Votes at a glance: Warren County Board of Supervisors (special meeting)

The Warren County Board of Supervisors took a series of votes at its special meeting. Below are motions recorded in the meeting minutes with outcomes and key details.

1) Amend agenda - Motion: Amend agenda to add item B1 (authorization to advertise ordinance delaying penalties and interest upon certain local taxes) and B2 (update on county administrator recruitment); reorder new business. - Outcome: Approved by roll call (unanimous as recorded).

2) Authorization to advertise ordinance delaying penalties and interest upon certain local taxes (public hearing) - Motion: Authorize ordinance delaying penalties and interest on certain local taxes for a public hearing (to delay penalty until June 24 per draft ordinance to avoid Juneteenth conflict). - Outcome: Approved by roll call (aye votes recorded for supervisors; motion carried). - Notes: Chief Deputy Treasurer Michelle Frederick explained delays stem from a software transition affecting real estate bill printing; draft ordinance in packet recommended June 24 to coincide with town dates and to avoid holiday closure.

3) Library contract negotiations (library services RFP) - Motion: Authorize the library board to commence negotiations with the recommended proposer (LSS); any contract subject to board approval. - Outcome: Approved, tally Yes 4 / No 1 (Mrs. Scholars voted No). - Notes: LSS scored highly in the library board evaluation; staff deferred legal questions about an existing lease and asset ownership to the county attorney.

4) Adopt ordinance to amend and reordain section 179‑19 of the Warren County code - Motion: Adopt proposed ordinance amending section 179‑19 (fees; change requested by Shenandoah Shores representative). - Outcome: Adopted by roll call (aye recorded; motion carried).

5) Withdrawal from Rockland Agricultural and Forestal District (Milldale Farm LLC) - Motion: Adopt ordinance removing properties (tax map 7 Parcel 1A and Parcel 2) from the Rockland Agricultural and Forestal District to allow conservation easement placement. - Outcome: Adopted by roll call (unanimous as recorded). - Notes: Proposed removal covers 754.96 acres over two parcels; district acreage would decrease from about 10,429.14 to 9,674.18 acres per planning staff figures.

6) Short‑term tourist rental conditional use permits (multiple) - Garrett McNamara (16 Trillium Trail Road): Motion to approve CUP with planning staff conditions (health permits, well testing, septic maintenance, occupancy limits). Outcome: Approved (recorded ayes). - Vesta Property Management (101 Crowfoot Court): Motion to approve CUP with standard conditions. Outcome: Approved (recorded ayes). - Christopher Fair (Donna Court): Motion to approve CUP and grant waiver to setback requirements for two neighboring dwellings (46 ft and 33 ft existing setbacks). Outcome: Approved (recorded ayes; one recorded "No" elsewhere on short‑term items but this CUP passed as recorded in roll calls). - Ruffino Maltes (June Wood Estate / Sunset Village): Motion to approve CUP with standard conditions. Outcome: Approved (recorded ayes). - Notes: Each CUP included conditions requiring Health Department approval, annual well testing, septic maintenance and maximum occupancies determined by health permits.

7) Subdivision variance — Michael and Tina Litwin (family subdivision) - Motion: Approve subdivision variance to allow family subdivision within the 5‑year ownership window, with condition that the family member must retain ownership for 8.5 years prior to voluntary transfer to a non‑immediate family member. - Outcome: Approved by roll call (recorded ayes and one recorded no from a supervisor).

8) Zoning text amendment (training facility / social hall) - Motion: Deny proposed countywide text amendment to add training facility and social hall uses to agricultural zoning. - Outcome: Denial carried by unanimous roll call.

9) Little Boy Ventures — private use camping (up to 4 recreational vehicles) - Motion: A motion to approve a conditional use permit failed for lack of a second earlier; a subsequent motion to deny the CUP passed on roll call. The applicant retains the by‑right ability to have two recreational vehicles on site; the board denied authorization for more than that as requested. - Outcome: Denial carried (vote recorded; several supervisors cited code parity and enforcement concerns).

10) FOIA requests on behalf of the board - Motion: Direct the county administrator to make specified FOIA requests (four groups: pre‑construction and construction records for the Chrysler Road library; furniture purchases; capital improvements and lease proceeds; covered Paycheck Protection Program records), authorize payment of fees and delegate narrowing/negotiation to the county administrator in consultation with the chairman. - Outcome: Approved by roll call (Yes votes recorded; one supervisor recorded No).