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After the closed session, the board returned to open session and adopted a certification resolution required by §2.2‑3712 of the Code of Virginia stating, to the best of each member’s knowledge, that only lawfully exempt business had been discussed and only matters identified in the motion were considered. No departures from the required procedures were recorded in the minutes.

The board scheduled follow‑up discussions in open session and directed staff to continue negotiations as appropriate; no public details about the property or contractual terms were discussed in open session.

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The committee recommended buying rebuilt compactor wheels with cleats from Compactor Wheel Corporation for $45,900 to maintain landfill compaction performance. Committee members praised landfill staff for an operating compaction rate above recent county averages; staff said improved compaction saves space and operational costs.

Separately, STEPS informed the county that recycling processing fees will increase effective July 1: paper and cardboard processing will rise from $0.28 to $0.60 per pound (packet lists per‑ton/ per‑pound figures), and plastics from $0.46 to $1.00 per pound; electronics handling fees remained unchanged. The Properties Committee recommended the board authorize issuance of an RFP to secure vendor services for collection, transportation and disposition of paper, cardboard, plastics and electronics at county convenience sites.

A motion to accept the committee recommendations and to issue the RFP passed on the Board vote. The board noted the potential operational and budgetary impacts and directed that proposals be returned to the Properties Committee for review before final board action.

","The board approved purchase of rebuilt compactor wheels at $45,900 and authorized a request for proposals for recycling services after STEPS notified the county of rising recycling processing costs effective July 1.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6083941,"Supervisors authorize pre‑audit engagement with Rutherford Moss for FY25 audit preparation",83,1693000,1776000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2925570-83104fc46561c5d73455b253270f01b4&start=1693&end=1776","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2925570-83104fc46561c5d73455b253270f01b4/thumbnail_1693000.jpg","/articles/6083941/Prince-Edward-County/Virginia/Supervisors-authorize-preaudit-engagement-with-Rutherford-Moss-for-FY25-audit-preparation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6083941-75a945ed6b9ba5329b2ba7460af73ef6/orig.mp4?Expires=1770907774&Signature=AHuRVvWkSyVezHatRb~Ah9ps4dqeY8zKTKj-2TVLgHFNzQ0k6PspRIl1OfVgWVdCTcB0mbZc~79fw0CNQI51aMLqVRSBfSvX4bOySUPIx~3Dw7jDzz5rxN5ddv3ioDSwAnAazc~WsFcLFWDhrLGaRSCe85RUc6ssyCL8FivCKnyEJKrMm5Fch1SzVItW6fkhlWi-IzBq3fr8igPZpsEu31HVd1GEtg-U8skg9OutbN5ZAShpptBx6P-O~0CQRW6yJhfkS2s4-KGJUK1JifkSdeTQvpBrcZE55~CvndmDtve941lttsYAK50WnRPu0vGoQT8d05EqW1FQbzuw6kX9nQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Prince Edward County supervisors approved hiring Rutherford Moss to perform pre‑audit scheduling and professional accounting services ahead of the FY25 audit.

County staff explained the engagement will help the county meet Statement on Auditing Standards No. 115 (SAS 115) communication and documentation requirements and provide external auditors with a prepared schedule of services. Staff said Rutherford Moss previously provided similar services to the county and currently serves neighboring localities.

Staff indicated the firm will begin pre‑audit services on or about June 1, 2025, and the engagement letter and fee schedule were included in the board packet. A motion to authorize the county administrator (Mr. Stanley) to execute the agreement passed on the Board’s vote.

Board members asked about travel and remote work; staff said Rutherford Moss performed most work remotely in recent years. The county will finalize the engagement letter and bring invoices through the normal finance process.

","The board voted to hire Rutherford Moss to provide pre‑audit scheduling services ahead of the county financial audit; staff said the firm has performed similar services for neighboring counties and would begin work around June 1, 2025.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6083942,"Board reappropriates $100,000 in ARPA funds to STEPS for supportive housing project",87,1581000,1668000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2925570-83104fc46561c5d73455b253270f01b4&start=1581&end=1668","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2925570-83104fc46561c5d73455b253270f01b4/thumbnail_1581000.jpg","/articles/6083942/Prince-Edward-County/Virginia/Board-reappropriates-100000-in-ARPA-funds-to-STEPS-for-supportive-housing-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6083942-210846c1e67db09b8bfca5e9a8a7b254/orig.mp4?Expires=1770907774&Signature=jB3bJwOPkiBzCTKQ7GifHKEh1Y0YVT1ZvkkKF27~N~MGLsHgiRVZHjIuEtMH4kk7SCBEl9rgJKvMMKGDS8OdUwFVBAxAud3Ydbph3VD5EKKTlwJPXPm5Y7VFe8KpXLN4W26HD-b~jVICyPpvWWVhrzX3qvGQv9GAC3v9zWFHaKQcW1g5MkXZrUlt8AaOpm8a0GVc1GQrpPeclGxXwbJ2gNt8lR-yPBa3mAGEYdNWxMXQ-U9Smyps8W4cHQh3NoddkjtY3-pGAVKgTvbrSu61ZrM6OEATqrStScK~1GBYy8XChXqrB6Zq8eOEeaozgcifYcjZFpxoJnjyoZqPaQTKag__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors voted to reappropriate a previously approved $100,000 ARPA appropriation for a supportive housing project administered by STEPS, Inc.

County staff told the board the appropriation was first approved on April 11, 2023, contingent on a $75,000 match from Nottoway County; staff confirmed the Nottoway match has been received and requested the funds be reappropriated in the fiscal year 2025 budget so the grant agreement and disbursement can proceed. Sean Rosier, vice president for housing at STEPS, attended to answer board questions.

A supervisor moved to approve the FY25 budget supplement reappropriating $100,000 from ARPA for the supportive housing project; the motion passed in roll‑call vote with all members recorded in favor.

The reappropriation makes funds available to support creation of supportive housing targeted at people experiencing homelessness and at families in the region; staff did not report additional local funding obligations beyond the match noted earlier.

","Supervisors approved reappropriation of $100,000 of previously allocated ARPA funding for a STEPS, Inc. supportive housing project after county staff confirmed a $75,000 match from Nottoway County had been received.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6083943,"Prince Edward supervisors approve rezoning and special-use permit for mini storage at U.S. 460 despite access concerns",1991,1814000,3805000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2925570-83104fc46561c5d73455b253270f01b4&start=1814&end=3805","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2925570-83104fc46561c5d73455b253270f01b4/thumbnail_1814000.jpg","/articles/6083943/Prince-Edward-County/Virginia/Prince-Edward-supervisors-approve-rezoning-and-special-use-permit-for-mini-storage-at-US-460-despite-access-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6083943-f8a1100dd219f4c7d010fac163652417/orig.mp4?Expires=1770907774&Signature=AezFLFBvuRhd3uMtwOMz7ACiIWXzXPXDmCY5Oraq5-dGoSurHK9YEF3Ut04OePGh0sfp4Cr-oLTtnWcTOB0Qdsu1JekmT~gNWlhtlrFLhQ9hJFd21H0jIfVbT0t86h~uxcaJ~YF2IWxVVRtoLLKh6fIianFny4u7k3IAdr5tPRd8UHDohlLnRbP82r861XjGiEdnh2NQSqd0GpCxLG5-wu7I7NCF1VFLvWKqj8N6XYtPMOnkT2vbshV9Dx8cC-Gk72PJBM-BDuykwnDUiDjVbIjuLcFCpWK1MLAsorQsHIP7MG3zgnC7DcQ4LrKpchSMMbHq01~q0Sk78qj72pRKiQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Prince Edward County supervisors on April 8 approved rezoning about 6.82 acres from A‑1 (agricultural/conservation) to C‑1 (general commercial) and granted a special‑use permit allowing a mini‑storage (mini‑warehouse) facility at the southeast side of U.S. 460 at its intersection with Pisgah Church Road.

The request, filed by Anthony Q. and Tracy M. Ellington, was the subject of two public hearings after the Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval. County staff noted the parcel adjoins existing commercial property and the Commission attached 20 standard conditions to the special‑use permit, including buffer and site‑construction requirements.

The rezoning matter was presented by county staff, who said the application had been advertised and neighboring property owners notified. Scott, a Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) representative, told the board VDOT reviewed the concept plans and, because of sight‑distance and intersection spacing concerns, preferred a design that provides a right‑in from U.S. 460 and a left‑out onto Pisgah Church Road rather than a full two‑way driveway from Pisgah.

\"The access management design guide calls out a minimum spacing of 225 feet from the intersection,\" Scott said, describing the site as \"substandard\" for a Pisgah full entrance and explaining VDOT's preference for a right‑in/left‑out pattern to reduce conflict points and rear‑end collision risk.

Applicant Andy Ellington addressed the board and said the parcel previously had a special‑use permit for a campground with an entrance on Pisgah Church Road. Ellington told supervisors the change to a right‑in/left‑out arrangement had surprised him and added cost to his project; he asked the board and VDOT to reconsider allowing at least a right‑in on Pisgah. \"This project has already cost me a lot extra money than I'd already planned,\" Ellington said.

County staff confirmed the Planning Commission recommended 20 conditions and that the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) had no negative comments on the application. Staff also noted that a change of use from a campground triggers a new VDOT access review and that a final site plan and VDOT permitting remain required before construction.

Supervisor David Emmert moved and the board adopted the rezoning. The subsequent motion to approve the special‑use permit carried after an amendment that corrected internal paving language from \"pervious\" to \"impervious\" and after clarifying that final access is subject to VDOT review. Two supervisors recorded their opposition to the special‑use permit citing safety concerns about traffic and driveway geometry; the permit nonetheless passed with a majority vote.

Because the approved action is a rezoning and a separate special‑use approval, the applicant must submit a final engineered site plan to county staff and to VDOT. County staff told the board the plan must demonstrate compliance with the Planning Commission conditions and with VDOT access‑management requirements.

Planning‑level traffic estimates supplied during the hearing cited low expected trip generation for a storage facility (the consultant numbers shown in the packet projected roughly six AM peak and ten PM peak hour trips under the conceptual unit count), but supervisors and the VDOT representative said driver expectation and local geometry could produce risk scenarios that will be reviewed during final permitting.

The board's approvals do not guarantee a specific driveway design; VDOT retains authority over final access, and the applicant was told to work with an engineer and VDOT on a final plan.

Votes at a glance: rezoning approved; special‑use permit approved with conditions and an amendment to clarify paving standards.

","The Board rezoned about 6.82 acres from A‑1 to C‑1 and approved a special‑use permit to allow a mini‑storage facility at the intersection of U.S. 460 and Pisgah Church Road; VDOT recommended a right‑in from 460 and left‑out to Pisgah Church Road, and several supervisors voiced safety concerns ahead of the vote.","actionData","errors"]

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