Central Virginia
Louisa County
Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting 10/19/2026
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Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting
10/19/2026
Attachments
BOS Agenda - 10.19.26.pdf
BOS Packet - 10.19.26.pdf
I. Call to Order - 5:00 p.m.
Closed Session
II. Administrative Items - 6:00 p.m.
1. Invocation - Mr. Adams
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Adoption of Agenda
Passed 7-0-0
Approve
4. Minutes Approval
1. Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting Minutes - October 19, 2026
10.05.26 Minutes.pdf
Passed 7-0-0
Approve
5. Bills Approval
1. Resolution - To Approve the Bills for the First Half of October 2026
Resolution .pdf
AP Reports Ledger 101526_Redacted.pdf
Passed 7-0-0
Approve
7-0-0
Approve
6. Consent Agenda Items
1. Resolution - To Add Streets in the Dove Hollow Subdivision to the Secondary System of State Highways
Resolution .pdf
Dove Hollow_Street Acceptance_Louisa_20260929_corrected.pdf
Dove Hollow_map.pdf
Passed 7-0-0
Approve
2. Resolution - Authorizing a Pass Through Appropriation for PSAP Training Grant
PSAP Education Grant.pdf
Passed 7-0-0
Approve
3. Resolution - Authorizing a Pass-Through Appropriation of Insurance Proceeds
Insurance Proceeds.pdf
Passed 7-0-0
Approve
4. Resolution - Authorizing a Pass-Through Appropriation to the Louisa County Airport for State Aviation Grant Funding
Resolution .pdf
Passed 7-0-0
Approve
5. Resolution - To Approve the 2027 Holiday Schedule
Resolution .pdf
DRAFT 2027 Holiday Schedule.pdf
Passed 7-0-0
Approve
III. Recognitions
1. Resolution - Recognizing Mason Sapon, Jack Reutinger, and Chase Botto for Their Courageous Actions
Resolution .pdf
2. Resolution - Celebrating the 160th Anniversary of First Baptist Church
Resolution .pdf
3. Resolution - Recognizing National School Bus Safety Week and School Bus Transportation Employees' Appreciation Day
Resolution .pdf
IV. Public Comment Period
V. Information/Discussion Items
1. Presentation - Louisa Arts Center
2. Discussion - Update from the Growth Management and Rural Preservation Workgroup
VI. Unfinished Business
VII. New Business/Action Items
VIII. Supervisor Comments
IX. Reports of Officers, Boards and Standing Committees
1. Committee Reports
2. Board Appointments
Bd appts 10.19.26.pdf
3. County Administrator's Report
County Administrator's Memo 10.19.26.pdf
Airport Monthly Report - (1) .pdf
Airport Monthly Report - (2).pdf
Community Development Monthly Report - September 2026 .pdf
Finance Monthly Report - September 2026 (1).pdf
Fire_EMS Monthly Report - September 2026.pdf
General Services Monthly Report - September 2026.pdf
Human Resources Monthly Report - September 2026.pdf
Human Services Monthly Report - September 2026.pdf
Parks and Recreation Monthly Report - September 2026.pdf
Tourism Monthly Report - September 2026 .pdf
VDOT Monthly Report - September 2026.pdf
Water Authority Monthly Report - September 2026.pdf
JRWA Board Meeting PPT - 10.12.26.pdf
NRC - 09.30.26.pdf
NRC - 10.01.26.pdf
NRC - 10.09.26.pdf
NRC 10.06.26 2.pdf
NRC 10.06.26.pdf
Valley Link DE - Letter.pdf
VDH - Town of Mineral 10.07.26.pdf
X. Public Hearings
XI. Adjournment
SPEAKER_13
00:09:13
We convene in closed session pursuant to the following subsection of Virginia Code Section 2.2.37.11.
00:09:20
One in accordance with Section 2.2.37.11.A.8.
00:09:25
Consultation with legal counsel employed or retained by the public body regarding specific legal matters requiring the provision of legal advice by such counsel.
SPEAKER_15
00:09:35
Second.
00:09:36
All those in favor signify by saying aye.
00:09:42
Aye.
00:09:42
Any opposed?
00:09:43
Motion passes.
00:09:44
We're in closed session.
R.T. "Toni" Williams Jr.
Member, Board of Supervisors
01:07:02
Second.
SPEAKER_15
01:07:03
It's been properly moved and seconded that we go back into open session.
01:07:08
All those in favor signify by saying aye.
SPEAKER_17
01:07:10
Aye.
SPEAKER_15
01:07:11
Any opposed?
01:07:12
All right we're back into open session.
01:07:14
I will now certify or poll members certify that the best of your knowledge only public business matters lawfully exempted from the open meeting requirements under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and as identified in the motion for which the closed meeting was convened were discussed and considered by the board.
01:07:31
If any member believes that the board varied from the purposes stated for the closed meeting, please state so and the reason prior to casting a vote.
01:07:39
Mr. McCotter.
Chris McCotter
Member, Board of Supervisors
01:07:40
Yes.
SPEAKER_15
01:07:41
Mrs. Jones.
01:07:42
Yes.
01:07:42
Mr. Williams.
01:07:43
Yes.
01:07:44
Yes.
01:07:44
Mr. Barlow.
01:07:44
Yes.
01:07:45
Mr. Barnes.
01:07:46
Yes.
01:07:46
Mr. Woodward.
01:07:47
Yes.
01:07:48
All right, we're back into open session.
01:07:50
It is not quite six o'clock, so we'll have to wait just a second for that.
01:07:55
And as soon as we have that, we'll start this evening's agenda the way we always do with the Pledge of Allegiance and the invocation.
01:08:03
But I would like to welcome those of you who are here in the public meeting room and those who are joining us online.
01:08:09
This is the Monday, October 19th, 2026 meeting of the Louisa County Board of Supervisors.
01:08:17
And since our bylaws say we'll start at six, we'll wait until it's six o'clock.
01:08:20
I think we're a couple seconds short.
01:08:22
The clock's not right, so.
01:08:23
All right, it is six o'clock.
01:08:27
So we'll start this evening with the invocation by Mr. Williams, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
01:08:32
If you'd like to join us, please stand.
SPEAKER_18
01:08:37
Gracious Heavenly Father, thank you for loving us and for making a way for us to get to heaven through your Son, Jesus Christ.
01:08:42
Father, we pray over this meeting here tonight.
01:08:44
We pray for the people that protect us in foreign and domestic.
01:08:48
We pray for our service providers.
01:08:50
And Father, we pray that the decision we make be pleased with you and benefit the citizens of the county.
01:08:55
In Jesus' name we pray.
01:08:56
Amen.
SPEAKER_15
01:09:14
Thank you.
01:09:16
The first item will be the adoption of the agenda, Mr. Williams.
R.T. "Toni" Williams Jr.
Member, Board of Supervisors
01:09:19
Mr. Chairman, I'd like to add a presentation by the Louisa County 4-H and the Extension Service under information discussion items.
01:09:26
So moved.
SPEAKER_17
01:09:27
Second.
SPEAKER_15
01:09:27
Alright, it's been properly moved and seconded that we adopt the agenda.
01:09:30
All those in favor signify by saying aye.
01:09:32
Aye.
01:09:33
Any opposed?
01:09:34
Motion passes unanimously.
01:09:36
Next is the approval of the minutes.
01:09:37
So moved.
01:09:38
Second.
01:09:39
Moved and seconded that we approve the minutes.
01:09:41
Any discussion?
01:09:42
All those in favor signify by saying aye.
01:09:44
Any opposed?
01:09:46
Motion passes unanimously.
SPEAKER_17
01:09:47
Next is the approval of the bills.
Fitzgerald D. Barnes
Member, Board of Supervisors
01:09:48
So moved.
01:09:49
Second.
SPEAKER_15
01:09:51
Moved and seconded that we approve the bills.
01:09:52
Any discussion?
01:09:54
All those in favor signify by saying aye.
01:09:56
Any opposed?
01:09:57
Motion passes unanimously.
01:09:58
Next is the consent agenda.
Chris McCotter
Member, Board of Supervisors
01:10:00
So moved.
SPEAKER_15
01:10:02
And properly moved and seconded that we approve the consent agenda.
01:10:05
Any discussion?
01:10:06
All those in favor signify by saying aye.
01:10:08
Aye.
01:10:09
The motion passes unanimously.
01:10:12
Next is recognitions.
01:10:14
Tonight we have three recognitions.
01:10:16
The first is a resolution recognizing National School Bus Safety Week and School Bus Transportation Employees Appreciation Week.
SPEAKER_04
01:10:24
Do I have a motion for that?
01:10:25
So moved.
SPEAKER_15
01:10:27
The motion passes unanimously.
Christian Goodwin
County Administrator
01:10:29
Mr. Goodwin.
01:10:57
Mr. Chairman, members of the board, members of the public, this is a resolution recognizing National School Bus Safety Week and School Bus Transportation Employees Appreciation Day.
01:11:12
Whereas National School Bus Safety Week is observed annually during the third full week of October to promote awareness of the importance of school bus safety and to recognize the shared responsibility of ensuring the safe transportation of students.
01:11:24
And whereas the 2026 national school bus safety theme, Safe Rides, Everyday Heroes highlights the dedication of school bus drivers and transportation professionals who work tirelessly to provide students with safe and reliable transportation to and from school each day.
01:11:40
And whereas school buses play an essential role in the educational experience of students throughout Louisa County, providing dependable transportation and ensuring that students have access to educational opportunities.
01:11:50
and whereas school bus transportation employees demonstrate an unwavering commitment to the safety and well-being of students throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia and their dedication and invaluable service are deserving of recognition and of appreciation.
01:12:03
And whereas Wednesday, October the 21st, 2026, is recognized as School Bus Transportation Employees Appreciation Day, honoring the essential contributions of those who safely transport students to and from school each day.
01:12:16
And whereas the Louisa County Board of Supervisors recognizes and commends the dedicated school bus drivers, transportation personnel and school officials of Louisa County Public Schools for their continued commitment to student safety and well-being.
01:12:28
And whereas maintaining a safe environment for students requires the cooperation of motorists, parents, educators, and the entire community, particularly in observing traffic laws, remaining attentive in school zones, and exercising caution when approaching stopped school buses.
01:12:43
And whereas National School Bus Safety Week and School Bus Transportation Employees Appreciation Day provide an opportunity to promote public awareness of school bus safety, reinforce safe driving practices,
01:12:54
and recognize the dedication and invaluable contributions of transportation employees who work tirelessly to ensure the safety and well-being of Louisa County students.
01:13:03
Now therefore be it resolved that the Louisa County Board of Supervisors hereby recognizes October 19th through 23rd, 2026,
01:13:10
is National School Bus Safety Week on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, as School Bus Transportation Employees Appreciation Day in Louisa County and encourages all citizens to join in promoting school bus safety, demonstrating caution and awareness on our roadways, and expressing appreciation to the dedicated transportation professionals who safely transport our students each day.
01:13:32
Thank you all for everything you do.
01:13:34
Supervisor Woodward, I would ask that you present this.
H. Manning Woodward III
Member, Board of Supervisors
01:13:52
taking care of our most cherished things and it being our children so we thank y'all so much.
01:14:05
We know you're in really good hands because Supervisor Barnes is with y'all so we understand fully but thank y'all so much for everything you do and we really do take great pride in presenting this to you.
SPEAKER_04
01:14:37
Thank you all very much.
SPEAKER_14
01:14:53
On behalf of the Transportation Department of Louisa County Public Schools, good evening Board of Supervisors members.
01:15:01
We are appreciative of your declaration that you gave to us this evening.
01:15:05
We thank you for allowing us, allowing us to transport students every day to and from school and we appreciate all that you do for Louisa County Public Schools and especially the Transportation Department.
01:15:18
Thank you.
SPEAKER_15
01:15:19
Thank you, Mrs. Coats.
01:15:26
Is a resolution recognizing Mason Sapon, Jack Rudinger, and Chase Bato for their courageous actions.
01:15:34
Do I have a motion?
01:15:36
So moved.
01:15:37
Second.
01:15:38
We approve this resolution.
01:15:39
All those in favor signify by saying aye.
01:15:41
Aye.
01:15:41
Any opposed?
01:15:42
Motion passes unanimously.
01:15:45
Miss Stanley.
SPEAKER_00
01:16:03
Chairman and members of the board, this is a resolution recognizing Mason Sapon, Jack Rudinger, and Chase Botto for their courageous actions.
01:16:13
Whereas on July 9, 2026 in the Spring Creek community, Ms. Beggart suffered a devastating fall from the roof of her home resulting in serious injuries that left her permanently paralyzed.
01:16:24
And whereas during this frightening and unexpected emergency, three young men, Mason, Jack and Chase, came to the aid of their neighbor in her time of need.
01:16:35
And whereas faced with circumstances that would have been overwhelming for individuals of any age, Mason, Jack and Chase demonstrated remarkable courage, compassion, maturity and concern for the well-being of another person.
01:16:48
And whereas true heroism is not always found in grand gestures, but often in the willingness to recognize that someone needs help, to act when it matters most, and to remain beside a neighbor during one of the most difficult moments of her life.
01:17:02
And whereas the actions of Mace, Jack, and Chase serve as an inspiring reminder that courage has no age requirement,
01:17:09
and that the character of a community is revealed through the way its people care for one another in times of hardship.
01:17:15
And whereas through their selfless actions, Mason, Jack and Chase demonstrated what it truly means to be a part of a community, showing compassion without hesitation, courage in the face of an emergency, and a willingness to help another person when she needed them most.
01:17:30
and whereas their actions are a source of pride for their families, their schools, and the citizens of Louisa County and serves as an example to young people and adults alike of the meaningful difference one person can make in the life of another.
01:17:45
Now therefore be it resolved that the Louisa County Board of Supervisors hereby recognizes and commends Mason, Jack, and Chase for their courageous, compassionate, and selfless actions on July 9th
01:17:57
and extends its sincere appreciation for the care and concern they demonstrated for Ms. Becker during a life-changing emergency.
01:18:04
I'll ask Supervisor Jones to come down and present.
Tommy James Barlow
Vice Chair, Board of Supervisors
01:18:20
Hi.
01:18:22
Okay, we got them all.
01:18:26
So you know how they say that not all heroes wear capes like Superman?
01:18:31
You all weren't wearing capes that day.
01:18:33
You were enjoying a nice summer day.
01:18:35
You were playing golf for your golf team practice.
01:18:39
When you heard the call for help and you stepped up without even
01:18:45
taking a moment to think.
01:18:46
You knew that you had to get help.
01:18:48
You both, or all three of you, were heroes that day.
01:18:52
You were heroes in our community.
01:18:55
And Ms. Beggart has told me that if it wasn't for your actions in getting her help, she would not be here today, she was told in the ER.
01:19:03
It was your actions that saved a life that day.
SPEAKER_15
01:19:21
Do any of you young men want to address the board?
01:19:28
Are your parents here?
01:19:36
Yes.
01:19:36
All your parents here?
01:19:38
Could you all stand?
01:19:50
You all have obviously done a really good job raising these young men, and as Supervisor Jones said, somebody's here today because of their actions.
01:19:58
So, young men, thank you.
01:20:03
You know, I really don't know what to say.
01:20:05
I don't know that words can express gratitude for you willing to jump into action to save somebody's life.
01:20:12
So you look at those folks standing behind you because they certainly instilled a value system in you that's going to carry you a long way in life.
01:20:20
Congratulations to all of you.
01:20:26
Last resolution is a resolution celebrating the 160th anniversary of the First Baptist Church.
01:20:32
Do I have a motion?
01:20:33
So moved.
Chris McCotter
Member, Board of Supervisors
01:20:34
Second.
SPEAKER_15
01:20:34
Been properly moved and seconded.
01:20:36
We pass this resolution.
01:20:37
All those in favor signify by saying aye.
SPEAKER_17
01:20:39
Aye.
SPEAKER_15
01:20:39
Any opposed?
01:20:40
Motion passes unanimously.
01:20:41
Mrs. Stanley.
Fitzgerald D. Barnes
Member, Board of Supervisors
01:20:58
Edgar A.
SPEAKER_00
01:21:25
Chairman and members of the board, this is a resolution celebrating the 160th anniversary of First Baptist Church.
01:21:34
Whereas First Baptist Church was officially organized in 1866 under the leadership of Reverend Fountain Perkins,
01:21:40
with the assistance of Rev.
01:21:42
W.M.
01:21:43
Howe and Rev.
01:21:44
J.W.
01:21:45
Barnett, establishing a place of worship and fellowship for African Americans in the Louisa, Virginia community during the transformative years following emancipation.
01:21:55
And whereas from its earliest days, First Baptist Church has stood as a testament to the faith
01:21:59
George W. Bush
01:22:19
including missionary efforts, youth ministries, choirs, Christian education, men and women's ministries, usher ministries, deacons and trustees, Bible study, and other programs dedicated to strengthening families and spreading the gospel.
01:22:36
And whereas under the current leadership of Reverend Bruce Jones, First Baptist Church has continued its mission of glorifying God and Kingdom building through unity, restoration, and transformation while embracing new opportunities for Christian education, technology, online ministry, and community engagement.
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and whereas First Baptist Church has embraced its responsibility as a community institution by extending its ministry beyond the walls of the church through outreach initiatives including various supplies for local nonprofits, annual food collections at Thanksgiving, sponsoring the teachers and staff of a local elementary school, financial support of children abroad through the compassion ministry and other efforts that demonstrate a commitment to serving both the local community and the world.
01:23:25
Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Louisa County Board of Supervisors proudly recognizes and celebrates First Baptist Church of Louisa, Virginia on the occasion of its 160th Church anniversary and commends its congregation for 160 years of faithful worship, Christian ministry, community service, while being an enduring part of the heritage of Louisa, Virginia.
01:23:49
Supervisor Manning?
H. Manning Woodward III
Member, Board of Supervisors
01:24:02
It is a real honor to stand up here and present this resolution to y'all tonight.
01:24:11
160 years, that is just amazing.
01:24:14
160 years of the Lord working with tremendous strength at y'all's church.
01:24:22
So thank y'all so much.
01:24:23
You've been a pillar of strength in the town of Louisa and Louisa County for 160 years.
01:24:30
So congratulations to y'all.
01:24:31
Thank you.
SPEAKER_15
01:25:00
Congratulations.
01:25:11
If you'd like to address the board, feel free.
01:25:13
You don't have to.
01:25:14
These young men gave you an example beforehand that you don't have to.
SPEAKER_01
01:25:20
You know, that's not a preacher's mantra.
01:25:22
When he gets a mic, he has an opportunity.
01:25:24
Well, I have a basket up here.
01:25:29
I would just like to say I am, along with First Baptist Church, honored that you would take this opportunity to recognize us.
01:25:36
As he stated, 160 years is a good mark for how God can sustain a congregation.
01:25:43
A lot of churches start and they've already
01:25:45
Thank you, Louisa County.
01:25:49
Thank you Board of Supervisors for recognizing the achievements that God has done through First Baptist Church.
01:25:54
Thank you so much.
SPEAKER_15
01:25:54
Thank you, sir.
01:26:03
I'm about to move on to public comment period, but I always do this after we have a bunch of folks here for recognition.
01:26:08
You're more than welcome to stay for the rest of the meeting, but I see some guys here on the front going, no, I don't want to do that.
01:26:17
If you'd like to leave, we'll just take a break for you to leave.
01:26:20
We'd love for you to stay, but we don't want you to feel obligated to stay, so we'll just let you know that.
SPEAKER_04
01:26:27
Thank you all.
SPEAKER_15
01:26:32
It gets really good right after this.
01:27:07
All right.
01:27:08
Next is public comment period.
01:27:11
Public comment period is an opportunity for the public to address the board on any subject that is not a public hearing.
01:27:16
We don't have any public hearings tonight, so this would be your opportunity to address the board.
01:27:21
Typically, the board does not respond during public comment period.
01:27:24
We'll give you three minutes.
01:27:26
I'll give you a 15-second warning when you have 15 seconds left.
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If you come to the mic, state your name and your voting district.
01:27:33
I do not have any cards.
01:27:34
Is there anyone here that would wish to address the board this evening?
01:27:37
Madam Mayor.
SPEAKER_07
01:27:44
I'm just gonna have to watch it here.
R.T. "Toni" Williams Jr.
Member, Board of Supervisors
01:27:46
Either way it'll go beep.
SPEAKER_07
01:27:48
Ashley Michael, I'm in the Louisa district.
01:27:51
Just one, what a great meeting to attend.
01:27:54
That made my very softy heart very happy because that is
01:27:58
Exactly what makes Louisa so special.
01:28:01
But I just wanted to put it out there that we're having our annual downtown trick-or-treating this coming Saturday from 4 to 7.
01:28:09
Would love for the community to come out and support our local businesses who will be handing out candy.
01:28:13
We've got a lot of fun activities planned for Court Square so it's going to be shut down and we have vendors and trunk retreats.
01:28:19
We also have David Wade and the Black Mountain Bluegrass Band that will be playing and
01:28:25
Face Painting and the Walmart Distribution Center has donated five boxes of pumpkins to us to hand out to the community, being very good neighbors to us.
01:28:36
E.B.
01:28:37
Mercantile has generously donated pumpkins to be painted by the kiddos that are there.
01:28:42
We will also have a little mini like petting zoo as well as Brunswick stew and chili fresh out the cauldron and a couple of food trucks.
01:28:51
And we would love to just see our community show out.
01:28:54
There should be something for everyone to enjoy while they're there.
01:28:58
That's all.
SPEAKER_15
01:28:59
Is there anyone else that would wish to address the board?
01:29:05
Mr. Lyles.
SPEAKER_16
01:29:13
Excuse me.
01:29:15
Chris Lyles, Mineral District.
01:29:16
This shouldn't take long.
01:29:18
I appreciate the opportunity to speak.
01:29:21
Just kind of two topics that have been bothering, not bothering me, but I've been curious to hear more about for a while.
01:29:27
I think I mentioned it probably to Duane a couple of times.
01:29:29
I probably mentioned it to Mr. McCotter a time or two.
01:29:32
The first is with regard to, now we're getting into budget season, right?
01:29:38
For next year.
01:29:39
With regard to sports tourism.
01:29:41
That was one of the big rallying cries for building two turf fields that were way over budget, I think we all know, north of $6 million at the end of the day, blew it out of the park.
01:29:55
So a lot of the big selling points was sports tourism.
01:29:58
I haven't really seen much about sports tourism since that's opened.
01:30:02
I would have thought Parks and Rec would have been ready to hit the ground running.
01:30:06
We're going to have 16 teams every weekend doing soccer, field hockey, lacrosse, flag football, you name it.
01:30:15
If you can do it on a rectangular field, we're going to use the heck out of those things and get this sports tourism thing cracking.
01:30:23
I just hadn't seen it.
01:30:25
I know I've asked Duane several times, and that's why I'm here talking about it.
01:30:30
Parks and Rec's feet should get held to the fire on this.
01:30:33
They were the one pushing for it so hard.
01:30:36
If it was just going to be a community resource, that's the way it should have been sold.
01:30:40
So I want to know how is sports truism going to positively impact the budget for next year?
01:30:46
and all the taxpayers.
01:30:49
Simple request, I think should be pretty easy to answer if it's truly being used for that.
01:30:53
I see Mr. Williams chuckling, hopefully he'll weigh in on it.
01:30:59
The other thing I would be curious to know about is something that happened several months ago.
01:31:04
You know, I drive to Charlottesville, I got 40 minutes to listen to the radio.
01:31:08
So, I'm old, so I listen to A.M. radio sometimes.
01:31:12
I heard Mr. Woodward speaking on Joe in the Morning about the data center that's going to be built at the end of 605.
01:31:20
I could have interpreted this wrong.
01:31:22
I haven't really heard anything else about it.
01:31:23
They're going to provide their own power.
01:31:25
They're going to generate power over there, like a natural gas power generation.
01:31:30
I've also heard other board members dismiss that and say that's totally not the case, so I'd just kind of like to know what is the case.
01:31:39
I think we should be far enough in the planning, not fine level details, but far enough in the planning to know where the heck they're going to get the power from.
01:31:46
If they don't, they're nowhere near breaking ground, and I know that can't be the case.
01:31:50
So maybe we can get some information on this during y'all's public comment period.
01:31:57
And I just appreciate the time to speak and thanks for all y'all do.
01:32:01
Thank you, Mr. Niles.
SPEAKER_15
01:32:04
Is there anyone else that would wish to address the board?
01:32:08
All right, seeing none, I'll close public comment period and move on to information discussion items.
01:32:14
The first is a presentation by the Louisa Arts Center.
SPEAKER_06
01:32:18
Mrs. Welch, you're hidden there, but I knew you were there.
Christian Goodwin
County Administrator
01:32:40
We'll go first.
SPEAKER_06
01:33:07
Well, I can start anyway.
01:33:08
So just by saying good evening supervisors, ladies and gentlemen.
01:33:12
Thank you for giving me the opportunity once again to present the Louisa Art Center's annual report.
01:33:18
You should have a copy in front of you.
01:33:20
And really all my presentation is going to be is just to go through that report and to give some highlights for it.
01:33:27
So once we get that up,
01:33:31
Hopefully most of you can, like me, you know, just rattle off the mission quite easily, the mission of the Arts Centre.
R.T. "Toni" Williams Jr.
Member, Board of Supervisors
01:33:38
To enhance appreciation and inspire passion for the arts in our community.
SPEAKER_06
01:33:41
Good reading there, sir.
01:33:43
Awesome.
01:33:44
So the mission and the vision, well, how do we do this, our approach?
01:33:48
We offer entertainment that accelerates and motivates, so that's what we aim to do.
01:33:52
But how do we measure this?
01:33:55
So we measure it with bums on seats.
01:33:57
I'm not sure if that's a British expression, but bums on seats, that's one way of measuring, you know, how many people will come to these events?
01:34:04
Are we getting what they want?
01:34:07
No, I don't think we're there yet.
01:34:09
So on page three, if you want to turn to page three in your report, as you can see from here, we've actually had another record-breaking year.
01:34:18
Last year I stood here and said we've had record-breaking nine sellout shows.
01:34:23
We usually have one big show a month, one or two big shows a month, but this year we actually went into double figures, well into double figures, with 13 sold out shows.
01:34:34
Are we done?
01:34:34
The financial summary, as I just mentioned, we had 13 sold out shows, the most we've ever had in the Art Center history, so really, really proud of that.
01:34:58
And obviously,
01:34:59
One of my biggest jobs is to ensure that we manage all of the funds that are given to us.
01:35:05
And I take the fiscal responsibility very seriously.
01:35:08
And as you can see, we finished the year ensuring that our expenses tracked against income by just a few hundred dollars.
01:35:18
But we tracked it and we made the most of the budgets that we were given.
01:35:23
And if you just pop on to page four.
01:35:26
So the biggest thing we have, the biggest challenge is actually finding entertainment, activities, events that our community want to see and want to hear.
01:35:36
So they asked, we listened, and we had some fabulous shows.
01:35:43
We basically, the season, as I say, had over 13 sellout shows.
01:35:47
Sold over 4,000 tickets, and it represents a community that was excited to gather, be entertained, and experience the arts right here in Louisa, whether they were from Louisa or not.
01:36:02
Our beloved Purcell Gallery displayed over 100 artists' work that was featured and attracted over 330 gallery attendees.
01:36:15
Each exhibition brought something new to our walls and new opportunities for artists and visitors to connect, discover, and be inspired.
01:36:23
From emerging talent to accomplished artists, creativity was on display at our gallery and enjoyed by hundreds of people.
01:36:33
And creativity for every age, that's very important to us as we strive to make the arts accessible to all and particularly to our children.
01:36:42
So you can see we've had over 80 summer camp students this year, 118 art class participants, and throughout the year we've provided opportunities for people of all ages to learn,
01:36:54
create, explore, and try something new.
01:36:57
From summer camps and music to visual arts, writing, and hands-on workshops, our programs have welcomed children, teens, and adults to discover creativity, build new skills, and connect with others through the arts.
01:37:12
And you will all know you've sat here long enough for me to say each year that my baby, my arts bus, takes arts out beyond our walls, beyond the walls of the actual building of the Arts Center.
01:37:24
And creativity doesn't stop at our doors.
01:37:27
We went out to various places around the community, making over 14 community stops and reaching over 2,200 children with our events.
01:37:38
We take creativity on the road, bring hands-on experiences directly to children and families throughout Louisa County, from schools and festivals to fairs, farmers markets and community events.
01:37:50
Every stop creates an opportunity to explore, imagine and connect through art.
01:37:56
And our stage is growing with our very own in-house theatre group, Louisa Players Live.
01:38:02
Louisa Players Live we rebranded in 2024 and created opportunities for performers of all ages to take to our stage.
01:38:10
From the return of musical theatre and expanded adult productions to acting intensive courses and sold out talent shows, our community theatre continues to grow.
01:38:23
and there's a lot more to come.
01:38:25
Our season is already booked through to the summer of 2027 and we are currently planning more exciting shows and events into the fall of 2027 and 2028.
01:38:38
So hopefully there's something on there that will excite you and get you coming along to the Art Centre.
01:38:44
And of course, we can't do any of this without the incredible support of our donors, sponsors, grantors, and funding partners.
01:38:52
And as you can see from this list on this page, on page 10, there are many for us to thank, and we are very thankful to you all.
01:39:03
And of course, it takes a village to work hard behind the scenes to make everything run smoothly in front.
01:39:09
So many thanks also go to our board of directors, staff, and volunteers.
01:39:16
And personally, I look forward to continuing supporting and serving our community from the gem in the heart of the county, which is the Louisa Arts Center.
01:39:26
Thank you.
SPEAKER_15
01:39:28
Thank you, Mrs. Walsh.
01:39:30
Does anybody have any questions or comments?
01:39:35
I will say, I'm trying to sit here and think.
01:39:38
We went to a play with our granddaughter.
01:39:42
It was the Barter Theater.
SPEAKER_06
01:39:45
That's right, Alice in Wonderland?
SPEAKER_15
01:39:46
Yes, Alice in Wonderland, which was sold out the night we went.
01:39:50
I'm not sure how many nights they had, but it was a fantastic play.
01:39:55
We had a great time.
SPEAKER_06
01:39:56
Good.
01:39:57
Well, we've got the Barter Theatre coming back next February with Peter Pan, but in two weeks' time, get your children and your grandchildren.
01:40:04
We've got the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
01:40:07
That is the musicals, and that's going to be fabulous.
01:40:10
I mean, we will give Broadway a run for the money, I can tell you.
01:40:13
With our local, seriously, you would not believe it.
01:40:15
With our local talent, they are amazing.
01:40:18
The singing, the acting is fabulous.
01:40:20
So, four nights, well, three nights and a matinee, so make sure, spread the word and get the tickets.
SPEAKER_15
01:40:26
Absolutely.
01:40:26
Thank you very much.
01:40:27
Thank you very much.
01:40:28
Yes, ma'am.
01:40:29
All right, next is an update from the Growth Management Rural Preservation Work Group.
01:40:33
I know we have a couple people.
R.T. "Toni" Williams Jr.
Member, Board of Supervisors
01:40:37
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
01:40:39
The Work Group held a first meeting on Tuesday at 2.30.
01:40:46
We have decided to hold meetings weekly.
01:40:49
The goal of the group is to try to reach a consensus
01:40:52
to give the Planning Commission a starting point from which they can move forward to talk about and hopefully send a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors.
01:41:03
It was talked about early on, I don't know how successful we're going to be, but the goal will be to get something out by the end of the year.
01:41:10
We meet again tomorrow.
01:41:12
We just had one meeting, so I feel like we've had a lot of good ideas.
01:41:17
The staff has been very helpful in trying to give us facts.
01:41:23
We asked for some documentation on some stuff, some studies and some things.
01:41:27
They dug them up, and I unfortunately have read some of them.
01:41:31
They are long and laborious.
01:41:34
And full of fun facts if you like statistics and things like that.
01:41:37
So, but, yeah, we do appreciate all staff's work.
01:41:40
They've done what we've asked them to do and they keep meeting the bar every time.
01:41:43
So, your work group will continue to work forward.
01:41:46
That's a public meeting.
01:41:47
It's at 2.30.
01:41:48
Again, tomorrow, 2.30 to 4 or 4.30, something like that.
01:41:54
2 hours, 2.30 to 4.30.
01:41:56
So, that's all I have to say about it.
01:41:57
I know there's a couple of people that are in the group and kind of ministering some stuff.
01:42:00
So, that's my update, sir.
SPEAKER_15
01:42:03
Mr.
SPEAKER_13
01:42:12
Wave summarized it very well.
01:42:15
I would say that staff, Mr. Coon and Ms. Buckler did a great job of putting together the kickoff of this thing and they had a lot of good topic matters for us to take off on.
01:42:30
Got a little off track on a few things and got a few more discussion points inserted, which they've picked up on.
01:42:42
I do think we're going to be able to come together with some generalization that we can send on to the Planning Commission and hopefully get something done that will end up being a good ordinance.
01:42:55
So I think we're off to a good start.
SPEAKER_15
01:42:58
Good, thank you.
R.T. "Toni" Williams Jr.
Member, Board of Supervisors
01:42:59
I would like to make one comment just for the record.
01:43:02
The easiest thing for this board to do is nothing.
01:43:06
It's called apathy.
01:43:08
We sit here and we do nothing.
01:43:10
We've heard from a lot of people in the county.
01:43:12
We're tired of the residential growth.
01:43:13
It's eating us up.
01:43:15
It's chewing up a lot of land.
01:43:16
So this is hard stuff.
01:43:19
We're talking about real things that are going to make an impact and a change in the county.
01:43:23
So be patient with us.
01:43:26
Offer some grace because
01:43:29
Our goal will be to get as right as we can the first time.
01:43:31
We may not do that, but it won't be from lack of effort.
01:43:34
So it is a tough project, and if this board did not have any backbone or spine, the best thing they can do is do nothing and not address it.
01:43:43
So we are working hard to try to make Louisiana County a better place and to try to maintain the standard and quality of living we have here.
01:43:50
So I want to make sure we put that on record.
SPEAKER_15
01:43:52
Mr. Jones.
Tommy James Barlow
Vice Chair, Board of Supervisors
01:43:53
Yeah, I just wanted to say that I enjoyed the fact that this committee is bringing together board members and planning commissioners.
01:43:59
Having the opportunity to listen to planning commissioners and hear their opinions and what their scope is at thinking ahead into the future is very powerful, hearing both sides.
01:44:12
So I think it's really a really solid committee.
01:44:17
I also want to kind of piggyback on what you were saying with community.
01:44:21
This is definitely community driven.
01:44:22
We are answering the calls of the community who would like for us to find a way to keep Belize County rural.
01:44:29
We're going to do our best to get this right and take this direction.
01:44:34
People say we should have fixed this issue 20 years ago, but we have to remember 20, 25 years ago, this board was very different.
01:44:42
This community was very different.
01:44:45
The goals and what we were trying to achieve back then is very different from what we're trying to do today.
01:44:51
So we're
01:44:52
We're working to the best that we can, but this is definitely community-driven, this board and this issue that we're tackling.
Chris McCotter
Member, Board of Supervisors
01:45:02
As representative of Kuki District, I'm not sure how important this resonates with Kuki District, but I think it's incredibly important for the rest of the county.
01:45:12
I would encourage anyone watching to attend the meeting.
01:45:17
I was able to attend it last week and I found it very educational.
01:45:22
I feel like we have very good representatives on the task force.
01:45:26
I want to thank the chairman for that.
SPEAKER_15
01:45:30
All right, next is a presentation by the Louisa County 4-H.
SPEAKER_08
01:45:54
For anyone that doesn't know me, I'm Kristi Hopkins, and I'm the family consumer science... Kristi, speak right into the mic or people can't hear you.
01:46:02
For anyone that doesn't know me, I'm Kristi Hopkins, and I'm a family consumer science extension agent for Virginia Cooperative Extension.
01:46:11
I really have a mixture of roles thanks to my district director with my agriculture background.
01:46:18
He lets me spread my wings into a lot of agriculture work and so forth.
01:46:28
Okay.
01:46:31
First of all, I've worked extensively with Maggie Breakville.
01:46:35
I've really enjoyed doing that on increasing the AFD acreage in the county.
01:46:43
I've helped her with educational programs for increasing the AFDs, for increasing land use, for also
01:46:54
Explaining more to people about how conservation easements work and how they can be obtained.
01:47:01
In those meetings I've gone with her on personal farm visits and I also try to encourage everyone when I'm able to and it fits to think about farm transition planning.
01:47:19
I also work with food safety.
01:47:26
churches, local churches as well as the athletic boosters.
01:47:30
I hold a well water testing clinic every year and we get a lot of participation in that.
01:47:39
Also I work with Patty Madison to present to, usually we have about 50 people planning for the future and settling estates.
01:47:50
That has been very popular.
01:47:52
So many people just aren't sure what they need to do as they plan for the future.
01:47:59
We're not all going to live forever.
01:48:02
And so many people have questions about wills and what they need to be doing to prepare for those times, as well as settling family estates.
SPEAKER_06
01:48:11
So that's a little bit about what I do.
SPEAKER_10
01:48:16
Hi, my name is Kylie Hoffman.
01:48:18
I'm the 4-H program educator here in the county.
01:48:20
A big part of my job is I work in classrooms a lot.
01:48:23
So Virginia 4-H, Louisa 4-H, by the numbers, we have 2,467 youth enrolled this year and 161 volunteers.
R.T. "Toni" Williams Jr.
Member, Board of Supervisors
01:48:33
In the county?
SPEAKER_10
01:48:34
In the county, yes.
01:48:35
That's fabulous.
01:48:36
And that was for the last physical year.
01:48:39
So our physical year start October 1st.
01:48:41
So we're just getting into our new 4-H year this month.
01:48:46
School arrangement is a big part of this.
01:48:49
Reality Store, this past year we had 423 eighth grade students and 39 volunteers teaching them about real life, spending money, having a budget, all the things.
01:48:58
Back in September we actually had to cancel our fifth grade Ag Day we were supposed to have due to the weather and not having an indoor space, but we would have had 500 fifth grade students and approximately 15 volunteers to give or take through that.
SPEAKER_15
01:49:10
That's the median you were having at the fairgrounds.
SPEAKER_10
01:49:15
In school programming, all of my lessons are agricultural based.
01:49:19
The biggest popular lesson I have is Sawyer Undies.
01:49:22
We bury a pair of underwear in the soil to see how the underwear looks 60 days later to see if the soil is good or not.
01:49:29
If you told a third grader you're going to bury a t-shirt or a pair of underwear, they're going to love pair underwear more than they're going to love t-shirts.
01:49:34
So it's one of the most popular lessons.
01:49:36
We're in the process of doing that right now at Chavillions Elementary and so we'll dig those up beginning of December to see what they look like.
R.T. "Toni" Williams Jr.
Member, Board of Supervisors
01:49:41
I guess the worst condition that comes up in disintegrated the soils good and active.
SPEAKER_10
01:49:45
Yes.
01:49:47
Yeah, and last year when we did it, one pair looked like this picture and then another pair was just dirty.
01:49:51
There was not good soil.
01:49:53
So we do it like morning and afternoon classes differently.
01:49:55
So in different spots throughout the campus of Trillians.
01:49:58
In biology this past year I had seven or eight classrooms that had incubators, hatch chicks, mapping Virginia agriculture, states of matter through ice cream.
01:50:06
We made ice cream talking about how liquid, solid gas, all the things, and as well as states of matter through butter.
01:50:14
One of the newest things that I have been working on is Character Counts.
01:50:19
It is a character development program with the six pillars of character.
01:50:23
As of October 1st, every student enrolled in Louisa County Public Schools is now an active Louisa 4-H member.
01:50:29
So this coming physical year we will be adding 5,000
01:50:34
565 students into 4-H as well.
01:50:37
So this is a huge program.
01:50:38
This is taking place of one of their the character development program, Ulvaeus, they had been using.
01:50:42
So all six schools K through 12 is using this with me.
01:50:46
We're collaborating.
01:50:47
It's a big thing.
01:50:48
That's fabulous.
SPEAKER_11
01:50:53
For those that don't know me, I'm Jenny Thompson.
01:50:57
I'm the 4-H agent here in the county.
01:51:01
You all giving us the support and the money to hire Kylie has been a game changer for our school programs, so we're super excited about that.
01:51:09
And so I'm going to talk about our 4-H clubs for a minute.
01:51:13
We had 145 members enrolled in the 4-H year last year.
01:51:20
We had eight clubs total.
01:51:22
I don't have them all listed here.
01:51:24
And one of the great things that we do with our clubs is youth as leaders.
01:51:28
And so the fifth grade agriculture day that we have,
01:51:31
A lot of the volunteers that are in that program are actually our 4-H members who come and teach the kids because the best way to learn is learn by doing.
01:51:40
Same with the reality store.
01:51:42
So two of our biggest programs, the 4-H Livestock Club,
01:51:47
For this coming year, we have 54 students enrolled, 4-H members enrolled.
01:51:53
We are absolutely bursting at the seams, which we kind of talked about last year and we've grown since then.
01:51:57
So it's a great problem to have.
01:51:59
Our 4-H natural resource program is still going strong.
01:52:04
We placed fourth this year.
01:52:05
It was in Myrtle Beach, but we're still aiming to go back to first place.
01:52:11
4-H camp, we still have the largest 4-H camp at Holiday Lake 4-H Center.
01:52:17
We had 196 campers.
01:52:19
We could have had more, but enrollment.
01:52:23
Challenges with technology, let's put it that way, or parents taking the time to actually do what they need to do.
01:52:30
40 teen counselors, absolutely phenomenal young people.
01:52:34
17 adults, which are a huge backbone for that program.
01:52:39
And with the Board of Supervisors support for our 4-H camp, we gave $4,335 in scholarships to our campers to get there.
01:52:49
We're at $350 per camper this year, and we have definitely hit our threshold for what people can afford.
01:52:58
So we thank you for that support.
01:53:01
And so this is not 4-H, but I'm going to talk about our Louisa Extension Master Gardeners real quick.
01:53:06
So our Louisa Extension Master Gardeners, we have 57 adults enrolled in that program who have donated over 5,000 hours to date in this year.
01:53:17
And this is January 2.
01:53:20
to October.
01:53:21
One of the largest programs they have is the Brackets Farm Charitable Garden.
01:53:25
Since 2022, they have donated over 12,000 pounds of fresh produce either to the Louisa Resource Council or to Hooves and Paws for the produce that is not edible by people.
01:53:40
Other projects are the backyard gardening seminars, backyard gardening for kids, demonstration gardens, which around our office they've done a great job, and then the Garden Expo with SeedShare, which has over 300 people come through.
01:53:53
And now I'll pass it to Charles.
01:53:55
One last thing.
01:53:56
I want to thank you for recognizing us for the National 4-H Week, the first week of October.
01:54:02
I apologize that we were not able to be here.
01:54:05
We were actually upstairs corralling all of the Cloverbuds, our five to eight year olds.
01:54:10
We have around 30.
01:54:12
Yes.
01:54:13
So 30 young five to eight year olds is a lot of kids to leave for one adult to deal with.
01:54:18
So thank you for that.
SPEAKER_17
01:54:23
Charles Rawson, I'm the Agriculture Extension Agent here in Louisa.
01:54:28
I just wanted to share real briefly some of the programs that we do from the Ag side.
01:54:33
Louisa County, since the time that Jim Riddell was here, and Steve Hopkins, Kristy's husband, when he was in Orange County, we developed the Central Virginia Cattlemen's Association.
01:54:46
And probably about 100 to 150 farmers in Louisa are involved in that association.
01:54:53
That is a group where we co-op market our feeder cattle.
01:54:56
We do bulk buying of minerals and feedstuffs and things that you need on the farm.
01:55:02
And that program to date has produced over 13 million dollars benefit to the farmers that have been involved in it.
01:55:11
And that's because of the commitments that you guys have made and your predecessors to the importance of extension in this county.
01:55:19
It reaches out and it touches lives.
01:55:21
You've heard about 4-H, you've heard about what Christy's doing with farm transition and working with the different churches and all.
01:55:30
And myself, I'm probably one of the foremost experts in the county when it comes to putting land under easement.
01:55:38
I've helped countless farmers, probably close to 100 now, that have either put their farms under easement or have entertained it and really looked into the tax credit program.
01:55:50
And I want to basically say, you know, from the standpoint of the board, I applaud you all for what you're doing, where you were talking about the Ag commitment to this community.
01:56:00
You've always been a very positive board that way.
01:56:04
But I think the one thing as we think about going forward, we're having some growing pains in terms of what programs that we can do through 4-H.
01:56:16
The meeting space has been a constant issue and I understand how security has changed and things of that.
01:56:22
I've talked to many of you guys about it and ladies.
01:56:25
But we need to be thinking about the future because the one thing about extension is you are investing.
01:56:34
You know the old saying about an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
01:56:38
You know we talked about the 4-H program and the young men that were here tonight.
01:56:43
Those are the kind of kids that are involved in 4-H. You don't see them sitting downstairs in the Sheriff's Department.
01:56:49
Very seldom.
01:56:51
You know, we're about building better citizens.
01:56:54
We're about building children that have a vision, children that will be good civic leaders in our community.
01:57:02
And I can't tell you how much it warmed my heart to be here tonight when the Art Center, when Karen was giving all the talk about the Art Center.
01:57:09
I can tell you from personal experience, that Art Center would not be here right now, except for support from folks like you.
01:57:18
But the idea started with a young man
01:57:21
that was enrolled in 4-H. And that's why that Art Center's here.
01:57:25
And that Art Center now is making a huge difference in a whole lot of people that have nothing to do with agriculture.
SPEAKER_15
01:57:31
But it's an investment in this community.
SPEAKER_17
01:57:34
So I guess where I would challenge you is we're talking about what we're doing and trying to help foster better relationships in the community.
01:57:44
As you move forward in your decision-making process, think about ways that you can support agriculture with infrastructure.
01:57:52
You can support the 4-H with infrastructure.
01:57:55
We really need meeting space.
01:57:57
Thank you.
01:58:00
Does that conclude your
Tommy James Barlow
Vice Chair, Board of Supervisors
01:58:25
I'm going to try and say this without crying because you all know what 4-H means to me.
01:58:33
I have two all-stars and it was because of the 4-H program, especially for our son, that it gave him the courage to be who he is today.
01:58:42
4-H accepted him.
01:58:45
accepted what challenges he had, looked at him like he was no different and it does that for every child that it touches and it raises solid citizens.
01:58:55
And you all do need meeting space and we need to make sure that this program continues to thrive here and I'm blown away.
01:59:03
Kristi
01:59:17
And you, Mr. Charles, everything that you all are doing, and Jenny and Kylie, you are small, but you are mighty.
01:59:24
And as long as I'm on this board, I will continue to work even harder now to find that meeting space, or at least have a solid plan and make sure that there's funding that we can get you and we can keep growing that program and growing the hearts of our children here to take these seats one day.
01:59:42
Because 4-H made a difference in my family.
SPEAKER_15
01:59:47
Anyone know?
01:59:49
I would say, Mr. Rossin specifically, because I went there with you to the Old Dominion Agriculture Complex near Chatham, right?
02:00:01
And as you know, I think the rest of you know, I came up in the other organization, the FFA, but they're both great organizations.
02:00:10
And they both, they do work very hard to foster leadership in our youth and give them responsibility.
02:00:17
And, you know, I somehow end up buying lambs and baskets and things at the county fair.
02:00:23
I know Mr. Williams has in the past.
02:00:28
You know, I have never lost sight of the fact we talk about rural preservation and preserving and helping to preserve agriculture in this county.
02:00:38
And, you know, we can only preserve the agriculture in the county that the owners want to preserve that agricultural land.
02:00:44
But I think we need to do everything we can to foster an environment here that agriculture
02:00:51
is one of our stated goals and it's an important part of this community.
02:00:57
And I really do believe that as we move forward that an investment in some type of ag center in this county along the lines of Old Dominion
02:01:09
Not only would serve the 4-H and the ag community, but that type of meeting space.
02:01:17
And I have said in the past, and I'll say it again, the county has land that the county already owns in this county.
02:01:24
And I think it would be worth exploring building a type of center there.
02:01:31
You know, one thing that we have that Old Dominion doesn't have is we have an interstate running through this county.
02:01:35
It's pretty hard to get to Chatham.
02:01:37
You have to go down 29 a long way.
02:01:39
And I really think that we should continue to look at options on some county-owned land.
02:01:44
I think we have some land that, in my opinion, I'm not going to say what it is right now because I'm not ready to say it, but...
02:01:51
I think we have some county-owned land in this county that would lend itself to that type of investment and that type of enterprise in this county, because I do think that agriculture is important to Louisa County and will continue to be important to Louisa County for a long time to come.
02:02:08
So thank you all for what you do.
02:02:10
Is there anyone else that has any comments?
02:02:13
Thank you.
02:02:13
You know, the most shocking thing, and, Mr. Austin, I can't believe as much time as we've spent together and talked,
02:02:19
You've never brought up that bearing the underwear thing.
02:02:25
That was interesting.
R.T. "Toni" Williams Jr.
Member, Board of Supervisors
02:02:31
Well thank you all very much.
SPEAKER_15
02:02:35
We'll now move on to Supervisor comments.
02:02:39
Do we have anyone has any comments this evening?
02:02:41
Mr. Williams?
Chris McCotter
Member, Board of Supervisors
02:02:42
Mr. McCotter?
02:02:43
I can defer to Mr. Williams.
02:02:45
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
02:02:46
I represent the Lakehead Advisory Committee at the most recent Spotsylvania Cattle Board Supervisors meeting.
02:02:52
Which was last Tuesday.
02:02:54
It was a fairly interesting experience because their rooms are always packed, it's twice as big as this, and it took them 30 minutes to get through their consent agenda.
02:03:03
My goal...
R.T. "Toni" Williams Jr.
Member, Board of Supervisors
02:03:04
Pardon?
02:03:05
It's like, oh my gosh, never mind.
Chris McCotter
Member, Board of Supervisors
02:03:10
My goal at this meeting was to convey my encouragement for the Spotsylvania supervisors to even the score with funding for Lake Inabui maintenance.
02:03:20
Most of the Norway buoys are at bridges in Spotsylvania County on Lake Anna.
02:03:25
Louisa fully funded the Lake Anna Advisory Committee budget request while Spotsylvania shorted like $8,000.
02:03:34
I noted that LAC cannot continue to tend to Spotsylvania buoys without proper funding.
02:03:38
I suggested transient occupancy tax as a source since Louisa has already set this precedent.
02:03:44
I am respectfully hopeful that they get this done more quickly than it took them to award their teacher bonuses, which was also last Tuesday.
02:03:53
That concludes my supervisor comments.
Fitzgerald D. Barnes
Member, Board of Supervisors
02:03:57
I'll be brief, Mr. Chairman.
02:04:00
I don't know if you all had the opportunity to talk with the superintendent.
02:04:06
Louisa just hosted the Virginia High School East State Golf Championships at Cuddalong, which brought a lot of people, stayed in the hotel, they spent money.
02:04:17
I'm not going to get into deep, but
02:04:21
One of the things locales like Henrico that have been doing a good job with sports tourism, they have a sports tourism authority.
02:04:30
So they have a board of people that work together to bring in those outside groups.
02:04:35
So that's the next phase we need to look at doing and seeing like we got some volunteers for that committed.
02:04:43
I see one right there.
02:04:47
You should be a delegate.
R.T. "Toni" Williams Jr.
Member, Board of Supervisors
02:05:04
What do you want to add, Mr. Williams?
02:05:06
Yes, thank you.
SPEAKER_18
02:05:07
I just want to address Mr. Lyle's comment.
02:05:10
I did chuckle.
R.T. "Toni" Williams Jr.
Member, Board of Supervisors
02:05:11
I have never made the comment, and I'm sure some other people have made some comments that can bring in revenue, to expect sports revenue to come in and even begin to cover
02:05:29
Any costs be them so minimal for a turf field is just not going to happen what we're doing here.
02:05:37
So I want to go on record it.
02:05:38
I'm on the finance committee.
02:05:41
There's no way that that was even remotely going to cover things.
02:05:45
I've never made any comments about that.
02:05:47
You would never hear me say make such a comment.
02:05:51
That being said, it is getting a lot of use.
02:05:54
I have not seen it being used but I have a grandson that plays soccer and I have been told that I've asked like four times he's played like four or five games here this fall so he plays on one of the travel leagues so I think it is getting a lot of use I think it is getting a lot of care and and I personally do not care if people
02:06:17
not from here are not using our field.
02:06:19
In fact, I prefer that people from here be using it.
02:06:22
It's nice if somebody can use it, but I would get more gratification and feel better about it if it was 100% used by people that were here versus
02:06:32
Mr. Goodwin.
Christian Goodwin
County Administrator
02:06:56
Yes, sir.
02:06:56
Mr. Chairman and members of the board, the monthly reports from your various functions and departments for the month of September are included in my packet, as well as an interesting PowerPoint from the James River Water Authority.
02:07:06
Mr. Barlow and I, as you know, sit on that board.
02:07:09
I'm very pleased to report that JRWA is out of the James River and that the intake in the James River is done.
02:07:16
The port of dam has been flooded.
02:07:19
Where's the water?
02:07:19
Yeah, it's still working on the rest of it, but the part of the James River is.
02:07:24
Chris McCotter, Chris McCotter,
02:07:42
River flows that were very consistent.
02:07:45
That was very helpful.
02:07:47
They were able to do a lot of work out there without being impacted by flows going up and down.
02:07:51
There's a letter from Valley Link in my report regarding a project called North Anna Thornburg.
02:07:56
It essentially leaves the plant and goes to the northeast.
02:07:59
Details in a letter with a map of that.
02:08:01
It does leave the county again and go to the northeast from the plant.
02:08:05
I sit as well on the partnership for economic development, the Central Virginia Partnership for Economic Development.
02:08:11
They have been for some time talking about a new initiative called, initially called Innovation Corridor, now called Central Virginia Futures, that will likely change as well, but this would be a regional economic effort that would capitalize on the recent bio and pharma and defense sector
02:08:32
We have a lot of market movements that have been happening both in our region and outside of it, in Goochland with Eli Lilly and efforts in Petersburg, that type of thing.
02:08:41
So still a little bit amorphous right now, but be on the lookout for more of that to come.
02:08:46
As you may be aware, Albemarle County purchased what they call the Ravenna Futures Center, which is a large tract of land around where National Ground Information Center is.
02:08:59
Thanks for joining us today.
02:09:15
which was very successful, very well attended last year.
02:09:18
It's this Thursday the 22nd from 4 to 7 p.m. at the airport.
02:09:22
Household Hazardous Waste Day at the landfill on Halloween.
02:09:25
We'll light the Christmas tree on Friday the 4th with the parade on Saturday the 5th, weather pending.
02:09:32
And then there are several other dates in my report that schedule Parks and Rec events out actually through early spring and Easter.
02:09:38
So that concludes my prepared remarks.
02:09:39
Happy to answer any questions you may have.
Chris McCotter
Member, Board of Supervisors
02:09:41
Anyone have any questions?
02:09:42
Yes, sir.
02:09:42
Mr. Chairman, I have a brief question for County Administrator Goodwin.
02:09:46
I noticed on the solid waste management we were experiencing a large increase in total tonnage receipt of the landfill starting in July.
02:09:56
Is that storm-related stuff?
Christian Goodwin
County Administrator
02:09:58
No, it's primarily dirt that we've taken into the site and we have been very willing to take that because we can use it directly on the working space.
02:10:06
It saves us a lot of time in getting it from the borrow pit and we've actually refilled the borrow pit to an extent with additional fill that's been brought in.
R.T. "Toni" Williams Jr.
Member, Board of Supervisors
02:10:14
It's coming off Amazon size, is it not, sir?
Christian Goodwin
County Administrator
02:10:16
And some others as well.
H. Manning Woodward III
Member, Board of Supervisors
02:10:19
Mr. Chairman, if I can, I believe we're now getting a dollar per ton or something like that for... Yeah, for fill.
Christian Goodwin
County Administrator
02:10:28
Yes, sir.
02:10:28
Yeah.
H. Manning Woodward III
Member, Board of Supervisors
02:10:29
It is like 30,000 tons that were brought in.
02:10:33
Yes, sir.
02:10:34
Yeah, that's been a lot.
SPEAKER_15
02:10:36
Anything else?
02:10:37
Mr. Byron.
Fitzgerald D. Barnes
Member, Board of Supervisors
02:10:37
So moved.
SPEAKER_15
02:10:39
Second.
02:10:39
And property moved and seconded that we adjourn.
02:10:41
All those in favor signify by saying aye.
02:10:43
Aye.
02:10:43
Any opposed?
02:10:44
Motion passes.
02:10:45
Meeting adjourned.
R.T. "Toni" Williams Jr.
Member, Board of Supervisors
02:10:49
It's been a meeting.
02:10:51
704.