Madam chair I'd like to make a motion to
come out of closed session I'll second
okay I have a motion and a second to
come out of closed session
Madam chair I want to start off with the
certification and closation pursuant to
subsection
2.2-3712d of the code of Virginia 1950
as amended each member of the Board of
Supervisors upon roll call certifies
that to both of their knowledge on the
public business matters lawfully existed
from the open meeting requirements under
the Virginia Freedom of Information Act
and only such public business matters
that were identified in the Motions by
which the closed meeting was convened
were heard discussed or considered in
the meeting by the Board of Supervisors
any member of the board supervisors who
believes that there was a departure from
the requirements shall stay so prior to
the vote indicating the substance of
that departure in his or her judgment
has taken place
are there any supervisors who believe a
departure has taken place
being none if you agree that the matters
heard discussed or considered during the
closed meeting were pursuant only to the
Motions by which the closed meeting was
convened please signify by saying yay or
yes Tim Lovelace yes all right yes
yes Steve Reedy yes Rebecca yes yes
Luanne Wallace yes ma'am you have
approval return regular session
thank you sir
um at this time I'm going to ask that we
have the invocation please remain
standing for the Pledge of Allegiance
let us pray father God lord we love you
we thank you and we praise you today
Father father forgive us for where we
fail you each and every day help us be
more like you father thank you for
allowing us to be a part of our local
government lead guide and direct us in
everything that we do in your name I
pray amen
and to the Republic for which it seems
one nation under God indivisible with
liberty and justice for all
thank you at this time I'm going to ask
for the approval of the agenda however
um do we have some additions and
subtractions
you got any additions that we need to do
for this Mr Lester
Madam chair I had the additions that I
had notified the board from uh under the
county Ministry requests and reports
number 11 and number 12 which which is
included on the agenda and I also think
that y'all want to uh table the uh
appointments of the board appointments
till the next session
yes sir thank you very much so is
everybody got that
all right so I'm going to ask for an
approval of the amended agenda please
some movement manager I have a motion I
need a second I have a second from Mr
Eaton any more discussions I'll call for
the vote all in favor any opposed any
abstentions motion carries thank you
very much so at this time I'm going to
open up the public hearing for the um
Russell County Physical year
2023-24 county-wide budget
anybody signed up to speak on the budget
and if you did not sign up you're
welcome to speak so the floor is open
the two that I have on this sheet are
not for public comments for the budget
so
anybody want to speak on on the budget
going once going twice
I'm going to close this public session
for the budgets
all right we're good
next on our agenda is presentations and
I have Dr Kim hooker with the that's the
Russell County school superintendent to
speak about her annual school board
report thank you very much Dr hooker
thank you madam chair and members of the
board I really appreciate you all having
myself and I'd like to introduce our
Director of Finance Miss Brook Webb with
me tonight so thank you for having us
um I'd like to start off
just click
okay like that okay yeah I like to start
off by recapping 2023
of uh this year uh some of the things
when I came into the position that the
board and I sit and discussed about is
and we put a lot of thought into this
and had to look to see if you look to
the right you can see kind of a
declining enrollment that we have from
fy21 to fy23
so taking all that into consideration we
did not replace two central office
supervisors due to retirement
we did not replace one secretary at the
center office due to retirement and due
to the enrollment we did not replace 12
teachers due to retirement and
resignations
and then also a big thing and it was
great is that we did get our five
percent salary increase for all of the
boys
uh if you're if you're around the
schools uh we're doing a lot of projects
around the schools and the reason we're
able to do this is because of this
school Construction Grants program and
it has allotted Russell County one
million nine hundred and eighty six
thousand four hundred and eighteen
dollars to be put towards School
construction and renovation projects
now the only caveat to that is that it
can't be used towards athletic related
or Paving projects so a lot of things
that we've done this year and it can be
carried over to fy24 which we're glad
because we have a lot of plans of other
projects to do but some of the things
that have been done and we're doing at
this time
is that we did repair the broken parapet
at Castlewood high school and we plan to
redo the other three so they don't do
what the first one did we have plans to
remodel some bathrooms across the county
and at this time we are remodeling
Castlewood high school that's happening
as we speak
um we are going to be repairing the
front wall at Les unfortunately that
front wall is doing exactly what the
back wall did
it's not as bad
so I think we've caught it early enough
where it will save us a lot of time and
money
um we're going to go around and do the
sidewalks that schools were needed
we're also going to be replacing Windows
because of broke seals at Castlewood
high school and Honaker High School
we've done a lot of upgrades there HVAC
across the county and uh which was
needed
and the next three items you know school
safety is important to all of us it's to
us to you all and some of the things
that we've thought about and we've
actually started is we're tinting the
windows on the main level of each school
they have suggested that that way you
can't see in but you can see out
so we've started that we're looking at
possible metal detectors which the state
said that we could use this money for
and then we have replaced all the
classroom door locks at Castlewood
Elementary Honaker Elementary and
Honaker High School
and those are the older doors that came
and so when the teacher walks in the
door is going to automatically lock so
we have replaced those
um also uh if you've been around our
schools there's a lot of playground
equipment that needs to be updated I did
call the Virginia Department of Ed and
they have allowed us for me to use some
of this money to help the upgrades of
that playground equipment we have PE out
there so that's considered a classroom
so that's upgrading that classroom
basically
some other projects we have going on of
course you all know about the sr3 money
and it's coming to an end but we did
have uh two projects that were approved
last year that were getting started this
year with of course we're finishing the
field house at Lebanon Middle School
and coming up we're going to be there'll
be a construction of new bathrooms at
home acre High School football field
and then we're putting in an HVAC system
in the new gym at Honaker Elementary
School
and then on our maintenance coming out
of our maintenance funds we are uh
remodeling or updating the tennis courts
at Castlewood
and then we do have plans for Paving
projects at Honaker elementary school
parking lot and then pavement resurface
of basketball courts at Belfast and
Honaker Elementary
foreign
so looking at the budget it's been a
long spring
I know Brooke and I when we started
looking at this in February you had the
governor's budget then we had a house
budget we had a senate budget and
finally we have what's called as the
skinny budget
and uh that's what the Virginia
Department of Ed told us to build our
budget on was the skinny budget
and that skinny budget though for salary
scales the proposed increase was five
percent in the skinny budget but with
that being said hopefully by the end of
this month if they come to an agreement
we do get a state budget hopefully it
will be around seven percent and we're
hoping that we can amend this and change
that to seven percent
the cost of the increase of the salary
is on the base and five percent increase
would cost 1 million four hundred
seventy one thousand dollars basically
in the amount covered by the state are
not covered by the state would be 750
000 and that's what we would absorb
if it's a seven percent increase it's an
additional 616
000 which would be a total of two
million eighty seven thousand seven
hundred twenty six dollars and the
amount not covered that we would have to
absorb would be a million and fifty
thousand
and this increased amount includes
salaries FICA Medicare and vrs benefits
and of course again this is based on the
skin budget
okay some of the things that we're going
to add this year and it's due it's a
great thing but it's not that we had a
choice to do it but it's through the
Virginia literacy act and we're going to
be adding three reading Specialists that
we're excited about
uh it basically said that each School
Board is to employ one reading
specialist for each 550 students in
kindergarten through grade three and
we're fortunate to have three and we're
going to have one in the Castlewood area
one in the Lebanon area and one in the
Honaker area
yeah this is another item that we're
super excited about and I'd really like
to thank the Russell County Sheriff's
Department for helping us do this
they've written grants over the years to
help us get the reschool resource
officers we are currently we have three
SRO SRO grants and then I know the
sheriff's department this past spring
wrote another grant for three more
school resource officers and we think
that we have received that that will be
a total of 13 school resource officers
and that places a resource officer in
each school which is awesome
um with that though comes uh the six
vehicles that the county that the school
board has to pay for and then we also
pay for the training
but we're really excited and thankful
for that
other additions that we want to include
this year is the fleet implementation
program which is allowing us to replace
more high mileage vehicles and Lease the
school resource officer vehicles and
this has saved us a lot of the a lot of
money over time or it will save some
money over time and then also we have
Buzz purchases and payments and we're
having to replace two yellow buses and
three activity buses the three activity
buses that we're replacing are over 20
years old
so
okay on the skinny budget and you all
can see the amounts there I won't tell
on each you know each one of them but
the estimated Revenue that we'll have
you know if you guys level fund us we'll
have the 9 million 573 871 dollars
and then of course you have your state
amount
your federal food program and textbooks
those are basically a set amount that
you get each year
and you see that there and then project
bridge that amount is has to do with our
alternative program and we share that
with Tazewell County
and so the total revenue that we're
expected is 54 million 563 236 dollars
estimated expenses and if you look over
to the uh right those are the budget
additions that I just discussed uh our
general fund expenses will be 50 million
852 695 dollars and then like I said the
food program the textbooks
are set
and then you have project Bridge that's
a different amount
and then the total revenue is actually
balanced out at 54 million 563 236
dollars
another thing that I would like to add
and I know you guys know about it but we
expect to decrease monthly health
insurance premiums for our employees by
635 dollars per year on each plan and
that's on a 10 month pay
for our teachers and of course we were
able to implement this due to several
good years for claims and having the
reserve funds necessary to offset the
cost and I'd like to thank Mr Lester and
his crew and our school board from you
know making this happen and I think it'd
be great for our employees
um
that's my last slide but one more thing
I'd like to say I'd like to thank you
guys for everything that you do and I
know I haven't been here yet but I
wanted to uh one thing I'd like to ask
you is that we've got to help our
teachers with their teacher salaries
and I know you guys agree and I know
it's a problem that didn't happen
overnight and we're certainly not going
to fix it overnight
but I want you guys to know that I would
love to sit down with you hear your
suggestions
and here are your suggestions
well no my door's always open and that's
what I want to tell you is that I would
love to hear your suggestions and I
think airboard and you guys we all need
to work today together for the
betterment of our teachers one thing I I
just want to say thank you for what
I hear a lot of great compliments from
all the things that people are visually
seeing
and I know back when I first got elected
one of the major my major goals and I
what I heard out in public was we need
to be more competitive uh I mean we'll
get a raise but it's hard once we get a
raise everybody else around us gets that
raise and it will never catch up yeah
and we're going to have to sit down
together
and figure out a way that we can make
Russell County a very competitive County
because it increases our tax base now I
look at our school system is one of the
largest employers we have in the county
and it's we got great teachers got great
administrative people we've got great
staff and I think we all have the same
vision to want to see us fix this yes
and you know I made some recommendations
back a long time ago to see if we
couldn't hire somebody outside to come
in and just look at it and see how we
could get there I'm not saying we can
fix it overnight but I think I'd ought
to be a goal that we ought to said that
makes us competitive for somebody want
to build a home they want to move here
they want to work here absolutely you
know because you're talking what 600
some employees and to me it's it's just
like in the industry an industry brings
good opportunities good benefits and
people move here to work here or they
drive a long way so I look at it like
that with our school system I mean I'm
willing to sit down anytime and have
those conversations and to see what how
do we get there you know I'm happy to do
that my door is always open
mm-hmm so that's it if you all have any
questions for me
thank you Dr hooker thank you
thank you
I'll let you go thank you sir
okay we've got new business so
um I need the approval of the minutes to
consider uh which is the um I looked and
we've all been here for those two
minutes
on May 1 and May 22nd so uh Miss Patton
can we do these all at once yes all
right I'll make a motion to approve the
minutes May 1st and May 22nd 20 23.
thank you Mr breeding I have a motion
for Mr breeding and emotion a second
from Mr Ray any discussion on the
minutes
hearing none I'll move along all in
favor any opposed any abstentions motion
carries
um next we've eliminated our um a
committee appointments
and signatures
oh yeah expenditures I'm sorry I need
approval to pay Fields motion through
the expenditure
I'll second okay have a motion in a
second please excuse me
um any discussion on the expenditures
all right hearing none I'll call for the
vote all in favor any opposed any
abstentions motion carries next number
three we have uh decided to amend our
agenda to exclude the committee
appointments for this month coming up to
Citizen comment period I'll give you
three minutes and the first one on the
list is Ms Linda couch
all right
I appreciate y'all having me I'm the
mayor Carolina Cleveland I guess y'all
know and I'm not talking loud enough
about y'all sometimes first
um show you what we're doing it's going
to be we're Independence Day and
try to see if you can support us again
this year
we get out we do our own thing together
get donations that's basically what I
would imagine
uh I think Alonzo it takes now I think
it's already in the budget that we've
already pre-approved that's right Lonzo
well go go ahead Miss couch
okay
go ahead and ask us
okay I wanted to ask for you all support
again for our Cleveland Independence Day
celebration uh it will be July the 3rd
on Monday this year and I hope that you
all can come and be with us uh we've got
some Inflatables and music and a variety
of stuff for the kids it's our big main
goal is things we want for the kids yeah
and thank you all thank you thank you
thank you we appreciate you miss couch
uh by the way I'm going to take uh
Chairman's prerogative here Mr Ray
I do
I'd like to make a motion through to
give them 500 uh for all I guess three
towns
second yes
does it matter what Mr Lester thinks
we've motioned a second I'm sorry I
apologize
this I'm sorry
too bad too bad any discussion on that
what Mr Lester thinks or not right
all right we're all in favor right yes
uh okay any opposed any abstentions
all right here we go we got it thank you
thank you Miss couch for keeping us
straight
all right the next one on our list is um
Jerry Connor I read it right okay
I've got three issues I'd like to talk
or
what I'm concerned about one of them is
a PSA board there's some issues there
that I'd like to asking the board to
look into it I ain't got three minutes
so I'm gonna be quick
the other one is about all the break-ins
in the county they're from Swords Creek
to Dogtown
they broke Stone County property now
and then there's a place down there dog
pounded up these six before somebody's
leg gets broke up by the big dumpster
and then the third one is in my opinion
the county community service program has
politically motivated that office
I've got the proof because when he put
something on Facebook all you gotta do
is Snapshot it and I've got that I like
that looking because some people take it
personally there's one on the board that
stuck out personal stuff on me and uh
and that's all I got to say
thank you
okay thank you Mr Connor
next we have our constitutional officer
reports and requests
oh I'm so sorry I I should have said
anybody else
because we didn't get here in time for
the budget questions so
we had asked about money for Mark marrow
from the county
and we were wondering if you all have
decided to do anything to help us with
that
within the budget
I know he said it was in the packet
public comment is no question so would
you check with our County Administrator
and see how that works out so you can do
that at another time
so my public comment will be I guess
I just want to make a comment then
I will be highly disappointed
if the county does not do anything to
help us with this
I pray that none of you ever
get the phone calls
that not only we have had personally
about your children
your grandchildren
or people that you know because of
bullying
and drugs within this County not just
within this County but of course
so I just pray that y'all took this
really into consideration because if you
didn't
be highly disappointed in everybody in
the sport
publicly I will make it extremely public
because you will let the children in
this County Down
thank you Miss Burke anybody else
public comment
all right I'll close the public comment
at this time and I apologize again this
book that I did not recognize you before
uh constitutional officers reports and
requests
none right all right moving on to the
county attorney reports and requests
please Ms Patton
I don't have anything for you all today
all right
County Administrator reports and
requests Mr Lester thank you madam chair
first on the county Ministry reports of
course uh both Katie and I are going to
tag team this one for y'all because I
know there will be a few questions
um this came down through uh we have a
letter from Sheriff Steve dye he is uh
retiring effective June the 30th 2023
and I also know that uh
Katie has to give you our the code of
Virginia how it applies to it under uh
section
24.2-22
228.1 election to field vacancies in
Constitution offices so uh I know it's
under reports but
what is the wheel of the Board of
Supervisors concerning this issue so if
and Katie can start elaborating on it
and we can ask her any questions on
paragraph B and C is what is up to the
Board of Supervisors if they elect to do
so so
Madam chair if you want me to I can just
walk through each section A B and C
yes
very much like that okay
so there is a special code section just
to feel they can season constitutional
offices there's code section to fill
other vacancies but there's a particular
one for this one and
um the board does have a duty
to take some form of action or
um the court can act on its own and
under subsection a and the applicable
language is that 15 days of the within
15 days of the occurrence of the vacancy
the governing body of the county or city
in which the vacancy occurs shall
petition the Circuit Court to issue a
written election to fill the vacancy
um set forth and is it either upon
receipt of the petitioner on its own
motion the court shall promptly issue
the Writ
um ordering the election date determined
and pursuant to Virginia code
and it says the governing body May
request its petition that the special
election be held on the date of the next
general election in November and the
court May order
um the special election to be held on
that date
um
that is you know just if you weren't you
kind of read that in general terms if
you weren't in an election year because
when you go down to B it will give you
another provision
um there but I guess the important thing
I want the the you know it does order us
to act and we should always do that but
really if we fail to do that the court
would do it on its own judge Moore would
issue a rip
um but if we are in an election year and
like we are it's as if some section B
States if a vacancy in any elected
constitutional office occurs within the
12 months immediately preceding the end
of the term of that office the governing
body May petition the Circuit Court to
request that no special election be
ordered and it says upon receipt of such
petition the court shall Grant the
request so and there's other Provisions
about who would fill in for that term
but for for the purposes of today that's
the relevant part that that and that is
something that we are within 12 months
of that so that as an option to this
board to request the court to do that
and if we do request the court to do
that he shall Grant it um
subsection C States and so the issue
that we're in is the letter that I've
just reviewed
um from Sheriff dye
um will not take effect today it will
take effect June the 30th so technically
it's not occurred so technically under
subsection a you you wouldn't be
requesting that because it has not
occurred yet
and my understanding is it can be
rescinded up until that time unless you
proceed under subsection C and which
states upon receipt of a written
notification by an officer or officer
elect of his resignation as of a stated
date the governing body May immediately
petition the Circuit Court to issue the
writ of election and the court May
immediately issue the Writ to call the
election the officer or officers elect
resignation shall not be revocable after
the date stated by him for his
resignation or after the 30th day before
the date set for the special election so
I just wanted the board to know that
um all of the provisions of that code
um so that's the way the process works b
b is especially applicable in here since
we're in that but it does say my it does
not say shell so that's
um it's up to the board how to proceed
to wait till the vacancy occurs and then
request and that or if if you wanted to
go ahead and petition the course so
that's that's up to the board to how
they want to proceed
do we have anybody that's willing to act
on that today
I mean I just got it today I'd like to
have a little time to
study through this and
you know get a little bit better
understanding of
these actions as far as what I should do
as far as a vote Mr Lester you want to
give us a little more explanation yeah
yes ma'am like a again this is the month
of June the great budget time
uh no thanks to the governor we're going
out without him this year uh you will
have to reconvene in within the next 10
days to be able to approve the budget
you know you will have to reconvene
which is on the agenda at all later in
in the agenda so you're going to have to
reconvene so that'll give you a you know
a couple weeks you know or 10 days to
consideration so if at the wishes to the
board okay so um not to lead you guys
down the wrong path but we can add this
to our agenda that we're going to meet
in two weeks
all right no and I'm sorry I didn't
state that no action is required tonight
because
all right
that's good
so is the board content with what we
just discussed
all right we don't need any action so
we're moving on correct
Mr Lester thank you madam chair
next on the county administrative
reports and requests of course is the
DEQ report which we've been discussing
before this is the
DQ report on the surface impoundment
ponds over at the AEP plant this is in
ours for yells uh review this is uh the
impoundment pawns on Pawn number one and
number two under permit 620 and 624 DQ
is showing those two in compliance if
you remember a couple years ago we had
some issues with the ponds you know
breaching and we had you know work with
AEP to you know to correct that
environmental issue and it's all have
been fixed
so that's in there for your review next
on the county administratory report is
of course
uh I don't know why they ever named it
this but they did
um
the
let me get to it
which is the Bristol transportation
district Regional Improvement board well
that's a mouthful but
it is an acronym Casino board so the
casino board is doing well I I put in
our audits that I said on that board so
as y'all can see we're coming in
apparently the the casino is doing very
well we're collecting our our share of
this so we're looking at you know an
increase not just this year but in the
next year
and
um that was I think Mr breeding and the
board wanted
at the last board meeting on the budget
of the casino money so we moved some of
the money around and as far as the
spearhead Trails 35
000.
the Lord bed Lake we have worked with
faceta we've got a 25 000 Grant to
proceed on yet that's been submitted by
the Ida
so we're moving on those two so every so
everything on the line item is still
clear so
next is the VDOT monthly Road system
report as as you can see these are just
a summary of
um
the
summary of what the monthly Road system
report
of what VDOT is currently working for
and then finally under the reports is
the baker legislative summary that's
that big loan one I put in y'all's
packet for attachments I think it's like
86 pages so it's everything it's under
consideration by the current General
Assembly
next eggs again at the last uh board
meeting or a couple board meetings ago
because we're quite having quite a few
on this one is a VDOT uh County
administratory request this is a V Dot
resolution to dismiss the petition for
the abandonment of Route 871. this is
just to finalize this and move it and
get it off the books so this goes back
to the VDOT for you know to maintain and
I need a motion for the approval of the
resolution dismiss the petition
I'll make that motion
yes yes we have a motion to accept the
petition yes
I had a motion from Mr Christian will
you second it Mr Ray all right now we're
in discussion
Mr Ray did you have some discussion
uh no not at this time
okay uh any further discussion on this I
think we just about worried out uh all
in favor any opposed
thank you Mr Lester motion carries well
now let's wade back into the water again
again a request room VDOT for
abandonment of two foot Bridges
on Route 640 pedestrian Footbridge over
the Clinch River and the one over 723
uh pedestrian bridge over the Clinch
River
as you can see in the notes that VDOT
provided is there a reasoning for
justification for the abandonment of the
footbridges
so
so that is before the board for
consideration of course you have
Footbridge number 9000 this is the
Footbridge over the Clinch River located
on 640 Clifton Farms Road approximately
1.5 miles east of Route 80. the bridge
spans the river between route 640 and
641 Clifton Ridge Footbridge number 9001
producing Footbridge over the Clinch
River is located on 661 Ultra probe to
approximately 1.1 miles east of route
663. the bridge fans over the river
between route 661 and uh tax partial of
Barry and Willard Jesse Footbridge
number three number 9002 pedestrian
bridge over the Clinch River located on
723 Arnold Road approximately one tenth
of a mile east of the route 653 the
bridge spans Over the River 27-23 and
the tax parcel of
pleurisy Amelia Hess
of the three foot Bridges only
Footbridge 9001 which is the middle one
is currently functional and operate
operating to public use
Footbridge 9001 constitutes the only
legal access to the public road for one
property owner and cannot be abandoned
is to remain in the secondary system and
will be maintained by VDOT so that leads
you to
Footbridge 9000 or 9002 were closed to
public use due to the safety concerns of
General lack of use by the public
neither nine thousand or nine thousand
two are required to provide legal access
for any properties and do not provide a
transportation need all properly served
by Footbridge 9000 have big vehicular
access via either route 640 Clifton
Farms or route 641 Cedar Cliff Road all
properties served by Footbridge to 9002
have nuclear access via either route 723
Arnold Road or a route 953 Creekwood
Road the Virginia Department Station
requests that Russell County Board of
Supervisors abandoned Footbridge 9000
Footbridge 9002 from the secondary State
system of Highways Bruce sew it to
subsection 32
33.2-9000 I mean 909 of the code of
Virginia
I got a question so you got to I got a
question there too I'm against this
because I don't
I mean we went to battle to make the
Clinch River State Park and these are
essential historic landmarks and I know
what happened was because I was in
conversation with VDOT even in Richmond
they wanted to get rid of them they
don't want to take care of them but
I think they have such a tourist value
to them that we ought to be looking
maybe to some other agencies or some
legislators to see if there's a a way
that we can
uh
you know what they did they just boxed
them off where people could go across
them they just blocked them right so
they didn't have to do maintenance on
them they said they were being
vandalized and they couldn't keep them
up and this and that but to me they're
just they're huge landmarks in our area
that draws a lot of people they just you
know they need to we need to look at
another option I think or talk to a
different if we get down to where we
can't get anybody to help us to do that
or to keep them maintained I can
understand but I I just don't think we
were looking into every option to be
able to keep these footbridges as a
historic part of the Clinch River
okay
I mean that's my own opinion on it but I
think there are people drive by and they
look at those and they love them I mean
they you know they might not go across
them but they just they love to look at
some of the old historic a lot of times
that that's one way people can get to
their home
and and that's why they left the
Footbridge 9001 in place because that
did have access to this friend you know
for that's where they carry the
groceries it goes to that that's correct
so
I mean again it's like the route 871
issue VDOT is requesting hey Ross County
either you abandon you or you
discontinue it which is really the same
they quit doing any of the work on it so
that's a good way I love their
terminology two two ways to get out of
it so one they abandoned it or the two
that just discontinue it so either way
they quit
the maintenance on it so
well I'll tell you Cleveland just built
a nice foot Bridge unbelievable you know
dhcd did what's the NCD yeah but I mean
I would I'd like to see if there's any
options that we could look into to be
able to restore some restoration or get
some people involved I mean
since this is this is the first they
just presented this to us as you all
know it's in your packet so I can I I
can yes let me go back director County
Ministry go back to see if there's any
being used under you know real rustic or
Revenue sharing programs or if they have
another agencies that has worked on them
when I was in Washington County and we
did some foot Bridges there and uh
actually
if you could tie it into the clinch and
I can't make these promises DCR you know
some of the other ones can step in and
two but that's that's a big leap but it
always helps to ask so let's see what
vdos real feeling is on this when they
ban them they're not going to tear them
down
that's correct whoever's property that
is correct same thing yes well I think
if we get a grand let's get some
organization to take out a league I'm
like David I think it's so good
historical thing and you know
a lot of people are away from here I've
never seen the football and everything
now and uh his lighthouse said about the
mountain the valley sure God created him
for a pleasure it's a blessing and we
ought to try to do everything we can to
pull over
there there is some things out there
that could do it let's see what is like
I said this is the first approach they
have submitted to us so let's see what
they say you know for any continuation
that was my only Transportation run for
my dad when he called me down the whole
swimming in the creek I'd run up and run
across the bridge
to the other side so why'd you tell me
that's historic yes you have a
historical meaning to you
also one of these Bridges May uh just be
the only way that this person can get
over when they build their house
right and and one of the things that you
know they also got to consider like we
do in Washington County is if there's
development across the bridge that can
happen does that make sense so if if
they have a property owners that's in
that area which that's a hot area right
now especially with DCR with with the
forest to see if there is a future for
it so I'll be glad to do that you're
welcome sir
next is this and again we just mentioned
before this is setting a the final
budget meeting date for the Board of
Supervisors so that is a discretion of
the board's advisors a date
okay I had not looked at those dates has
anybody got their calendar out uh we
need to see what we can all do to get
together
yeah wait two weeks
I have to advertise it you know to to
yes Tim you know in the paper that's my
that's our hang up
but it has to be done before the end of
the month yes sir before June 30th
so if we hit it one two 26 looks good
yeah 26 27 28.
26 26. oh good okay from the other week
I'm originally okay all right
26 everybody at six pm
yes sir everybody speak now forever hold
a piece
all right good 26th of June here six
o'clock right
man
thank you madam chair
next is another date we have to deal
with the Virginia Supreme Court has uh
declared to stay holiday on July the
Third
so this letter was sent to us again for
consideration of course you know the
July 4th is the County holiday state
holiday national holiday so uh this is
up for the board's consideration too
July 10th
is that too late to pay your bills no
I'm getting ready to ask you know
if you approve this
fine
July 10th that was that was the one for
consideration y'all good for July out of
the 10th at 6 p.m yes sir very good July
10th is everybody all right at 6 p.m yes
sir
Madam chair you'll need a motion to
approve that since you're moving a
regular meeting because you'll adjourn
to reconvene on
on six I guess yes
but we need a motion for this so I'll
entertain the motion I'll make a motion
we move our two live board meeting to
July the 10th at 6 pm
see okay I have a motion I need a second
second I have a second uh any further
discussion
hearing none all in favor any opposed
any abstentions motion carries July 10th
here six o'clock
so that takes care of the July 23
regular board meeting on July the 10th
at 6 pm
of course the two added thing two items
that was added onto my request of course
is one of the big ones concerning the
budget was the the Cumberland Plateau
Regional Waste Management Authority are
disposal in solid weight Transportation
contracts they were in your packet for
approval which we continuously
negotiated with the companies and it
came in to where we uh we have put these
numbers into the budget it's within our
ranges and uh we do have a little bit of
flexibility uh car Ray in of course Tim
says on that and you know they did it
that was not an easy we were in Buchanan
County Dickinson County was running all
over ever County trying to get these
people in but they finally kept
negotiating to as y'all can see on the
on the price per just ton disposal and
the transportation cost
you know is workable so I need approval
for both both the disposal and the solid
waste Transportation contracts I'll
entertain that so move
so wait a second okay thank you
gentlemen I have a motion in a second
all of any further discussion
we're all good
I'll call for the vote all in favor
any opposed any abstention motion
carries Mr Lester
uh addition to the county Ministry
request this course that we had I was
called in with VDOT this morning about
nine o'clock at 8 30.
um they are replacing the bridge on
Roanoke Hill right now so working with
the bridge division of e dot 11 in
residency and the contractors they are
going to have to temporarily close the
uh around 687 for bridge replacement
that's they're closing the bridge off
what they are proposing is
as you can see on this slide here what
they're going to do they're going to
reroute they're going to build a rows
that's VDOT is working with the
contractor on King construction to build
a road to come out up out on date Road
itself the primary
so uh they're running at Hyper Speed on
this that's one of the very rare things
I've seen VDOT do they met this morning
they've already got the resolution the
implant they're already working with the
contractor debris division LD they're
environmentalist to be able to not slow
down this Bridge Project they had an
issue
the reason they did they had a Shoring
up issue up on their High span State you
know and yes so now they are asking for
a resolution supporting the temporary
closure of the route 687 for bridge
replacement and
one of the things that or a couple of
things that we did discussed during the
meeting first we will have a public
meeting with the people in Dane with
between VDOT the uh contractor and the
county we'll all be there on that issue
to make sure that they know this is to
be the route to use and second it is
going to be inspected by VDOT to make
sure the drainage and the stabilization
and it's built to stay you know County
specs number three is if we decide to
use it for Trails later which we we kick
this around during the during the
meeting there's Trails up there on the
other side that can open up into Dixon
County so that maybe just left there and
you know after the contractor gets done
and thus utilize the road so that's the
thing this this is this a temporary
access road that they're building now
yeah they want to leave it in they're
going it's a temporary access road that
is going to be it'll be aggregated with
service treatment they're going to put
complete drains but they're still
terminate temporary because I mean it'd
be great to have a secondary access well
that's one of the things we we discussed
not just for the trails but for
emergency services if that bridge ever
gets closed down we got a secondary
route up in Toronto kill and if while
they're doing it the contractor you know
we're going to try to talk to them on
widening off some spots to be able to
maybe parked to get near the trails so
there's a lot of possibility this is how
it will happen at nine o'clock this
morning when David was trying to call me
I was that's where I was at this morning
the pat they will wind some spots for
yes yes they will have they will have
you will see a future set of plans
excuse me you will see a future set of
plans with a more defined Road this is
the route they are proposing right now
to the bridge division in Bristol do you
need emotional yes yes I do I need I'll
make a motion thank you Mr Eaton I have
a motion for a resolution
temporary closure 687 got a second any
further discussion
call for the vote all in favor
any opposed any abstentions thank you
madam chair that concludes the County
Administrator reports and requests
thank you very much
um so at this time before I call for
adjournment
um board discussions Mr Lovelace
Mr Ray yes Madam chair uh I've seen on
here you know where we're trying to look
for some money for ATV trails I'd also
like to go back and look and see if we
can uh have enough money to open up our
trash sites on Wednesday
well he sits on the disposal waste
Community this reason he's asking this
question and that was the promise that
we made to our a year ago
with the prices that came in and the
inflation the fuel cost has not went up
as drastically that was predicted
because we were looking at some high
level with the savings that
with uh the contract
it's a very very possibility that you
can open on Wednesday and do it and
break even no cost to the county
Break Even is what I'm calling you you
know how I work the numbers it I think
we can do it within the means and if it
is going over because we're running
estimated tons right now
what I'm saying it's not a material
amount if you want to open up on
Wednesday to be able to proceed that
will affect the budget that I can
promise you
so that is up to the choice of the Board
of Supervisors and you can do it either
noun or in the final budget meeting we
want it as chair I'd like to wait until
then I'm not putting it off Carl but so
we can have it it's up to you yes
because we don't do voting deer in
airport things yes right so you got this
Carl I promise all right Mr Eaton I just
want
I just want to let uh the board know
that I I do support Mark marrow and I
think we need to try to whatever the
request has been made I think we need to
honor that because you can't put a
number on the impact that made uh let's
say I mean we need to try to do that and
I know the town has gave them a
considerable amount of money also uh
here in Lebanon and I think tomahawmaker
is looking too to do that try to support
him some way but we really need to try
to do that if you can Lonzo to give her
an assurance uh because they feed
everybody and they do all that too but
we need to kind of give them an idea of
to make sure we can get behind them and
support that initiative that way they're
not burdened down thinking where am I
going to get this additional funding or
money I know a lot of churches are
helping out I'm going to file the
request from our church too to give like
we did the last time
yes sir thank you Mr Eaton uh Mr Brady I
think you need to check with opioid
board and that's a prevention and I
think we could use some opioid money on
that
um
Lorraine and I met with at the bakery I
mean you you could come because your
surgery the opiate executive was there
and they went through some you know
additional rules I'll be glad to uh want
to know if you'll give me the agenda you
know what it all entails that way they
can look at the what the
um
what they're discussing with the kids
his feet Sofia related and maybe they
can give us some even even guidance you
know it's just one of the few ways that
you can get to a large number of Youth
in the county yes you know over a short
period of time so right and I mean
that's that's prevention is what it is
yeah and as Steve sits on that board and
Miss dye does too there's there's so
many rules cost somebody Federal money
uh there's a lot of rules but we'll ask
them absolutely Mr breathing anything
else thank you Mr
tonight thanks Mr Christian
I'll pass
and um I don't have anything else to say
tonight but just um ready for
adjournment uh to reconvene on May 26th
no May 26th June
26th oh gosh
it is I apologize I have lost it I wrote
down May
June 26th
oh my gosh
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