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Votes at a glance: key Lynchburg council actions, May 27, 2025
Summary
This summary lists council’s recorded votes on major agenda items from the May 27 meeting, including a rezoning approval, lodging‑tax action and budget directions.
This roundup lists formal motions and recorded outcomes from Lynchburg City Council’s May 27 meeting.
• Leesville Road rezoning (agenda item 5) — Adopted (6‑1) Council adopted an ordinance to rezone approximately 4.6 acres on Leesville Road from R‑1 to R‑4C conditional to allow a 54‑unit townhome development with submitted proffers (including a for‑sale proffer added the day of the hearing). Motion passed on the council voting machine 6‑1.
• Transient lodging tax (agenda item 7) — Denial; reconsideration; postponement indefinitely Council initially voted to deny the staff‑proposed ordinance to raise the lodging tax to 12.5% plus a $10 nightly fee (machine vote recorded 6‑1). A later motion to reconsider that denial passed 4‑3. After additional debate and public comment, council voted 5‑2 to postpone reconsideration indefinitely, effectively removing the specific 12.5% + $10 proposal from immediate consideration.
• Real estate tax (agenda item 21) — Direction to staff to produce budget at equalized rate (substitute direction passed 4‑3) Council considered setting the real estate tax at the equalization rate published with assessments. After substitute motions and debate, the council directed staff to produce a budget at the equalized real‑estate tax rate; the direction passed 4‑3.
• FY2025 third quarter adjustments (ordinance O‑25‑037) — Adopted (6‑1) The council approved FY2025 third quarter budget adjustments by roll‑call vote 6‑1.
• Capital appropriation for fan experience at stadium (ordinance O‑25‑039) — Adopted (5‑2) Council approved an amendment to the FY2025 City Capital Projects Fund to appropriate $5,250,000 for a stadium fan‑experience project; roll‑call vote recorded 5‑2.
Why it matters: These votes change the city’s land‑use map, pause a major proposed revenue increase for tourism, and set the process for the city’s fiscal calendar. The direction to staff to produce a budget at equalization resets council debate about whether to equalize property assessments or adopt a different real estate tax rate.
What to watch next: Staff follow‑up on the rezoning (site plan and stormwater), residency checks and interviews for school board appointments on June 10, the city’s production of a budget at the equalized rate per council direction, and whether staff returns with an alternative lodging‑tax proposal or with additional impact analysis.
