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At-a-glance: Board votes and formal outcomes from the Nottoway County meeting

2740465 · March 21, 2025
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Summary

A summary of formal motions and outcomes recorded during the meeting: planning and zoning fee updates, PPEA adoption, property sales, audit acceptance, CARES shelter contract award, and other recorded votes.

The board recorded several formal actions during the meeting. This at-a-glance summary lists each agenda item with the recorded outcome and key details referenced in the transcript. Where the transcript did not record a full roll-call tally, the text of the meeting and the chair’s statement of approval were used.

Votes and outcomes

- Planning and zoning application fees increase — Approved. The board voted to adopt higher application and review fees for planning and zoning services and directed staff to add fee language to the zoning ordinance. Motion carried after a second; the chair recorded the vote as “All in favor? Aye.”

- PPEA (Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act) guidelines — Adopted. The board approved guidelines authorizing the county to proceed under Virginia’s PPEA (Va. Code §56-575) to pursue public-private partnership proposals for courthouse design/construction under a court order timeline. Motion passed and chair recorded “Motion passed.” Staff noted a near-term July deadline for proposals under the court schedule.

- Property sales (1200 Dogwoods/Dovils Road and 186 Reservation Road) — Approved. The board voted to sell two county parcels (listed in the agenda by address and tax parcel); one property was listed for online auction with the current auction set to close on the 27th and the other will be marketed through a realtor. Motion passed with “Aye” recorded.

- Audit acceptance — Accepted. The board accepted the fiscal-year audit and management letter from Robinson, Farmer, Cox & Associates; the auditor presented an unmodified opinion and discussed one finding (timeliness of ARPA reporting filed two days late) and internal-control recommendations. Motion to accept audit carried.

- CARES / Build-a-Better-Shelter contract award — Approved. The board approved the base bid from Hertz & Hertz Sons LLC for $2,103,550 plus five alternates for the shelter project; the board authorized the county administrator to finalize documents pending legal review. Motion passed with recorded “Aye.”

- Sale/disposition and related auction follow-up — Approved. The board voted to move forward with disposition of multiple parcels as advertised under Va. Code §15.2-1800; the auction and realtor marketing details were discussed and supervisors approved proceeding.

Notes on procedure and votes: Several other items were discussed at length (for example, Tropical Treehouse special-exception amendment), and where a formal roll call was not read the chair announced that the motion passed after the “Aye” count. The transcript shows several motions failing for lack of a second (for example, a board-level motion to permit limited 50% public rental at Tropical Treehouse failed to get a second). The planning commission’s recommendations were noted and, where applicable, the board either adopted the staff recommendation or left the planning commission decision standing.

Ending: The board closed the meeting after accepting routine consent items. Several items required follow-up and staff were directed to return with ordinance language, fiscal impact estimates, or procurement steps as needed.