>> ALL RIGHT, I'VE BEEN INFORMED IT'S 6:00.
[Call to Order]
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WE WILL THEREFORE OPEN THE JUNE 25, 2024 MEETING OF THE SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.WELCOME. IT'S GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY HERE.
THE FIRST ON THE AGENDA IS, LET'S ALL RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> LETS PRAY. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY AND THIS TIME THAT WE CAN COME TOGETHER.
WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THE MANY BLESSINGS YOU BESTOW UPON US.
LORD, IF WE COME TO THIS TIME OF YEAR WHERE THE 4TH OF JULY IS NEXT WEEK, WE THANK YOU FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO PRECEDED US, WHO ESTABLISHED THIS NATION AND ESTABLISHED OUR LAWS AND THE WAY WE OPERATE.
WE JUST THANK YOU THAT THEY RECOGNIZE THAT OUR RIGHTS COME FROM YOU AND NOT FROM MAN BECAUSE WHAT MAN GIVES, MAN TAKES AWAY.
LORD, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS COUNTY.
WE THANK YOU TONIGHT FOR THOSE WHO WORK FOR THE COUNTY.
WE THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO GIVE THE TIME TO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTY, AND WE THANK YOU ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE CITIZENS WHO COME OUT AND PARTICIPATE.
WE JUST WISH THAT MORE WOULD COME, LORD.
LORD, WE ASKED YOU TONIGHT FOR RAIN.
WE'RE GETTING DRY AROUND THE COUNTY, AND WE DEFINITELY NEED RAIN, SO WE SEEK YOUR WILL THAT IT WOULD BE YOUR WILL TO SEND US RAIN.
LORD AGAIN, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS COUNTY AND FOR ALL THE PEOPLE AND ALL THE GOOD THINGS THAT WE HAVE HERE.
THESE THINGS WE ASK IN JESUS NAME, AMEN.
>> OKAY. WE'LL MOVE IN TO NUMBER 1,
[ 1. Citizens Comment Period]
THE CITIZENS' COMMENT PERIOD.THIS WILL START IN NOVEMBER OF 2013.
IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES CONCERNING THE COUNTY, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME FORWARD.
PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO FIVE MINUTES OR LESS.
PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, OPEN TO CITIZENS COMMENT PERIOD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ARIS LANE.
I LIVE ON 26315 SHADY BROOK TRAIL.
I HATE TO KEEP COMING BEFORE THE BOARD ABOUT THE SITUATION OF THE TRUCKS KEEP COMING DOWN MY HIGHWAY.
BUT THERE ARE NUMEROUS TRUCKS, BECAUSE I'M HOME FOR SUMMER NOW.
LAST MONDAY MORNING, I'M LOOKING OUT MY WINDOW, AND THERE'S EVERY TRUCK THAT YOU CAN IMAGINE COMING BY MY WINDOW.
I'VE TALKED TO SHERIFF WHITE ABOUT THIS NUMEROUS TIMES, AND HE HAS NOT PROPERLY SANCTIONED WHATEVER HE DOES TO THE ROAD.
WHAT CAN YOU DO? WHAT MORE CAN YOU DO? BECAUSE I HAVE NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE TO COMPLAIN THAT ONE TRUCK THAT WAS COMING FROM SALINAS, I GUESS JUST PRONOUNCED IT THAT WAY, THEY WERE LEAKING CHEMICALS ABOUT A MONTH OR SO AGO.
THIS PAST WEEK, THERE WERE OPEN CONTAINER TRASH TRUCKS THAT WERE SPILLING TRASH ALL OVER THE ROAD.
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, YOU HAD [INAUDIBLE] COMING AND CUTTING UP THAT DEBRIS.
AGAIN, WHAT CAN YOU GUYS DO TO HELP ME KEEP THOSE TRUCKS OFF MY ROAD? THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT.
>> MY NAME IS ASHCOTCH AND I LEAVE ON DARDEN POINT ROAD.
I WASN'T GOING TO COME UP AND SAY ANYTHING, BUT I'VE HAD SECOND THOUGHTS.
FROM LISTENING TO SOME OF THE PEOPLE ON THE TAX ASSESSOR BOARD AND OTHERS ON THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND HAVEN'T BEEN AN APPRAISER FOR 23 YEARS.
I'M CONCERNED THAT THESE PEOPLE AT WINGATE DIDN'T DO A VERY GOOD JOB THIS TIME AROUND.
I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU ALL TO GIVE SERIOUS CONSIDERATION NEXT TIME, I PROBABLY WON'T BE AROUND IN SIX YEARS OR FIVE YEARS OR WHENEVER YOU HAVE TO DO IT.
BUT GIVE THEM A CLOSE LOOK BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THEY DID A GOOD JOB BASED ON WHAT I'VE HEARD. THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. WHO'S NEXT? WE'VE GOT PLENTY OF TIME.
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>> I'M HONOR DARDEN. I LIVE ON ROSEMONT ROAD, AND DR. EVANS IS MY SUPERVISOR.
I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU ALL FOR LETTING ME SERVE ON THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
I FEEL THAT THERE'S NOTHING I'VE EVER DONE THAT I DIDN'T LEARN SOMETHING FROM IT.
I LEARNED A LOT FROM THIS, AND I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT A DATA COLLECTOR IS.
HE'S THE GUY TO RIDE AROUND IN THE VEHICLE AND SAYS, HEY, THAT'S A NICE LOOKING PLACE.
THIS IS WHAT I'M GOING TO PUT ON THAT ONE.
I FEEL SORRY FOR THE PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T COME BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE ON OBVIOUS MISTAKES, INACCURATE NUMBERS.
IT WAS JUST ALL OVER THE BOARD.
ASH IS RIGHT. I SERVED TWICE ON THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS.
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME ON THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT WE HAVE LEARNED THAT I HAD TO DO.
SO I WOULD TELL YOU NOW, IF I'M STILL LIVING SIX YEARS FROM NOW, I WOULD VOLUNTEER TO SERVE ON THIS AGAIN.
THAT LADY BACK THERE IN THE BACK, TINA HELPED US VERY MUCH GETTING THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK THAT WE NEEDED.
SOME PEOPLE DIDN'T HAVE THE RIGHT INFORMATION, AND SHE DID IT FOR US.
WE COULDN'T HAVE HAD A BETTER GROUP PERIOD TO GET THIS DONE.
NOW I WOULD LIKE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME DEPRESSING STUFF.
ONE IS THE DEAL THAT WAS COMING THROUGH RIGHT THERE IN VIVA, I UNDERSTAND IT FELL OUT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BAG.
NOW THE FARMER HAD GOTTEN TERMINATED AND THE WEEDS ARE THIS HIGH, AND I UNDERSTAND WE'RE GOING TO GET IT MOWED FOR FREE, I DOUBT IT.
BUT IT'S SO LATE NOW, AND THE WEEDS ARE SO TALL AND IT'S SO DRY, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET ANYBODY TO FARM IT NOW.
YOU COULD HAVE GOT 10 OR $12,000 OUT OF FARM RENT IF YOU'D HAVE DONE IT.
THERE'S NO WAY IN THE WORLD ANYBODY COULD DEVELOP 150 ACRES IN ONE SUMMER.
HE COULD HAVE FARMED ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOT THE OTHER SIDE IF IT WAS GOING TO BE DEVELOPED, BUT NONE OF IT IS. NOT YET.
VIVA HAD A FILE OVER THAT THE OTHER DAY IN CASE YOU ALL DIDN'T KNOW IT, AND OF COURSE, THEY'RE GETTING THAT DATA ALL STRAIGHT.
BUT I'M ALSO WORRIED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT NEWS THAT I HEAR THAT HELENA HAD BOUGHT A PIECE OF PROPERTY IN THE INDUSTRIAL PARK.
THEN LATER I FIND OUT THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD SOMETHING IN SUFFOLK AND NOT IN SOUTHAMPTON.
THEN I LISTEN TO THE LAST MEETING I WAS AT, THAT ROBERT MADE A COMMENT, SOMEBODY ASKED ABOUT OUR DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS GOING ON ABOUT THE DATA PROCESSING STUFF, AND THEN I READ IN THE PAPER THAT ALA WHITE DOESN'T WANT THEM.
I DON'T KNOW WHY. BUT SOME PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME IT'S BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY THAT THEY USE AND THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT THEY NEED TO COOL THE TECHNOLOGY, THE TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT OF IT OR WHATEVER.
ARE WE GOING TO END UP GETTING SOMETHING HERE THAT NOBODY ELSE WANTED BECAUSE THEY DONE TURNED IT DOWN OVER THERE ON 460? I'M JUST CURIOUS, A LOT GOING ON, AND I REALLY THINK THAT THE COUNTY JUMPED AHEAD ON THIS DEAL LIKE [INAUDIBLE] AND VIVA, BUYING THAT PROPERTY THAT YOU HAD A CONTRACT ON, THINKING THAT SOMEBODY WAS COMING.
THERE WAS SOME INFORMATION SOMEWHERE THAT WASN'T EXACTLY RIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW WHO PAID FOR THE SURVEY, DID WE PAY FOR THE SURVEY ON THAT? THEY WERE ACT THERE FOR OVER TWO MONTHS. DID WE PAY FOR THAT?
>> [INAUDIBLE]. DID FRANKLIN SECOND ECONOMIC PAY FOR THE SURVEY?
>> BECAUSE THAT WAS A TOTAL TOPO.
I WAS OUT THERE REGULAR BECAUSE I OWN A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT JOINS IT.
THAT WAS A COMPLETE TOPO SURVEY OF THAT FARM, AND I GUARANTEE IT WASN'T CHEAP.
I LIKE TO KEEP UP WITH WHAT GOES ON AROUND ME.
MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS OVER THERE, WHERE MR. STORM'S PROPERTY IS, AND THEN THE HOWARD PROPERTIES FOR SALE WITH BILLY COREY, AND THEN THIS IN VIVA.
IT'S MY NEIGHBORHOOD, I LIKE TO KEEP UP WITH IT.
I FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE TO KEEP THE BAD RUMORS FROM GOING.
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BUT RIGHT NOW, THE COUNTY IS HUNG WITH THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY, AND SOMEBODY'S GOING TO END UP PAYING FOR THAT MOWING.BECAUSE I'M TELLING YOU, YOU DON'T FEED DOG FENNELS TO CATTLE, DO WE? YOU DON'T FEED DOG FENNELS TO CATTLE.
A FARMER THAT HAS CATTLE IS NOT GOING TO CUT THAT FOR FREE TO FEED [INAUDIBLE], NOT GOING TO WORK.
>> WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE ON THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
>> YOU'LL KNOW SIX YEARS FROM NOW.
>> OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? I GOT TIME FOR SOME GOOD NEWS, ANYBODY HAS IT?
>> I GOT A LITTLE BIT OF GOOD NEWS.
>> ABOUT THAT FARM WITH WEEDS GROWING ON IT, THE BILL FARM, BY IN VIVA.
SINCE I FOUND OUT THAT THERE'S PEOPLE DROPPING THE BALL ON US, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO ABOUT THAT.
I'VE BEEN TALKING TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT FARMERS, AND I'VE GOT ONE THAT'S COMMITTED TO SPRAY IT.
IT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT $30 AN ACRE.
THAT'LL BE A WHOLE LOT CHEAPER THAN BUSH [INAUDIBLE].
THEN HE SAYS, IF WE GET ANY RAIN WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK, ANY SUBSTANTIAL RAIN WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, ACTUALLY.
HE'D BE WILLING TO PLANT BEANS ON IT. THAT'S PETER COPLAND.
I TALKED TO ROGER DRAKE, AND HE SAID IT WAS TOO LATE, TOO DRY, HE JUST AIN'T IN MOOD TO MESS WITH ANYTHING.
BUT PETER DID GIVE ME A QUOTE TODAY THAT IT'D BE A WHOLE LOT CHEAPER TO SPRAY IT THAN TO CUT IT.
>> HE ACTUALLY SENT ME A QUOTE THAT HE WOULD DO IT FOR $30.50 AN ACRE.
I THINK IF YOU GOT SOMEBODY TO CUT IT, IT WOULD BE A LOT MORE THAN THAT, I BELIEVE.
IN THEIR CONCERN ABOUT THE WEEDS, HE WAS THE ONE THAT CALLED ME ABOUT THE WEEDS.
HE WASN'T TRYING TO GET THE JOB TO HANDLE THE WEEDS.
ANYWAY, I THINK THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF GOOD NEWS.
HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOME RAIN IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS AND HE'D BE WILLING TO PLANT SOME BEANS ON IT.
>> CAN YOU NEGOTIATE THAT WITH HIM AND GET BACK WITH US, THEN?
>> YEAH. WELL, I TOLD HIM I WANTED TO BRING IT UP TONIGHT, WITH Y'ALL AND LET BRIAN KNOW.
I DIDN'T GET THIS QUOTE ON THE PRICE OF THE SPRAYING UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON, SO I FIGURED I COULD JUST COME IN HERE AND LET YOU KNOW.
>> YES. SINCE THE TOPIC'S BEEN BREACHED, WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH FRANKLIN SOUTHAMPTON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WE THOUGHT WE HAD A PERSON LINED UP TO MAINTAIN THAT PROPERTY AND CARL HAS BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THAT.
[INAUDIBLE] AS BEEN THIS WEEK TO LOOK AT MAINTAINING THAT PROPERTY, SO BETWEEN THE TWO, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO [OVERLAPPING],.
>> YEAH, SO WHICHEVER WAY OF WORK THE BEST IS. WHAT WE WANT TO DO.
I MEAN, WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO MAINTAIN IT, SO IT'LL BE.
>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD WORK. KEEP US POSTED.
ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE? I'VE GOT PLENTY OF TIME. ALL RIGHT.
GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE, WE'LL THEREFORE, LAST CALL.
>> MAYOR WORLD, DIDN'T YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO SAY?
>> [INAUDIBLE] CHAIRMAN. I HAD SOMETHING TO SAY, BUT IT'D BE LIKE STORING SOME OF THAT NOTION BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE MINUTES READ FROM LAST MEET.
I CAN'T ADDRESS ANYTHING AT THIS MOMENT WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT ACTUALLY TRANSPIRED LAST MONTH.
ONCE THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED, I MIGHT BE BACK.
>> ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE WELCOME. COME BACK.
>> OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? LAST CALL, AND WE'LL CLOSE THE CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD. ALL RIGHT.
[ 2. Approval of Minutes]
WE HAVE A BUNCH OF MINUTES TO APPROVE HERE.MAY 21, '24 BUDGET HEARING MINUTES.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY, AYE.
>> IT'S UNANIMOUS. MAY 28, 2024, OUR REGULAR MEETING.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY CHANGES TO THE MINUTES, CORRECTIONS? MOTION TO APPROVE?
>> SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY, AYE.
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>> MAY 29TH, WITH THE PROPOSED TAX INCREASE IN PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY CHANGES OR COMMENTS THERE? I THINK THAT WAS THE SHORTEST MEMORY MEETING.
I THINK IT WAS SEVEN MINUTES AND 32 SECONDS.
>> SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY, AYE.
[3. VDOT Matters]
WE'LL GET INTO VDOT MATTERS.>> IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THE TRUCKS COMING THROUGH SHADY BROOK?
>> [INAUDIBLE] SPEAK ON THAT MATTER.
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD. AS FAR AS THE TRUCKS GOING THROUGH SHADY BROOK, WE ARE CONSTANTLY PATROLLING SHADY BROOK.
I JUST CAN'T SIT A DEPUTY ON SHADY BROOK 24/7.
IF YOU WANT A DEPUTY SIT UP THERE 24/7, THEN WE CAN HIRE ONE, WE CAN PUT HIM OUT THERE.
BUT IT'S JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER AREA IN THE COUNTY, WHEN THERE'S A PROBLEM, WE RESPOND TO IT, AND WE DO THE BEST WE CAN.
MY DEPUTIES DO KEEP UP WITH THAT ON SHADY BROOK BECAUSE I TELL THEM WHEN YOU GO OUT THERE, MAKE SURE THAT YOU PUT IT IN THE PAST DOWN SHOWING THAT WE HAVE GONE TO SHADY BROOK.
BUT AGAIN, WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN.
BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO, SO MAYBE IF THE BOARD KNOWS SOMETHING DIFFERENT, THEN Y'ALL GIVE IT TO ME, AND I'LL BE GLAD TO TAKE CARE OF IT.
>> IT'S ALREADY POSTED, THERE'S NO THROUGH TRUCKS.
>> [OVERLAPPING] IT'S POSTED WITH NO THROUGH TRUCKS.
>> WE'RE GOING OUT THERE CONSTANTLY.
THAT'S ONE OF THE AREAS OF CONCERN BECAUSE MS. LANE, SHE HAS CALLED ME SEVERAL TIMES AND EVEN BEFORE SHE CALLED ME, WE STILL HAVE THE GUYS GOING OUT THERE.
BUT THEN AGAIN, WE CAN'T BE OUT THERE EVERY TIME A TRUCK GOES UP AND DOWN SHADY BROOK TRAIL.
I QUITE FREQUENTLY MYSELF, WHEN I GO TO FRANKLIN, I GO THROUGH THERE JUST TO MAKE SURE FOR MYSELF.
I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY, IN MY TRAVELS THROUGH THERE.
NOT SAYING THAT THERE'S NOT TRUCKS GOING THROUGH THERE, BUT THE TIME THAT I'M GOING THROUGH THERE, THERE'S NOT A TRUCK ON THAT ROAD.
BECAUSE IF THERE IS ONE, I STOP THEM, I WRITE THEM A SUMMONS.
I JUST HAD A GUY IN COURT JUST LAST WEEK, I BELIEVE IT WAS FOR THE NOTE THROUGH TRUCK ROUTE ON SHADY BROOK TRAIL.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMUNICATION WITH THE COMPANIES THAT THESE TRUCKS ARE COMING FROM?
>> EVEN IF YOU TALK TO THE COMPANY, THE COMPANY CAN TELL THE TRUCKER.
BUT THEN AGAIN, WHEN THAT TRUCKER LEAVE THAT COMPANY, HE HAS A MIND OF HIS OWN.
>> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? SHERIFF WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
>> EXCUSE ME. THE TRASH TRUCK, I ASSUME THAT WAS ONE OF OUR.
>> IT WASN'T A COUNTY TRASH TRUCK.
IT WAS AN UNIDENTIFIABLE TRASH TRUCK.
>> THANK YOU FOR CLEARING THAT UP.
>> THEY DON'T COME DOWN. THEY KNOW BETTER.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. RECENTLY, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAVE PASSED SOME NEW LEGISLATION CONCERNING THE ABILITY OF LOCALITIES TO CHANGE SPEED LIMITS.
I'VE ASKED OUR ATTORNEY, MR. GREGORY, IF YOU GIVE US A RUNDOWN ON THAT, WHAT EXACTLY IS GOING ON AND WHAT WE CAN DO OR CAN'T DO?
>> YES, SIR, MR. CHAIRMAN, I'D BE HAPPY TO DO THAT.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS PASSED SESSION PASSED HOUSE BILL 1071, WHICH AMENDED VIRGINIA CODE SECTION 46.2-1300, WHICH NOW ALLOWS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LIKE SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY TO REDUCE SPEED LIMITS THAT ARE CURRENTLY POSTED AT 25 MILES PER HOUR DOWN TO NO LESS THAN 15 MILES PER HOUR IN ANY BUSINESS OR RESIDENTS DISTRICT.
THE COUNTY HAS THE AUTHORITY TO DO THAT IF IT SO DESIRES, AS LONG AS THEY PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE CHANGE TO THE COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS AND PLACE THE NECESSARY SIGNAGE UP.
>> DOES IT HAVE ANY EFFECT ON 58?
>> I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
I ONLY CAN SAY THAT THE LEGISLATION ALLOWS YOU TO
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CHANGE THE SPEED LIMIT IN BUSINESS DISTRICTS OR RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.>> WHERE THE EXISTING SPEED LIMIT IS 25?
>> I WOULD THINK 58 WOULD NOT BE 25 MILES AN HOUR IN THE SPOT?
>> THAT'S CORRECT, I WOULD THINK.
>> WE CAN'T HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
>> I SAID I THINK ANYWHERE OFF 58 WOULD NOT BE 25 MILES AN HOUR.
THAT'S FOR ONLY FOR ROADS OR STREETS WHERE THE EXISTING SPEED LIMIT IS 25 MILES AN HOUR.
>> BASICALLY, THAT'S NOT GOING TO REALLY AFFECT SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY UNLESS YOU'RE IN DALTON AND MILLER STATES OR SOMETHING?
>> WHAT'S THE SPEED LIMIT IN CORTLAND?
>> ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS?
>> STILL ON VDOT MATTERS, MR. CHAIRMAN.
I KNOW SOMETIME BACK, WE'D ASKED THEM OR I'D ASKED THEM OR MENTIONED TO THEM, TAKING A LOOK AT THE RIGHT 460 JUNCTURE THERE AT THE AVAL RESCUE SQUAD BUILDING.
THEY WERE POTENTIALLY GOING TO LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITIES OF CONDUCTING A TRAFFIC STUDY THERE TO SEE THE FEASIBILITY OR POSSIBILITIES OF INSTALLING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL LIGHT THERE SO THE RESCUE SQUAD CAN GET OUT OF THE PARKING LOT MORE READILY HEADING BOTH EAST AND WEST BIND.
IF WE COULD JUST CHECK WITH THEM AND SEE WHAT THE STATUS OF THAT MAY BE.
>> WE PASSED A RESOLUTION LAST MEETING OR THE MEETING BEFORE LAST TO LOS FEMA AND ON THE 58 CORRIDOR.
HAVE WE HEARD ANYTHING FROM THAT?
>> I SENT THEM THOSE RESOLUTIONS AND THEY'RE WORKING ON IT AS FAR AS I'M AWARE, I HEARD ANYTHING ELSE ON THEM.
I GUESS THEY'RE WORKING ON THEM.
>> CAN WE CONTACT THEM AND FIND OUT WHERE THEY ARE AS FAR AS LOOKING AT THAT?
>> ANYBODY HAVE ANY ROAD MATTERS? NO POTHOLES?
I WENT AND LOOKED AT COUNTRY CLUB ROAD BETWEEN THE HUNTERDALE, FRANKLIN CITY LIMIT AND SCOTTSWOOD DRIVE, IS GETTING IN BAD SHAPE.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF ALL HAVE NOTICED THAT, BUT THAT ROAD HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE IT WAS PAVED.
I GUESS WE CAN BRING THAT UP TO THE VDOT GUY.
>> PAUL, AND GEORGE IS THE NEW ASSISTANT.
>> I'D LIKE TO GET THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION. YEAH, I NOTICED.
I HADN'T REALLY PAID MUCH ATTENTION TO IT, BUT I CAME DOWN THE OTHER NIGHT AND IT IS GETTING IN A ROUGH SHAPE.
>> ANYTHING ELSE? ANYBODY OUT THERE HAVE ANYTHING? ANY ROAD COMPLAINTS?
>> I ESPECIALLY DEAL WITH THE HIGHWAY.
I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF NEWSOM ON HIGHWAY 671.
THESE ARE FIGURES FROM THE STATE.
VDOT SAYS THAT WE RECEIVED THROUGH THE YEAR, 400 PLUS TRUCKS PER DAY.
THAT'S COMING FROM JUNE THOMAS HIGHWAY GOING OVER TO CATCH UP WITH 35 OR TO CATCH ON TO 95.
IF THEY WILL THINK ABOUT REDUCING SPEED LIMIT OF DOING SOMETHING ABOUT TRAFFIC, 671 COULD USE SOME HELP.
I APPRECIATE IF WE WOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THE STUDIES, SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT.
>> YEAH, 671 DOES HAVE A 45 MILE AN HOUR, TRUCK SPEED LIMIT.
>> BUT I DON'T THINK MANY PEOPLE OBEY IT.
>> YEAH. I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT [OVERLAPPING] IT DOES.
THE TRUCK SPEED LIMIT ON 671 IS 45, AND I KNOW TROOPER TURNER USED TO ENFORCE IT A LOT BECAUSE HE ENFORCED IT ON ME A LOT WHEN I WAS DRIVING.
>> YEAH, THAT'S SOMETHING WE PROBABLY NEED TO LOOK AT.
[4. Monthly Reports]
WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE MONTHLY REPORTS.COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, MR. THOR.
>> YES, HONORABLE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
ALL THESE ARE IN YOUR AGENDA PACKET, COURTHOUSE RENOVATION PROJECT.
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WE ARE HOPEFULLY IN THE FINAL STAGES OF THAT.A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE BUILDING.
SOME OF THE CLERKS ITEMS HAVE ALREADY BEEN MOVED BACK INTO THE BUILDING, AND THE MAJORITY OF THE MOVING WILL TAKE PLACE MID JULY, WEEK OF JULY 15.
THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT IS $24,531,673.14.
YOU DO HAVE THE PAY APPLICATION ATTACHED.
WE'VE PROCESSED THE FIRST 31 PAY APPLICATIONS AND PAID THEM $24,213,319.15 AT THIS TIME.
WE DO CONTINUE TO HAVE MONTHLY MEETINGS.
THE LAST MEETING WAS JUNE 12TH.
WE'RE CONTINUING ON HOUSING REHABS IN THE PROJECT AREA, AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE'RE WORKING ON THE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PORTION OF THE PROJECT.
AS YOU ALSO KNOW, WE'VE OBTAINED SIGNED EASEMENTS FROM MOST OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS.
AS YOU ALSO KNOW, WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH CONDEMNATION OF ONE OF THE PROPERTIES THAT YOU DISCUSSED LAST MONTH IN THAT PROJECT AREA.
THE NOTICE OF AWARD FOR THE ACTUAL WORK HAS BEEN SIGNED AND SENT TO KCH CONTRACTING, WHICH WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM ON THAT AT THIS TIME.
THE RADIO PROJECT, AS WE'RE ALL AWARE OF, WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK ON THAT.
ACTUALLY, TODAY WE HAD OUR FIRST KICKOFF MEETING WITH JVC KENWOOD TODAY OVER AT FRANKLIN CITY HALL WITH THE PROJECT TEAM, AND THAT PROJECT AT THIS TIME IS EXPECTED TO GO TO 2026, THIRD QUARTER, HOPEFULLY SOONER, SO SOMETIME IN MID TO LATER PART OF 2026.
WE'LL BE WORKING ON THAT PROJECT ANOTHER COUPLE OF YEARS FROM THIS TIME.
HUMAN RESOURCES AND PERSONNEL, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE'VE BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS.
WE'RE CURRENTLY TRYING TO HIRE FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING DIRECTOR POSITION.
ADVERTISING FOR THAT, THAT'S OPEN UNTIL FILLED.
WE'RE ALSO ADVERTISING FOR PLANS REVIEWER PERMIT TECH.
THAT'S ALSO OPEN UNTIL FILLED.
WE WORK WITH CARL ALMOST EVERY DAY AND TRADE EMAILS BACK AND FORTH AND WORKING ON SEVERAL PROPERTIES, WORKING ON THE BILL FARM PROPERTY.
WE'VE ALSO BEEN WORKING ON A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT AND PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT WITH HM4E INCORPORATED TO LOCATE TO OUR SOUTHAMPTON BUSINESS PARK PROPERTY BEHIND FOOD LINE, AND I THINK EVERYTHING'S BEEN SIGNED FOR THAT.
THAT'S A POSITIVE STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION ON BRINGING NEW BUSINESS IN.
WE DID HOST VRSA, VIRGINIA RISK SHARING ASSOCIATION HERE THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS A COUPLE OF TIMES.
FONDA CRAIG, SHE'S THE VRSA SAFETY CONSULTANT.
SHE CAME TO OUR WASTEWATER FACILITIES ON JUNE 18TH, VISITED THE CORTLAND PLANT AND BOYKINS PLANT AND OUR PUBLIC WORKSHOP, AND SHE'S PROVIDING SOME RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO MAKE OUR FACILITIES SAFER AND MORE COMPLIANT WITH OSHA AND VOSH REGULATIONS.
SHE ALSO DID VISIT OUR DUMPSTER SITES ON MAY 2ND, TO PROVIDE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS, AND STAFF WILL BE WORKING ON IMPLEMENTING THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AS BEST WE CAN WITHIN BUDGET CONSTRAINTS.
I DID PROVIDE SOME PICTURES OF FONDA AND STAFF, AND LINETTE AND HART.
ERIC AND I TALK REGULARLY EVERY DAY ALMOST ON VARIOUS LEGAL MATTERS.
>> YOU'VE ADOPTED YOUR BUDGET.
PUT DOWN SOME TIMES IN SOME OF THE MAJOR MEETINGS I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE PAST MONTH.
WOULD HAVE YOUR LETTER CONTROL REPORT, PERSONNEL, AND MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE THAT'S INCLUDED EVERY MONTH IN YOUR PACKET.
>> THE FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF THE COUNTY ARE MOVING ALONG AS EXPECTED FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.
JUNE 30 IS THE END OF OUR FISCAL YEAR.
WE'RE REQUIRED BY AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNT STANDARDS TO KEEP THE BOOKS OPEN FOR A MINIMUM OF 45 DAYS TO REPORT ANY REVENUE THAT SHOULD BE ALLOCATED BACK TO JUNE 30TH AND TO FINISH OUT PAYING EXPENDITURES FOR INVOICES THAT COME IN AFTER JUNE 30TH THAT ARE ACTUALLY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR '24 PERIOD.
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>> THANK YOU, ANY QUESTIONS? TREASURER'S REPORT.
I DON'T SEE MS. EDWARDS HERE TONIGHT.
ANYBODY HERE FROM THE TREASURE'S DEPARTMENT?
>> SHE EMAILED THE NUMBERS TO EVERYBODY.
>> SHE EMAILED THEM. SAID SHE WASN'T GOING TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
>> RIGHT. ANIMAL CONTROL, COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, BLACKWATER REGIONAL LIBRARY, SOLID WASTE QUANTITIES.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE FINANCIAL MATTERS.
[5. Financial Matters]
THAT'S THE BILLS LIST.YOU HAVE THE BILLS THAT HAVE BEEN CIRCULATED, AUDITED, ETC.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I THINK WE HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT A COUPLE OF THINGS, BUT I THINK MS. LOVE ANSWERED THOSE FOR US.
>> ARE YOU GOOD WITH THOSE ANSWERS THEN OR DO YOU NEED ME TO ADDRESS ANYTHING? SO I WAS ASKED ABOUT THE INVOICE FOR $50,000 TO DAVENPORTAN COMPANY.
THAT $50,000 IS NOT ACTUALLY AN INVOICEABLE ITEM.
IT WAS SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY'S SHARE THAT IT NEEDED TO PAY IN FOR OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, WHICH GOES INTO AN INVESTMENT ACCOUNT TO HELP DEFRAY COST OF HEALTH INSURANCE.
LET'S SEE. OTHER THAN THAT, I WAS ASKED WHERE THE GRASS CUTTING ON SYCAMORE ROW TOOK PLACE IN SEDLEY, AND THAT IS 30236 SYCAMORE AVENUE, AND THEN I WAS ASKED ABOUT A CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FOR $1,800.
AND THAT WAS ACTUALLY FOR THREE PEOPLE THAT WERE GOING TO A VIRGINIA SHERIFF'S ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE.
AND THOSE WERE ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAD.
MS. UPDIKE, I DID GET ANOTHER REQUEST FROM YOU AND YOU WERE ASKING FOR THE NUMBERS FOR THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.
SO I'VE GIVEN EACH BOARD MEMBER THAT PACKET THAT SHOWS THE FINAL APPROVED BUDGET NUMBERS AND THE COPIES THAT CAME FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WEBSITE SO YOU COULD SEE THE STATE PORTION VERSUS THE LOCAL SHARE FOR EACH OF THE BREAKDOWNS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. [NOISE]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR MS. LOVE? WE'LL MOVE ON TO B.
SEMI-ANNUAL APPROPRIATION RESOLUTION, WHICH PROVIDES A TOTAL OF $46,336,964.
THE BALANCE OF THE FY25 FUNDING IS SCHEDULED FOR APPROPRIATION IN DECEMBER.
QUESTIONS? MOTION TO APPROVE THAT.
>> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, ALL IN FAVOR SAY, AYE.
>> UNANIMOUS. C, APPROPRIATION RESOLUTION, SCHOOL FUND A TOTAL OF $619,705.65 IN REVENUES FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.
>> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
D IS APPROPRIATION RESOLUTION, GENERAL BUILDING AND ENTERPRISE FUND.
LOOKS LIKE THAT $783,022.93 OF THE TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY $315,207.26 IS FOR THE GENERAL FUND AND $439,949.67 FOR THE BUILDING FUND, AND $27,866 FOR THE WATER AND SEWER.
>> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[6. Appointments]
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AND I THINK WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY FROM IVAR AREA TO TURN ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION.ANYBODY HAS ANY IDEAS, YOU MIGHT CALL SOME PEOPLE WHO LIVE OVER THERE.
>> DO THEY HAVE TO BE FROM THAT DISTRICT? IN CASE I RUN ACROSS SOMEBODY.
>> I BELIEVE THEY DO, DON'T YOU?
>> YEAH. A GREAT SALARY, ABOUT $52 A MONTH AFTER TAXES, SHOULD ATTRACT SOMEBODY.
>> BY STATE CODE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO, BUT THAT'S THE WAY THE COUNTY HAS BEEN MAKING THESE APPOINTMENTS IN THE PAST.
>> BUT THE COUNTY WILL PAY FOR YOUR CERTIFICATION, WHICH IS A 10-WEEK PROCESS, AND YOU HAVE TO BE CERTIFIED WITHIN YOUR FIRST TWO YEARS.
YOU'RE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
EVERYBODY IN THE PLANNING COMMISSION, ALL NINE MEMBERS NOW ARE CERTIFIED AND BEEN CERTIFIED FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS.
ONE LATER ON HOWEVER I WILL ASK MR. CARL HECK, WHO'S THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION TO SEE IF HE HAS ANY NEWS TO GIVE US.
>> WE GOT A FEW THINGS. BRIAN MENTIONED A COUPLE OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE.
THE BROADBAND PROJECT IS MOVING ALONG.
I ACTUALLY DID SEE THEM AT THE BORDER WHEN I WAS GOING OUT TO DANVILLE FOR AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, SO THEY ARE WORKING TO CONNECT TO THE MAIN [NOISE] RAPIDS THAT WILL SERVICE THE SOUTH AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE COUNTY WHEREAS THE NORTH AND EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTIES WILL GET THEIR INTERNET THROUGH SUFFOLK.
THEY HAVE TO BUILD THAT PART OF THE LINE TO GET GOING.
ERIC COLLINS FROM CHARTER WILL BE HERE NEXT MONTH.
PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR CHARTER, HE WILL BE HERE NEXT MONTH PRESENTING TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AS WELL.
YOU MENTIONED THAT VETERINARIAN CLINIC DID A GROUNDBREAKING.
THEIR PROJECTS MOVING ALONG WELL, AND IN ABOUT NINE MONTHS WILL BE DONE.
THAT'S BECOME A REGIONAL DRAW.
CERTAINLY, WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF COMMENTS FROM PEOPLE THAT DON'T LIVE IN SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY THAT USE DR. BRADSHAW'S SERVICES.
AND THAT HER EXPANSION WILL ALLOW A LOT MORE OF THAT TO HAPPEN.
WE'RE WAITING ON THE VIRGINIA BUSINESS READY SITES PROGRAM APPLICATION FOR THE BEAL FARM.
THAT SHOULD BE ANNOUNCED IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, SO WE'RE OPTIMISTIC THAT WE'LL HAVE SOME MONEY TO PUT INTO THE BEAL FARM TO DO THE NEXT PHASES TO GET IT UP THE TIER LEVELS.
HIGH GROUND SERVICES, THE COUNTY RESIDENT JIMMY STROZIER WAS NAMED THE WESTERN HAMPTON ROAD SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR BY THE HAMPTON ROADS CHAMBER SO WE WERE THERE LAST WEEK TO CELEBRATE THAT AND GOT A LOT OF PUBLICITY FOR THE REGION AS WELL.
I'LL MENTION AGRICISION, WHO'S IN THE FRANKLIN BUSINESS CENTER.
THEY'RE WORKING ON LASER TECHNOLOGY TO KILL WHEAT OUT IN THE FIELD.
WE LIKE TO SAY THEY BLOW THEM AWAY.
THEY DO THAT, AND THEIR TECHNOLOGY IS VERY PROMISING.
IT WAS WRITTEN UP IN VIRGINIA BUSINESS.
ELIJAH BARNES, OUR LOCAL FARMER, WAS WRITTEN UP IN GARDEN AND GUN MAGAZINE.
SO THAT GOT A LOT OF PUBLICITY FOR THE REGION AS WELL.
I'LL MENTION AGAIN THAT OUR SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER CONSULTANT IS BACK WITH US AND TAKING APPOINTMENTS.
WE HAVE BEEN MAKING APPOINTMENTS AT THE BUSINESS CENTER AND AT OTHER PLACES AROUND, SO IF PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY ARE INTERESTED IN STARTING A BUSINESS.
WE CAN MEET WITH THEM AND HAVE A COUNSELOR, WORK WITH THEM AT ANY TIME.
THAT'S MY REPORT FOR THIS TIME.
>> ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, SIR.
[7. Closed Session ]
CLOSED SESSION. MR. THOR?>> YES. HONORABLE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, A MOTION IS REQUIRED TO GO INTO CLOSE SESSION FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES.
ONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2.2-3711A(8).
CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING SPECIFIC LEGAL MATTERS REQUIRING THE PROVISION OF LEGAL ADVICE PERTAINING TO AGREEMENTS REGARDING HELENA PRTI INC. AND A POTENTIAL SOLAR PROJECT SITING AGREEMENT.
TWO IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2.2-3711A(5), DISCUSSION WITH STAFF FROM FRANKLIN, SOUTHAMPTON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INCORPORATED CONCERNING A PROSPECTIVE BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY OR THE EXPANSION OF AN EXISTING BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY WHERE NO PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN MADE OF THE BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY'S INTEREST IN LOCATING OR EXPANDING ITS FACILITIES IN SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY.
WE'LL BE NEEDED TO ADD ANOTHER ITEM.
SECTION 2.2-3711A(1) PERSONNEL MATTER REGARDING APPOINTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR PER REQUEST OF THE BOARD CHAIR.
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>> MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.
>> ALL RIGHT. WE'RE IN CLOSED SESSION.
[LAUGHTER] CARL, YOU'RE THE MAN.
>> I MOVE THAT WE'RE BACK INTO OPEN SESSION.
>> YOU WANT ME TO READ IT. MOTION IS REQUIRED TO ADOPT THE CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION BELOW.
THE CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION MUST BE VOTED ON INDIVIDUALLY BY EACH BOARD MEMBER VIA ROLL CALL.
WHEREAS THE SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CONVENE A CLOSED MEETING ON THIS DATE PURSUANT TO AN AFFIRMATIVE RECORDED VOTE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISION OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND WHEREAS SECTION 2.2-3712(D) OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA REQUIRES A CERTIFICATION BY THE BOARD THAT SUCH CLOSED MEETING WAS CONDUCTED IN CONFORMITY WITH VIRGINIA LAW.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE RESOLVED THAT THE SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT, TO THE BEST OF EACH MEMBER'S KNOWLEDGE, ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS LAWFULLY EXEMPTED FROM OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS BY VIRGINIA LAW WERE DISCUSSED IN THE CLOSED MEETING TO WHICH THE CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION APPLIES.
ONLY SUCH PUBLIC MATTERS AS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION CONVENING, THE CLOSED MEETING WERE HEARD, DISCUSSED, AND CONSIDERED BY THE SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
>> I SAY, YES. SUPERVISOR GILLETTE?
>> YES. OKAY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.