Carroll County EDA approves minutes, moves November meeting, backs road‑sign share and amends CSGA contract

The Carroll County Economic Development Authority on Oct. 21, 2025 approved routine meeting minutes and its treasurer's report, voted to move its November meeting to Monday, Nov. 17, authorized paying half the cost to upgrade an EDA‑owned road sign on Route 77 and approved deleting a sentence containing the word “appropriations” from a new contract with CSGA.

The actions were taken after the board convened a closed session pursuant to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. After returning to open session, board members certified that only matters lawfully exempted under the Freedom of Information Act were discussed.

Board business and votes The board approved the minutes of the September meeting and the treasurer’s report and payment of invoices. The board also voted to change its November meeting date from the regularly scheduled date to Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, at the request of a board member who said he had a scheduling conflict.

The board authorized the EDA to pay 50% of the cost to upgrade a road sign the authority owns on Route 77. The motion did not specify the total cost or the vendor; the amount to be paid by the EDA was described only as “50%.”

The board considered language in a contract with CSGA and approved a motion to delete the sentence in the new contract that included the word “appropriations.” The chair said the sentence had been included in error and the deletion was intended "to clear up any possible misinterpretation of this clause." The contract amount and other contractual terms were not discussed on the record.

Closed session and certification The board convened a closed session, citing the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Va. Code § 2.2‑3711) as authority. Upon return to open session, the board read a certification resolution and each member present stated they certified that only matters exempt under the Virginia FOIA were discussed. Four board members verbally certified the resolution on the record.

Other routine business and adjournment With no further business, the board moved to adjourn. The meeting record shows each motion passed; the minutes and treasurer’s report were approved and the other motions carried by voice vote. The transcript does not specify vote counts, contract amounts, or the vendor or cost estimate for the road sign upgrade.