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Pittsylvania supervisors approve resolution to seek up to $24.48 million in state Literary Fund loans; school budget headed to final vote May 20
Summary
The Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution authorizing county schools to apply for Literary Fund loans of up to $24,482,838 to fund HVAC work and an addition at four elementary schools; the proposed FY2026 school budget will be considered for final approval May 20 after a seven-day layover.
Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors on May 13 unanimously approved a resolution authorizing county schools to file applications with the Commonwealth's Literary Fund for an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $24,482,838 to finance improvements at four elementary schools.
The loans would fund estimated HVAC upgrades at Chatham Elementary, Hart Elementary and Mount Airy Elementary and an addition at Union Hall Elementary. County staff said the Literary Fund loan is expected at about 2 percent interest and that the county's dedicated 1 percent local sales tax fund would be used to repay the loan, avoiding use of the general fund.
At a public hearing before the vote, Thomas Coleman, vice chair of the Danville Blair Center…
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