Amelia Supervisors to grant permits for several festivals; Albemarle Supervisors to review nonprofit funding process
The fourth of five newsletters this week on local government in the Fifth District
Would it were that every episode of this installment had meetings in alphabetical order! On Wednesday the Board of Supervisors in both Albemarle County and Amelia County meet, but not at the same time.
While alphabetically close, the two localities are quite different. Albemarle County had a 2020 Census count of 112,395 and is projected by the Weldon Cooper Center at the University of Virginia to increase to 138,523 by 2040. Amelia County had a 2020 Census of 13,265 and the jurisdiction is expected to increase to 14,359.
Yet both are in Virginia’s Fifth District and will share a Congressman until at least 2030. What could each locality learn from the other? That’s the kind of question that comes to my mind as I continue to do this work.
In this particular edition:
Albemarle County Supervisors will discuss a shared use path on Route 20 and review how nonprofit groups are funded
Amelia County will get an update on renovations of a former bank building for a judicial office
The reading material section continues to be updated with articles I’ve missed in the last month.
Albemarle Supervisors to review process for nonprofits
The six-member Albemarle Board of Supervisors will meet at 1 p.m. in Lane Auditorium in the county’s office building. (meeting info) (agenda)
The meeting begins with a resolution to mark the service of former Deputy County Executive Doug Walker. Walker will step down on August 1 as I reported in February.
The first regular item of business will be a work session on ways that non-profit groups can request funding from Albemarle County. As of this past budget cycle, there are three ways to apply:
Staff will be asked if there should be adjustments as planning begins for FY2025. That Fiscal New Year is only 351 days away.
Other items:
There’s consideration of a special exception for a homestay on Jarmans Gap Road to allow for a resident caretaker to fulfill residency requirements. (item materials)
There will be a resolution to establish a use for some of the 50 acres proffered to the county as part of the July 2019 rezoning for Brookhill. One parcel will be dedicated to the a solid waste convenience center for the northern portion of the Albemarle. The Southern Convenience Center opened last month. (staff report)
Albemarle County continues to pursue a shared use path on Route 20 between the City of Charlottesville and the bottom of the hill that leads to Piedmont Virginia Community College. The company Line and Grade has produced two design concepts at a cost of $20,000 for a project called for in the Jefferson Area Bike and Pedestrian Plan but is not on the county’s transportation priority list. A previous study had routed the shared use path down the median. (staff report)
There are no items on the 6 p.m. agenda except reports and matters from the public. But you’re not getting away from Albemarle too easily. There are several items on the consent agenda.
Supervisors will approve minutes for several meetings from 2021. There are no approved minutes yet for 2022 or 2023. (staff report)
There are appropriations for FY2023 related to a stream restoration within Biscuit Run Park as well as the Yancey Community Center. (staff report)
There will also be approvals for FY2024 related to the Blue Ridge Juvenile Detention Center and the Charlottesville-UVA-Albemarle County Emergency Communications Center (ECC). (staff report)
There will be an update of the county’s personnel policy. (staff report)
A public hearing will be scheduled in the future to correct an error in the noise ordinance. (staff report)
A public hearing will be scheduled in the future to authorize an ordinance to allow photo speed monitoring devices in school zones and highway work zones. (staff report)
A public hearing will be scheduled in the future to lease a portion of Walnut Creek to Verizon for a wireless services tower. (staff report)
Several roads in the rural area will be designated as “rural rustic” to allow for paving standards that are less than what the Virginia Department of Transportation would require for a standard road. (staff report)
A special exception will be considered to allow an antenna on a Verizon wireless tower that exceeds 1,400 square inches. The county’s policies on siting such towers is under review as I reported recently. (staff report)
Lots of reports to be presented at Amelia County Supervisor meeting
The five member Board of Supervisors in Amelia County meet at 7 p.m. in the County Administration Conference Room. (packet)
After the invocation, the Pledge of Allegiance, and public comments, there will be reports from the Virginia Department of Transportation and the School Board. There will be an appointment to the Piedmont Alcohol Safety Program. Then a report from Supervisors on their various committees.
Under community development there are six items, five of which are special events. These are for the Amelia 5K, the Food Truck Rodeo, Field Day of the Past, another rodeo, and library movie night.
The final item is a bi-annual update from the Community Development Department.
There will be a status report on the Wells Fargo project. The county purchased a former bank building and it is being renovated into the offices of the Circuit Court clerk.
And then there is a report from the county administrator.
The meeting ends with a closed session on either the acquisition of property for a public purpose or the disposition of publicly held property.
Reading material for catch-up purposes
Funding approved for diverging diamond interchange in Goochland County, Tannock Blair, WRIC, June 26, 2023
Some Lake residents call for resignation of LMOA Board member for anti-LGBTQ+ meme, Heather Michon, Fluvanna Review, June 26, 2023
‘It’s really quite depressing’: Hanover begins anti-litter campaign, Nicole Dantzler, WRIC, June 26, 2023
Repairs made as damage estimate increases for fire at Danville elementary school, Charles Wilborne, Danville Register & Bee (paywall) June 27, 2023
1% sales tax increase goes into effect Saturday in Pittsylvania County. Here's how schools will use the revenue, Charles Wilborn, Danville Register & Bee (paywall) June 27, 2023
Approvals advance I-64 interchange projects in Rockville, Short Pump, Jonathan Spiers, Richmond BizSense, June 27, 2023
Campbell County residents could see a new townhome development off Timberlake Road, Rodney Robinson, Lynchburg News & Advance (paywall), June 27, 2023
Debate swirls on courthouse square money, Davin Wilson, South Boston Gazette-Virginian, June 28, 2023
Lunenburg Holding General Reassessment, Southside Messenger, June 28, 2023