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Public comment: tribal leader asks for light cost‑share and COVID relief, trucker raises tax complaint, resident cites speeding
Summary
Speakers at the Southampton County Board of Supervisors’ Feb. 25 public comment period urged the county to help pay for a tribal security light, described a neighbor dispute over an adopt‑a‑highway sign, raised a speeding concern on Route 616, and reported a personal-property tax dispute for an out-of-state commercial truck.
Several citizens used the Feb. 25 Southampton County Board of Supervisors public comment period to raise local concerns, from tribal roadside maintenance to speed limits and vehicle tax disputes.
Chief Walt Brown of the Hawkeye Nottoway (self-identified) told the board his tribal group paid $3,259.48 to install a security light on a state-maintained road (Sharon Hocker Drive) in March 2022 and has since paid about $2,520 to Dominion Energy over 36 months. He said the light has reduced litter and vandalism near the tribe’s area and asked the board to consider cost-sharing. “So far, we have paid, almost $6,000, okay, to…
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