Votes at a glance: Middlesex County Board approves dredge contract addendum, airport plan, budgets and several local measures

The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors recorded the following formal actions and roll-call votes at its Feb. 4 meeting. All recorded votes listed below passed on unanimous roll calls unless noted.

Sheriff’s office renovation — change orders (Items 23c/23d). Motion to approve two proposed change orders totaling $23,750 (pavement transition at the sally port and storage room access) was made by Mr. Bill Harris and seconded by Mr. Williams. Roll-call: Crittendon — yes; Jesse — yes; Williams — yes; Bill Harris — yes; Don Harris — yes. Outcome: approved.

FY2025 budget supplement — restraint and seclusion training grant (School Board). Motion by Mr. Jesse, second by Mr. Crittendon, to appropriate the Virginia Department of Education restraint and seclusion grant into the FY2025 budget (budget supplement form FY2025-204, per packet). Roll-call: unanimous yes. Outcome: approved.

Airport Layout Plan (ALP) approval. Motion by Mr. Crittendon, second by Mr. Williams, to approve the ALP (terminal/taxiway/tie-down additions) and proceed with state submission. Roll-call: unanimous yes. Outcome: approved.

Broad Creek dredging addendum with Seaward Marine (phase two). Motion by Mr. Crittendon, second by Mr. Jesse, to authorize County Administrator Matt Walker to sign the addendum for the Broad Creek dredging contract (negotiated at $52 per cubic yard, up to 28,300 cubic yards). Roll-call: unanimous yes. Outcome: approved.

Middlesex Volunteer Rescue Squad Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Motion by Mr. Jesse, second by Mr. Crittendon, to approve the updated five-year MOU and authorize the chairman’s signature; the MOU allows the rescue squad to request support for capital items such as ambulances subject to board approval. Roll-call: unanimous yes. Outcome: approved.

Digitizing deed books grant. Motion by Mr. Jesse, second by Mr. Williams, to accept a $16,695 State Compensation Board grant to digitize deed books and approve indexing payment. Roll-call: unanimous yes. Outcome: approved.

Middlesex Kiwanis Mardi Gras table. Motion by Mr. Crittendon, second by Mr. Bill Harris, to purchase a $750 carnival-level table for the Middlesex Kiwanis fundraiser on Feb. 22. Roll-call: unanimous yes. Outcome: approved.

Economic Development Authority appointment. Motion by Mr. Jesse, second by Mr. Bill Harris, to appoint Wayne Savage to the EDA to replace a departing member. Roll-call: unanimous yes. Outcome: approved.

Historic marker replacement (Lane View). Motion by Mr. Jesse, second by Mr. Crittendon, to replace the faded historic marker on Route 17 (Lane View) at a county cost of $3,500 and to have VDOT install the panel. Roll-call: unanimous yes. Outcome: approved.

Budget calendar/time change. Motion to amend the budget calendar to change a tentative budget work session on Feb. 18 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.; motion and second recorded and the board voted unanimous yes. Outcome: approved.

Mill Creek/Wake Boat Landing negotiations. Motion by Mr. Bill Harris, second by Mr. Williams, to authorize the county administrator to enter negotiations with the state about Wake Boat Landing maintenance or implementation of an engineered design. Roll-call: unanimous yes. Outcome: approved.

Notes on procedure and attribution: quotes and roll-call attributions above follow the meeting transcript. Some motions were recorded with the mover and seconder named in the transcript; where the transcript did not specify a mover, the entry lists the vote result and any recorded roll-call names. The board recorded no failed motions or abstentions in the sections summarized here.