROAD, NORTH OF BENNY BEACH, BENNY'S BEACH ROAD IS PRETTY, UH, IS PRETTY NARROW AND WINDY AS YOU KNOW.

AND, UM, SO THAT THERE'S A CONCERN THERE.

SO ALL WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR, JUST TO REQUEST IS TO WORK WITH, UM, AND MAYBE TO GET YOUR ASSISTANCE IF POSSIBLE, TO WORK WITH, UM, UH, VDOT, UM, AND THE CONTRACTOR JUST TO, TO, SO JUST SO, SO WE CAN SOMEHOW MINIMIZE, UM, THE, THE CLOSURES AND, AND DO SOME, SOME PHASING.

UM, AND, AND I GET IT.

YOU HAVE TO DO, YOU HAVE TO DO CLOSURES.

I GET THAT PART, BUT IF YOU CAN MINIMIZE IT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

AND THAT'S REALLY OUR REQUEST, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO, UH, UH, OFFER MY ASSISTANCE, UH, ANY WAY I CAN, UM, TALKING TO THE CONTRACTOR, VDOT, WHATEVER I CAN DO.

SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR, FOR YOUR ATTENTION.

THANK YOU.

JACK, WHAT WAS YOUR LAST NAME? IT'S, IT'S LA ROCHELLE, L-A-R-O-C-H-E.

AND I'M AT, UH, 3 4 0 CEDAR CREST LANE.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU, MR. HENDERSON.

DAVE, SOMEONE ELSE.

NEXT UP IS DAVID JOHNSON.

GOOD EVENING.

HELLO, MY NAME IS DAVID JOHNSON.

I ALSO LIVE IN CITY OF, IN, UH, CITY ROAD HEIGHTS ON WINDY RIDGE ROAD, 92 WINDY RIDGE ROAD.

WHEN, UH, WHEN WE FOUND OUT A COUPLE OF THREE WEEKS AGO THAT THE CROSSING WAS GONNA BE CLOSED FOR

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AND THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE AT ALL OF, OF THAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN.

I ALSO CALLED THE ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF DOWNTOWN, UH, JERRY MIKO.

UH, I DIDN'T GET TO TALK TO HIM INITIALLY, BUT I LEFT A MESSAGE FOR HIM, UH, OF WHY I WAS CALLING.

AND, AND HE CALLED ME BACK, UH, A WEEK OR SO LATER.

AND HE DID TELL ME THAT, UH, THEY WOULD, UH, HE WAS SURE THEY WERE GONNA HAVE, UH, EMERGENCY CROSSING IF, IF THE AMBULANCE HAD A FIRE, UH, CHARTS HAD TO GO, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

I ALSO GOT THE IMPRESSION THAT THE FIRE, UH, PERSONNEL HERE DID NOT HAVE ANY CONTACT WITH THE EARLY PLANNING.

I GUESS WE'RE TALKING MAYBE TWO OR THREE YEARS AGO, SINCE IT'S BEEN PROBABLY THAT LONG.

SO ANYWAY, THAT'S, THAT WAS SURPRISING THAT, THAT THEY WEREN'T, UH, IN ANY SORT OF PLANNING, UH, FOR, FOR THAT, UH, ON SINCE, SINCE THAT CROSSING WILL CLOSE ROCKLAND ROAD FOR HOWEVER LONG IT IS, BUT IT APPARENTLY WILL BE OPENED FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE? NEXT UP IS RODNEY SINIS.

GOOD EVENING.

HELLO.

THANK Y'ALL FOR HAVING US HERE.

THANK YOU.

I'M ALSO HERE REPRESENTING MY FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS FROM CEDARVILLE HEIGHTS.

THERE'S NOT MUCH I CAN ADD THAT THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY ADDED, BUT IT, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S REALLY GOING TO BE A, IT'S DANGEROUS TO START WITH, WITH, UH, ONE AND A HALF MILES OF THAT ROAD.

AND ANOTHER REASON, ANOTHER THING IS THERE'S CONSTRUCTION SITES OR COMPANIES, CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES ON THEIR SIDE OF THE RAILROAD, AND THEY GOING TO HAVE TO USE THAT ROAD, YOU KNOW, TO GET IN AND OUT OF THEIR HOMES AND BUSINESSES AND EVERYTHING.

AND LIKE, UH, MY NEIGHBORS HAD SAID IT'S A REAL NARROW, CROOKED ROAD AND IT MAYBE HAS GONE TOO FAR THAT, UH, IT CAN'T BE RECONSIDERED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, GOING UP A NEW PLAN.

I'M SURE A LOT OF THINGS ARE IN ORDER NOW TO START, BUT, YOU KNOW, IF THEY COULD JUST RECONSIDER IT, YOU KNOW, TALK ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT MORE AND COME UP WITH A DIFFERENT PLAN AT THE RAILROAD, MAYBE, YOU KNOW, COULD LOOK INTO THAT, THAT'D BE GREAT IF THEY COULD.

AND IF THEY CAN'T REACH SOMETHING WE'LL HAVE TO DEAL WITH.

AND ONE OTHER THING, NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THE WEATHER'S GOING TO BE.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE WEATHER'S GONNA BE TOMORROW, WE HEAR WEATHER FORECAST.

BUT I, YOU KNOW, THERE'S TALK ABOUT WE SUPPOSED TO GET AN EL NINO THIS YEAR, SEVEN YEAR CYCLES COME AROUND.

I MEAN, A LOT OF SNOW.

THEY SAY ANYWHERE IN 50 55 INCHES OF SNOW.

AND THAT'S GOING TO DELAY CONSTRUCTION ALSO.

I MEAN, NOBODY CAN CONTROL THE WEATHER, YOU KNOW, SO WE JUST, THAT SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, YOU JUST HAVE TO DEAL WITH.

BUT IF IT'S GOING TO BE THAT LONG, THEY PREDICT YOU A YEAR AND A HALF TO TWO YEARS, AND THERE'S DELAY ON WEATHER AND THERE EVERYTHING, THERE'S GONNA BE DAYS THEY CAN'T WORK.

NOBODY KNOWS HOW LONG IT'S GOING TO BE.

BUT IF THEY COULD JUST LOOK AT IT AND IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S ROOM THERE IN THAT AREA, THEY COULD MAYBE PUT UP, YOU KNOW, A TEMPORARY ROAD OR SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE COULD STILL TRAVEL THAT WAY AND THEY COULD STILL GET THEIR WORK DONE.

SO, BUT ANYWAY, UH, I THANK ALL FOR YOUR TIME AND Y'ALL HAVE A BLESSED NIGHT.

YOU TOO.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE SIGNED UP? NO, MA'AM.

IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK? YES, SIR.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WELLS BEDFORD HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION.

I'VE BEEN VOTING IN ELECTIONS IN THIS COUNTRY FOR 56 YEARS.

ON NOVEMBER 7TH, MY WIFE AND I PARKED IN THE SIDE PARKING LOT AT SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE WE WANTED TO AVOID THE MADDENING CROWD.

I LOOKED AT HER AND SAID, ARE YOU READY? AND SHE SAID, FOR WHAT? AND I SAID, TO RUN THE GAUNTLET.

AND SHE LOOKED AT ME AND SAID, YEP, LET'S

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SO WE DID.

MY WIFE DOESN'T SEE TOO WELL, SO SHE'S ON MY RIGHT ELBOW.

I'M LIKE THIS BECAUSE I WANT TO AVOID THE EYES.

I COULDN'T HELP BUT HEAR THE CROWD ON BOTH SIDES OF THE SIDEWALK AS WE'RE APPROACHING THE GATE TO GO INTO THE BUILDING.

I COULD TELL MY WIFE, I COULD HEAR MY WIFE SAYING, WE DON'T NEED ANY OF THAT.

WE DON'T WANT ANY OF THAT.

COULD SEE PEOPLE WAVING THEIR LITERATURE OFF TO MY LEFT.

WE FINALLY MADE IT TO THE DOOR.

WHEN WE WENT TO THE REGISTRATION TABLE, I NOTICED A LARGE SILVER BOX ON THE CORNER OF THE TABLE, AND IT WAS PROFESSIONALLY LABELED ABSENTEE BALLOTS.

AND I LOOKED AT THE REGISTRAR GENTLEMAN, I SAID, WHAT IS THIS BOX HERE FOR? IT HAD A LID WITH A SLOT AND A LOCK, A NICE BRAND NEW LOCK ON IT.

AND HE SAID, WELL, THAT'S FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTS IF PEOPLE WANNA BRING THEM IN.

AND I LOOKED AT THE GENTLEMAN, I SAID, WEBSTER DE DESCRIBES ABSENTEE AS NOT PRESENT PRESIDENT.

THIS TO ME, IS A SIGN OF THE UTTERED CANCER AND DECAY IN OUR VOTING SYSTEM ENTIRELY IN THIS COUNTRY.

WHEN WE HAD FINISHED VOTING, WE WENT OUT THE SAME WAY WE CAME IN AND WE WERE LAMBASTED WITH MORE VERBAL AGGRESSION THAN WHEN WE WENT IN.

I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING QUITE LIKE THIS IN MY 56 YEARS UNTIL THIS PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO HERE IN THIS COUNTY.

I WOULD EXPECT A LITTLE MORE DECORUM AND RESTRAINT FROM SOME OF THESE FOLKS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS, SIR.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME AND SPEAK? YES, SIR.

I, I DON'T KNOW IF I'M DOING THIS AT THE RIGHT TIME OR NOT.

WELL, YOU CAN SAY ANYTHING YOU WANNA SAY FOR THREE MINUTES.

UM, MATT TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING.

MATT FROM THE DEPARTMENT.

MR. MICHELLE? YES.

AM I NOT AT THE RIGHT TIME? YOU'RE TOO EARLY.

YOU'RE NOT AT THE RIGHT TIME.

TOO EARLY, .

WELL, THANK YOU FOR COMING.

NO, WE'LL SEE YOU LATER.

WE'LL SEE YOU LATER, .

THANK YOU, SIR.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO COME AND SPEAK LAST TIME? FINAL CALL.

PUBLIC HEAR.

PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR, YOUR COMMENTS.

OKAY,

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

UM, I JUST WANNA GIVE A HEADS UP TO ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS.

I'M KIND OF GONNA SWITCH THE SEQUENCE OF PEOPLE SPEAKING, SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW.

SO INSTEAD OF STARTING AT MR. BUTLER, WE'LL START AT MR. I'M SO EASY TONIGHT.

IT'S PITIFUL .

UM, I'VE GOT NOTHING TO REPORT OTHER THAN I CAN SEE.

I HAD MY OPERATION LAST WEEK ON MY EYES.

I CAN SEE, AND NOBODY LAUGHING OUT THERE.

I CAN SEE YOU , BUT I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

HEY, MADAM CHAIR.

MM-HMM, .

I JUST WANTED TO ASK, WAS HE SHOCKED WHEN HE LOOKED IN THE MIRROR? I WAS MS. OATS.

YEAH.

I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE VDOT, UM, PROJECT ON ROCKLAND ROAD.

I ACTUALLY ATTENDED THAT PUBLIC HEARING.

YEAH.

AND I WANTED ALL OF YOU TO KNOW THAT IT'S ONLINE AND NOW I CAN SEND THAT TO YOU.

UM, THERE IS A WEBPAGE AND AT THE BOTTOM OF THAT WEBPAGE ARE OTHER RELEVANT LINKS.

AND IT GIVES A DESCRIPTION.

THEY GAVE A DESCRIPTION DURING THAT PUBLIC HEARING BECAUSE THE SAME CONCERNS THAT YOU'VE EXPRESSED TONIGHT WERE EXPRESSED SOME IN THAT PUBLIC HEARING AS I RECALL.

AND SO THEY GAVE SOME, SOME INFORMATION, PROBABLY NOT AT THE LEVEL OF DETAIL THAT ANY OF YOU FOLKS ARE LOOKING FOR, BUT, UM, THERE WAS GONNA BE ROCKLAND ROAD DETOUR ONE, ROCKLAND ROAD DETOUR TWO, AND THEN THEY HAVE ROCKLAND ROAD PUBLIC HEARING, VIDEO RECORDING.

SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY WATCH THE VIDEO FROM THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT TOOK PLACE, UM, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

THINGS HAVE PROBABLY CHANGED, I'M SURE, BECAUSE THEY'RE ALWAYS FLUID.

BUT THAT IS A SOURCE OF RESOURCE FOR ALL OF YOU.

UM, IF YOU'D LIKE, AND I'M HAPPY TO EMAIL THIS TO ANYBODY, MR. FOX, IF YOU WOULD

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THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THAT'S IT? YEP.

THAT'S IT.

MS. KOHLERS? UH, YES, I WAS INVITED TO ATTEND ON NOVEMBER 9TH, THE LORD FAIRFAX SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT ANNUAL WARDS.

UM, THE, IT WAS A LUNCHEON AT TRIPLET TECH IN MOUNT JACKSON AND THE STUDENTS THERE AT, UH, TRIPLETT TECH DID THE, THE FOOD AND WHAT AN OUTSTANDING MEAL.

I DON'T THINK I, I'M NOT MUCH OF A FASTY RESTAURANT TYPE PERSON, BUT I DON'T THINK I'VE HAD A BETTER MEAL ANYWHERE THAN WHAT THOSE STUDENTS DID.

HOMEMADE DESSERTS, EVERYTHING.

IT WAS, IT WAS A REALLY NICE LUNCHEON.

UM, RICHARD HOOVER WAS HONORED.

HE'S RETIRING AFTER 16 YEARS AS THE WARREN COUNTY RESIDENT, UH, REPRESENTATIVE ON THE SOIL AND WATER, UH, CONSERVATION BOARD.

UM, HE'S GONNA BE SORELY MISSED.

HE WAS VERY DEDICATED TO THAT BOARD.

AND, UM, WE HAD A COUPLE OF, UM, FOR DIS DISTRICT FARM AWARDS.

UM, SYCAMORE SPRING FARM IN WARREN COUNTY WON, UM, AN AWARD.

AND THEN THE COMMUNITY CONSERVATION AWARD, UH, WAS GIVEN TO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, UH, IS STATIONED HERE IN FRONT WELL.

SO, UM, JUST WANTED TO PASS THAT ALONG.

I'M A BIG PROPONENT OF AGRICULTURE, SO ALWAYS NICE TO, TO SEE THAT THRIVING.

UM, AND THEN I ATTENDED ON NOVEMBER 12TH THROUGH THE 14TH VACO CONFERENCE AT THE HOMESTEAD IN BATH COUNTY.

A LOT OF GOOD, UH, BREAKOUT SESSIONS ON DIFFERENT TOPICS.

A LITTLE BIT DISAPPOINTED IN THE HOMESTEAD, BUT, UM, IT WAS BEAUTIFUL DOWN THERE, THAT'S FOR SURE.

UH, NOVEMBER 15TH, WE HAD A BUILDING COMMITTEE MEETING, UH, SHORT MEETING, UM, AND, UH, CONTINUING TO DISCUSS THE THINGS THAT WE'VE GOTTEN ALONG GOING ON WITH BUILDING REPAIRS, THE YOUTH CENTER, UM, AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET STARTED THERE.

THE SENIOR CENTER, HOPEFULLY WE'RE GONNA GET THAT, UH, DONE AND GET THEM IN.

I'D LIKE TO SAY FOR CHRISTMAS, BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT WE CAN PROMISE THAT.

BUT WE'RE HOPEFUL.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT SANTA CAN COME UP WITH.

UM, OUR TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MET, MET, UM, THAT WAS ALSO A SHORT ONE, I GUESS THE HOLIDAYS.

WE DIDN'T HAVE EVERYONE THERE THAT HAD SAID THEY WERE GONNA BE THERE.

SO WE CONTINUED TO, TO LOOK AT OUR TRANSPORTATION ISSUES.

AND THEN ON THE 16TH, THAT WAS A BUSY DAY.

WE HAD AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MEETING, UM, AT THE AIRPORT, CONTINUING TO DISCUSS, UM, WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS IN, UM, DIFFERENT AREAS OF, UM, THE CORRIDOR BUSINESSES AND SUCH TO MAKE SURE WE'VE, WE ALL HAVE AN ACTIVE, UH, FLUID PLAN FOR ANY EMERGENCIES THAT COME UP IN THE COUNTY.

UM, ALSO HAD A NORTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY REGIONAL COMMISSION MEETING.

AND THAT, UM, THEY WORK WITH US ON DIFFERENT PROJECTS AND THINGS AND ALL THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES HAVE REPRESENTATIVE ON THAT.

THEN ON SATURDAY, I DID A FUND.

IT WENT TO A FUNDRAISER RESERVE FOR THE HUMANE SOCIETY.

AND THAT WAS, UH, A SUCCESS AS ALWAYS.

AND I MEANT TO BRING A JAR OF THE FAMOUS SOUTH WARM FIRE DEPARTMENT'S APPLE BUTTER.

I HAD IT IN MY BAG, TOOK IT OUT, GOT TO PUT IT BACK IN.

BUT, UM, IT'S WONDERFUL.

APPLE BUTTER.

AND THEY'RE, THEY'VE BEEN SELLING THIS SINCE THEY DECIDED TO START, UH, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE EARLY SEVENTIES.

IT, UM, THEY'RE DOING THAT.

THEY'RE TRYING TO PAY FOR A FIRETRUCK, UM, A FIRE ENGINE, A TANKER, RATHER.

SO IT'S $13 A QUART IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.

$9 A PINT.

AND IF YOU, I CAN GET YOU IN LINE WITH THAT IF YOU WANT TO GET IN CONTACT WITH ME.

AND OTHER THAN THAT, I JUST WANNA WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

I KNOW THERE'S NO DECORATIONS ANYWHERE TO BE FOUND THAT IT'S THANKSGIVING, THAT, YEAH, I FEEL LIKE EVERYTHING IS CHRISTMAS, BUT IT IS THANKSGIVING AND I'M HONORED THAT I WAS REELECTED TO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH RIVER.

AND SIR, I HOPE I DIDN'T SEE YOU THAT DAY, WHICH I'M SAD TO MISS YOU.

BUT, UM, I, I AGREE WITH YOU.

UM, BEING THERE, IT WAS A LITTLE ZEALOUS AT TIMES.

PEOPLE WERE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

AND I APOLOGIZE THAT YOU HAD TO GO THROUGH THAT.

BUT AT LEAST PEOPLE ARE PASSION, PASSIONATE ABOUT VOTING, AND I THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING.

WE JUST NEED TO TEMPER A LITTLE BIT HOW WE SHARE OUR ENTHUSIASM OVER THAT.

BUT, UM, I'M THANKFUL TO BE IN THIS POSITION TO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH RIVER, AND I HOPE I CAN DO IT WITH, UH, DIGNITY AND HONOR FOR EVERYONE.

SO, THANK YOU MR. BUTLER.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

SO THE,

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THE FIRST WAS ATTENDED THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING.

THIS WAS A WEEK BEFORE LAST.

AND, UH, THEN, UH, I ALSO PAID A VISIT OVER TO THE, UH, UH, WINCHESTER AIRPORT, OF WHICH WE ARE, UH, ONE OF THE, THE SATELLITE AIRPORTS, THE FRONT ROYAL, UH, AIRPORT IS.

AND I WAS JUST BRINGING THEM UP TO SPEED ON, UH, HOW THINGS ARE GOING OVER AT THE FRONT ROYAL AIRPORT AND, UH, THE, UH, THE, THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING.

UM, SO THE, UH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE MADAM CHAIR.

THANK YOU.

WELL, UH, TO START WITH, I JUST WANNA LET EVERYONE, EVERYONE KNOW THAT ON DECEMBER 9TH, UM, OUR AIRPORT IS HAVING A CHRISTMAS FOR DINNER AND REINDEER GAMES.

SO, UH, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE REINDEER PANCAKES, HOLIDAY CRAFTS, THAT KIND OF THING.

AND, UM, JUST WANNA LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT YOU'RE INVITED TO, TO COME OUT.

I WENT TO THEIR VETERAN'S PANCAKE EVENT AND THEY KNOW HOW TO MAKE PANCAKES.

SO, MM-HMM, , I JUST, I, THEY DID A REALLY GOOD JOB, UM, TO FOLLOW UP MR. BUTLER.

WE HAD OUR, UM, FINANCE AUDIT COMMITTEE.

WE'RE CONTINUING TO LOOK AT PO, UM, FISCAL POLICIES.

AND, UM, EVENTUALLY WE'LL BE GETTING, UH, BRINGING SOME TO THE BOARD SOMETIME NEXT YEAR.

SO IF ANYBODY WANTS TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING, YOU KNOW, ON THE FINANCE PURCHASING WEBSITE, WE HAVE ALL OUR AGENDAS, ALL OF OUR MEETING MINUTES OF EVERYTHING WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING IN OUR ACTIONS.

UM, ALSO, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT OUR NEW FINANCE, UH, BUDGET, UM, UH, SOFTWARE SYSTEM CALLED CLEAR, CLEAR GOV.

IT WAS A VERY QUICK LOOK.

I ALWAYS ENJOYED LOOKING AT IT STUFF, SO I JUST WANTED LET IT LET EVERYONE KNOW.

IT'S A VERY ROBUST SYSTEM.

THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF, UM, UH, TRANSPARENCY FOR THE BOARD, FOR THE DEPARTMENTS, AND FOR THE PUBLIC ONCE WE GET IT, UM, COMPLETELY ONLINE.

UM, I'VE ASKED OUR FINANCE, UM, DEPARTMENT TO KIND OF GIVE THE BOARD A LITTLE DEMO BEFORE WE START OUR BUDGET CYCLE.

'CAUSE IT WILL BE PART OF OUR, OUR NEW, UM, PROCESS.

UM, I ALSO, UH, ATTENDED THE SAMUELS LIBRARY TRUSTEE MEETING, AND I HAVE SOME UPDATES, A LOT OF UPDATES.

I'LL TRY TO GO VERY QUICKLY, UH, RESULTING FROM OUR COUNTY'S LIBRARY, MOA THAT WAS SIGNED ON OCTOBER 3RD.

SO TO BEGIN WITH, IS OUR FUNDING.

SO THE LIBRARY IS FULLY, FULLY FUNDED FOR $1,024,000 FOR FISCAL YEAR 24.

SO THEY'RE, THEY'VE, THEY, UH, ARE UP AND RUNNING.

UM, ALSO THEY REPORTED THAT TO DATE, THEY HAVE EXCEEDED THEIR UNRESTRICTED DONATIONS BY 1500%.

SO, UH, THAT'S GOOD NEWS FOR THEM.

UM, AND WHEN IT'S UNRESTRICTED DONATIONS, WHAT THAT MEANS THAT THEY CAN SPEND IT ANY WAY THAT THEY WANT TO.

UH, THEY ALSO HAD AN AUDIT PRESENTATION, UH, FOR THEIR FISCAL YEAR 22.

UM, IF YOU WANNA READ THE, THEIR, UH, BUDGET REPORT, IT'S ON THEIR WEBSITE.

YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.

UH, OF COURSE, DURING THE, UM, MOA NEGOTIATIONS, THE LIBRARY HAD RELOCATED AND, UM, UH, HAD RELOCATED THE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIALS TO A NEW AREA CALLED THE NEW ADULT SECTION.

YOU KNOW, THE LIBRARY CALLS IT MATURE FOR MATURE AUDIENCES, BUT THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT IT IS.

AND PER THE MOA, THEY'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO HONOR THAT.

THEY'LL KEEP, UH, UH, HAVING A SEPARATE, UH, HAVING A SEPARATE SECTION THAT'S LOCATED IN THE ADULT SECTION.

SO THEY'VE TAKEN IT ALL OUT OF THE CHILDREN'S.

UM, THE NEXT THING, PER THE MOA AND PRIOR TO THE MOA, THE LIBRARY IS ESTABLISHED, A NEW REGISTRATION POLICY THAT, UM, GIVES PARENTS CONSENT FOR WHAT THEIR CHILDREN CAN CHECK OUT AT THE LIBRARY.

SO, UM, THEY'RE GONNA CONTINUE WITH THAT POLICY AS WELL.

UH, THEY ALSO, UH, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THEIR BYLAWS THAT INCLUDED THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR REPRESENTATIVE IS NOW PART OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

SO THAT WAS ALSO PART OF OUR MOA AGREEMENT WITH THE LIBRARY.

UM, THEY ALSO ARE GONNA HAVE SOME OPEN VACANCIES, I THINK, I THINK THE NUMBER IS THREE FOR NEXT YEAR.

SO, UM, ONCE THE LIBRARIES ANNOUNCES THE BOARD OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, WE'LL ANNOUNCE TO THE PUBLIC, UH, PEOPLE WHO WOULD BE AN INTERESTED TO BE A CANDIDATE FOR SELECTION FOR THESE, UM, POSITIONS NEXT YEAR.

SO, UM, SHOULD START IN JANUARY, BUT WE'LL KEEP EVERYONE UPDATED ON WHAT'S GOING ON.

UH, THE, UH, ALSO IN THE BYLAWS, THE, THE, EXCUSE ME, THE MOA THAT THE LIBRARY IS GOING TO BE REPORTING TWICE A YEAR, THEIR, THEIR, UM, INCOME, THEIR, UH, THEIR EXPENSES, THEIR AUDITS, ET CETERA, AND PERFORMANCE.

AND BY DEFINITION, YOU KNOW, MIDYEAR IS REALLY

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SO WHAT I'M HOPING THAT THE BOARD WOULD, UM, CONSIDER THAT WE ASK THEM TO COME IN JANUARY FOR THEIR FIRST MIDYEAR, UM, PRESENTATION OF THEIR PROGRESS, UM, PER THE, OUR MOA.

AND THEN OF COURSE, THEN THEY'RE, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A YEAR IN LATER ON.

BUT, UM, I WAS WANT THE BOARD TO THINK ABOUT DOING THAT IN JANUARY.

UM, THE OTHER THING WAS, UM, THE COLLECTION POLICY, YOU KNOW, WITH THE MOA, THEY SAID, UH, AGREED TO HAVE A, UM, OPEN COLLECTION SELECTION.

SO THEIR POLICY AND BYLAW COMMITTEE HAS BEGUN LOOKING AT, AT THEIR COLLECTION POLICY THAT THEY'RE UPDATING AND REVISING.

UM, BUT THEY HAVE NOT YET, UH, GIVEN TIMELINE WHEN IT'S GONNA BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR ANY TYPE OF A, UM, APPROVAL, BUT IT'S IN PROGRESS.

AND THEN LASTLY, THEY REPORTED THAT THE, UM, THAT THEY HAVE ADDRESSED ALL THE APPEALS FOR THE RECONSIDERATION, UM, DOCUMENTS THAT THEY RECEIVED, UM, DURING THE, UM, MOA NEGOTIATIONS.

AND, UM, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT ALL OF THE APPEALS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

SO IF ANYBODY BELIEVES THAT THEIR APPEAL HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED TO LET ME KNOW SO I CAN FOLLOW UP ON THAT.

SO, UH, WITH ALL THAT BEING, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

SO WE'LL JUST KIND OF MOVE ON TO, UM, DR.

DALEY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

I WANT TO, UH, NUMBER ONE, UH, CONGRATULATE OUR DELEGATE ELECT OS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO BIG THINGS DOWN THERE, AND CONGRATULATE MRS. COLORS FOR REELECTION SOUTH WARD, AND TO WELCOME MR. JAMON AND MR. STAN MEYER OVER HERE.

AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT IN JANUARY, UH, PREPARATION FOR JANUARY, LET ME REMIND YOU THAT NEXT WEEK'S MEETING WILL BE A SERIES OF PUBLIC HEARINGS.

UH, DECEMBER 5TH, WE HAVE THE WORK SESSION WITH THE SBA CENTER AT LAUREL RIDGE.

WE HAVE FIRE AND RESCUE'S ANNUAL REPORT, AN UPDATE ON THEIR PROJECTIONS.

WE HAVE PUBLIC WORKS COMING IN TO TALK ABOUT, PARTICULARLY ABOUT SOLID WASTE AND WHAT THE, UH, LANDFILL NEEDS ARE, UH, FINANCIALLY FOR THE FUTURE.

UH, IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE WE'VE DONE ANYTHING WITH THOSE RATES.

I'LL REMIND YOU THAT THE COURTHOUSE AT FOUR O'CLOCK ON DECEMBER THE 18TH WILL BE THE, UH, OATH OF OFFICE FOR OUR NEW LOCAL RE NEW AND CONTINUING ELECTED OFFICIALS, UH, WITH JUDGE FUNK ON THE 19TH OF DECEMBER.

WE WILL BE COMPLETING HOPEFULLY THE RULES AND PROCEDURES THAT MR. HAM IS WORKING ON.

UH, WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT OUR BUDGET PRIORITIES, AND MR. HENDERSON WILL SEND THESE FORMS TO YOU ELECTRONICALLY.

AND THESE ARE TO RATE, AS YOU DID LAST YEAR, VARIOUS PROJECTS THAT ARE ALREADY EXISTING, AND TO ADD NEW PROJECTS THAT'LL GO IN THE MIX.

AND WHAT WE WILL DO AFTER WE RECEIVE THESE BACK, WE WILL SEND IT BACK OUT AGAIN TO YOU WITH THE NEW PROJECTS ON THERE SO YOU CAN MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS INCLUDED IN THE RATINGS.

UH, WE WILL ALSO BEGIN BUDGET TRAINING.

UH, MRS. SCOTT WILL BE WORKING ON SOME OF THAT WITH US ON THE 19TH.

AND THEN WE WILL BE GETTING READY FOR, UH, JANUARY 2ND WHEN, UH, EVERYBODY GETS ON THE TRACK AND GET GUN GOES OFF.

BUT HE GETS STARTED THERE.

UH, WORK IS CONTINUING AT THE YOUTH CENTER.

WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT.

THEY'LL BE DONE IN APPROXIMATELY A MONTH FROM TODAY.

UH, LOOKING REAL CLOSE TO HAVING THAT DONE, WORKING WITH RON ON WHAT THEY NEED AND WHEN THEY WANT TO DO IT, UM, AND WHETHER THEY HAVE OTHER EVENTS IN ADVANCE THAT THEY WANT TO USE AS FUNDRAISERS.

AND SO WE HAVE SOME ALTERNATIVES FOR THEM IF NECESSARY TO GO.

AND THEN WE'LL, AFTER WE GET THAT COMPLETE, WE'LL MOVE OVER TO THE SENIOR CENTER.

UH, THERE WILL BE AN ANNOUNCEMENT FROM VDOT THAT THERE WILL INFORMATIONAL MEETING WITH THE CONTRACTOR AT THE, UH, ROCKLAND ROAD OVERPASS THERE.

AND THAT WILL BE AT THE NORTH WARREN AND FIRE STATION.

I DON'T HAVE ALL THE DETAILS.

I KNOW IT WILL BE IN JANUARY

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AND, UH, VERY PLEASED AFTER LEARNING ABOUT THESE, UH, REINDEER PANCAKES, MA'AM, THAT THERE WILL BE FLYING REINDEER DECEMBER 24TH AND NO FLYING PANCAKES.

THAT'S RIGHT, .

THANK YOU.

UM, I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT WE, WE ARE GONNA HAVE A, UM, UH, SOME STUDENTS TO COME TO.

YES, MA'AM.

ONE OF OUR BOARD MEETINGS.

YES, MA'AM.

ON DECEMBER 12TH.

YES.

BE CHOIR.

SO WE'LL HAVE SOME LITTLE ENTERTAINMENT.

LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. HAM.

I HAVE NO REPORT, BUT I WISH EVERYBODY THE HAPPY THANKSGIVING AND SAFE TRAVELS.

YOU TOO.

THANK YOU.

[E. Approval of Accounts]

OUR NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS APPROVAL OF OUR ACCOUNTS.

SO, UM, LET ME JUST PULL THAT UP REAL QUICK HERE, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

YEP.

OKAY.

SO WE HAVE SEVERAL REPORTS.

SO I'M GONNA READ OFF THE REPORTS AND THEN, UM, WE'LL SEE IF WE HAVE ANY, UM, DISCUSSION.

SO FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE ACCOUNTS FOR THIS MONTH, WE HAVE THE DELINQUENT TAX REPORT.

WE HAVE A FUEL REPORT, WE HAVE A PCARD REPORT.

UH, WE ALSO HAVE, UM, SANS ANDERSON'S EDA INVOICES, LEGAL INVOICES REPORT.

WE HAVE THE MEETING, UM, OUR EXPENDITURES AND OUR REVENUES.

SO WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID, IS THERE ANYBODY THAT HAS ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT'S IN THE REPORT, COMMENTS OR ANY OBJECTIONS? IF NOT, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT ALL OF OUR REPORTS? SO MOVED.

MADAM CHAIR.

THANK YOU.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

THANK YOU.

ARE WE READY TO ROLL? WE OKAY? OKAY.

ROLL CALL PLEASE.

MR. BUTLER.

AYE.

MRS. S NO, MADAM CHAIR? AYE.

MRS. OATES? AYE.

MR. MAY.

AYE.

THANK YOU.

[F. Appropriations and Transfers]

SO IF, UM, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR OBJECTIONS? NOPE.

WELL, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

THEY'RE JUST QUESTIONS.

SO I SEE THAT THE, THAT WE GOT AN APPROPRIATION OF 446 K FROM THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL, UM, FOR DEBT SERVICE.

AND I'M TAKING THAT AS GOOD NEWS.

YES, MA'AM.

THAT IS FOR THE DEBT SERVICE INCURRED BY THE COUNTY ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN AND THE COUNTY FOR LEACH RUN PARKWAY.

AND THAT BRINGS THEM FROM 2018 UP THROUGH 2023.

OH, SO WE'RE ALL CAUGHT UP ON THAT ITEM? YES.

ON THAT ITEM.

VERY GOOD.

THAT'S GOOD NEWS.

UM, THEN I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE SCHOOL RE UH, RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL $1.1 MILLION FROM THE STATE THAT WE ARE GONNA BE INCREASING THEIR BUDGET.

SO I I THINK CHRISTMAS CAME EARLY FOR THEM.

I MEAN, THAT'S SIGNIFICANT.

YOU BEAT THE SNOW .

WELL, GOOD FOR THEM.

SO THOSE ARE THE ONLY COMMENTS THAT I WANTED TO, UM, UH, TO SAY.

SO WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT OUR APPROPRIATIONS AND TRANSFERS AS PRESENTED? MADAM CHAIR? SO MOVED.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND SIR? ROLL CALL PLEASE.

MR. MAYB? AYE.

MRS. OATES? AYE.

MADAM CHAIR? AYE.

MRS. S NO.

MR. BUTLER? AYE.

OKAY.

[G. Approval of Minutes - 9.19.23, 10.03.23, 10.17.23]

DOES ANY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY REVISIONS OR, UM, CHANGES TO OUR MEETING MINUTES? AND IF NOT, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THEM AS PRESENT PRESENTED? UM, I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THEM AS PRESENTED.

OH, THANK YOU.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE.

MR. BUTLER? AYE.

MRS. S AYE.

MADAM CHAIR? AYE.

MRS. OATES? AYE.

MR. MAY AYE.

THANK YOU.

ALL

[H. Unfinished Business - Z2023-08-04 - Family Subdivisions - Code Section 180-21.E - Planning Staff - A request to amend Chapter 180 of the Warren County Code to amend Section 180-21 to move the listed accessory use for subdivisions and combinations of subdivisions and cluster housing developments to subsection E and to add provisions for family subdivisions and combinations of subdivisions and family subdivisions to the Agricultural (A) zoning district regulations. - Matt Wendling, Planning Director]

ALRIGHT.

AND THE FIRST ITEM IS, UH, Z 2023 DASH OH EIGHT DASH OH FOUR.

FAMILY SUBDIVISIONS

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MR. WENDLING, GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, UH, THIS REQUEST IS BEING REQUESTED BY COUNTY STAFF IN ORDER TO MEET THE NEED AND FOR ADDITIONAL OPTIONS FOR HOUSING FOR FAMILIES WHO LIVE AND WORK IN WARREN COUNTY.

AND THE GOAL OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER NUMBER FOUR, THE COMP PLAN SECTION THREE ON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STATES AS A GOAL TO PROVIDE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY RESIDENTIAL AREAS THAT OFFER QUALITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT DOES NOT DEPLETE COUNTY RESOURCES AND PROTECTS RURAL CHARACTER.

THIS REQUEST PROVIDES A SOLUTION TO PROPERTY OWNERS OF WARREN COUNTY HAVE LIVED AND OWNED THEIR PROPERTIES FOR MORE THAN FIVE YEARS, TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL TWO LOTS FOR FAMILY MEMBERS WHO PLAN TO STAY IN THE COUNTY FOR FIVE OR MORE YEARS.

ONCE THIS SUBDIVISION HAS BEEN APPROVED, IT ALSO ALLOWS FOR PARENTS TO REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES OR BUILD SMALLER HOMES ON A NEW LOT AND ALLOW THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER TO PURCHASE A HOME THEY MAY HAVE GROWN UP IN PROVIDING HOUSING TO, FOR BOTH EXISTING AND FUTURE NEEDS OF FAMILIES INTO THE COUNTY WITHOUT LOSING THE RURAL CHARACTER OF THE COMMUNITY.

AT THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE TEXT AMENDMENT CHAIRPERSON COOK ASKED IF, UH, THE FIVE-YEAR TIME LIMIT WAS SUFFICIENT BASED ON THE MAXIMUM LIMIT SET BY THE STATE.

AT 15 YEARS AFTER CONSULTING WITH THE COUNTY'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, MR. BOWMAN OF LITTEN AND SIPE, LLP SUBMITTED AN EMAIL STATING THAT THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD OF OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT WITH RESPECT TO FAMILY SUBDIVISIONS IS A REASONABLE REQUIREMENT IMPOSED BY WARREN COUNTY UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF VIRGINIA STATE CODE 15.2 2244 C AND WAS THEREFORE LEGAL CHAIRPERSON COOK.

ALSO INQUIRED AS TO WHEN THE CURRENT FIVE-YEAR PERIOD WAS ESTABLISHED IN WARREN COUNTY.

AND AFTER RESEARCH BY THE PLANNING STAFF, WE FOUND THAT IT WAS ADOPTED TO THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE ON DECEMBER 2ND, 1991 TO BUILD ON PROVISIONS FOR FAMILY SUBDIVISION REQUIRED UNDER THE STATE CODE.

THE 15 YEAR PERIOD OF OWNERSHIP WAS ADOPTED BY THE STATE IN 2006 IN CODE SECTION 15.2 22, 44 0.1, SETTING THAT MAXIMUM PERIOD OF OWNERSHIP THAT COULD BE REQUIRED BY LOCALITIES.

THE WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC PLANNING COMMISSION MOVE THIS TEXT AMENDMENT REQUEST FORWARD WITH UNANIMOUS APPROVAL AT THEIR SEPTEMBER 13TH PUBLIC HEARING.

AND IT WAS TABLED BY THE BOARD AT THEIR OCTOBER 24TH MEETING.

AND AS A A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND DATA, UH, IN THE PAST 10 YEARS, WE HAVE APPROVED 65 FAMILY SUBDIVISIONS AND WHICH AVERAGE IS ABOUT 6.5 PER YEAR.

SO WE WILL, WE'LL FOLLOW THESE AS AS WE MOVE FORWARD IF THIS IS APPROVED.

UH, THAT IS ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? I DON'T HAVE ANY, NO.

I WANNA THANK OH, GO AHEAD.

I DO.

YEAH.

SO IN THE, THE DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED, THERE WAS A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE 10 YEAR, I MEAN THE 10 ACRE, UM, CEILING.

AND IT WAS A DISCUSSION THAT SAID, HOLD ON JUST A SECOND BECAUSE I JUST WANT CLARIFICATION ON THAT.

UM, FROM YOU.

UM, ACREAGE LIMITATION 10 ACRE THRESHOLD WOULD SERVE AS A FLOOR RATHER THAN A CEILING.

UM, AS A CEILING.

THE ACREAGE RESTRICTION ALLOWS A LOT, THAT'S 19.98 ACRES TO BE DIVIDED IF YOU HAVE FAMILIES DIVISION INTO TWO, 9.9 ACRE LOTS.

BUT A LOT THAT IS 20 ACRES COULDN'T BE DIVIDED AT ALL.

CAN YOU GIVE ME CLARIFICATION? DO YOU SEE WHAT, BECAUSE OF THE 10 ACRE BEING THE CEILING, THAT MEANS THAT A 20 ACRE LOT WOULD NOT BE WELL, THE 20 ACRE LOT IS AN EXEMPT LOT THAT'S A KIND OF A SEPARATE, UH, SUBDIVISION THAN YOUR FAMILY SUBDIVISIONS.

AND THOSE CAN BE DONE THROUGH PRIVATE ACCESS EASEMENT WITHOUT HAVING STATE ROAD FRONTAGE.

YOU DON'T NEED HEALTH DEPARTMENT APPROVAL.

I MEAN, IT'S JUST BASICALLY YOU NEED 40 ACRES AND THAT ALLOW YOU, THAT WILL GET YOU, YOU KNOW, THE TWO 20 ACRE EXEMPT LOTS.

OKAY.

WITH THE FAMILY LOTS.

UM, THOSE ARE EXEMPT ALSO FROM THE STATE, UH, ROAD REQUIREMENTS STATE ROAD FRONTAGE REQUIREMENT, MINIMUM ACREAGE ON A FAMILY LOT IS 1.5 ACRES.

OKAY.

UP TO, SO YOU'RE, THIS WOULD ALLOW FOR SIX LOTS FROM THE PARENT PARCEL AS IT EXISTED APRIL 6TH, 1977.

UH, THE SIX PARCELS FROM BETWEEN ONE, UH, 0.5 ACRES AND 10 ACRES, ANY ADDITIONAL? LOTS, FAMILY LOTS COULD BE 10 ACRES.

OKAY.

SO I, THE CALCULATION THERE, I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED OVER, BUT,

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SO DOING CONFUSED BY THAT, DOING MY MATH, DOING MY MATH, IT WOULD BE SIX LOTS.

IF YOU HAVE A 10 ACRE AND YOU DO THE MINIMUM LOT ACREAGE, IT'D BE SIX, IT'D BE NINE ACRES THAT YOU COULD, YOU COULD, OR NINE SIX, LOTS OF A TOTAL OF NINE ACRES AT 1.5 ACRE PER LOT.

SO THAT'S KIND OF, I THINK THAT'S WHERE THAT CAME UP.

OKAY.

AND THEN ONCE THAT'S DONE, YOU'RE ONLY ALLOWED ANY, ANY ADDITIONAL LOTS OF 10 ACRES PER FAMILY SUBDIVISION.

OKAY.

AND EVEN THOUGH THE STATE CODE HAS 15 YEAR PERIOD OF OWNERSHIP, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY LEGAL THAT FIVE YEAR FIVE YEAR IS A REASONABLE, IS A REASONABLE, AND THAT OTHER JURISDICTIONS, FROM WHAT I'VE READ, HAVE SIMILAR.

THAT IS CORRECT, YES.

OKAY.

SO I'M JUST CLARIFYING.

I HAPPEN NOT TO BE HERE ON THE NIGHT THIS WAS DISCUSSED, SO I'M TRYING TO CIRCLE BACK AND GET CLARIFICATION.

SO WE STILL HAVE A, WE STILL ARE KEEPING THAT 10 YEAR WINDOW, UH, OF KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY.

SO THE OWNERSHIP HAS TO BE FIVE YEARS.

RIGHT.

AND THEN, UH, UH, UH, ANOTHER FIVE YEARS BY THE NEW FAMILY MEMBER WHO OWNS THE NEW LOT THAT'S CREATED.

I THINK THAT'S, HOPEFULLY THAT ANSWERS IT.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MS. O? ARE YOU NO, I'M GOOD.

I JUST, YOU'RE GOOD.

I NEEDED THAT CLARIFICATION JUST TO OKAY.

WELL I WANNA THANK YOU FOR GOING OUT AND DO THE EXTRA RESEARCH.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THE EFFORT THAT YOUR, YOUR DEPARTMENT HERE, MR. LANCE CONTRIBUTED IN THAT EFFORT.

SO I'LL GIVE HIM A TWO DAYS.

THERE'S LOTS OF EMAILS, THAT'S WHY I'M TRYING TO FOLLOW.

YEAH, .

VERY GOOD.

SO WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID, DO WE, UM, HAVE A MOTION FINDING THAT THE PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE PUBLIC NECESSITY, CONVENIENCE, AND GENERAL WELFARE AND IS GOOD ZONING PRACTICE.

I MOVE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOMAN.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND MADAM CHAIR.

THANK YOU.

ROLL CALL.

MR. MAYB.

AYE.

MRS. OATES? AYE.

MADAM CHAIR? AYE MRS. GUTS, I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN SINCE MY FAMILY HAS A FAMILY FARM AND IT WAS IMPLIED, I COULD HAVE BENEFITED FROM THIS.

SO I'M ABSTAINING MR. BUTLER.

AYE.

THANK YOU.

[I. Unfinished Business - Z2023-08-05 - Definition of Family Subdivision - Warren County Code Section 155-3(B)(1)(b) - A request to amend Chapter 155 of the Warren County Code Section155-3(B)(1)(b) Family Subdivisions to add subsection : Family subdivisions shall only be permitted for land in the Agricultural zoning district. - Matt Wendling, Planning Director]

DEFINITION OF FAMILY SUBDIVISION WARREN COUNTY CODE SECTION 1 55 DASH THREE B ONE B.

MR. WINDLEY.

OKAY, UM, THIS IS TYING INTO THAT DEFINITION OF THE FAMILY SUBDIVISION.

UH, COUNTY STAFF HAS SEEN AN INCREASE IN, UH, IN PROP OF PROPERTY OWNERS IN RESIDENTIAL ONE SUBDIVISION.