King George supervisors approve emergency food funding and multiple administrative measures; multiple votes taken

The King George County Board of Supervisors voted on several actions Oct. 21, including an emergency appropriation to the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank tied to an anticipated interruption of SNAP benefits, the removal of a planning commissioner for attendance failures, approval of a local rezoning for King George Mortuary Service LLC and a package of finance and administrative measures.

The board approved an emergency appropriation of $14,980 from the general fund balance to the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank to help cover local food distribution needs if federal SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits are interrupted. The appropriation will be paid in weekly installments for November; the motion included an instruction that any unused funds will be returned to the general fund balance if the federal shutdown ends and benefits resume. Jonathan Franklin, who raised the request with the board, told supervisors the food bank project was asking localities in Planning District 16 to share the cost of additional truckloads and distribution efforts needed for November.

The board also removed Kevin Myers from the King George County Planning Commission for exceeding the county’s attendance standard. The motion cited Article 3 Section 1(e) of the King George County Planning Commission bylaws and Code of Virginia § 15.2-2212. The removal is effective immediately and the clerk was directed to provide written notice in accordance with county policy.

Other votes taken included: - Rezoning and special-exception approval for King…