Votes at a glance: Board actions on planning, transportation, historic preservation and staffing (Jan. 21, 2025)

This is a summary of formal actions and recorded votes taken by the Prince William County Board of Supervisors during its Jan. 21, 2025 meeting.

Chapel Springs Section 106 memorandum of agreement (agenda item 8b) - Action: Board authorized the Planning Director to sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) as a concurring party to a Section 106 process related to the Chapel Springs/Bristow Station project. The MOA addresses mitigation for adverse effects to archaeological site 971 and parts of the Bristow Station battlefield and requires mitigation measures including archaeological data recovery, cemetery protection and viewshed mitigation. The developer offered land preservation (a nearby golf course parcel and a church parcel) to satisfy part of the mitigation; the MOA was executed in late 2024 and the Board concurred with staff's recommendation to sign as a concurring party. - Vote: Motion to authorize the Planning Director to sign the MOA passed (mover: Supervisor Gordy; clerk recorded the vote as unanimous).

Personnel change in Advocacy, Prevention and Protection (agenda item 4m) - Action: Board approved elimination of one…