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Votes at a glance: Lee County supervisors approve zoning, permits, grants, personnel changes and other items
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Summary
At the April 15 Lee County Board of Supervisors meeting the board approved multiple land-use requests, grants, appropriations and personnel actions. This roundup lists each item, a short description and the recorded outcome from the meeting.
The Lee County Board of Supervisors voted on multiple agenda items during its April 15 meeting. The items below summarize motions introduced in the meeting record, the staff description when provided, and the outcome recorded on the meeting floor.
Votes at a glance
- Saint Charles Health Council rezoning: Staff announced a request by Saint Charles Health Council, Inc. to rezone approximately 5 acres from A-1 Agricultural to B-2 General Business to allow a medical clinic (property south of the Kaler community, about 1 mile west of the LMU Veterinary and School campus near Wilderness Road on Dock Hurst Road). The planning commission recommended approval. The board called for a motion and the vote in favor was recorded during the meeting.
- Rock Bottom Horse Camp special use permit: Applicant Rock Bottom Horse Camp requested a special use permit to allow an event venue and outdoor weddings on approximately 19.65 acres at 375 Cherokee Hills Lane (tax parcel 63A-1-BKA34). The planning commission recommended approval. The applicant, John Muley, described plans to host horse-focused weddings and community music events. The board voted in favor.
- Michael Schrock special use permit (woodworking shop attached to dwelling): Michael Schrock applied for a special use permit to allow a woodworking shop attached to a dwelling on about 7.538 acres at the intersection of Flatwoods Road and Martin Wolf Road (tax parcel 67-A-115). The planning commission recommended approval. The applicant described building gazebos and other woodwork; the board voted in favor.
- Sign lease to State Farm (parking-lot sign): Staff reported interest from State Farm to rehabilitate and rent an existing parking-lot sign for $600 per year; the board approved assigning the sign space to State Farm.
- Acceptance of VDOT/911 grants: Staff said the county applied for two GIS/911 grants of $8,000 and $4,000; the board voted to accept the grants if awarded (no local match required).
- Acceptance of EMS mini-grant: The county accepted a Virginia fire/EMS mini-grant of $12,069.60; the board voted to accept the grant.
- MEOC Emergency Fuel Fund sponsorship: The board approved a $5,000 donation/sponsorship to the MEOC Emergency Fuel Fund and Walkathon (historical sponsorship level noted in meeting packet).
- Sheriff's firearms purchase: The board approved reallocating $10,000 from the ammunition fund and approving purchasing firearms with red-dot sights for the sheriff's department; a later figure of about $34,425 was cited during discussion and the board approved the purchase.
- Body-camera program funding (FY 2026): The board discussed and approved a funding approach for the FY 2026 body-camera program that runs through the Commonwealth's criminal attorney's office; staff said the program remains budget-neutral compared with alternatives.
- Employee pay and personnel changes: The board approved several personnel actions announced during the meeting, including a $1 hourly increase tied to training completion for a public-works position, a $2.50 hourly increase and promotion for Tracy Fletcher to assistant public-works coordinator, and moving Dale Edwards into a full-county GIS coordinator position; motions were seconded and approved in the meeting record.
- Airport hangar fee increase: The board approved raising Lee County Airport hangar fees to $185 per month to support grounds upkeep.
- Supplemental appropriations: The board approved appropriations to accept insurance-claim funds and salary-related funds referenced by staff; motions were seconded and approved.
For items where the transcript records only the motion-and-vote sequence, the meeting record lists votes as "All in favor? Aye." The transcript does not record a roll-call tally or individual supervisor vote for each item in all cases; motions were seconded and approved as noted above.