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Votes at a glance: Surry County commissioners, March 17, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal votes taken by the Surry County Board of Commissioners at the March 17 meeting, including consent agenda approval, rezoning actions, ordinance amendment, surplus-bid denial, and discretionary appropriations.
At their March 17 meeting the Surry County Board of Commissioners recorded the following formal actions:
- Consent agenda: Approved. County Manager Chris Knopf read seven consent items: tax department end-of-month summaries, an ambulance franchise renewal request for Northern Regional Hospital, Parks and Recreation fee waivers, an ordinance for the Running the Vines race in Dobson, appointment of Howard Jones as deputy county attorney following probation, position reclassifications in Public Works, and interlocal 9-1-1 agreements with Mount Airy and Elkin for secondary PSAPs. Motion to approve by Commissioner Tucker; seconded and approved.
- Rezoning ZCR1263 (2355 West Pine Street / 89 Speed Shop): Approved. Motion stated the amendment is consistent with the Surry County Land Use Plan 2040 and in the public interest.
- Rezoning ZCR1264 (2244 Wards Gap Road / microbrewery): Approved. Motion included allowing waivers to minimum setbacks and buffers as set forth on the site plan and included production limits specified by staff (microbreweries <15,000 barrels/year; craft distilleries <15,000 gallons/year).
- Amendment to Surry County Development Ordinance §154.006-21(b) (Scenic Byway Overlay): Approved. Motion adopted the proposed standards for special-use permits in the Souretown Mountain Scenic Byway Overlay District and the planning board’s consistency statement.
- Surplus property offer (150 Bourbon Trail, parcel ID 50121324226O): Denied. An offer of $1,500 from 1 Absolute LLC was presented by Finance Officer Laura Neely; Commissioner Bill Goins moved to deny the bid as too low; motion seconded and approved.
- Invest in Surry appropriations: Approved. Commissioner Eddie Harris moved to appropriate $50,000 to Lifeline Pregnancy Help Center (Elkin) and $3,000 to Thurman Community Center; motion seconded and approved.
Votes were recorded by voice; the transcript records motions, seconds and that the motions carried with aye responses but does not list detailed roll-call tallies for each item in the public transcript.
