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County administrator (presenter) Miss Steele explained what Placer does and how the county used it during the last year for reports to prospective businesses, tourism return‑on‑investment measures and event attendance estimates. Steele said the service “measures the number of people who visit a particular venue or location during a specified period of time” and “observes the latitude and longitude of mobile devices. They do not collect any personal identifiable information.” She added that Placer excludes locations deemed sensitive—schools, hospitals, military installations—and that the company suppresses small samples to avoid identifiability.

Steele described uses the county has developed: market‑gap reports showing where Gloucester residents travel for dining (examples comparing visits to nearby chain restaurants), event analytics for the Daffodil Festival (county‑draw and dwell time estimates) and hotel‑visitor flows showing where guests travel while staying in local hotels. For the Daffodil Festival, Steele reported Placer counted about 23,100 visits and roughly 21,000 unique visitors over the weekend and that 42% of attendees were from Gloucester, with surrounding localities and some Richmond‑area census blocks represented in the visitor map she showed.

Board members and members of the public raised data‑privacy and cost questions. Several supervisors said the data described is collected by third‑party apps and companies regardless of whether the county purchases a subscription; one supervisor said that reality means the county can either use the data itself or leave it available to others without direct access. Other supervisors pressed Placer’s ability to exclude people under 18 and asked how the system distinguishes multiple phones in a household. Steele noted that Placer’s partnerships with app providers are intended to exclude minors and that summary reports do not present identifiable children, and she said she had asked Placer about those matters.

Public commenters earlier in the meeting had urged caution about county spending and the use of AI technology. A written comment submitted by Patrick Walsh of Gloucester Point said the county “should not spend another dime” on parks, AI or other projects until water‑system problems are fixed; the comment also alleged county staff had used editing and AI when posting meeting footage.

Several supervisors said they wanted more information before deciding. One recommended inviting Placer to present directly to the board or to the Economic Development Authority (EDA). The board agreed to invite a Placer representative to a future meeting and the county administrator said she would seek a one‑month, prorated renewal to preserve staff access while the vendor briefing and additional questions are scheduled. The administrator told the board she would prefer the EDA meeting in June or another nearby meeting to host the vendor presentation.

No final multi‑year renewal vote was taken at the meeting; the board asked staff to schedule vendor briefings and allowed the administrator limited authority to preserve access on a short‑term basis.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Gloucester County Board of Supervisors Meeting, 5/6/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors debated renewal of a Placer AI subscription after staff described county uses for economic development and event analytics and after public commenters raised privacy and spending concerns.","taxTitle","Gloucester County, Virginia","taxId",30980,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6245112,"VDOT reports paving, bridge and pipe projects under way across Gloucester County",448,340000,788000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3227168-a65aece6b3eecd8ac6d101a50938cbf2&start=340&end=788","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3227168-a65aece6b3eecd8ac6d101a50938cbf2/thumbnail_340000.jpg","/articles/6245112/Gloucester-County/Virginia/VDOT-reports-paving-bridge-and-pipe-projects-under-way-across-Gloucester-County","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6245112-a5113f78392737a6840a7a302b0b42e0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771138107&Signature=iWJlwDCqFJ39Q2duFEcKZMwy6kA~FzVMeqoU0pwqQyDIwkzqha6PLnJLa-2Em8TXaFXE-C92Ho9NcZGMHP65zOwbJdnRFLDWC778WfE3sPLucm8FaT0LYRqy7VOERdBan2vkgHeRcupvZRVAttePemfjho38-dnEv1pI5vLrRyZ9B2g3XUPi1qDyQ~0Bmn64n3r6GdO0rVKbARUb24NDKWLPyPBUuZMt~olU-~y09EhY1clQb9Jn95dn7~sOyC3fJRDL9A4xan9zU8o~RUZ95ir3JVLSWlDlvv35y~W-MroJa5JorclaVF8R1uUhrCZeAXzAzdbMt4njYQwJnEP6Xg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors heard a quarterly project update from the Virginia Department of Transportation on roadway resurfacing, bridge work and drainagepipe replacements across the county.

Lee McKnight, VDOT’s presenter, told the board “there’s a lot of paving going on throughout the county in Gloucester,” and listed recently completed and planned resurfacing and surface-treatment routes. He said several projects are on multi-month schedules and gave projected completion windows for major works.

McKnight said the Route 1716 intersection safety improvement project is underway with a projected completion date of late December 2025 and that a Route 17 safety-improvement project at Woods Cross Road (the Route 17 at Fox First/shop location) is projected to start in October 2025. He also reported bridge work: the Route 314 Birk Mill Stream bridge rehabilitation project is underway, with late-fall 2025 projected completion, and a Route 17 northbound bridge replacement over Dragon Run at the Gloucester–Middlesex county line is expected to begin in early 2026.

The official described several pipe-replacement jobs: two pipe replacements on Route 614 in the State Forest area (one completed, one started this week) and a failing pipe on Route 198 that has been scheduled for replacement in the coming weeks. McKnight said those pipe repairs are being done “ahead of the resurfacing schedule.”

Supervisors and McKnight also discussed pavement types for local roads. A supervisor asked whether roads in subdivisions ever receive full asphalt instead of cape-seal surface treatments; McKnight replied that selection depends on existing pavement condition and cost. “Cape Seal is cheaper than asphalt, so we’re able to get more lane miles out of a Cape Seal as opposed to asphalt,” he said, adding that very poor base conditions sometimes make asphalt the better option.

Board members asked about a bank embankment near the old movie-theater site along Route 14; McKnight said VDOT is working with county staff on a slope repair there and coordinating around an existing utility or pump station. A supervisor praised recent work on Wearneck Road (referred to in remarks as “Wernick Road”) and asked about the shoulder stone placed after paving; McKnight said shoulder stone or millings are used to reduce drop-offs from the newly raised pavement to adjacent shoulders and to give drivers a better recovery surface.

No formal board action was taken; the presentation was an informational update and McKnight took questions from supervisors.

The board’s questions highlighted local concerns about pavement choice, coordination of resurfacing with utility projects and repairs to slopes and drainage structures.","The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors heard a quarterly project update from the Virginia Department of Transportation on roadway resurfacing, bridge work and drainage-pipe replacements across the county.",{"_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},6245102,"Board approves zoning changes allowing replacement of manufactured homes in B‑1 districts",315,1572000,1887000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3227168-a65aece6b3eecd8ac6d101a50938cbf2&start=1572&end=1887","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3227168-a65aece6b3eecd8ac6d101a50938cbf2/thumbnail_1572000.jpg","/articles/6245102/Gloucester-County/Virginia/Board-approves-zoning-changes-allowing-replacement-of-manufactured-homes-in-B1-districts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6245102-61a6aff589108e41462a7a0c28172370/orig.mp4?Expires=1771138107&Signature=TnvM~WzBWxRGrcCpOyzPpw5JhnXnsTxVxdVbTSpc2J9tYtOI-NzxL-pB8FSsbu6T1Jl21XxM4hVKARNpT~klFMPpAARDUg3I53LkFeXizxqBknIzgub1uBFdDbrkfRrZKI3lHhcKtg94orxQVPZqJiUg7Rss~Za3PqnwL04mnvsNkVZoPgwcE0lOrsoFBlYfx9j~tXs004VWMRsTGtNAqKUKUjnG0MJxKefvkRMkqj~Ih0q4sSQ4JedSJJ48qxry1FuM6qNuA3fOduUV6Lov2dH34tiyiVdVkvd2XVJiuuLuEwbTCo~ElBLeXA2Q47z1QGjO3Hqbvqo6czNyAdiVTg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors adopted a zoning‑code amendment that modifies how existing manufactured homes are treated in B‑1 commercial districts and makes related clarifications to setbacks, sign rules and effective dates for rezoning and conditional‑use permits.

County staff presented the amendment, explaining that the change affects about eight properties along Route 17 and one property in Glens. The amendment updates the nonconforming‑structures section to permit the replacement of an existing legally nonconforming manufactured home in B‑1 with either another manufactured home or a stick‑built (site‑built) dwelling. The text also adds a 75‑foot setback in the Highway Corridor Overlay District for most areas of Route 17, clarifies sign setbacks (35 feet for divided highways) and makes rezoning and conditional‑use permits effective the day after board adoption to remove inconsistent language in the ordinance.

During discussion a supervisor asked whether the county’s two‑year abandonment rule for nonperforming dwellings would apply to manufactured homes that sat vacant; staff replied that the two‑year period is set in state code and that the county sometimes works with property owners to avoid unintended loss of use. A county working‑waterfront intern had recommended consideration of extending the two‑year nonperforming time period.

The Planning Commission held a public hearing and voted unanimously (one member absent) to recommend approval; no members of the public spoke against the amendment at the board hearing. The board considered the amendment and adopted the resolution; the clerk recorded affirmative roll‑call votes and the motion carried.

The amendment is intended to reduce conflicting interpretations in the zoning ordinance and provide a clear path for replacing nonconforming manufactured homes while preserving corridor setbacks in areas where Route 17 may be widened in the future.","The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors approved a code amendment that allows legally nonconforming manufactured homes in B‑1 zoning to be replaced with either another manufactured home or a stick‑built home, adds setback clarifications in the Highway Corridor Overlay District and cleans up sign and rezoning effective‑date language.",{"_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},6245106,"Supervisors adopt secondary six‑year plan; staff highlights sidewalk and repaving projects",442,1092000,1534000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3227168-a65aece6b3eecd8ac6d101a50938cbf2&start=1092&end=1534","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3227168-a65aece6b3eecd8ac6d101a50938cbf2/thumbnail_1092000.jpg","/articles/6245106/Gloucester-County/Virginia/Supervisors-adopt-secondary-sixyear-plan-staff-highlights-sidewalk-and-repaving-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6245106-c65ce1b37ad09d5b7d7af7b401a76ae1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771138107&Signature=gqBALNM6wd7e8dZQw2cyMCUmsajKyVkkZm7rplVvFH15uJmqLxoeLjJe4RDeUp4m7NOS8CtQiDLgDWr31aM8psKQPWy2Z7DQdBOurgUROsmxllWPVK3i6dcfAluCIz~xb8dKDZS0vFK23CR27mnT7fkCY6T7wWxhoEnR44Hyxcq70MKmzbs1puHSV2oodO3Lzjq6noJsv1AZmbChOmLpztwiCpCln5NrDTHMTyO1IQatTN3M-aps1fcbA3cMGOPPQdNpb2CEF8pTHDq9qY8O6x2WHAW88DUct5jr3mOVcBQjhlHTRNCo8E2fURiEqlyiiaaY4SfesG5YXddCOSlEGw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors opened and closed a public hearing on the county’s proposed secondary six‑year plan for fiscal years 2026–2031 and the fiscal 2026 construction budget and approved the accompanying resolution.

County staff member Duci Ortiz presented the plan and told the board the county reviews the secondary six‑year plan annually and holds a public hearing when proposed changes are made. Ortiz said the presentation focused on projects funded by secondary‑system funding streams, including paved-road resurfacing and limited unpaved‑road funds. She said Gloucester receives about $882,000 per year in tele‑fee (secondary system) funding for paved roads and a smaller allocation for unpaved roads, and she described ongoing studies and technical assistance grants that staff expect to help prioritize future projects.

Ortiz outlined projects that will carry forward in the plan, including the Great Road sidewalk project (partially funded from multiple sources) and the Little England Road repaving project. She said the Transportation Planning Advisory Committee recommended adding a sidewalk infill on Short Lane between Dunston Hall and Gloucester High School to improve pedestrian connections used by student athletes and others. Ortiz told the board VDOT reviewed the feasibility and provided a cost estimate and that the county could fund the project in a future year of the six‑year schedule.

After the hearing, a supervisor moved to approve the secondary six‑year plan and construction budget for fiscal 2026; the board approved the resolution by roll call. The clerk recorded affirmative votes from the supervisors present and the motion carried.

Ortiz also noted six ongoing corridor and route studies, a VDOT technical assistance grant from the Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment and the county’s continued reliance on multiple funding sources for sidewalk and turn‑lane projects. She said there are no proposed new unpaved‑road projects because few county roads meet the criteria for paving under state rules.

No amendments were made during the hearing; the plan will proceed as adopted.","The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing and approved the secondary six‑year plan for fiscal years 2026–2031 and the FY2026 construction budget. Staff emphasized paved-road projects, a proposed sidewalk infill near Gloucester High School and a Great Road sidewalk tied to multiple funding sources.","actionData","errors"]

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