Property committee authorizes county chair to extend option contract for eastern Mecklenburg parcel

The Mecklenburg County property committee reported July 14 that it conducted a closed session under Virginia law to discuss the acquisition of real property and, following that closed session, the board authorized extending an option contract on a parcel in eastern Mecklenburg County. The committee cited Virginia Code §2.2‑3711(A)(3) (discussion or consideration of acquisition of real property where public discussion would adversely affect bargaining position) as the legal basis for the closed session and afterward adopted the required certification under §2.2‑3712. At the committee’s recommendation, the full board moved to authorize the board chairman or county administrator to exercise the county’s rights to extend an option contract on the identified property; the motion carried unanimously. The minutes record the committee and full‑board votes and the names of supervisors who voted aye (Sterling Wilkinson, Claudia Lundy, David Brinkley, Andy Hargrove, Dennis Spence). The minutes did not disclose parcel identifiers or financial terms in open session; the board cited the closed session certification as the basis for confidentiality.