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Finance staff presented revenue and expense changes that produced an operating increase of $18.7 million and revenue increases of $12.9 million. The proposal includes an operating surplus of about $10.2 million and capital projects totaling about $13.5 million. “We are not recommending a tax increase,” a county finance presenter said during the hearing.

The board and staff highlighted several policy choices tied to that revenue picture. The draft budget would hold the advertised tax rate steady while using available reserves and one-time revenue to (a) provide a targeted real-estate tax rebate and (b) increase the maximum elderly tax relief benefit. The finance presentation described two rebate options: a 2¢ per $100 reduction across all parcels (the document calls it a 2¢ equivalent rebate) or a 2.4¢ reduction that would exclude “non‑public‑service‑corporation” properties (utilities and similar properties) and produce a larger percentage rebate for other taxpayers. Staff also recommended increasing the elderly tax‑relief cap from $2,000 to $3,000 and asked the board to schedule a public hearing if members wished to pursue the change.

The proposed budget lists capital priorities including $2.48 million for school technology and equipment; $4.4 million for the Louisa Water Authority sludge and treatment projects; bridge repairs; a circuit-court second-floor auxiliary courtroom remodel; sheriff’s vehicles ($580,000); volunteer fire station projects ($540,000); and continued annual savings toward a parks-and-recreation aquatic facility ($400,000). The proposal also funds a 3% general compensation increase, targeted retention and hiring support for fire and EMS and additional positions at the schools.

During public comment, multiple residents urged caution on reliance on projected future revenues and objected to rising assessments. “The expected revenue really is money that is not in the bank yet,” Rosani Ollia, a Cuckoo District resident, said. Bruce Tinney, also a Cuckoo District resident, said, “We gotta stop. We gotta curb the growth of the budget at some point,” and urged the board to set stricter caps when preparing next year’s budget. Courtney Sloan of the Mountain Road District noted Louisa’s effective real-estate tax rate was higher than some nearby counties and said the contrast surprised her.

Board members and staff responded that some increases reflect debt service and school and water capital projects approved in earlier years, and they stressed the budget preserves funding to fill current vacancies in fire and EMS while also setting aside recruitment and retention funds. Finance staff told the board the county is still waiting final state and federal revenue numbers and will adjust the draft before adoption. Adoption of the budget is scheduled for the board’s April 28 meeting; appropriation would follow May 5.

The board indicated support for directing staff to publish a public hearing on raising the elderly tax-relief cap to $3,000 and discussed the rebate options; no final tax-rate action was taken at the April 7 meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting, April 7, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Louisa County officials on April 7 presented a proposed fiscal year 2026 budget totaling $188.4 million and told residents the plan does not include a tax-rate increase.","taxTitle","Louisa County, Virginia","taxId",37258,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6076036,"Board honors Tom Woroz Jr. and Connor Strong Foundation for spreading Sources of Strength in local schools",291,2314000,2605000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2976934-6d1f2cc213d6e50f6ecb38b52668b031&start=2314&end=2605","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2976934-6d1f2cc213d6e50f6ecb38b52668b031/thumbnail_2314000.jpg","/articles/6076036/Louisa-County/Virginia/Board-honors-Tom-Woroz-Jr-and-Connor-Strong-Foundation-for-spreading-Sources-of-Strength-in-local-schools","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6076036-62c2ebd5fcea0a4b409fdbd3cfac8491/orig.mp4?Expires=1771162292&Signature=BsbBKQSjo-grfjOUu8SXgJ8Sj8hXdVd3eEk-tlS4uCRue6GCO8-9BUdseZF7Oogs~4yleE056ULOpEjzc2yy4kJxYCTfvIc5eyVN-b-drnXURH5UUC5agmlKZtlWYKPHpwvdVLtqFYMkckdahM0e7iY9JDEnrM7mjmWLjXYbUWrjuyzo34l3iTAN8s1RAdDPmRTPCyeu0zvwuTZhV7nIyxhL1ttxDqkrZ46g6qgUao9NJhOQLMdggUAEtdlgZy9jadf6Ecp9KsbQFURoPNMIq2o0XOeIyLKJqAYiWMaGgaHTPQrnJgIvPl2AeVcMpDtCdtdmFS89UeX4ZeXPa-7v3w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Louisa County Board of Supervisors on April 7 read and adopted a resolution recognizing Tom Woroz Jr. and the Connor Strong Foundation for their work expanding Sources of Strength, a peer‑led resilience and mental‑health initiative, in Louisa County Public Schools.

The board’s resolution credited Woroz and the foundation with introducing and funding the Sources of Strength secondary program in Louisa County, enabling full implementation in 2021; piloting an elementary version in 2024; and helping expand the program to other localities, including Fluvanna, Greene, Nelson and Manassas City. Tom Woroz Jr. said the foundation was created after his son Connor’s suicide and that the foundation’s “sole mission was to save 1 kid and have 1 family not walk in our shoes.” He said the foundation has invested more than $75,000 in Louisa County schools and will continue to support trainings and program costs.

Ashley Thorpe, the foundation’s programs director and a certified therapist, thanked Louisa County school leadership and described training activities with middle- and high-school students focused on building resilience, reducing stigma and providing peer leadership. School and county officials noted the partnership’s role in providing adult and student peer‑leader trainings and funding annual program fees and materials.

The board posed for photos and extended formal appreciation through the adopted resolution.","The Louisa County Board of Supervisors on April 7 adopted a resolution recognizing Tom Woroz Jr. and the Connor Strong Foundation for funding and supporting the Sources of Strength mental‑health program in Louisa County Public Schools and other Area school divisions.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6076041,"Elk Creek Landing residents urge county action on high‑occupancy short‑term rentals",203,4801000,5004000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2976934-6d1f2cc213d6e50f6ecb38b52668b031&start=4801&end=5004","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2976934-6d1f2cc213d6e50f6ecb38b52668b031/thumbnail_4801000.jpg","/articles/6076041/Louisa-County/Virginia/Elk-Creek-Landing-residents-urge-county-action-on-highoccupancy-shortterm-rentals","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6076041-c60b38294f8aa0e96e73e389e31fa038/orig.mp4?Expires=1771162292&Signature=FIW7jfAt~q7Ruz-mU-m~ujFrAjQQGcii9dIH3UknHz7Wv1hxQhXFLQMe-12O3u0-UfKM0-t4LrcXsZ9BvEoa37r6ZZxseUcqwL2F-N-TUrjQ36c23SQwqOVfhecE50-qGhaZnw3KIgOGio9woRMsvXa7OhGKtOoRbpQn9wazETqx1l3JZ9VxRSEM~E2F-HphlK-YMYSdr0Oras~6YCLa-ZnxmvO69Gg6aQWpFzxSSg74N3OrZV4zaulMDqE5iH6JeaoF-dxAgPWjZfqMIljSj-yIvXuoZf-rBTS4AZXyAQixp5Ei5WQdQKkf4KCvaZ9nQSTXoQmlVFUTvSDBfIt7dQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the April 7 meeting of the Louisa County Board of Supervisors, David Potts of the Cuckoo District spoke for neighbors in the Elk Creek Landing lakefront development, saying investor‑owned short‑term rentals (STRs) have increased assessments and reduced residents’ quality of life.

Potts said assessments in his neighborhood have risen sharply in recent years and he attributed the increase to high‑selling prices for investor purchases used as income‑generating STRs. He described some lakefront STRs as configured for groups — “beds for 4 to 6 people and single bedrooms and multiple beds in non bedroom areas” — and said summer weekly rentals can run “as much as $20,000 a week.” He told the board that in his community more than 20% of 52 homes are now income‑generating STRs and that his homeowners association’s registry and fines have limited effect.

Potts asked the board for two actions: (1) that the county assessor begin to value income‑generating STR properties separately from single‑family homes used as residences, and (2) that the county require and enforce full compliance by STRs with the county short‑term rental ordinance, Virginia Department of Health regulations and applicable state building and safety codes. “We need the county’s help,” he said.

The remarks were part of the public-comment period; no board action on regulations or assessment practice was taken at the April 7 meeting. County staff and board members acknowledged the complaint and the limits of local enforcement; follow-up would require staff study or an agenda item for future action if the board directs it.","A neighborhood group told the Louisa County Board of Supervisors on April 7 that growth in investor-owned, high‑occupancy short‑term rentals is driving noise, trespass and assessment inflation in a lakefront community and requested separate assessment of income‑generating properties and stricter enforcement of codes and safety regulations.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6076046,"Board approves moving two precincts to Trevilians Elementary to improve accessibility and safety",438,6200000,6638000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2976934-6d1f2cc213d6e50f6ecb38b52668b031&start=6200&end=6638","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2976934-6d1f2cc213d6e50f6ecb38b52668b031/thumbnail_6200000.jpg","/articles/6076046/Louisa-County/Virginia/Board-approves-moving-two-precincts-to-Trevilians-Elementary-to-improve-accessibility-and-safety","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6076046-3d9e21fe5f717f907ce0ad5778162163/orig.mp4?Expires=1771162292&Signature=K2SoPAXPaC~djHGNm99tjIM-XFR4codciq6lxP9idxxTn4C-iu7ajYyHTcQdWDBlv0WM4wQPWnbgY7j2kZHaK71kalRGaEPWdLIJE6EfXfaB~KsrSc3Sxr8zn7Q6sTQqZy4Y1WzM61OOvHhbPS3BaNlB6DBXSjsya2ZLnUzFAUduroZ~54SYlss1dqzuhxzFVnhzcsHrBjMHdsyJft1hqHVbQ6~kxfY0wYMsGGIwFYiDywfHr2I6~~EovLv1XyFyUWW70W4hLwcnfFoqf8S4E5yWCFNgOB4qbSN97xHLY0N1HAIJKb7WTNMLgS3cPOxMzQp3nxBg57fyPnlNKii3Sw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Louisa County Board of Supervisors on April 7 approved an ordinance amendment moving two voting precincts — Green Springs No. 2 and Louisa No. 3 — from Loving Grace Church to Trevilians Elementary School.

County election staff told the board the church location has been outgrown. The registrar said election officers and voters reported safety and accessibility problems related to vehicle access on Route 15 and the limited accessible parking at the church. “We have had several complaints from our officers of election and the voters that they would like to move to a different location,” the county registrar said, and she noted Trevilians Elementary offers accessible facilities and more parking.

A precinct worker who said she currently works the polling location, Vicki Hart of the Louisa District, told the board she supported the change: “I actually work this polling location, and I agree this is the best move that you could make… I support it.”

Board members said the change responds to safety concerns, split precinct boundaries and convenience for voters. The ordinance amendment passed by unanimous voice vote following the public hearing and related staff presentation.","The Louisa County Board of Supervisors voted April 7 to relocate the Green Springs No. 2 and Louisa No. 3 voting precincts from Loving Grace Church to Trevilians Elementary School, citing parking, traffic and accessibility concerns raised by election officers and voters.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6076050,"Board approves routine resolutions: wastewater intake, park repairs, bond refunding, school contracts and other items",106,5042000,5148000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2976934-6d1f2cc213d6e50f6ecb38b52668b031&start=5042&end=5148","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2976934-6d1f2cc213d6e50f6ecb38b52668b031/thumbnail_5042000.jpg","/articles/6076050/Louisa-County/Virginia/Board-approves-routine-resolutions-wastewater-intake-park-repairs-bond-refunding-school-contracts-and-other-items","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6076050-d54ed64ba0ace62ce269821b381e05f8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771162292&Signature=QINGo0JiLr1NLts-hHWpN8dq-4wRi-qT0ryZtW4HyxthxPh9n0OKhU5-2nIcPM5eJebdpWfj3LfG5aHP7SSqYHJ1ch7GnkNoDoOf8Ta7qmkqIq6K50ezHaWLvvwUkIhkq7ugKuDKGVzz-ZhY~FQdGlI463XEcKedqSCNtCarYpW4q3JgvUDuM7GACoGWlyE8ZzOuFAMkLBaEhZ20fpLOmBSBNJ71rodLhb6xqHAA8OPu~iUoVDI4JGuWxmJQl92X9cK8bWXbNy5MJsjW3IS-yMRfDKsWtSg7WHYpRMPUbCJVYpeZEWAWxH6MgT00JlEMlVIvpApzmvQpkDbVcUkTJA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Louisa County’s Board of Supervisors on April 7 approved a slate of administrative and capital items during its regular meeting. All motions listed below passed by voice vote and were recorded as unanimous when moved and seconded during the open session.

Votes at a glance

- Resolution authorizing a budget supplement to the Louisa County Water Authority for a new headworks screen at the Northeast Creek / Louisa Regional intake (replacement of a 1996 installation, retooled in 2012). Outcome: approved unanimously.

- Resolution to proceed with park maintenance capital work at Betty Queen Park (walking area, retaining wall and related stormwater abatement). Outcome: approved unanimously.

- Resolution authorizing refunding (refinancing) of Series 2007 and Series 2009 school bonds (no change in maturity dates; estimated present value savings ~$97,006.58). Outcome: approved unanimously.

- Resolution authorizing a budget supplement to Louisa County Public Schools to move multiple capital projects into fiscal 2025 so summer work can proceed (equipment, carpet replacement, other projects). Outcome: approved unanimously.

- Resolution authorizing Louisa County Public Schools to issue employment contracts for the 2025–26 school year before July 1 to retain staff (board members who are school employees disclosed that they had no conflict). Outcome: approved unanimously.

- Routine approvals: agenda adjustments (including adding authorization for schools to issue contracts and swapping order of two public hearings), approval of minutes, approval of bills and consent agenda items, and moving the next board meeting date to April 28. Outcomes: all approved by voice vote, recorded as unanimous.

Board members who voted in the roll-call and voiced assent during the meeting included: Chairman Adams; Mr. McCotter; Mrs. Jones; Mr. Williams; Mr. Barlow; Mr. Barnes; and Mr. Woodward. Several motions were moved and seconded on the floor; where a mover and seconder were not otherwise named, the minutes record the motions as moved and seconded and carried by unanimous voice vote.","At its April 7 meeting the Louisa County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved multiple action items including a budget supplement for a new headworks screen at the Northeast Creek intake, park maintenance at Betty Queen Park, refunding of school bonds and authorization for schools to issue 2025–26 employment contracts.","actionData","errors"]

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