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Votes at a glance: Lancaster County Board approves audits, contracts, leases and ordinance referrals
Summary
At the meeting the board accepted the audit unanimously, approved invoices and payroll for December and January, approved a cell-tower co-location special exception, approved a lease for Harper's Creek Drive water access, and referred residential ground-mounted solar ordinance changes to the Planning Commission.
The Lancaster County Board of Supervisors recorded several formal actions during the meeting. Key votes and outcomes are listed below.
• Audit acceptance: The board voted to accept the fiscal-year audit presented by Robinson Farmer Cox. The meeting record shows unanimous "ayes." (Motion: accept audit as presented.)
• Consensus docket and invoices: The board approved the consensus docket and then approved December and January invoices and payroll. The Dec. totals cited were $3,532,222.75 in invoices and $464,184.18 payroll (total $3,996,406.93; capital improvements $2,151,291.93; ARPA $27,901.67). January totals cited were $4,436,521.43 in invoices and $476,964.32 payroll (total $4,913,485.75; loan payments $277,750; capital improvements $3,433,455.98). (Motion: approve invoices/payroll; outcome: approved.)
• Cell-tower co-location (special exception): The board approved an application by American Tower and T-Mobile to co-locate antennas on an existing tower off River Road with no increase in height. County staff recommended approval pending an interference and intermodulation study confirming no adverse effect on the county emergency radio system. (Motion: approve special exception; outcome: approved.)
• Ordinance review for cell towers: Separately, the board asked staff/commission to examine whether future collocations could be approved administratively rather than via special exception (motion to have planning commission review the ordinance passed).
• Harper's Creek Drive lease (closed-session item): After a closed session and required certification, the board approved a lease dated Feb. 1, 2025, between Lancaster County and State of Course LLC for a portion of property at the end of Harper's Creek Drive to support water-access improvements for public use. The motion included a finding under Virginia Code §2.2-4303 that the property represents the only particularly available source for the intended purpose. (Motion: approve lease and appropriate funds; outcome: approved.)
• Referral: Residential ground-mounted solar ordinance: The board voted to send amendments and concerns about the county's residential ground-mounted solar rules (size, setbacks, waterfront overlay, noise, buffer requirements) back to the Planning Commission for reconsideration. (Motion: refer to Planning Commission; outcome: approved.)
• Budget calendar: The board approved the proposed budget calendar with additional meeting dates for March and April. (Motion: approve calendar; outcome: approved.)
• Appointments: The board confirmed appointments to the Lancaster County Broadband Authority (Russell Fleischer and Carolyn Puglisi Barker). (Motion: approve appointments; outcome: approved.)
Ending: Several votes were unanimous; where a tally was recorded the clerk's minutes reflect unanimous approval. Several actions require further administrative follow-up (interference study, Planning Commission review, procurement and lease execution).
