[00:00:01] GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. I'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S 6:00 AND WELCOME TO THE FEBRUARY 25TH, [Call to Order] 2025 MEETING OF THE SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. WE HAVE EVERYBODY HERE SO WE CAN VOTE ON ANY OF THESE ISSUES TONIGHT. IT'S GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY HERE. AND WE'LL START OFF WITH 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. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE A VOLUNTEER FROM THE AUDIENCE TO GIVE US A CONVOCATION INVOCATION TONIGHT? YES, SIR. YOU'RE WELCOME. ETERNAL GOD, OUR HEAVENLY FATHER AS WE COME, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD BE AMONG US AND BLESS US INDIVIDUALLY AND BLESS US COLLECTIVELY, THAT WE MIGHT BE ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY. GIVE US COURAGE AND GIVE US STRENGTH AS WE GO FORWARD WITH THE VISION OF THIS TRIBE AND WITH THE VISION OF THIS COUNTY. WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THAT ARE SERVING AS VOLUNTEERS, BASICALLY, AND FOR THE BUSINESS THEY ARE HANDLING FOR THE TRIBE. WE ASK YOU TO GO WITH THOSE ON THE HILL IN WASHINGTON, DC. GIVE THEM COURAGE AND GIVE THEM STRENGTH THAT THEY MAY BRING THE VISION TO FRUITION, THAT THEY CAN MAKE THIS COUNTRY BETTER FOR A BETTER AMERICA. THESE THINGS WE ASK IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY GHOST. IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, IN THE NAME OF YESHUA, WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. FIRST THING ON THE LIST IS CITIZENS COMMENT PERIOD. [1. Citizens Comment Period] THIS WAS STARTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013. IT'S VERY VALUABLE TO THE BOARD AND ALSO TO PEOPLE OUT THERE. I SAY YOU CAN'T GET UP AND TALK IN RICHMOND OR YOU CAN'T GET UP AND TALK IN WASHINGTON, BUT YOU CAN TALK HERE. THE ONLY RULES ARE THAT YOU TRY TO KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO FIVE MINUTES OR LESS. AND COME UP TO THE PODIUM, GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND WE'LL OPEN THE CITIZENS COMMENT PERIOD. GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. MY NAME IS CHIEF WALT BROWN, 3334 SANDY RIDGE ROAD, FRANKLIN, VIRGINIA. CURRENTLY THE CHIEF OF THE CHEROENHAKA AND NOTTOWAY INDIAN TRIBE HERE IN SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA. THE ONLY TRIBE IN SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY ACCORDING TO THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. I HAVE TWO ISSUES I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS WITH THE BOARD. ONE OF THEM IS IN REFERENCE TO THE TO THE SECURITY LIGHT THAT WE PUT UP ON THE ON THE STATE MAINTAINED ROAD, WHICH IS SHARON HOCKER DRIVE. IT COST THE TRIBE $3,259.48. THAT WAS PUT UP ON MARCH 16TH, 2022. OVER THE 36 MONTH PERIOD, WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY PAID DOMINION ENERGY $2,520. AND I MIGHT ADD THAT SINCE THAT LIGHT HAS BEEN PUT UP, THERE'S NOT ONE BIT OF TRASH, NO PARAPHERNALIA, NO BAGS, TRASH, NO LIQUOR BOTTLES, NO CONDOMS, NO FECES, NO URINE IN THAT CULTURE SACK OR ANYTHING. OKAY. AND AS YOU'RE AWARE, I CAME TO THIS BOARD ABOUT A YEAR BEFORE THAT ON THREE CONSECUTIVE TIMES, TRYING TO GET THE BOARD TO AT LEAST COST SHARE THE THE SECURITY LIGHT, BECAUSE THAT'S ON A STATE MAINTAINED ROAD. BUT HOWEVER, IT WAS GIVEN A BAD PICTURE FOR THE TRIBE BECAUSE THERE WAS SO MUCH TRASH WHEN WE HAD OUR POWWOWS AND WHEN WE OPENED UP OUR TRIBAL LAND FROM MARCH, THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING TO NOVEMBER, AND PEOPLE COME OUT TO DO TOURS AND THERE'S TRASH EVERYWHERE. BASICALLY, I WAS OUT THERE EVERY OTHER DAY PICKING UP BAGS OF TRASH AND TAKING IT TO THE DUMP. OKAY. SO WE'RE STILL COMING AND WE ARE ASKING FOR SUPPORT FROM THE BOARD ON THIS. SO FAR, WE'VE PAID ALMOST $6,000. OKAY. TOWARD THE SECURITY LIGHT. FOR THE BETTERMENT OF SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY. FOR THE BEAUTIFICATION OF SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY. OKAY. THE OTHER THING IS SOME TIME AGO, I SUBMITTED A LETTER TO THE BOARD, OF COURSE, I NEVER RECEIVED A RESPONSE UNFORTUNATELY. IT WAS IN REFERENCE TO THE SHORTFALL THAT ORGANIZATIONS AND ENTITIES IN THE COUNTY FELL BECAUSE OF COVID. I BELIEVE THAT THE COUNTY GOT SOMETHING LIKE $3.2 MILLION PERTAINING TO THAT TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS THAT THAT WERE THAT WERE LACKING FUNDS. AS AN EXAMPLE, THAT PARTICULAR YEAR, WE HAD NO POWWOWS. WE DIDN'T DO ANY TREATY TRIBUTE. WE DIDN'T DO ANY PRESENTATIONS TO THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA ON THE HILL IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, ON THE HILL IN WASHINGTON, D.C., WE WERE LIKE 50 SOME THOUSAND DOLLARS SHORT, AND WE REQUESTED SOME SUPPORT. BUT I NEVER GOT A RESPONSE FROM THE LETTER PERTAINING TO THE LETTER. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE I ADD THAT. THE OTHER THING IS AS MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE, OUR TRIBE IS ABOUT THE BEAUTIFICATION OF THIS COUNTY BECAUSE THIS IS BASICALLY OUR HISTORIC LAND THE RIVERS AND THE LAND. AND I GOT THE PLEASURE ALSO OF BEING APPOINTED TO THE GOVERNOR'S BOARD OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION. IN 2007, WE PUT UP AN ADOPT A HIGHWAY SIGN. OKAY. I'D LIKE TO GIVE THIS TO YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I COULD, PLEASE. THANK YOU. [00:05:08] YOU SEE, THAT SYCAMORE TREE IS COVERING EVERYTHING. IT'S ALMOST VDOTS RIGHT AWAY. SO THAT'S. AND YOU CAN SEE YOU CAN SEE IT HANGING OVER 18 WHEELERS HIT THAT WHEN IT COMES BY. BUT ANYWAY SO I HAD I HAD GONE TO VDOT AND I WAS HOPING A REPRESENTATIVE FROM VDOT WOULD BE HERE. I WENT THERE TODAY, BUT THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE OFFICE EXCEPT ONE OF THE RECEPTIONISTS. THAT SYCAMORE TREE. OKAY. THAT MRS. FRANCIS PUT OUT. MAGNOLIA. MAGNOLIA TREE. THANK YOU JEFF. THAT THAT'S ONE OF MY ADOPTED TRIBAL MEMBERS THAT MRS. FRANCIS HAD WHEN WE PUT THE SIGN UP IN 2007, IT WAS NOWHERE NEAR THE VDOT RIGHT OF WAY. OKAY. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THOSE PICTURES, YOU SEE THE SIGNS WHERE THE RIGHT OF WAY IS. OKAY. SO WE APPROACHED VDOT AND IT'S HANGING OVER THERE, HANGING OVER THAT, THAT, THAT ROAD IN 18 WHEELERS COME BY AND THEY HIT THE TOP OF THE, THE, THE MAGNOLIA TREE AND THE LEAVES ARE BLOWING EVERYWHERE. OKAY. SO WHAT WE DID, BECAUSE WE COULD NO LONGER SEE THE ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY SIGN, I HAD JEFF BROWN, ONE OF MY TRIBAL MEMBERS, TO GO OUT AND CUT ONE SMALL LIMB SO IT WOULD NOT BE ON THE ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY SIGN. OKAY. UNFORTUNATELY, MRS. FRANCIS, SHE TOOK AN ISSUE WITH THAT. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THE MAGNOLIA TREE HANGING OVER THE SIDE. OUT THERE AND THEY RELOCATED. THEY DO NOT ENTER SIGN. IT WAS A DO NOT ENTER SIGN UNDERNEATH THE MAGNOLIA TREE THAT THE TREE HAD COME OVER. RIGHT. THEY REMOVED THE MAGNOLIA. THE THE DO NOT ENTER SIGN PULLED IT DOWNRANGE, BUT THEY TOOK OFF OUR ADOPT A HIGHWAY SIGN AND DID NOT PUT IT BACK. IT'S BEEN THREE WEEKS NOW AND ADOPT A HIGHWAY SIGN IS STILL THERE ON THE ENTRANCE WHEN YOU COME BY THE COURTHOUSE AND ACROSS FROM EDWARDS HARDWARE. OKAY. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO GO. BUT ANYWAY LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO TO COURT BECAUSE MRS. FRANCIS PUT IN A COMPLAINT AGAINST MY TRIBAL MEMBER, JEFF BROWN, BECAUSE HE CUT THAT LIMB. SO SHE SAID THAT HE HE DESTROYED HER PROPERTY, BUT IT WAS REALLY ON THE VDOT RIGHT OF WAY, AND IT WAS COVERING UP THE SIGN. OKAY. SO. BUT ANYWAY, I JUST WANT TO MAKE THE BOARD AWARE OF THAT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS IS GOING TO GO BECAUSE I'M NOT REALLY THAT HAPPY WITH IT. I'M REALLY NOT HAPPY AT ALL PERTAINING TO THAT. OKAY. AND BECAUSE VDOT SHOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING ABOUT THAT A WHILE BACK. BUT ANYWAY, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. I JUST WANT TO VOICE MY OPINION ON THIS SORT OF. YES, SIR. CHIEF, I WOULD SUGGEST YOUR REQUEST FOR THE LIGHT SITUATION. I APOLOGIZE. YOU SHOULD SUBMIT YOUR REQUEST FOR THE LIGHT SITUATION MR. THROWER SO WE CAN LOOK AT THAT AS THE BUDGETS COMING UP. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WHO'S NEXT? I HAVE PLENTY OF TIME. MY NAME IS JEFFREY BROWN. JEFFREY LEE BROWN. I LIVE AT STAND IN FRONT OF PEOPLE WEIRDS ME OUT. I LIVE ON IN FRANKLIN, AND I'M A TRUCK DRIVER AND I COME UP AND DOWN THE ROAD HERE A LOT. AND WHEN YOU COME DOWN 616 AND YOU ENTER IN WHERE THE LIVESTOCK AREA IS, WHERE THE PIG FARM IS UP THERE, THERE'S PEOPLE COME FLYING UP THROUGH THERE AT 55, AND YOU'RE COMING OUT OF A 35 MILE AN HOUR ZONE IN TOWN, AND THEN YOU PROCEED UP THROUGH THERE. AND JUST WHEN YOU GET TO WHERE THE CEMETERY IS, IT TURNS 55 AT THE CITY LINE. AFTER THAT, YOU HAVE A CHURCH, THE 616 INTERSECTION, AND THEN THE LIVESTOCK AND THEN ALL THAT SAFETY DEPARTMENT UP. THERE ARE SCHOOL BUSSES AND EVERYTHING ELSE. IT'S 55 UP THERE. AND YOU GOT SCHOOL BUSSES COMING OUT. YOU GOT PEOPLE HAULING CHILDREN COMING AND GOING. YOU GOT THE SCHOOL BOARD UP THERE. YOU GOT WHAT? AGRICULTURAL SECTION? EVERYTHING. BUT IT'S A BUSINESS SECTION AT 55 MILES AN HOUR. AND THERE'S A 55 MILE AN HOUR SPEED LIMIT JUST BEYOND THAT TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO CARRY ON DOWN 35 NORTH. [00:10:08] BUT WHEN YOU'RE COMING OUT OF TOWN, THERE'S A 55 MILE AN HOUR SPEED LIMIT RIGHT AT THE CITY LINE TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO KICK IT RIGHT BEFORE THEY GET INTO A SAFETY ZONE. AND THEY DO IT. I DRIVE IT, I SEE IT EVERY DAY. JUST A CONSIDERATION. ALL IT TAKES IS TAKE THE ONE 55 MILE AN HOUR SPEED LIMIT SIGN DOWN THAT'S IN YOUR TOWN TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM SPEEDING INTO THE 616 INTERSECTION OF 35 RIGHT THERE JUST OUTSIDE OF TOWN. IT'S JUST SOMETHING I SEE EVERY DAY, AND IT JUST SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SIR. IS THERE ANYONE I SHOULD TAKE THAT TO THE VDOT OR. I BELIEVE MR. THROWER TOOK SOME NOTES ON THAT AND HE'LL GET THAT TO VDOT. WE CAN PASS THAT ALONG. THAT WOULD BE A VDOT OR TOWN ISSUE, BUT WE'LL PASS THAT ALONG. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. GOOD EVENING. HEY. HOW YOU DOING TODAY? I JUST WANT TO STATE FOR THE FACT MY NAME IS TRAVIS BOYD. AND THE REASON WHY I CAME HERE TONIGHT WAS BECAUSE TO TALK ABOUT THE TAX SYSTEM THAT SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY HAS IN PLACE. I'M A TRUCK DRIVER, AND MY TRUCK IS REGISTERED OUT OF STATE, AND IT'S ALMOST LIKE IT'S A TWO TIERED SYSTEM. AND THE REASON WHY I SAY THAT IS BECAUSE I BROUGHT INFORMATION TO THE TREASURER'S OFFICE, WHICH IS RAN BY CYNTHIA EDWARDS. AND AMY CARR IS THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER OFFICE AT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE. PRESENTED PAPERWORK TO TO BOTH OF THEM STATING THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT REGISTERED OR IS NOT GARAGED IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. I'M PAYING TAXES OUT OF STATE. PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES TO THE COMPANY THAT I'M LEASED TO. AND ALL THIS INFORMATION THAT I BROUGHT TO THEM STATES THAT MY TRUCK, A PAPER FROM DMV STATING THAT MY TRUCK IS GARAGED AND HAS NEVER BEEN GARAGED IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED OUT OF STATE. ALSO A REGISTRATION OF MY TRUCK RIGHT NOW AND I'M STILL BEING TAXED, WHICH MAKES NO SENSE. NOBODY IN THIS ROOM HAS EVER BEEN TAXED. THIS MAKES NO SENSE. HAVE ANY OF Y'ALL BEEN DOUBLE TAXED BEFORE? ANYBODY? I DIDN'T THINK SO. AND LIKE I SAID, I'M A TRUCK DRIVER, BUT I DIDN'T PAY THE TAXES. A BOOT GOT PUT ON MY TRUCK. THAT'S MY ONLY WAY OF MAKING MONEY. MY ONLY SOURCE OF INCOME. THE ONLY WAY I CAN FEED MY FAMILY, PAY MY BILLS. AND AT THAT POINT, I HAD NO OTHER CHOICE. I CUT THE BOOT OFF, AND I GOT CHARGED WITH A FELONY. WHICH MAKES NO SENSE. I SUGGEST YOU YOU CHECK WITH THE TREASURER'S OFFICE HERE. WELL, I CHECKED WITH THE TREASURER'S OFFICE, AND WHEN I BROUGHT THIS, ALL THIS PAPERWORK BACK TO THEM. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY TOLD ME? IT'S TOO LATE. YOU SHOULD HAVE HANDLED THIS BEFORE THEN. WHAT DOES THAT TELL SOMEBODY? AFTER I GAVE ALL THIS INFORMATION. I'M A TRUCK DRIVER. I EXPLAINED TO THEM I'VE BEEN ON THE ROAD. I DON'T HAVE TIME. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WHEN I COME IN TOWN, I MAY COME IN TOWN, PROBABLY, LIKE ABOUT 2 OR 3 DAYS OUT OF THE MONTH. WEEKENDS OR SPENDING TIME WITH MY FAMILY. IS IT THE FIRST TIME YOU'VE RUN INTO THIS TO THIS? HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DRIVING THE TRUCK? I'VE BEEN DRIVING MY TRUCK I'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR FIVE YEARS. AND YOU HAD THE SAME SITUATION ALL FIVE YEARS? NO. AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME YOU'VE RUN IT. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I'VE EVER YOU KNOW, MY. YOU KNOW, THEY'VE WRITTEN ME SAYING THAT I OWED TAXES AND IT STARTED FROM 2021 ALL THE WAY UP TO PRESENT TIME. AND I GOT THE PAPERWORK SHOWS RIGHT HERE THAT MY TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN GARAGED IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. NEVER BEEN REGISTERED IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA EITHER. SO HOW DO I OWE TAXES? AND I PAY TAXES TO A WHOLE DIFFERENT STATE? HAVE YOU GOTTEN A BILL FROM WHERE YOU PAID THE TAXES IN THE OTHER STATE? WHAT'S THAT? DO YOU HAVE A COPY OF WHERE YOU PAID THE TAXES AND... [00:15:01] ALL THAT'S PAID THROUGH THE COMPANY, NOT LEAST BECAUSE I'M A LEASE TO HIRE DRIVER. I GOT YOU. YEAH, THEY COULD GET A COPY OF THAT AND SHOW IT TO THEM. I THINK THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT, PROBABLY. I DON'T KNOW, BUT JUST JUST DON'T MAKE SENSE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THAT. WHY DON'T YOU TRY THAT? AND THEN IF IT DOESN'T WORK, COME BACK. WHAT'S THAT? ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE? I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM MR. [INAUDIBLE] WHO SAID HE COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT WANTED ME TO THANK OUR ATTORNEY, ERIC GREGORY, FOR CONTACTING THE APPROPRIATE PEOPLE. AND WE'RE GOING TO FULLY COOPERATE WITH ICE. AND WE ARE NOT A SANCTUARY COUNTY. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE BEFORE WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD? LAST CALL. OKAY. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 28TH, 2025 MEETING. [2. Approval of Minutes] I HAD ONE LITTLE NITPICKY THING. THERE'S A WORD LEFT OUT IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH JUST ABOVE THE WORD ROLL CALL. ALL RIGHT. OTHERWISE, DID ANYBODY HAVE ANY CORRECTIONS? MOTION TO APPROVE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. THE. THAT IS APPROVED WITH THAT CHANGE SUPERVISOR UPDIKE BROUGHT UP. ALL RIGHT, VDOT MATTERS NUMBER THREE. ANYBODY HAVE ANY CONCERNS ROAD CONCERNS IN THEIR DISTRICT OR ANYWHERE ELSE? [3. VDOT Matters] I STILL HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT I HAD LAST TIME. YEAH. PINEY GROVE CEMETERY. WE DO HAVE GEORGE BOWMAN HERE FROM VDOT, ASSISTANT RESIDENCY ADMINISTRATOR. I BELIEVE SOME OF Y'ALL HAVE REQUESTED THAT VDOT START ATTENDING THE MONTHLY MEETING. SO I DID REACH OUT TO GEORGE TO, THEY FIXED THAT POTHOLE I WAS TALKING ABOUT. GOOD EVENING. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN EDWARDS AND HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, MR. THROWER. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO EVERYONE TONIGHT AND TO TAKE ANY CONCERNS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE FIRST. GOING THROUGH A COUPLE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT MR. THROWER AND I HAVE BEEN IN HEAVY COMMUNICATION, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NOT BEEN HERE. WE'VE BEEN EXTREMELY BUSY. IN MAY OF LAST YEAR, I ACTUALLY THANKS TO WHAT I BELIEVE, JUST MY PERSONAL OPINION IS FROM THE COVID SHOT. I HAD 46 YEARS OLD UNEXPECTED OPEN HEART SURGERY. THREE MAJOR ARTERIES WERE COMPLETELY BLOCKED. HAD NO CLUE. SO I HAD AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME AWAY FROM WORK. AND I'M BACK AND TRYING TO GET CAUGHT UP, SO I APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE. I AM THANKFUL THAT THE LORD HAS ALLOWED ME TO STILL BE HERE. BUT MR. THROWER AND I TALKED OFTEN, AND HE GIVES ME YOUR CONCERNS, AND I EITHER PLACE THEM ON A IMMEDIATE WORK LIST, OR I GET THEM ON A SCHEDULE, OR I GET THEM TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT THAT CAN HELP US WITH THOSE THINGS. JUST SINCE 2025, I WON'T GO BACK INTO 24, BUT I'VE RECEIVED 13 TOTAL REQUESTS FOR MR. THROWER FROM EACH OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY, AND I CAN SPEAK TO THOSE IF YOU WANT ME TO INDIVIDUALLY. BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT ALL OF THEM HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED EITHER BY WE'VE TAKEN CARE OF THEM IMMEDIATELY. SOME OF THEM ARE STILL LINGERING WE'RE TRYING TO GET AROUND TO THEM. BUT NONE OF YOUR CONCERNS HAVE GONE UNHEARD. SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING ADDITIONAL TO WHAT HE'S GIVEN ME, I'M HERE TO TRY TO HELP YOU WITH THOSE AS WELL. I WILL TOUCH ON THE 4 60 SPEED STUDY THAT HAS GONE TO TRAFFIC ENGINEERING, AND THAT'S IN THE QUEUE FOR THEM TO REVIEW THAT SO THAT WE CAN GET MRS. WHELAN'S ANSWER ON THAT. WE'VE ALSO RECEIVED THE 58 TURN LANE CONCERN. I'M HAVING TRAFFIC ENGINEERING REVIEW THAT FOR ITS WIDTH TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO WIDEN THAT. DARDEN POINT WE'VE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH THAT ONE BECAUSE WE FOUND OUT THERE IS SOME TYPE OF CRITTER THAT LIVES IN THAT POND BELOW THAT CROSS PIPE. AND THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A SIMPLE LOCAL PERMIT. BUT BECAUSE OF THAT CRITTER, THEY FOUND, IT WENT ALL THE WAY UP TO THE TOP. SO WE HAD TO WAIT FOR THE DEQ. THE ACTUAL ENGINEER UP IN CENTRAL OFFICE HAD TO GET INVOLVED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DID NOT IMPEDE THAT [00:20:06] THAT CRITTER. WE'VE RECEIVED THAT CLEARANCE FINALLY, WE'VE RECEIVED THE MATERIALS, AND THAT PIPE WILL BE REPLACED THIS COMING MONTH IN MARCH. SO I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S PATIENCE ON THAT. STORAGE STATION THAT IS ON A FULL SCHEDULE IN 2026 TO BE SURFACE TREATED FROM ROUTE 58 ALL THE WAY UP TO THE INTERSECTION AT TOP OF THE HILL. AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO DO FLAGGY RUN. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT ALL THE WAY UP TO THE INTERSECTION. SO WE'RE STILL MONITORING THAT ROAD AND WE'RE DOING SOME PATCHING AHEAD OF THAT SURFACE TREATMENT SCHEDULE. BUT THOSE WERE THE BIG THINGS THAT KEEP COMING UP EVERY TIME THAT MR. THROWER AND I SPEAK SO I WANTED TO SPEAK TO THOSE. AS FAR AS I DO WANT TO SPEAK TO THE CHIEF. THE CHIEF HAS A LEGITIMATE CONCERN. SORRY THAT WE WERE NOT IN THE OFFICE TODAY. I WAS AT THE DISTRICT DEALING WITH WE JUST GOT TOLD THAT OUR STATEWIDE BUDGET WAS CUT BY $400 MILLION BECAUSE OF ALL THE STORMS THAT WE'VE HAD. WE'VE BEEN FIGHTING THE HURRICANE THAT HIT THE SOUTHWEST. THAT WAS A TREMENDOUS HIT TO THE AGENCY. AND ALL OF THE SNOWSTORMS THAT WE'VE HAD WERE IN OUR EMERGENCY FUNDING, WE'RE $400 MILLION OVERSPENT. SO WE'VE BEEN TOLD WE'VE GOT TO MAKE THINGS WORK. SO I WAS DEALING WITH THAT BUDGET MEETING THIS MORNING. SO I APOLOGIZE I WASN'T THERE AND MR. MADDOX WAS OUT. SO YOUR CONCERNS ARE SOMETHING THAT WE'RE NOT TAKING LIGHTLY AND WE'VE HEARD. THE ISSUE WITH THE THE BUSINESS SECTION, I WOULD YOU KNOW, I DO APPRECIATE MR. THROWER TAKING A LOT OF THESE CONCERNS, BUT WE DO HAVE 1-800-4ROAD. WE HAVE A SUBMISSION, AND THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO GET IN CONTACT WITH US. AND THAT JUST STARTS THAT PAPER TRAIL SO THAT, YOU KNOW, IF WE FORGET SOMETHING, YOU CAN GO BACK AND SAY, HEY, WE'VE GOT THAT WORK ORDER SUBMITTED. CAN YOU, YOU KNOW, TELL ME WHERE WE ARE WITH IT. SO I JUST ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO USE THAT AS YOUR POINT OF CONTACT, SO THAT THAT ALL DIRECTLY COMES TO, TO ME AND ANY INDIVIDUAL AREA HEADQUARTERS WHERE YOU'RE AT, THAT'LL GO TO THEM AND TRY TO HELP GET THAT EXPEDITED FOR YOU. BUT UNLESS YOU WANT ME TO GO DOWN THE LINE OF THE 13 COMMUNICATIONS THAT I HAD WITH MR. THROWER. I CAN TAKE ANY ADDITIONAL CONCERNS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. WHAT'S THAT NUMBER AGAIN, 1-800-4. THE NUMBER 4 ROAD. WHILE WE HAVE YOU HERE. WHAT IS THE SCHEDULE ON DARDEN SCOUT ROAD? SO WE WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE LANDOWNER. WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF DISCREPANCY ON OUR RIGHT OF WAY. WE THOUGHT THAT WE HAD A 50 FOOT. THE 50 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY WAS ON THE OTHER PART THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN SURFACE TREATED. WE ONLY HAVE A 40 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY THERE. SO WE WERE TRYING TO WIDEN THE ROAD BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME CONCERN ABOUT THE DITCHES ARE EXTREMELY DEEP AND THE ROAD NARROWED. WE FOUND SOME PLACES WHERE WE GOT A LITTLE NARROW. WE'VE SENT THE CREW BACK OUT THERE TO REDO THAT. AND MOTHER NATURE HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUR FRIEND WITH THAT ROAD. IT'S RAINED, IT'S SNOWED, IT'S RAINED. AND ANYTIME WE'VE TRIED TO GO OUT THERE AND DO SOMETHING, WE'RE PLAYING IN THE MUD AND WE'RE MAKING IT WORSE. SO I PUT THAT ON THE SCHEDULE TO BE DONE THIS FISCAL YEAR AND WE'RE GOING TO GET IT DONE. I JUST NEED NEED IT TO DRY UP SO THE DITCHES APPEAR TO BE A LITTLE BIT DEEPER. WE INITIALLY CUT THEM BECAUSE THERE WERE NO DITCHES THERE. SO WE WENT FROM NOTHING TO ACTUALLY HAVING DITCHES. WE HAD TO REESTABLISH ALL OF THE OUTFALL DITCHES. AND THOSE SIDE DITCHES ARE ACTUALLY THE GRADE IS MATCHING UP TO WHAT THE OUTFALL DITCHES ARE. SO ONCE WE GET THE WIDTH RIGHT AND WE'RE ABLE TO ROUND THE SHOULDERS OFF LIKE YOU SEE ON THE SECTION THAT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE THAT THAT APPEARANCE OF IT BEING SO STEEP WILL NOT BE THERE. SO IT IS MY INTENTION TO GET THAT DONE BEFORE FISCAL YEAR 26, WHICH IS JUNE. SO I'M PUSHING TO GET IT DONE BECAUSE I ACTUALLY HAVE TO COME BACK NEXT MONTH AND PRESENT A NEW SIX YEAR PLAN TO YOU SO THAT WE CAN GET THAT IN THE BOOKS. WHILE WE'RE ON THAT ROAD WERE THE HARD SURFACE JOINTS, THE GRAVEL SURFACE THERE, CLOSE TO THE GIRL SCOUT CAMP ENTRANCE. THERE ARE SOME BAD HOLES. AND I TELL YOU WHAT, IF YOU CAN'T SEE AT NIGHT, THERE WILL BE SOME PEOPLE END UP IN THE IN THE WOODS THERE, IF YOU COULD PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. YES, SIR. I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHY, BUT THAT ROAD, THERE'S A TON OF GRAVEL ON THAT ROAD. AND IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME WE'VE DONE SOMETHING WITH IT, IT'S WASH BOARDED IMMEDIATELY AFTER. SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO BEFORE WE PUT THE HARD SURFACE ON IT IS WE'RE GOING TO CUT IT DOWN 24IN AND REBUILD. [00:25:02] YOU PUT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TONS OF GRAVEL ON THAT ROAD I'LL TELL YOU, THERE'S BEEN A LOT. WE'RE HAPPY TO GET IT, THE HARD SURFACE. ALL RIGHT. WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING. ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING? THE ONE THAT YOU MENTIONED. MRS. UPDIKE. WHICH ONE IS THAT? I KNOW I'VE GOT A COUPLE FROM BRIAN. ON STATESVILLE ROAD. STATESVILLE ROAD. YEAH, IT'S WHERE PINEY GROVE CEMETERY IS. I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE ALSO WITHOUT SAYING I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD, MR. FAISON. I RECEIVE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON OLD BRANCHVILLE ROAD. THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC TRUCK TRAFFIC ON THAT ROAD, PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT BEING AFRAID TO COME OUT OF THEIR DRIVEWAYS AND TRUCKS BEHIND THEM. THEY'RE AFRAID TO SLOW DOWN AND TURN INTO THEIR DRIVEWAYS AND ALL OF THAT. IS THERE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE THAT MAYBE REROUTING THE TRAFFIC OR SOMETHING? SO THAT UNFORTUNATELY FALLS INTO SOME DISCUSSIONS THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST THAT WILL REQUIRE YOU GUYS TO DO A RESOLUTION TO LOOK AT PUTTING NO THROUGH TRUCK TRAFFIC ON THERE. I CAN'T JUST GO OUT THERE AND DO THAT. THAT HAS TO BE A RESOLUTION THAT WE CAN GET FROM YOU GUYS. IF YOU ALL THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING YOU WANT, YOU CAN SUBMIT THAT TO THE CITIZENS. IF THEY AGREE TO IT AND YOU GET A RESOLUTION, WE CAN PUSH THAT UP TO TRAFFIC ENGINEERING. OKAY. AND I'M STILL ON THAT PHONE NUMBER YOU SAID 1-800-FORR F-O-U-R. IT'S NUMBER. IT'S TOO MANY NUMBERS. IT'S FOR. YEAH. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY? REAL QUICK UPDATE TO. I CAN'T LEAVE TONIGHT WITHOUT TELLING YOU HOW PROUD I AM OF MY FRANKLIN AREA HEADQUARTERS AND MY CAPRON AREA HEADQUARTERS, AND THE TEAM THAT WE BROUGHT IN FROM NOVA. WE THEY DID A PHENOMENAL JOB GETTING THE SNOW CLEANED UP. I HOPE THAT THAT REFLECTED AND EVERYBODY WAS ABLE TO GET BACK TO WORK AND ENJOY THEIR WEEKEND. WE DID DO A MASSIVE POTHOLE BLITZ ON ROUTE 58. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS JUST THE TEMPERATURES AND ALL OF THE RAIN AFTERWARDS. BUT OVERNIGHT THE POTHOLES ON THAT ROAD WERE TREMENDOUS. I'M PRAYING THAT THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT WE'LL SEE ONCE THE WEATHER KIND OF EVENS OUT. BUT I WILL LET YOU KNOW THAT WE LEFT FROM DOING SNOW REMOVAL AND WENT RIGHT INTO POTHOLE REPAIR ON ALL THE LOW VOLUME SECONDARIES, AND WE'VE GOT OUR EYE ON 58, BUT HOPE THAT THAT BENEFITED THE COMMUNITY FOR US TO GET THAT DONE SO QUICKLY. WHAT'S THE STATUS OF THE TRAFFIC STUDY OUT BY FOOD LION? I THOUGHT THAT I HAD COME BACK ALREADY. I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT ONE. I'LL CHECK ON THAT. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? LISTEN, WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING TONIGHT. AND I'LL EXTEND AN INVITATION TO ANYTIME YOU WANT TO COME. YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME AND DO THE SAME THING YOU DID TONIGHT. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. THANK YOU. OKAY. MOVING ON TO MONTHLY REPORTS NUMBER FOUR, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT. [4. Monthly Reports] YES. HONORABLE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. JUST A FEW HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT'S GOING ON HERE IN THE COUNTY PROJECT WISE, WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK ON OUR NEWSOM CDBG PROJECT. AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE KIND OF WE'RE JUST WAITING TO FINISH THE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PORTION OF THAT PROJECT NOW. AND THEY'RE WAITING FOR THE HOPEFULLY THE TEMPERATURES TO RISE, HOPEFULLY WHEN WE GET TO MID-MARCH FOR THE ASPHALT PLANTS TO START BACK UP SO WE CAN FINISH THAT PROJECT WITH KCH CONTRACTING. SO THAT PROJECT, EXCEPT FOR THE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PORTION, IS PRETTY MUCH FINISHED AT THIS POINT BESIDES THAT. WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK ON THE RADIO PROJECT WITH THE CITY OF FRANKLIN. WE DO HAVE A DETAILED, DETAILED DESIGN REVIEW MEETING THIS WEEK, ACTUALLY, TOMORROW OVER IN FRANKLIN WITH JVC KENWOOD. WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK ON THAT PROJECT. WE HAVE MONTHLY TEAM CALLS ON THAT PROJECT, AND WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT PROJECT TO END AT THE END OF 2026 OR BEGINNING OF 2027. HR AND PERSONNEL MATTERS. I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE JUSTIN IS IN THE AUDIENCE, JUSTIN HERMAN. JUSTIN HAS BEEN RECENTLY HIRED AS OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR, SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE JUSTIN ON BOARD AND PART OF THE COUNTY TEAM. IT'S A GOOD STEP FOR THE COUNTY. AND HE'S BEEN ACTUALLY, JUSTIN AND I JUST WENT TO A HRPDC AHAC MEETING THIS MORNING IN CHESAPEAKE. SO TRYING TO ACCLIMATE JUSTIN IN AND TRYING TO GET HIM POINTED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTIONS. AND THERE'S A LOT OF DIRECTIONS TO BE POINTED, BUT WE'RE DOING THE BEST WE CAN WITH THAT. [00:30:02] SO GLAD TO HAVE JUSTIN ON BOARD. BEALE FARM. WE GOT SEVERAL THINGS GOING ON WITH THE BEALE FARM. AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE WORKING ON OUR VEDP BUSINESS READY SITES GRANT, WE HAVE TIMMONS ON BOARD. KARL AND I HAD A KICKOFF MEETING WITH THEM LAST WEEK. THEY WILL BE WORKING ON THE UTILITIES AND PROJECT, AND I THINK THEY SAID THAT WOULD TAKE 2 TO 3 MONTHS TO COMPLETE. AND THE TOTAL PROJECT, I BELIEVE, IS GOING TO TAKE 4, 5 OR 6 MONTHS TO COMPLETE. BUT THE BIG THING IS THE UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION AT THIS POINT. AND JUST TO MAKE YOU AWARE AND AS A REMINDER, THAT WAS A 100% GRANT FROM THE VEDP TO COMPLETE THAT. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON, PER YOUR DIRECTION, PUTTING TOGETHER A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE BILL FARM LEASE THAT WAS ISSUED. THE RFP WAS ISSUED ON FEBRUARY 12TH. WE ARE GETTING PROPOSALS BACK NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 28TH BY 5:00 TO LEASE THAT PROPERTY OUT TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR FARMING THE PROPERTY SO THAT WE'VE ACTUALLY RECEIVED SOME PROPOSALS AT THIS POINT. HOPEFULLY SOME MORE WILL TRICKLE IN. SO THAT SHOULD BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME OF THE FARMERS IN OUR COMMUNITY IF THEY DO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL. WE'RE WORKING ON POTENTIAL PROSPECT FOR THE BEALE FARM PROPERTY WITH A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT. THE IDEA IS ALSO APPROVED THAT AT ITS FEBRUARY 4TH MEETING. WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE FAIR BOARD ON THE FAIR GROUNDS WIND DAMAGE. THEY'RE WORKING ON THE FOOD SHELTER BUILDING AT THIS POINT, RIGHT OVER THERE THE OTHER DAY. AND THAT'S I GET A LITTLE, PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN HALFWAY COMPLETED AT THIS POINT. SO THE FAIR IS SCHEDULED TO GO ON AND EVERYBODY HOPEFULLY HAVE A GOOD TIME AND, AND CONGREGATE. REFUGE COLLECTION SITES. HART COUNCIL, OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, HE'S HERE TONIGHT. WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING UP ON SEVERAL OF YOUR CONCERNS. WE'VE BEEN HAVING THE SITE'S POWER RECENTLY. AND I DID PUT A COUPLE OF PHOTOS IN YOUR PACKET ON THAT. WE'VE PAINTED THE CONCRETE BARRIERS AS A SAFETY MEASURE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO WITH THE VERSA TO OFFSET SOME OF THE COST OF THAT THROUGH A VERSA GRANT. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON REPAIRING BROKEN SECTIONS OF THE FENCE FENCING AT SITES. WE'VE BEEN ASKING THE SITE ATTENDANTS TO CLEAN UP SMALL AMOUNTS OF TRASH AS THEY ACCUMULATE AT THE SITES AND ALONG THE FENCE LINES. THE SITES ARE GENERALLY LOOKING BETTER, WITHIN REASON, FOR A REFUGE SITE. AND WE'RE ALSO DISCUSSING WAYS TO IMPROVE THE DRIVEWAY ENTRANCES AT THIS POINT. PARTICULARLY IF WE COULD GET SOME CONCRETE PUT IN, THAT WOULD BE THE BEST SOLUTION. SO WE'RE WE'RE GETTING SOME ESTIMATES NOW FROM CONTRACTORS TO TO PUT CONCRETE IN IF THAT FITS WITHIN OUR BUDGET PARAMETERS. THOSE ARE PRETTY MUCH THE HIGHLIGHT. I DID INTRODUCE JUSTIN WE AS A REMINDER, WE DID GET A GRANT THROUGH THE AHAC COMMITTEE FOR $40,000 AND ACTUALLY WE WERE GRANTED A LITTLE BIT MORE TODAY WE GOT ANOTHER $14,000 TODAY. SO WE'VE BEEN WE'VE BEEN DOING GOOD ON GRANT MONEY HERE LATELY, FOR VOTING CAGES FOR THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE. SO AS SOON AS WE WE WERE OFFICIALLY APPROVED FOR THAT HERE, I THINK LAST WEEK FOR THAT MONEY. SO WE'LL BE MOVING FORWARD ON PURCHASING THOSE CAGES WITH THAT, THOSE GRANT FUNDS HERE SOON. THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND I BASICALLY COMMUNICATE EVERY DAY ON VARIOUS ISSUES, AND I DID INCLUDE A LIST OF SOME OF THE MEETINGS I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH OVER THE LAST MONTH. DO YOU HAVE YOUR PERSONNEL REPORT AND MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE? AND THAT'S ABOUT IT. ANY QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD. CAN YOU BRING US UP TO DATE ON THE ASPHALT PLAN WITH VDOT? I THINK IT'S BEEN DISCUSSED. WE DID LOOK INTO THAT, AND I'LL LET HART WANTS TO COME UP HERE HE CAN KIND OF ADDRESS THIS. BUT HART DID TALK TO VDOT, AND IT'S NOT AS SIMPLE AS WE THOUGHT. IT MAY BE THAT... I TALKED TO VDOT AND BASICALLY WHAT HE TOLD ME WAS AT FIRST THAT THEY WOULD DO THIS FOR US. WELL, WHEN I TALKED TO PAUL AGAIN, HE BASICALLY TOLD ME BECAUSE WE MET AT FLAG GY RUN, HE BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT HE COULDN'T GIVE IT TO US BECAUSE THEY HAD TO PAY FOR IT. BUT WHAT HE'S GOING TO DO IS COME THE SPRING OF THE YEAR, HE'S SUPPOSED TO GIVE THE CONTRACTORS WHEN THEY COME OUT TO START TEARING UP THE [00:35:05] ROADS. HE'S GOING TO GIVE THEM MY INFORMATION TO GET AHOLD OF ME. THAT WAY I CAN GET MY STUFF TOGETHER AND BE ABLE TO STOCKPILE IT SOMEWHERE FOR THE COUNTY. THEN WE CAN USE IT WITHIN THE SITES. SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT WITH VDOT. SO LONG STORY SHORT, WE HAVE TO GET IT FROM THE CONTRACTOR DIRECTLY INSTEAD OF DIRECTLY FROM VDOT IN ORDER TO ACCEPT IT THE WAY I UNDERSTAND IT. YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT. SO YOU'LL HAVE SOME KIND OF A SCHEDULE TO WORK WITH THIS ON WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE STRIPPING IT. YEAH. PAUL IS SUPPOSED TO LET ME KNOW ALL OF THAT ONCE THEY GET STARTED UP, I GUESS WOULD BE, I DON'T KNOW, MARCH, APRIL, SPRING IN THE SPRING ANYWAY. AND HE'S SUPPOSED TO GET ME AND HIM SUPPOSED TO GET BACK IN TOUCH, AND HE'S GOING TO GIVE THEM MY INFORMATION YOU KNOW, SO I CAN FIGURE OUT WHERE I CAN STOCKPILE SOME FOR THE COUNTY. AND THEY THEY STILL WILLING TO APPLY IT FOR YOU? I DON'T THINK SO. I THINK THAT HE TOLD ME THEY WOULD DO FLAGGY R UN AND UP HERE AT COURTLAND BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT DROP OFF IS UP HERE. HE SAID THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD THAT RIGHT TO START WITH AND THEY DIDN'T. SO HE SAID HE'D DO THAT THAT PLACE AND FLAGGY R UN. AND THAT'D BE ABOUT THE EXTENT OF IT THAT HE WOULD DO. THEY HAVE TO STAY RELATIVELY CLOSE TO THE RIGHT OF WAY TO JUSTIFY IT, I SUPPOSE, ON THEIR SIDE. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I GOT A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. SOME YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT AN HR PERSON. NOT FOR YOU. A HR PERSON, SOMEBODY SUGGESTED TO ME THIS WEEK THAT YOU TRY RHONDA GRIFFIN, AND SHE'S ALREADY ON BOARD. SHE HANDLES THE PAYROLL FOR THE COUNTY. THAT'S CORRECT. BUT AS THE HR PERSON. YEAH. AND ALSO, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT HIRING A PLAN REVIEWER OR THAT WAS A VACANT SPOT. JAY, DON'T YOU ALREADY DO THAT? THE PLAN REVIEW. GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. PLAN REVIEWS FALLS UNDER THE INSPECTIONS COMPONENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, THAT'S CURRENTLY BEING HANDLED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL AT THIS TIME. THE BUILDING OFFICIAL AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE A CURRENT VACANCY IN THAT DEPARTMENT, WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY LABELED AS A PERMIT TECH / PLANS REVIEWER. HOWEVER, THAT POSITION HAS BEEN VACANT FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH NOW THAT POSITION IS FULLY BUDGETED, AND I BELIEVE THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE DOES HAVE AN UPDATED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR THAT PERMIT TECHNICIAN POSITION. AS YOU'RE AWARE, WE PLAY AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN THE PLANNING ZONING BUILDING INSPECTION SIDE FOR THE COUNTY, AND WE STAY EXTREMELY BUSY. AND AS WE MOVE INTO THE SPRING, THAT CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY AND PERMIT ACTIVITY ONLY RAMPS UP. SO WE HOPE TO GET THAT POSITION ADVERTISED AND FILLED IN AN IMMEDIATE, QUICK FASHION. THANK YOU. JUST JUST TO ECHO WHAT JAY SAID, THEY WHEN WHEN IF I'M CORRECT, I THINK I REMEMBER THIS CORRECTLY. WHEN LEE WAS PROMOTED TO BUILDING OFFICIAL, HE HELD THE PLANS REVIEWER POSITION AND THAT CREATED THE VACANCY. SO TO ALSO TRY TO INCORPORATE SOME PERMIT TECH PART OF THAT WE INCORPORATED BASICALLY THE TWO TOGETHER. BUT THAT THAT IS CORRECT. THAT'S A FULLY BUDGETED POSITION AND WE INTEND TO MOVE FORWARD ON THAT AS SOON AS WE CAN. ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, MOVE ON. FINANCIAL REPORTS. YES, SIR. THIS YEAR COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, AT THE END OF JANUARY, JANUARY 2024, WE HAD COLLECTED 79.69% OF OUR REVENUE THAT WAS BUDGETED. THIS YEAR, JANUARY 2025, WE HAVE COLLECTED 85.54% OF THE REVENUE THAT WAS BUDGETED. AS YOU KNOW, WE DO ONCE A YEAR BILLING FOR TAXES AND SO THAT'S WHEN THE BULK OF THE MONEY COMES IN IS RIGHT AFTER THAT DECEMBER 5TH DATE. AS FAR AS EXPENDITURES, WE ARE ON TARGET. LAST YEAR, AS OF JANUARY 20 24, WE HAD SPENT 64.5%, AND THIS YEAR WE HAVE SPENT 58.34% OF OUR BUDGET. SO WE ARE ON TARGET. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS, MRS. LOWE? ALL RIGHT. TREASURER'S REPORT. I SEE MRS. CYNTHIA EDWARDS IS HERE. [00:40:06] GOOD EVENING. FIRST I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE COLLECTIONS PERCENTAGES FROM LAST MONTH TO THIS MONTH. REAL ESTATE, LAST MONTH, WE WERE AT 99.46%, WE'RE CURRENTLY AT 99.56%. WE HAVE AN OUTSTANDING BALANCE $953,479.14. ON PERSONAL PROPERTY, LAST MONTH, WE WERE AT 94.84%, WE'RE CURRENTLY AT 95.41%, AND WE ARE LOOKING TO RECEIVE $2,878,476.81. THE SOLID WASTE, LAST MONTH WE WERE AT 81.8%, WE'RE CURRENTLY AT 82.53%. WE'RE LOOKING TO BRING IN $661,558.60. DR. EDWARDS HAD CONTACTED ME AND SAID THE BOARD WANTED SOME INFORMATION ON COMPARISONS FROM WHAT WE HAD RECEIVED AND TAXES FROM LAST YEAR VERSUS THIS YEAR. AS FAR AS THE REAL ESTATE IN FEBRUARY OF 25, WHICH IS THIS MONTH ON THE 24 REAL ESTATE, WE RECEIVED $216,141,276.88. AND IN FEBRUARY OF LAST YEAR ON THE 23 TAXES WE HAD COLLECTED $200,959,712.05. THE PERCENTAGE RATE FOR THIS MONTH IS 99.56%, THE PERCENTAGE RATE FOR LAST YEAR THIS TIME WAS 99.48. WE HAD A BALANCE DUE AT YOU KNOW, NOW FOR THIS MONTH AT $953,479.14. AND LAST YEAR WE HAD $1,056,599.93 OUTSTANDING. SO WE HAVE COLLECTED MORE, BUT ALSO THE PERCENTAGE RATE IS HIGHER FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR. SO WE HAVE AND THAT'S ON THE REAL ESTATE. AS FAR AS THE PERSONAL PROPERTY THIS MONTH WE HAVE COLLECTED $59,825,528.44, LAST YEAR IN FEBRUARY, WE HAD COLLECTED $55,111,911.50. AND THE PERCENTAGE RATE THIS MONTH FOR THIS YEAR IS 95.41%, LAST YEAR IT WAS 94.55%. AND SO WE HAD AN OUTSTANDING BALANCE AT THE END OF FEBRUARY, $2,878,476.81, AND LAST YEAR AT THE END OF FEBRUARY, WE HAD $3,178 ,2 12.36 OUTSTANDING. SO WE HAVE COLLECTED MORE AT THE END OF FEBRUARY HERE, BUT WE ALSO HAD A HIGHER PERCENTAGE RATE, 95.41% VERSUS THE 94.55% LAST YEAR. SOLID WASTE WE'RE AT $3,124,958.08. AND LAST YEAR WE WERE AT $3,086,128.26. THE COLLECTION RATE FOR THIS MONTH, 82.53%, IS UP FROM 81.25% LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME. SO WE HAVE $661,558.60 OUTSTANDING. LAST YEAR THIS TIME, WE HAD $712,080.08 OUTSTANDING. I'D ALSO LIKE TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE. THE UTILITIES DIRECTOR LURESA HAS TURNED OVER 54 COUNTS TO ME TO COLLECT ON. OUT OF 54 OF THOSE ACCOUNTS, 2 ACCOUNTS, THE ACCOUNT HOLDER IS DECEASED. WE HAVE COLLECTED ON 21 OF THOSE ACCOUNTS, WITH 16 OF THOSE ACCOUNTS BEING PAID IN FULL, AND WE HAVE COLLECTED $16,123.67. AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT LURESA IS GETTING A SIGNED CONTRACT NOW. SO WHENEVER SHE TURNS OVER THAT INFORMATION TO ME ON DELINQUENT, I CAN START COLLECTING AND WITH THE SIGNED CONTRACT I CAN PURSUE IT FOR FIVE YEARS. [00:45:12] ALSO, I KNOW YOU ALL WERE WONDERING ABOUT COLLECTING FOR THE GRASS CUTTING. WELL, WE FOUND OUT SOUTHAMPTON LANCE IS OPERATING TRADING AT SOUTHAMPTON LANCE. BUT THERE'S ANOTHER COMPANY NAME OVER TOP OF THAT. WELL, I HAVE BEEN PROMISED I DON'T HAVE IT IN HAND YET, BUT I DO HAVE CONFIRMATION THAT WE HAVE BEEN MAILED A CHECK TO COVER THE TOTAL AMOUNT. SO I'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THAT HOPEFULLY WE'LL RECEIVE IT, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO COUNT MY CHICKENS, YOU KNOW, TILL THEY HATCHED. BUT BUT HOPEFULLY I HAVE THAT COMING. WE APPRECIATE THAT ANY QUESTIONS? YOU'RE WELCOME. THANKS A LOT. YOU'RE WELCOME. ALL RIGHT, I'LL RUN DOWN THE LIST. ANIMAL CONTROL, COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, BLACKWATER REGIONAL LIBRARY, SOLID WASTE QUANTITIES. OKAY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO NUMBER FIVE, THE FINANCIAL MATTERS, THE BILLS [5. Financial Matters] LIST. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE QUESTION. AND IT'S FROM LAST MONTH THAT I FORGOT TO ASK, BUT WE BOUGHT CAMERAS FOR $21,099. WHAT WERE THOSE CAMERAS FOR? OKAY. AND WHY IS IT UNDER DATA PROCESSING? I DON'T HAVE THE LIST FROM LAST MONTH IN FRONT OF ME. AND IT WAS ON PAT, BY ANY CHANCE, DO YOU REMEMBER WHERE WE WOULD HAVE BOUGHT CAMERAS THROUGH IT? IT'S TCI IS THE ACCOUNT, AND I'VE GOT THE. DID THAT HAVE TO DO WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT? THAT WAS THE LAST PLACE THEY WERE PUT. OKAY. THE LAST PLACE THAT WE PUT CAMERAS WAS AT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. WE DIDN'T HAVE AN UP TO DATE SECURITY SYSTEM IN THAT AREA, BUT THAT WAS APPROVED IN THE BUDGET. YEAH. YEAH. SO THAT'S THAT'S WHAT THAT WAS. OKAY. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. WE MOVE ON TO NUMBER SIX, STEVEN WOOD'S THIRD APARTMENT REHAB PROJECT. [6. Stevens Woods III Apartments Rehab Project Resolution-] RESOLUTION. YES. HONORABLE BOARD MEMBERS. WE DO HAVE TM ASSOCIATES CLARK HENRY, A DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE WITH TM ASSOCIATES. HE'S IN ATTENDANCE. I BELIEVE IN SOME OF HIS FOLKS WITH HIM TONIGHT TO BRIEF YOU ON THE TAX CREDIT APPLICATION THAT THEY INTEND TO FILE FOR THE OVER HERE, RIGHT IN COURTLAND AT THE STEVENS WOOD THIRD APARTMENT COMPLEX AT 25090 OAK TRAIL ROAD IN COURTLAND. AND I BELIEVE THEY'RE PROPOSING TO REHAB 36 APARTMENT UNITS. AND IF YOU REMEMBER, THEY CAME LAST YEAR FOR THE SAME TAX CREDIT PROJECT OVER IN BOYKINS, AND THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL OVER THERE. I HOPE I'M NOT STEALING YOUR THUNDER, BUT NO. YEAH SO AND I WORKED WITH CLARK IN OTHER LOCALITIES, TOO. SO THEY DO A FANTASTIC JOB. SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO CLARK. YEAH, YEAH. THANK YOU BRIAN. SO, YEAH, LAST YEAR WE WERE HERE AND WE ASKED FOR NOT JUST A RESOLUTION, BUT ALSO A THREE YEAR TAX ABATEMENT, I BELIEVE. WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR IT THIS YEAR. SO WE WON THAT. WE HAVE ARCHITECTS PROBABLY COMING OUT, I THINK, NEXT WEEK TO WORK ON BROOKSIDE. AND WE SHOULD START CONSTRUCTION BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR, AFTER WE GET ALL OF OUR DUCKS IN A ROW. AND WE'LL PROBABLY BE COMING BACK HERE FOR PERMITS. AND AND SIMILARLY STEVEN WOODS THREE RIGHT HERE IN COURTLAND. YOU CAN DRIVE BY IT LATER AFTER THIS MEETING, IF YOU'D LIKE TAKE A LOOK AT IT 36 UNITS, LIKE YOU SAID. AND IT IS DUE FOR REHAB. SO TO GET OUR MONEY FROM VIRGINIA HOUSING, WHICH IS KIND OF LIKE A STATE BANK PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS CALLS FOR A AND IT'S A COMPETITIVE ONE, A REVITALIZATION CERTIFICATE, A ZONING CERTIFICATE, SOME THINGS WE NEED FROM THE LOCALITY. AND WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANY MONEY FROM ANY OF THE LOCAL TAXPAYERS. WE'RE JUST ASKING YOU AS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, TO SAY YES. THIS PROPERTY, LOCATED ON OAK TRAIL DRIVE UP THE STREET, IS A REVITALIZATION AREA, AND THAT'S ENOUGH FOR THE STATE. [00:50:03] AND THAT HELPS US BE COMPETITIVE IN A VERY COMPETITIVE POOL. SO WE JUST ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM FROM ANYONE WHO'S IN THE ROOM. DOES IT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE THAT IT'S IN THE TOWN OF COURTLAND AND NOT IN THE COUNTY? WELL, IT DOESN'T REALLY MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE, I THINK WE WOULD LIKE THE THE COUNTY'S SUPPORT ON THIS ONE. I THINK THAT VIRGINIA HOUSING, WHEN THEY'RE REVIEWING THESE APPLICATIONS WOULD BE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THE COUNTY AS THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY INSTEAD OF THE TOWN. AND I THINK THEY'RE PROBABLY USED TO SEEING YOU KNOW, SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY'S NAME. THAT'S WHY WE CAME HERE. THE TOWN OF COURTLAND SAID THERE WERE SOME THINGS THEY HAVE TO SIGN OFF ON. THERE'S A ZONING CERTIFICATE. AND I WAS TALKING TO BRIAN ABOUT THIS EARLIER, TOO, I THINK THAT AS A BACKUP, WE COULD WE COULD GO WITH SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S, YOU COULD READ IT EITHER WAY, WHETHER OR NOT IT'S TOWN ZONING OR COUNTY ZONING. BUT IN ANY EVENT, IT'S PROBABLY A MOOT POINT BECAUSE IT'S AN EXISTING PROPERTY. IT'S IT'S BEEN THERE SINCE THE MID 80S. SO ANY ZONING REGULATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE, IT WOULD BE A CONFORMING USE. ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE READ THIS? SO WOULD YOU MIND READING IT FOR US? OH, SURE. SURE. LET'S SEE. RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE RENOVATION OF STEVEN WOODS APARTMENTS THREE APARTMENTS. WHEREAS STEVEN WOODS APARTMENTS, LOCATED AT 2590 OAK TRAIL ROAD, COURTLAND, VIRGINIA, PROVIDES AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO PEOPLE OF LOW TO MODERATE INCOME. WHEREAS THE APARTMENTS WERE BUILT IN 1988 AND HAVE NOT BEEN COMPREHENSIVELY RENOVATED OR REHABILITATED SINCE CONSTRUCTION. AND WHEREAS THE APARTMENTS ARE CURRENTLY OWNED BY STEVENS WOODS, THE THIRD LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, AND THE CONTRACT OWNER STEVEN WOODS, THE THIRD APARTMENTS LLC COLLECTIVELY THE OWNER. AND WHEREAS THE. WHEREAS THERE HAS BEEN DESCRIBED TO THE SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PLANS BY THE OWNER TO RENOVATE AND REHABILITATE 48, THAT SHOULD BE 36. THIS WAS PROVIDED BY THE TM ASSOCIATES WHEREAS CODE OF VIRGINIA 36-55.30:2(A) PROVIDES THE SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY MADE BY RESOLUTION, DESIGNATE AN AREA WITHIN THE COUNTY AS A REVITALIZATION AREA OF THE BOARD MAKES CERTAIN FINDINGS. AND WHEREAS THE CODE OF VIRGINIA PROVIDES FOR SUCH DESIGNATION AS A REVITALIZATION AREA EMPOWERS THE VIRGINIA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FINANCING FOR THE RENOVATION TO THE OWNER. WHEREAS THE OWNER DOES NOT SEEK ANY FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION FROM SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA. NOW NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED BY THE COUNTY SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WITH RESPECT TO THE AREA IN WHICH THE APARTMENTS ARE LOCATED, THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT, IF NOT REHABILITATED, IT IS LIKELY TO DETERIORATE BY REASON THAT THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AREA ARE SUBJECT TO DILAPIDATION AND OBSOLESCENCE, AND PRIVATE ENTERPRISE AND INVESTMENT ARE NOT REASONABLY EXPECTED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE TO PRODUCE THE CONSTRUCTION OR REHABILITATION OF DECENT, SAFE AND SANITARY HOUSING AND SUPPORT FACILITIES THAT WILL MEET THE NEEDS OF LOW TO MODERATE INCOME PERSONS AND FAMILIES IN THE AREA, AND WILL INDUCE OTHER PERSONS AND FAMILIES TO LIVE WITHIN SUCH AREA AND THEREBY CREATE A DESIRABLE MIX OF RESIDENTS IN SUCH AREA. THE AREA IS DESIGNATED AS A REVITALIZATION AREA FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF EMPOWERING THE VIRGINIA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FINANCING FOR THE REHABILITATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CODE OF VIRGINIA. 36-55.30:2(A). THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR OR DEPUTY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, EITHER OF WHOM MAY ACT OR AUTHORIZE TO EXECUTE THE LOCALITY REVITALIZATION LETTER ATTACHED TO THIS RESOLUTION AS EXHIBIT A AND TO TAKE ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY, REASONABLY NECESSARY AND CONSISTENT WITH THIS RESOLUTION RESOLVED THIS 25TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025. THE UNDERSIGNED, CHAIRMAN AND CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING CONSTITUTES A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE RENOVATION OF STEVENS WOODS APARTMENTS, ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AT A MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY 25TH, 25, WITH THE ROLL CALL AS FOLLOWED BY EACH OF THE BOARD MEMBERS. I DON'T HEAR ANY QUESTIONS. WE HAVE A MOTION SUCH. MAKE A MOTION WE ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. IS THERE A SECOND? [00:55:01] SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO DOWN FOR A VOICE VOTE. SUPERVISOR WHITE. YES. SUPERVISOR UPDIKE. YES. SUPERVISOR FAISON. YES. SUPERVISOR CORNWELL. YES. SUPERVISOR. GILLETTE. YES, AND I VOTE AYE AYE ALSO. SO ITS UNANIMOUS. WE WILL PASS THAT RESOLUTION. OKAY. NUMBER SEVEN FIRE STATION DEVELOPMENT FEES [7. Drewryville Fire Station Development Fees] REQUEST TO WAIVE THOSE FEES. YES. BOARD, WE DID HAVE A REQUEST. YOU HAVE A LETTER FROM WYATT WHITBY, THE FIRE CHIEF OF DREWRYVILLE, OUR VOLUNTEER FIRE AGENCIES ARE, OF COURSE, OUR PARTNERS. THEY PROVIDE STATE MANDATED SERVICES FOR THE LOCALITY. AS, AS YOU CAN SEE BY WYATT'S LETTER, THEY ARE TRYING TO PLAN TO BUILD A NEW FIRE STATION. SO THEY'VE REQUESTED A WAIVER OF ANY BUILDING PERMIT OR DEVELOPMENT FEES FROM THE COUNTY, WHICH IS BY FAR A REASONABLE REQUEST AND WOULD RECOMMEND YOU MOVE FORWARD ON WAIVING THOSE FEES. SO MOVED. AYE. OPPOSED, LIKEWISE. IT'S UNANIMOUS. QUEST IS GRANTED. NUMBER EIGHT, LAND USE TAXATION ORDINANCE. A REQUEST TO AMEND THAT ORDINANCE. [8. Land Use Taxation Ordinance] YES, BOARD THIS IS A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A COMPLEX MATTER. I DID GET A I WAS CONTACTED BY GARY CROSS WITH FARM BUREAU. HE'S A MEMBER OF THE FARM BUREAU BOARD FOR VIRGINIA AS YOU ALL KNOW. AND I BELIEVE THIS WAS ON FARM BUREAU'S LEGISLATIVE LIST FOR THIS CURRENT YEAR. HE DID HE DID CONTACT ME RECENTLY. LAST WEEK, WE WE KIND OF TRADED SOME CONTACTS WHEN WE WERE BOTH OUT IN SNOW AND WHATNOT, BUT WE FINALLY DID TALK. THEY THEY REQUESTED THAT YOU AMEND THE LAND USE ORDINANCE AS IT RELATES TO THE SIX YEAR REVITALIZATION REVALIDATION REQUIREMENT, AND SPECIFICALLY, HE'S REQUESTED AND THEN REQUESTED YOU AMEND YOUR ORDINANCE TO ELIMINATE THIS REQUIREMENT. JUST TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THE COUNTY'S EXISTING ORDINANCE SAYS THAT SUCH PROPERTY OWNER MUST REVALIDATE EVERY SIX YEARS WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE, ANY APPLICATION PREVIOUSLY APPROVED, AND THE FEE IS $25 SHALL ACCOMPANY EACH REVALIDATION. AMY AND I DID DISCUSS THIS LAST WEEK, AND WE DO FEEL THIS IS A REASONABLE REQUEST AND WOULD ALSO SERVE TO EASE THE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS FOR BOTH THE COMMISSIONER REVENUE'S OFFICE STAFF AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS WHO ARE REQUIRED TO REVALIDATE EVERY SIX YEARS IN ORDER TO OFFSET SOME OF THE LOSSES THAT WOULD OCCUR WITH ELIMINATING THE $25 REVALIDATION FEE. WE WOULD ALSO SUGGEST THAT THE INITIAL APPLICATION FEE BE INCREASED FROM $50 TO $100. SHOULD THESE AMENDMENTS BE APPROVED, THE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE WILL COME UP WITH PROCESSES TO INTERNALLY REVIEW PROPERTIES THAT ARE PART OF THE PROGRAM IN ORDER TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE. I DID ATTACH THE STATE CODE. THE REVALIDATION REQUIREMENT IS OPTIONAL, AS YOU CAN SEE BY STATE CODE. AND ALSO AS A LOCAL EXAMPLE ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY DOES NOT REQUIRE PROPERTY OWNERS TO REVALIDATE. THEY HAVE SOME PROCESSES INTERNALLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE THAT THEY THEY DO INTERNALLY TO TO TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE. AND JUST AS A REMINDER ELIMINATING THIS REQUIREMENT ALSO SERVES TO SUPPORT YOUR ADOPTED VISION AND PRIORITIES PERTAINING TO THRIVING AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY. IT RELATES AS IT RELATES TO YOUR PRIORITY OF CONTINUING THE LAND USE AND TAXATION PROGRAM AND REINFORCING YOUR COMMITMENT TO IT. AMY IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ON THAT. AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE ASKING THAT YOU AUTHORIZE CONDUCTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON AMENDING THE CODE AND HAVING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ORDINANCE AMENDMENT AT YOUR MEETING ON MARCH 25TH. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE QUESTIONS. MRS. CARR IS THIS IS OKAY WITH YOU? COUNTY FARM BUREAU. I'M A BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEMBER. MR. CROSS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE HERE. HE'S AT A STATE MEETING. SO BASICALLY BRIAN DID A GREAT JOB OF SUMMARIZING, YOU KNOW, OUR THOUGHTS. AND WE REPRESENT 500 PRODUCER MEMBERS, MEANING PEOPLE THAT ARE INVOLVED DIRECTLY IN AGRICULTURE OR OWN LAND. [01:00:03] FARM BUREAU IN SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY REPRESENTS 2,000 MEMBERS ROUGHLY. SO BASICALLY AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, THAT OWN LAND AND HAVE DEALT WITH THE REVALIDATION PROCESS, YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE FSA OFFICE TO GET A PRODUCER FARM REPORT, TO BASICALLY SUPPORT THAT THE LAND IS STILL STILL QUALIFIES FOR, FOR LAND USE. I TALKED WITH WITH AMY EARLIER TODAY IN THAT PROCESS. AND SHE SAID IN YEARS WHEN THE BIGGEST YEAR, I GUESS IS SAY 1700 AND, YOU KNOW, SHE CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG 1700 REVALIDATION. THERE WERE ONLY ROUGHLY 60 THAT THERE WAS ANY ISSUE WITH THE REVALIDATION OR ANY QUALIFYING USES OF THE LAND. SO IN OTHER WORDS IT IS THE BASICALLY THE OPINION OF VIRGINIA FARM BUREAU OR SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY FARM BUREAU THAT THIS PROCESS IS PUTTING UNDUE STRESS AND WORK ON THE ON THE OFFICES OF THE COUNTY, ALSO THE FSA OFFICE. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THERE'S, YOU KNOW, SOME OLDER LANDOWNERS AND PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY GET THIS MAIL POSSIBLY, AND DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS AND MAYBE JUST PASS IT OFF AND THEIR LAND MAY END UP OUT OF LAND USE FOR THAT REASON. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S UNFORTUNATE. AND OF COURSE, WOULD WOULD COST THEM MORE IN TAXES AND CAUSE THEM, YOU KNOW, FINANCIAL BURDEN. AND AS HE ALSO STATED, I MEAN, IF THEY WERE TO INCREASE THE INITIAL FEE, IT WOULD OFFSET ANY LOSSES TO THE COUNTY FROM FROM DOING AWAY WITH THE REVALIDATION, THE $25 FEE, WHICH AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF MONEY REGARDLESS. SO BASICALLY THAT'S THAT'S ALL I HAD TO SAY. AND HOPEFULLY YOU WILL CONSIDER THIS MATTER AND BRING IT UP FOR A PUBLIC HEARING NEXT MONTH. THANK YOU. VERY USEFUL THING. VERY SUPPORTIVE OF FARMING. AND WHEN THIS STARTED YEARS AND YEARS AGO, IT BECAME APPARENT THIS PROBABLY IS THE FAIREST TAX BREAK THAT THERE IS. SO AN ACRE OF CORN DOESN'T REQUIRE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, SOCIAL SERVICES OR ANYTHING ALONG THAT LINE. SO ANYBODY HAVE ANY MORE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY. THIS REVALIDATION PROCESS, ITS INITIAL INTRODUCTION OR WHATEVER. WHAT WAS THIS PURPOSE? JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LAND IS IN COMPLIANCE. YEAH. FROM MY LIMITED UNDERSTANDING AND I'M GETTING MORE UP TO SPEED ON LAND USE HERE AS WE GO, THE, IF YOU READ THE STATE CODE, THEY PUT IT AND THEY MADE IT OPTIONAL IN THE STATE CODE, WHERE LOCALITIES COULD REQUIRE THAT YOU REVALIDATE JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE, THE PARCELS THAT YOU HAVE PUT INTO THE PROGRAM ARE COMPLIANT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF IT. SO IT IS AN OPTIONAL IT IS AN OPTIONAL THING. BUT AS WE SAID THEY'RE, THERE ARE SOME LOCALITIES LIKE ISLE OF WIGHT, OUR NEIGHBOR THAT THEY INTERNALLY, THEY HAVE A SYSTEM TO INTERNALLY REVIEW PARCELS INSTEAD OF THE PROPERTY OWNER, YOU KNOW, BRINGING IN THE PAPERWORK AND HAVING TO RESUBMIT THE FEE TO TRIGGER THAT. BUT I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND WHY THAT WOULD BE DESIRED. MY ONLY QUESTION IS, IS THE VALIDATION PROCESS OR THE COMPLIANCE [INAUDIBLE]. AND THAT IS A POTENTIAL I'LL, I'LL LET AMY EXPLAIN THE THE PROCESS HERE. BUT THAT IS A POTENTIAL CON OF THIS THAT IT DOES LESSEN A LITTLE BIT OF THE ENFORCEMENT OR COMPLIANCE MEASURE. ALTHOUGH SOME LOCALITIES SUCH AS ISLE OF WIGHT, THEY HAVE A PROCESSES. BUT THAT IS A POTENTIAL YOU KNOW, IT TAKES AN ARM AND A LEG TO GET ANYTHING OUT OF THIS. THEY'RE VERY, VERY YOU KNOW, IT REQUIRES ALMOST THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOME VERY GOOD RULES AND STIPULATIONS WHICH ARE ALREADY CHISELED IN STONE TO GET OUT OF IT, SO. AND THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE WAS TO CONSERVE FARMLAND, KEEP, KEEP FARMLAND FOR FARMING. I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE BEST THINGS THAT'S COME ALONG IN ALL THE TIME. THE FOREST AND AG DISTRICTS THAT EVERYBODY'S INVOLVED HERE. I MEAN, WE HAVE, I WOULD SAY I DON'T KNOW WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE COUNTY, BUT A BIG PERCENTAGE OF THE COUNTY IS IN IN ONE AG AND FORESTRY DISTRICT OR ANOTHER. AMY, IF I COULD WHEN THERE'S A CHANGE ON THE FARM, SUCH AS MAYBE A LOT FOR ONE OF THE CHILDREN OR A LOT IS SOLD, YOUR OFFICE IS NOTIFIED OF THAT CHANGE, AND THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE A RESUBMISSION. AM I CORRECT ON THAT? [01:05:03] YES. YOU'RE CORRECT. SO I THINK JUST ABOUT 100% OF CHANGES TO PULL SOMETHING OUT OF AGRICULTURE NOTIFICATION WOULD BE GIVEN TO THE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE, AND THAT WOULD REQUIRE AN ADJUSTMENT OF THE LAND USE APPLICATION. OKAY. I'LL JUST MAKE A POINT. I AM CERTAINLY NOT IN OPPOSITION TO THIS AT ALL. OKAY. BUT I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO REALLY UNDERSTAND BECAUSE THE CHANGE IS BEING MADE. I THINK WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE RAMIFICATIONS INVOLVED. AND IN MY IN MY MIND, I WOULD THINK THAT'S A SAFEGUARD. WELL, TO KEEP THE INTENT OF THE PROGRAM INTACT. I DON'T I DON'T REALLY THINK THAT CHANGES ANYTHING. IT JUST TAKES AWAY SOME PAPERWORK AND FORGETTING TO RE ENLISTED EVERY SIX YEARS. IT'S STILL A THREE STEP PROCESS. YOU GO TO A COMMITTEE TO GET PROCESSED, AND THAT GOES TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. AND THEN THAT GOES TO THIS BOARD IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES. SO IT'S A THREE STEP PROCESS. I YOU KNOW, I'M IN FAVOR OF IT BECAUSE I, I PROBABLY FORGET ABOUT IT WHEN TO DO IT SO. STILL BEING USED FOR QUALIFIED USE. SO 98% OF THE CHANGES THAT ARE MADE ARE PICKED UP THROUGH OTHER MEANS. WHAT WE FIND WITH THE REVALIDATION ARE PARCELS THAT ARE JUST NOT BEING FARMED AT ALL ANYMORE, OR THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN CHANGED AS FAR AS THE TYPE OF LAND, IT MAY HAVE BEEN CROPLAND AT ONE TIME AND NOW IT'S BEEN PLANTED IN TREES. YOU KNOW, THAT TYPE OF STUFF THAT'S NOT REQUIRED TO BE TO COME THROUGH THE COUNTY AT ANY POINT. SO THERE'S A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THOSE TYPES OF THINGS THAT WE FIND. I THINK WE COULD INTERNALLY WORK WITH THE FARM SERVICE AGENCY TO PICK UP ON AREAS THAT ARE NOT BEING FARMED. AND THE OTHER THINGS WE WOULD HAVE TO RELY ON THE LANDOWNERS LETTING US KNOW. THANKS. YEAH, MUCH OF THIS IS BASICALLY VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE AS IT IS ANYWAY, SO WE'RE RELYING ON PEOPLE'S BEING TRUTHFUL. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, MRS. CARR? ANYBODY ELSE? ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO MOVE THIS ON TO A PUBLIC HEARING FOR NEXT MEETING. SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OKAY. THIS WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE MARCH AGENDA. ALL RIGHT. DECLARATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY REQUEST TO CONFIRM. [9. Declaration of Local Emergency] YES, BOARD THIS AS YOU'RE AWARE, WE HAD A SNOWSTORM LAST WEEK IN OUR AREA. AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST I REMEMBER PROBABLY SINCE I WAS A KID WE HAD FIVE, SIX, SEVEN INCHES HERE AND A LOT MORE IN VIRGINIA BEACH AND OVER THAT WAY. SO I DID ISSUE A EMERGENCY DECLARATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY JUST AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE AS ALL THE OTHER HAMPTON ROADS LOCALITIES DID. BY STATE CODE, THE GOVERNING BODY JUST HAS TO CONFIRM THAT WE DID HAVE A LOCAL EMERGENCY BY THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION. I BELIEVE THE COUNTY HAS DONE THIS PREVIOUSLY IN YEARS PAST, AND IT'S REQUIRED BY STATE CODE. SO WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU APPROVE THE DECLARATION CONFIRM THE DECLARATION OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION WE CONFIRM THE DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OKAY. THE EMERGENCY DECLARATION IS CONFIRMED. ALL RIGHT. NUMBER TEN, TRASH COLLECTION SITES. SOME OF US REQUESTED THIS BECAUSE [10. Trash Collection Sites] THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME CONFUSION IN OUR MIND THAT WHO DOES WHAT WITH THESE SITES? WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MOWING? WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR PICKING UP THE TRASH AND THE GENERAL REPAIR OF THE SITES? AND SO I THINK THAT'S WHY WE'RE BRINGING IT UP TO PUBLIC DISCUSSION TO SEE IS EXACTLY HOW THIS PROCESS IS SUPPOSED TO GO. YEAH, I DID I DID GET THE EMAIL FROM SUPERVISOR UPDIKE, AND I BELIEVE I FORWARDED A COPY OF THAT TO THE TO THE BOARD. AND WE DID TALK TO TO HART, WHO'S HERE AS OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. [01:10:03] SO I THINK ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WAS, WAS THE ARE THE INDIVIDUAL SITE ATTENDANTS RESPONSIBLE FOR MOWING? AND IS EVERYBODY GOING TO GET AN INDIVIDUAL LAWN MOWER AT EACH SITE? THAT'S THAT'S NOT CORRECT. CORRECT. SO THAT, THAT THAT IS NOT A FUNCTION BEING DONE BY THE INDIVIDUAL SITE ATTENDANTS. THEY ARE ASKED AND HAVE BEEN ASKED TO PICK UP SMALL AMOUNTS OF TRASH, BUT NOTHING VERY HEAVY. IF IT'S HEAVY AMOUNTS OF TRASH, WE HAVE EQUIPMENT THAT WE CAN USE TO CLEAN THOSE AREAS UP. THE WORKERS ARE COVERED UNDER WORKERS COMPENSATION. THEY DO A FANTASTIC JOB FOR THE, OUR SITES AND THE COMMUNITY. I DON'T THINK I ADDRESSED SOME OF THIS IN THE REPORT. IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT SITES OR FEEL QUESTIONS AND HART AND I CAN TRY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON THOSE. HOW ARE THE LARGE AMOUNTS OF TRASH TAKEN CARE OF [INAUDIBLE]? WE DO HAVE A BOBCAT. I BELIEVE THAT THAT YEAH, THAT ADDRESSES SOME OF THAT OR MOST OF THAT. YEAH. WE GOT A BOBCAT THAT WE CAN TAKE CARE OF THE BIG BULK TRASH, BUT FOR LIKE THE SMALLER TRASH AND PAPER AND STUFF LIKE THAT, THAT SHOULD BE PICKED UP BY THE ATTENDANTS. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THIS GENTLEMAN? I DO HAVE ONE. I USUALLY DON'T SAY A WHOLE LOT ABOUT THE DUMPS, BECAUSE I KNOW EVERYBODY'S GOT SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THE DUMPS, BUT I JUST I HAD THIS EXPERIENCE AT MY HOME TOWN, BERLIN JUST LAST WEEK AS I WENT TO CARRY MY TRASH AND IT JUST IT IT SPAWNED A QUESTION IN MY MIND AS TO WHAT THE WHAT THE EXPECTATION OF THE DUMP ATTENDANT WAS UNDER THESE PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A JOB DESCRIPTION. I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT IT PIQUED MY CURIOSITY AS I DIDN'T SEE THE DUMP ATTENDANT THE VEHICLE WAS THERE, SO I KNEW THE DUMP ATTENDANT WAS LIKELY IN THE LITTLE, LITTLE HOUSE OR WHATEVER. BUT AS I WAS DUMPING MY TRASH, A VEHICLE CAME INTO THE LOT WITH NORTH CAROLINA TAGS ON THE VEHICLE. WHEN THEY GOT OUT OF THE CAR, THEY OPENED THE TRUNK THEY THREW 3 OR 4 OR 5 BAGS OF TRASH INTO THE DUMPSTER NEXT TO MY PICKUP TRUCK, WHERE I WAS THROWING MY TRASH IN, AND THEN PROCEEDED TO LEAVE THE LOT AND WENT ON DOWN THEIR MERRY WAY. SO MY MY QUESTION IS SIMPLY, IS THERE ANY EXPECTATION AT ALL FOR ANY OF THE ATTENDANTS TO HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO CONFRONT THESE INDIVIDUALS THAT I KNOW WE DON'T DO THE STICKERS ANYMORE, BUT THOSE THAT ARE OBVIOUSLY AT LEAST NOT DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT BELONGS IN THE COUNTY. I UNDERSTAND THEY COULD BE VISITING SOMEBODY THAT LIVES IN THE COUNTY, OR THERE COULD BE A SON OR A DAUGHTER OR A PARENT OR SOMEBODY THAT'S VISITING AND VERY WELL COULD BE TRASH FROM SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY. I UNDERSTAND ALL THAT. BUT I JUST I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS ANY RESPONSIBILITY. YEAH, I MEAN, TO TO ASK OR CONFRONT OR. I KNOW THEY'RE NOT LOOKING FOR CONFRONTATION. I KNOW IT'S NOT QUITE POSSIBLY NOT THEIR JOB IN THAT INSTANCE. THAT'S RIGHT. I JUST WAS CURIOUS. WELL, I WHAT I USUALLY TELL THEM IS IF THEY HAVE PEOPLE THAT COME UP THERE THAT THEY DON'T AGREE WITH WHAT TRASH THEY GOT, OR THEY START TALKING BACK TO THEM IS AT LEAST GET THEIR LICENSE PLATE NUMBER. DON'T ARGUE WITH THEM AND TO GIVE IT TO ME, THEN I CAN GIVE IT TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, BECAUSE LAST WEEK WE HAD AN INSTANCE LIKE THAT IN BOYKINS. WE HAD A GUY UP THERE THAT WAS DUMPING PIPE, AND A TENANT TOLD HIM HE COULD NOT DUMP THAT PIPE, BUT HE ABSOLUTELY KEPT RIGHT ON THROWING IT IN THERE. SO WHAT I DID, I GOT ONE OF THE DEPUTIES AND THEN WE FOUND OUT WHO IT WAS TOLD HIM HE WASN'T SUPPOSED TO DUMP IT. SO HOPEFULLY WE TOOK CARE OF ALL THAT. BUT IT'S JUST SOME PEOPLE. YOU TELL THEM NO, AND THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT ANYWAY, SO. WELL, I KEEP HEARING THAT THEY TURN IN THE NAMES AND LICENSE PLATES AND NOTHING HAPPENS. WELL, ONE OF THE DEPUTIES DID GO OUT LAST WEEK AND CONFRONTED THE GUY. BUT I MEAN, IF WHOEVER'S AT THE SITE, THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD. WHOEVER IS AT THE SITE WORKING THE SITES, AND THEY DO WRITE A LICENSE NUMBER DOWN, IF THEY DON'T AGREE TO GO TO COURT, THEY REALLY CAN'T PRESS CHARGES, SO. SO IT'S NOT ENFORCEABLE THEN. WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS YOU CAN DUMP THERE AND IT CAN'T BE ENFORCED. WELL I MEAN, JUST, YOU KNOW, IF THE THAT'S WHAT WAS TOLD TO ME, IF THE ATTENDANT WON'T, YOU KNOW, COME TO COURT, PRESS CHARGES OR WHATEVER, THEN THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN REALLY DO. I MEAN, WE CAN CONFRONT THE PEOPLE AND MAYBE WARN THEM. WELL, I CAN'T, SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT CAN. SO WE HAD AN INTERNAL STAFF DISCUSSION ABOUT TRASH [01:15:07] AND ALL THIS GENERALLY. I DON'T KNOW, ABOUT A YEAR OR A YEAR AND A HALF OR SO AGO. AND I'M NOT TRYING TO OVERCOMPLICATE TRASH, BUT IT IS MORE COMPLICATED THAN THE AVERAGE PERSON WOULD THINK. THE COUNTY YEARS AGO DECIDED TO TO GET AWAY OR STOP DOING DECALS FOR WHATEVER REASON, AND THEY'RE PROS AND CONS WITH THE DECALS. SO THE DECALS, IF YOU STRICTLY WANT TO ENFORCE THE DECALS, THAT COMES WITH ANOTHER SET OF ISSUES OF TRYING TO ISSUE THEM, MAKE SURE PEOPLE HAVE PAID. WE GOT INTO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU IF YOU START GETTING SO STRICT ON TRASH, THEY'RE GOING TO DUMP IT SOMEWHERE ILLEGALLY AND THAT CREATES ANOTHER PROBLEM. ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, PEOPLE WILL FIND WAYS, LEGALLY OR ILLEGALLY TO DUMP TRASH. AND JUST LIKE SUPERVISOR CORNWELL SAYS, YOU KNOW, JUST BECAUSE YOU SEE A NORTH CAROLINA LICENSE PLATE DOESN'T MEAN THEY'RE A RESIDENT COMING TO LEGALLY FROM NORTH CAROLINA. THEY COULD BE, YOU KNOW, HAVE PROPERTY IN THE COUNTY. THEY COULD MEET THE PREVIOUS THE THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR DUMPING YOUR TRASH. THEY COULD PROPERTY IN THE COUNTY COULD BE USING THEIR DAD'S VEHICLE WHO LIVES IN NORTH CAROLINA, BUT THEY'RE OTHERWISE ALLOWED TO DUMP TRASH. THEY COULD BE RENTING A VEHICLE THAT HAS ARIZONA PLATES. SO IT'S NOT IT'S NOT 100% ACCURATE THAT THEY'RE JUST TOTALLY JUST COMING FROM NORTH CAROLINA DUMPING TRASH. AND THEN AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY'RE GOING TO DUMP IT ILLEGALLY REGARDLESS. AND THEN THEN WE GET INTO THE LITTER CONTROL COUNCIL AND WE GET INTO ALL THESE OTHER ISSUES. AND THEN IF YOU GET INTO CHECKING PERMITS AND PERMITS AT THE GATE, THEN YOU POTENTIALLY BACK PEOPLE UP IN THE ROAD CREATING ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE. THEN YOU GET INTO POTENTIAL CONFRONTATIONS BETWEEN THE ATTENDANTS THAT ARE NOT ARMED BETWEEN THE PEOPLE. SO I'M NOT TRYING TO OVERCOMPLICATE THIS, BUT THERE ARE PROS AND CONS TO ALL THESE. IT'S NOT A SIMPLE WAVE YOUR WAND THING, AND EVERYTHING'S GREAT. I'LL PUT IT THAT WAY. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GO TO THE DUMPSTER AND THE DUMPSTERS ARE FULL AND RUNNING OVER? WELL, WE TRY TO. EXCUSE ME, MA'AM. WHOSE JOB IS IT TO CALL AND GET THOSE DUMPSTERS DUMPED? WELL, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE TO CALL, WE ARE THE ONES THAT DUMPS THEM. AND THE GUYS THAT I GOT WORKING FOR ME, THEY'RE ON A SCHEDULE, AND THEY USUALLY KNOW. I MEAN, UNLESS IT'S A PUSH, LIKE AT CHRISTMAS TIME OR NEW YEARS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, NORMALLY THE GUYS CAN KEEP UP WITH IT. AND I MEAN, WE MAY GET A LITTLE BIT ON THE GRIND, BUT I, YOU KNOW, I TELL THEM TO LET THE PEOPLE PUT IT DOWN THERE INSTEAD OF TURNING THEM AWAY AND GOING BACK YOU KNOW IT HAD TO COME BACK AGAIN. WELL, WHEN, WHEN YOU MOVE THE DUMPSTER AND THERE'S TRASH ON THE GROUND, HOW LONG BEFORE THE BACK OF THE BOBCAT COMES? THEY GET IT UP. RIGHT? RIGHT AFTER THAT. RIGHT AFTER THEY PICK THE BOX UP WHERE THEY GOT A CLEAR BOX OR AN EMPTY BOX. THEY GET IT UP, AND USUALLY THERE'S NO MORE ON THE GROUND THAN CAN BE HANDLED BY HAND ANYWAY. I MEAN, THE ONLY TIME WE REALLY NEED EQUIPMENT, LIKE I SAID, AROUND CHRISTMAS TIME AND NEW YEAR'S IS WHEN WE NEED THAT. NORMALLY, WHAT LITTLE BIT IS ON THE GROUND ONCE THEY TAKE THAT FULL OUT, PUT THE IT IN, THEY THROW IT RIGHT IN THERE BY HAND SO. AND JUST TO MAKE EVERYWHERE TOO, WE, YOU KNOW, WE WE TAKE OUR TRASH TO THE TRANSFER STATIONS. SO IF [INAUDIBLE] SHUT DOWN, WE DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO OBVIOUSLY TAKE THE TRASH, WHICH, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE HIGH ACCUMULATIONS AT THE HOLIDAYS. AND THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN THE CASE, I SUPPOSE, WITH MOST OTHER COUNTIES AS WELL. BUT YEAH, THOSE ARE SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE A LITTLE BIT BETTER. A COUPLE OF POINTS. I THINK THERE ARE ENOUGH OF THESE I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU CALL THEM TRASH PICKER UPPERS. DO YOU HAVE THEM AT THOSE SITES SO THEY CAN USE THOSE INSTEAD OF PICKING IT UP BY HAND? YES, SIR. WELL, THAT WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE TO ME. THE OTHER THING IS THE OUT OF STATE LICENSES. THEY'RE NOT PAYING A TAX TO USE ANY SERVICE OF THE COUNTY. I WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE PRETTY SIMPLE TO MAYBE PUT A NOTICE OR SOMETHING UP THAT ONLY LICENSED VEHICLES IN THE COUNTY USE THIS SITE. THEY'RE THE ONES THAT PAY THE BILLS, AND I WOULD THINK USING ANOTHER TRUCK WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE. YOUR THOUGHTS? WELL, BACK WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THIS, IT WASN'T ABOUT THE VEHICLES. IT WAS ABOUT THE CITIZENS THAT LIVE HERE. [01:20:03] BECAUSE IF THEY WENT TO THE DUMP TO SAVE THEIR SON FROM WHATEVER CAME AND PICKED THEM UP TO CARRY THEIR TRASH, AS LONG AS THE RESIDENCE WAS WITH THE PERSON DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND SHOWED ID, THEN THAT WAS FINE. THAT'S WHAT THEY DECIDED TO DO. BUT FROM NOW FOR WHAT I UNDERSTAND, YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE AN ADDRESS ON YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE. IT USED TO SAY SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY. I DON'T THINK IT SAYS THAT ANYMORE. SO THAT'S THE WAY IT'S BEEN FROM THE START. I MEAN, THEY SAID UNLESS IT WAS A WORK VEHICLE, YOU KNOW, YOU GO IN WITH A IT'S OBVIOUS THAT YOUR WORK TRUCK AND WHERE THEY SAY TOO, IF IT IS YOUR WORK TRUCK, YOU GO IN THERE AS LONG AS YOU GOT RESIDENT TRASH, YOU CAN'T THROW AWAY ANYTHING THAT YOU HAVE WORKED WITH. BUT IF IT'S YOUR HOUSEHOLD TRASH AND YOU CAN THROW IT AWAY BECAUSE THAT I FIND SOME HOUSEHOLDS THAT'S THE ONLY TRUCK THEY GOT IS THEIR COMPANY TRUCK, SO. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THE ONLY THING I WANT TO ASK IS, ARE ANY OF THE SITE ATTENDANTS HERE TONIGHT THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE? COME ON UP FRONT. SIR SIR, MY NAME IS DAVE COX. I WORK AT THE MONROE SITE. I GOT A COUPLE OF LITTLE QUESTIONS AND TRY NOT TO TAKE TOO MUCH OF YOUR TIME, BUT I'VE BEEN DOING THIS JOB FOR 19 YEARS, AND I HAVE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED IT. IT'S THE BEST JOB I'VE EVER HAD. NOW, THE PAY REALLY SUCKS, BUT IT'S THE BEST JOB EVER. I MEAN, I GET TO MEET EVERYBODY MOVING IN, MAKE A LOT OF FRIENDS, GET TO SAY GOODBYE TO EVERYBODY LEAVING. AND I HAVE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED IT. NOW, WHEN I WAS HIRED, I WAS THE FIRST OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE HIRED. I HAD [INAUDIBLE] EXPERIENCE AND I HAD HAZMAT EXPERIENCE, AND I HAD A LOT OF YEARS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. BUT ANYWAY I TRAINED QUITE A FEW OF THE PEOPLE ON THEIR SITES AND STUFF, AND WHAT I TRAINED WAS OKAY. NOW, AT THAT TIME, JESSE COUNCIL WAS HART'S ASSISTANT. OKAY. AND HE WAS REALLY, REALLY ON THE BALL. I DON'T KNOW IF HE RETIRED, QUIT OR WHATEVER, BUT I'VE MISSED HIM EVER SINCE. OKAY, NOW THERE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THAT CAME UP HERE JUST RECENTLY, LIKE MAYBE THREE WEEKS AGO, WAS THAT WHEN WHEN WE OPENED THAT SITE UP, I WAS ACTUALLY THERE BEFORE THE SITE WAS OPEN TO PUT THE BUILDING THERE. OKAY. BUT WHERE THE APRON IS, WHERE THE CANS ARE. JESSE COUNCIL TOLD ME AND JOHNNY GLOVER WHICH JOHNNY'S PASSED, BUT ANYWAY, HE SAID, Y'ALL KEEP IT UP HERE. HE SAID THEY'LL BRING THE BOBCAT TO COME BEHIND THERE. OKAY, NOW BEHIND THERE, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S BEEN RAINING, IT'S KIND OF LIKE A SWAMP AND YOU GOT TRASH FLOATING BACK THERE I MEAN, QUITE A BIT. YOU HAVE THE PADS THAT SICK PEOPLE LAY ON. OKAY. AND I'M SUPPOSED TO GO PICK THEM UP BY HAND. AND WHEN I WAS APPROACHED WITH THAT, I SAID, WAIT A MINUTE. WE'VE NEVER DONE THAT. WELL, YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN. I SAID, WELL, BRING THE BOBCAT. DON'T HAVE A BOBCAT. NO, NO, NO. GOT YOU A PITCHFORK AND A RAKE. I SAID, WAIT A MINUTE. HOW COME IT TOOK YOU 19 YEARS TO BRING THIS IF IT WAS MY JOB? I SAID, IT'S NEVER BEEN MY JOB. I SAID, WE DON'T HAVE ANY PPE EQUIPMENT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WHAT'S THAT? THAT'S PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT. OKAY, THAT STUFF LAYING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT CAN STOP AND THINK ABOUT IT. SICK PEOPLE GET RID OF THEIR STUFF AT THE DUMP. OKAY. ON THE 27TH OF DECEMBER, THE TRASH WAS NEARLY AS HIGH AS THE CEILING OVER THE DUMPS, AND IT WAS FALLING OFF ON BOTH SIDES. I ACTUALLY HAD TO WAIT FOR THEM TO PULL A CAN BEFORE I COULD EVEN CLEAN UP WHAT WAS ON THE GROUND. OKAY, NOW. I HAVE ENJOYED WORKING FOR SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, MET A LOT OF PEOPLE, THAT KIND OF THING. BUT IF IT'S Y'ALL'S DECISION YOU KNOW, I WEAR A LIFE ALERT. YOU KNOW I'M NOT YOUNG ANYMORE. I WAS 52 WHEN YOU HIRED ME NOW I'M 72, SO THAT KIND OF GOES WITH THAT. BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS, IS THIS. IF I FALL DOWN BACK THERE UNTIL MY RELIEF COMES IN, THAT'S WHERE I'LL BE. THE PUBLIC CAN'T SEE ME. YOU KNOW, IT'S A DANGEROUS THING. AND THAT I'M NOT CRAWLING THROUGH THAT DISEASE INFESTED, NASTY MESS. NO, NO, THAT'S NOT THAT'S NOT COOL. YOU KNOW A MAN IN THE COMMUNITY, I'LL EVEN CALL HIS NAME PHIL CARPENTER. HE CAME UP A COUPLE THREE WEEKS AGO. HE SAID, DAVE, DON'T COME ON THE HILL. [01:25:01] I SAID, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? HE SAID, I'VE GOT COVID. HE SAID, THIS GARBAGE IS FULL OF COVID, AND I'M AFRAID YOU MIGHT GET IT. SO WHEN HE THREW IT ON, IT WENT OVER THE OTHER SIDE AND BUSTED IN ALL THAT WATER AND NASTY GOO. OKAY. LIKE I SAY, I LIKE THE JOB AND ALL LIKE THAT. BUT AT THIS POINT IN MY LIFE, IF I WAS TO GET SOME KIND OF BAD DISEASE OR SOMETHING, IT WOULD PROBABLY KILL ME. AND TO ME, THERE'S JUST NOTHING THERE WORTH DYING OVER. YEAH. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT. ANYBODY ELSE? YES, SIR. JUST REAL QUICK. THE COMMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE ABOUT NORTH CAROLINA LICENSE PLATES, AND I'M SURE MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE THERE ARE MANY, MANY PEOPLE, HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THIS COUNTY THAT HAVE VEHICLES REGISTERED IN NORTH CAROLINA FOR VARIOUS REASONS, WHETHER THEY HAVE OUTER BANKS, LAKE GASTON, OWN PROPERTY IN NORTH CAROLINA. I'M ACTUALLY DRIVING A VEHICLE TONIGHT LICENSED IN NORTH CAROLINA. THAT'S BECAUSE I WORK FOR PIONEER, AND THAT'S A FLEET MANAGED TRUCK THAT COMES OUT OF SCOTLAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. I PAID MY $200 TO USE THE DUMP. I PAY PROBABLY ABOUT $12,000 IN PROPERTY AND REAL ESTATE TAXES A YEAR AS WELL DOES MY FAMILY MANY TIMES THAT. SO THE LICENSE PLATE IS NOT A, YOU KNOW, NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN USE AS ONE MEASURE TO DETERMINE WHETHER SOMEBODY LIVES OR WORKS. IT ALL COMES DOWN TO A LOT OF THINGS IN THIS WORLD IS HONESTY AND PEOPLE GOING TO THE DUMP AND USING THE DUMP THAT THEY'RE ALLOWED TO USE IF YOU LIVE LEGITIMATELY, LIVE IN NORTH CAROLINA AND ARE USING THE SERVICES OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, THE COUNTY OF HERTFORD, THE COUNTY OF NORTHAMPTON, HENCE YOU SHOULD GO TO THAT DUMP. JUST LIKE I LIVE IN SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY. I USE OUR DUMP. SO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER IS AS FAR AS POLICING THAT. THE STICKERS, YOU KNOW, DID DO HELP BUT AS MR. THROWER SAID, I MEAN, THAT ADDS AN EXTRA LAYER OF COMPLIANCE AND ANOTHER LAYER OF POLICING IT. SO, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER IS OTHER THAN HOPING THAT PEOPLE JUST DO WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO AND YOU KNOW, AND DO THE RIGHT THING. BUT THAT'S THAT'S A LOT TO ASK IN IN 2025. SO THAT'S ALL I HAD TO SAY. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? WHO IS SIR? WHO IS THE CHIEF WHO'S THE HEAD OF THIS? THIS WHOLE SHOOTING MATCH FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. THE WELL, THAT WOULD BE THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR. THE THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR OVERSEES THE REFUSE SITES. SO HE'S THE HEAD OF THE WHOLE SHOOTING MATCH? YEAH. ALL RIGHT, WELL, LOOK, YOU KNOW, THIS HAS COME UP TIME AND TIME BEFORE. SO I THINK INSTEAD OF KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD, WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA EVERY MONTH FOR AN UPDATE OF WHAT'S GOING ON, WHAT PROGRESS IS MADE AND WHAT PROBLEMS THERE ARE. AND ON THE LIGHTER SIDE, IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT TALKING TRASH, WE CAN DO THAT. SO BUT I THINK UNLESS WE DO THAT, THAT THIS IS GOING TO GO ON AND COME BACK AND COME BACK AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET ANYWHERE. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY A PROBLEM WITH THAT? IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO GET SOME FEEDBACK ON WHAT THE EXACT PROBLEMS THAT NEED TO BE FIXED ARE. I MEAN, I'VE HEARD DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT EXACTLY WHAT THE SITE ATTENDANTS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING, BECAUSE AT THE SAME TIME, WE GET COMPLAINTS THAT THE SITE ATTENDANTS DON'T GET OUT ENOUGH AND DO ENOUGH. SO WHICH I'M JUST ASKING, WHICH IS IT? THE THE JOB DESCRIPTION I'VE SENT Y'ALL BASICALLY, IT'S THE SAME ONE THAT'S BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR YEARS. AND THAT IS A VALID CONCERN THAT THE GENTLEMAN HAD ABOUT BEING EXPOSED TO CONTAMINATED WASTE. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THEY HAVE BEEN AND AS PART OF THE JOB DESCRIPTION, TO CLEAN UP SMALL, SMALL AMOUNT OF TRASH AT THE SAME TIME. SO IT'S EITHER YOU WANT THE SITE ATTENDANTS TO CLEAN UP TRASH OR YOU DON'T. SO WE'LL TAKE YOUR DIRECTION. WELL, THAT'S PART OF IT. THE OTHER PARTIES MAY BE IMPROVING HOW THAT'S DONE. IS THAT NOT ACHIEVABLE BY FORMING AN INTERNAL COMMITTEE OF THE PEOPLE THAT WORK THERE, ALONG WITH THE SUPERVISORS, TO TRY TO ATTACK SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS AND COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS? IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ATTENDANTS CLEANED FROM THE DUMPSTERS TO THE ROAD, AND THE COUNTY CLEANS BEHIND THE DUMPSTERS OR UNDER THE DUMPSTERS. APPOINTING THE COUNTY MANAGER AS HEAD OF THAT COMMITTEE AND LET HIM PICK HIS COMMITTEE. WE'VE HEARD SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS AND SEE IF WE CAN'T RESOLVE SOME OF THEM WITH WHATEVER THE COMMITTEE COMES UP WITH AND SEE IF THEY'RE REASONABLE. [01:30:08] YEAH, WE CAN WE CAN MEET WITH THE SITE ATTENDANTS AND GET THEIR INPUT. I MEAN, THEY, THE SITE ATTENDANTS OR TO THE EMPLOYEES DICTATE HOW THINGS GO, BUT WE CERTAINLY WILL LISTEN TO THEM. THAT'S A GOOD, GOOD IDEA. OKAY. AND THEN MAYBE NEXT MONTH OR THE MONTH, YOU KNOW. IF THE SUGGESTIONS ARE REASONABLE AND THEY MEET BOTH THE COUNTY GOALS AND ACCOMMODATE THE EMPLOYEES, YOU KNOW, WE CAN CHANGE SOME OF THE JOB DESCRIPTION. THAT GIVES EVERYBODY THAT HAS SOME RESPONSIBILITY IN MANAGING THIS A CHANCE TO HAVE INPUT. SO IT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA. MR. THROWER, WHEN YOU GET THAT ORGANIZED AND GET IT READY FOR US TO MAYBE MEETING AFTER NEXT, WOULD YOU PLEASE BRING IT BACK TO US? YES, SIR. OKAY. WE LEFT MR. KARL HECK OFF TONIGHT. [INAUDIBLE]. GOOD EVENING, MR. KARL HECK, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF SOUTHAMPTON FRANKLIN DEVELOPMENT. YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE ALL DONE WITH THE TRASH. SO THE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN EDWARDS. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, I'LL JUST TALK A FEW THINGS START AT FRANKLIN SOUTHAMPTON IS STARTING ON THURSDAY NIGHT. WE HAVE 12 PEOPLE SIGNED UP, SOME OF THE CLASSES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR OTHER PEOPLE IF THEY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THAT, IF THEY SIGN UP AHEAD OF TIME. SO YOU CAN FIND THAT OUT ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND OUR WEBSITE, SO THAT ALL THE CLASSES WILL BE AT THE FRANKLIN BUSINESS CENTER AND THE EXPO. THE FINAL COMPETITION WILL BE ON APRIL 16TH, SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. WE HAD OUR COMMUNITY VISIONING EVENT. I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE THAT SHOWED UP, INCLUDING THREE OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. WE HAD OVER 100 PEOPLE AND WE WILL BE WORKING FORWARD WITH THAT PROJECT AS WE GO FORWARD. MR. THROWER MENTIONED THE BUSINESS READY SIGHTS PROGRAM. THERE WILL BE PEOPLE ON SITE AT THE BEALE FARM TOMORROW, SO IF ANYBODY CALLS TO SAY THAT THERE'S SOMEBODY ON SITE, THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE THERE DOING SURVEY WORK NOW THAT IT'S WARM THIS WEEK. CHARTER ERIC COLLINS FROM CHARTER SPECTRUM WILL BE HERE NEXT MONTH. HE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT HE'D BE HERE THIS MONTH AND DEFERRED TO NEXT MONTH. AND WE ARE ALSO ORGANIZING OUR NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK EVENT, WHICH IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR MAY THE 2ND. SO YOU'LL BE GETTING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT. AND AS WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST, WE'LL BE BRINGING A RESOLUTION FORWARD IN APRIL ON THAT TOPIC. BUT THERE WILL BE AN EVENT AND WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THE LOCATION. SO THAT'S MY REPORT FOR THIS TIME AROUND. SO THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? ANYBODY OUT THERE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. PECK? THANK YOU KARL. ALL RIGHT. NUMBER 11 WE NEED TO HAVE CLOSED SESSION. YES. HONORABLE BOARD A MOTION IS REQUIRED TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES. [11. Closed Session] ONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2.2-3711 (A)(1) PERSONNEL MATTER REGARDING ANNUAL PERFORMANCE, REVIEW OF THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, AND TWO IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2.2-3711 (A)(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, WITH NO PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN MADE OF THE BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY'S INTEREST IN LOCATING OR EXPANDING ITS FACILITIES IN SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, AND THREE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2.2-3711 (A)(8) CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING SPECIFIC LEGAL MATTERS REQUIRING THE PROVISION OF LEGAL ADVICE PERTAINING TO THE INVESTIGATION OF THE SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION. SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSED SESSION. MOTION TO GO BACK AND OPEN. SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR OF GOING BACK AND OPEN SESSION? OKAY. NOW WE NEED THE... MOTION IS REQUIRED TO ADOPT THE CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION BELOW; THE CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION MUST BE VOTED ON INDIVIDUALLY BY EACH BOARD MEMBER VIA A ROLL CALL. WHEREAS THE SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CONVENED A CLOSED MEETING ON THIS DATE PURSUANT TO AN AFFIRMATIVE RECORDED VOTE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT. AND WHEREAS, SECTION 2.23712 (D) OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA REQUIRES A CERTIFICATION BY THE BOARD, THAT SUCH 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, [01:35:04] ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS LAWFULLY EXEMPTED FROM OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS BY VIRGINIA LAW WERE DISCUSSED IN THE CLOSED MEETING TO WHICH THIS CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION APPLIES, AND 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. SECOND THAT MOTION. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL HAVE A VOTE ON IT. SUPERVISOR FAISON. YES. SUPERVISOR CORNWELL. YES. SUPERVISOR WHITE. YES. SUPERVISOR UPDIKE. YES. SUPERVISOR GILLETTE. YES. AND I VOTE YES. IT'S UNANIMOUS. WE NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED. I THINK SO. AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.