Scott County supervisors approve solar permits, adopt six‑year road plan and fund July 4 fireworks; residents urge more dirt‑road maintenance

Scott County supervisors met in a regular session that included public comment about dirt roads and county operations, updates from VDOT and nonprofit partners, and several votes that moved projects forward.

The board voted to conditionally approve three special‑use applications for shared solar facilities on the former SunBright property outside Duffield; adopted the county’s secondary six‑year construction plan for fiscal 2026–2031, which keeps Snowflake Road (Route 671) on the schedule; and approved a $1,000 donation to the Weber City Fire Department to cover fireworks for the Fourth of July subject to submission of required insurance and paperwork. The meeting also included presentations from Appalachian Voices and Planning District 1 Behavioral Health Services, an update on Keith Memorial Park’s new online booking system, and discussion of recycling, EMS staffing, and a proposed change to the county’s erosion and sediment control ordinance.

The votes followed routine voice tallies with motions carried by affirmative voice vote. The board also approved a series of bookkeeping appropriations and two enterprise‑zone incentive payments tied to business expansions.

Residents press for road repairs and VDOT outlines six‑year plan

During the public comment portion, residents from the Snowflake Road area asked the board and VDOT to increase maintenance on what they say is a rough, dusty stretch of unpaved road. Peggy Tice told supervisors she wants Snowflake Road kept on the county’s six‑year plan; Daryl Daugherty, a school bus driver who said he travels Snowflake twice daily, described potholes, encroaching brush and a bridge that he called “fantastic” but said the adjoining approaches need work. Tice and Daugherty identified the route as Route 671 and asked that it remain on the plan.

VDOT representative Alan Sumner reviewed the county’s proposed six‑year plan and the state’s unfunded‑road program. Sumner said Scott County’s six‑year allocation for the 2026–2031 cycle is $5,978,761 and that the county receives about $1,024,521 per year from the statewide unfunded‑road formula; an additional $267,720 over six years derives from a telecommunication fee. Sumner walked supervisors through projects listed by fiscal year; he said Snowflake Road (Route 671) is listed in fiscal 2030 and that several other sections of secondary routes are scheduled between FY2026 and FY2031. After public comment…